New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-28
Lady Morgan and Lafayette.

Lady Morgan and LafayeSte.
The following passages from Lady Morgans Auto
biography, just published in England, will interest
American readers:
eat Grandeville, whore the generals carriage met
us, occurred an accident 60 dramatic that it might
have served for an interlade at the Opera Comque.
Whilst our trunks were changing to the generals
bouche beanfe opposite the window Of the duberge.
Their curiosity Was directed to an open window, be-
fore which every now and then most fantastic OBJ
iect presented itself I asked nice young man ;
Nladi Morgan qui 81 bien parle de nous autres in.
dustriels dams son petit ivre sur Ia France :" ellie
ellie attend In voiture du General La Fafysette'
At that moment the "Lady Morgan" came to the
grotesque, though such figures are still seen in
France. head, powdered and creped, two feet
high several conches OF rouge on her cheek, and
more than one on her chin black patches discrs-
fon . dress Of damask silk with scarlet flowers.
She had on what was called a MANTLE de rieine
dame; she was apparently any age after seventy;
She was tanning herself and seemed highly fiatter.u
by the homage paid to her charms, (she couS sus.
pect no other source In few minutes shs s ans
out and entered one of those curious i 81 isa
desobigeante, such as one still me ~ ~ . .e
chemis de travers in France It was drssn y lt'ie
dumpy coachman, in livery as ~ snJ lusty as II
b haS j. The
and her page Criquet.,. She smiled nd bowed gra.
ciously Is she passed che crowd. 81 US evidently
erande dame N, rJr0pixce. HEseto Morgan had
kent me quiet raj my vanity n Est broke bounds
nv charni-.E chapeau de piiie with its poppy flow.
era INV french cashmere aud coquetry, which young
OF will go with me to my grave could stand it no
Lager.
.odisus in voofen, 'twould saint provoke"
Weeth hast words that poor Narcissa spoke.
As was stepping into the La Grange carriage,
turned tg the nice young man who handed me in,
and s1id, Je SUITS moi, Ia ve,itabie Lady Margan.
hs>said he guessed as much"
".Is it true, general asked that you once went
70 bal masque at the Opera with the Queen Of
France, Marie Antoinette leaning on your arm, the
king knowing nothing Of the matter till after her re
and can conscentiously add, so innocent; however
young, enterprsing and pleasure-lovng. But what
Is most absurd in the adventure was, that when
pointed out Madame du Barri to her-whose figure
and favorite domino knew-the queen expressed
the most anxious desire to hear her speak, and babe
me intriguer her. She answered me hippantly. and
/ am sure If had offered her my other arm, the
queen would not have objected to it such was the
esprit dndrenture at that time in the Court of Yer.
sailles and in the head of the naughty daughter of
Austria. said, All, general, you were their Crom-
we'll Grandson. Pas encore, replied he, smiling,
that s0bsquet was given me long after by Mrabeau.
believe, said /, 'the queen was quite taken with
the American cause' She thought SO, but under
stood nothing about it, replied he. The world said
at least added, with some hesitation, that she ia
vored its young champion e heros des deur n,ondes
.Cancan de salon !" he replied, and the subject |
dropped"