Waddington, Francis, son of Madame Waddington. Waddington, Richard, senator of the Seine Inférieure; family life at country home of; early career of; story of the Prince of Wales and. Waddington, Madame Richard. Waddington, William, marriage of Madame Waddington and; Deputy to National Assembly from Department of the Aisne; brief term as Minister of Public Instruction; method of speaking in National Assembly; criticisms of, by opposition newspapers; second appointment as Minister of Public Instruction (1876); life of, as minister; dismissal of, from the ministry; fears of arrest of; attitude toward proposed Republican uprising; electoral campaign of; elected senator in 1877; named to the Foreign Office in new cabinet formed by Dufaure; life of, as Foreign Minister; named plenipotentiary to Berlin Congress; activities of, at the Congress; French protectorate of Tunis arranged by; remains at Foreign Office upon accession of Grévy, and becomes prime minister; onerous life of; reception of, by Queen Victoria; interview with Grand Duke Alexander of Russia; determines to quit office; last days as premier and Foreign Minister; mild attacks on, by political opponents; shooting parties at Grévy's and Casimir Périer's; gives over ministry to Freycinet; offered the London Embassy, but declines; President Grévy's regard for. Waddington, Madame, mother of William Waddington. Waddington, Madame William, marriage; early experiences in Paris after Franco-Prussian War; anecdote of Count Herbert Bismarck's telegram to; story of early attempt to arrange a marriage for; at first big dinner at the Ministry of Public Instruction; first social meetings with royalties; experience in thanking the artists at reception; visit of Maréchale de MacMahon to, upon dismissal of cabinet; feelings on moving into foreign ministry; trials over reception days; experience with Chinese ambassador at Marshal de MacMahon's dinner to General Grant; audience given to, by Queen Isabella of Spain; at Lord Lyons's ball, and meeting with Princesse Mathilde; received by Empress Eugénie; does not accompany husband to Berlin Congress; meeting with the Shah of Persia; in crush at ball at Hôtel de Ville; exciting adventures at fête at Versailles; ball given by, at the Quai d'Orsay; attends Madame Grévy's first reception; at naming of Cardinals at the Elysée; conversations of, with Catholic friends; growing fondness of, for the rive gauche; skating experiences of; crosses the Seine on the ice; visits of farewell received by, upon leaving Quai d'Orsay; pays formal visit to Madame de Freycinet at Quai d'Orsay; visit to Madame Grévy; departure from Paris and short stay at Bourneville. Wales, Prince of, story of Richard Waddington and; liking of Parisians for; Madame Waddington presented to Princesse Mathilde by; at ball at the Quai d'Orsay. Washington, D.