The weekly Butte record., 1863-11-21

women were SulllAUlSu 10 play al AT
istic part in them. A school of pure
materialists had sprung up the middle
Of Paris, who studied principally beauty
and form and in their eyes the world
ought to have but two idols-Reason
and Liberty. In order to personify
these two ideas, and render them sen
sible to all, the Commune Of Paris
sought at the theatres or in society
the most perfect beauties, and gave
them parts to perform in this new pagan
ism: Reason must be q masculine, stern
and strong beauty; Liberty, younger
and more lissom, must be represented
by the features Of grace and loveliness.
These individuals were not allowed any
other costume beyond nudity and drap-
cry. Incense and perfumes burned in
cenSers in front Of the altar; and, as
artists were all in all in the Revolution,
they draped their nlodelsin the antique
style, in order TO consecrate them to the
new worship.
1t is certain that great number Of
respectable women were compelled TO
act III these pagan pomps the character
Of the Goddess of Reason. If some Of
these citoyennes did so spontaneously,
through love Of display, others were
led into it through fear of compromis-
ing their families by refusing to give
public proof their ciyism. At this
period the slightest actions were attent-
iyely scrutized; life was in the streets
respectable women and girls, therefore,
transformed Themselves into the God
desses Of Reason or Liberty, and took
part in the public professions, or danced
round the trees Of Liberty. In this class
Of Republican women must be placed
Madame Momoro, the daughter Of a
clever engraver Of the name Of Fournier
when quite girl, she married the
printer Momoro, the corypoaeus Of the
Cordegers, and friend of lIebcrt. In
the midst Of the solemnities Of the rev.
olution, Madame Momoro represented
the Goddess Of Reason, as MdlIe, Mail
lard did her of Beatty and Nature. She
was an exquisitly formed woman; her
black hair fell to her girdle; she wore
the Phrygian cap on her head; in her
hand was pike and blue star span
gled mantle covered her, so as to display
he antique grace. Before these two
plastic figures of Reason and Nature
the entire Convention and the people
knelt down and worshipped.
Passing over Madame Roland, the
Egeria Of the Revolution, and Charlotte
Corday, the murderess of Murat, we
come to woman who played very
remarkable part in her day. Therese
Garbarrus, daughter of Spanish spec
ulator, accompanied her father at the
age of fifteen, to Paris her beauty was
soon noticed, and in the early part of
1889 she married the Marquis de F'onte-
nay. In 1902 the elder Carbarras was
arrested at Madrid, and his daughter
resolved to fly to him. Stopping on the
road to Bordeaux to visit her brother,
she Was arrested by the order Of Tallien,
who, with Isabeau, was procon2Ul in
the Gironde. Attached to him as sec
retary was young spy of Robesperrie,
known as Julien of Paris, man Of
twenty years of age, who had the art Of
combining the songs of the Carmagnole
with the prettiest boudoir madrigals.
Taliien, on hearing of his lovely prisoner
''desired to see her, as one has the
curiosity to salute the statue of the an
tiquc Venus" Taliien hurried 10 the
prison, aad Madame de Fontcnav ad-
dressed him with that air of distinction
which is always striking. TalIien, who
was ardent, polite, and well educated,
though only house stewards son, was
struck not only by her beauty but by
her meatal charms, and he at once Or
dered her liberation On bail. From
this time Tallien gave up his former
bloodthirsty conduct, and was denounc-
cd By little julien, the agent Of the
Committee Of Public Safety At this
strange period love affairs went on very
rapid Y, and Therese Cabarrus, with
out blnshing, confessed herself the lady
friend of IaIlien. In those stern Re
publican times the wielders Of author
lily did not carry out the Lycurgan So
briefly which they held up; and Fallen
and his lady soon rendered themselves
conspicuous by the splendid banquets
which thy gave at Chateau Trompette.
Gallantry had retained its old empire
even in the reign Of terror and if
some Of the reyolutioni>ts behaved after
/ the fashion f the ancient satyrs and
goats, the majority We're ? lite, and
made l5ye as J. ]. Roszoau described
it in the .N-olneHe Hdoise. The sea-
green incorruptible, alias MaXimillian
Robesperrie, himself. was a victim Of
the tender passion. His heart belonged
70 the daughter of carpenter Duplay the
landlord in the Rue Saint Honose.-
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