The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-01
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The Celebrated Madame RecamIer.
MADAME REc4 irrER's q q. MENoiRs. Translated
from the French and edited by Josephine
| NJ. Luyster. Boston: Roberts Brothers.
The fortunes of beautiful woman
will always excite the popular interest;
and one OF the most beautiful woman
was Madame Recamier. She first ap-
peared in the Paris society at the age
/ 20, when the Directory gave a triunphal
fete at the Luxembourg palace in hon
or of Napoleon, who had returned from
the CONQUEST of Italy. She was so at
itractive that as she leaned forward to
catch glimpse OF the young hero, she
ELECTED murmur of admiration from
the assembly. Napoleon, looking up
and perceiying thatca young 1Roman
was diverting attention from him, frown-
Led her down. One occasion she was
solicited to take up collection for a
charitable object at the Church st. Roch.
The editice was crowded to overflowing,
all anxious to get sight at her. She
collected $4,000. As she rode and walk
ed murmur from the passers-by would
arise as her beauty was revealed to
them. Madame Lenormant, her neice,
thus describes her personal appear
ance: ~. ~, - D -t-- = VI
A figure, flexible and elegant; n well
| poised head; throat and shoulders of
7 : m ~
! beautiful arms, though somewhat
small, little rosy mouth; pearly teeth;
| black hair that curled naturally: a del
ecate and regular nose, but 6ieII. fran
| edls; an Incompatible brilliancy of
complexion; frank, arch face render
ed irresistibly lovely from its express
sion OF goodness; a carriage slightly in
I dicative of both indolence and pride.
so that to her might be applied st. Si-
mons compliment to the Duchess of
Burgundy o. efGsE- 10 2
Her step was like that of a goddess on
clouds, such was Nine. Recamier at
eighteen. -, r-r- r-.
OF the effect she produced in society
I this is IA good illustrations:
Nine. Reguault, de Saint-Jean DAN
Fgely and Nine. Recamier were contetn-
| poraries. The former, who was re-
markabie for the perfect delicacy and
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| opinion of her own beauty. Once, when
no longer young, she was talking of
herself and of the women of her day,
| as one speaks of a time long past She
mentioned Mime. Recamier; other wo
| men, she asserted, had been really
more beautiful, but none produced SO
much effect. II was in a saloon,1 she
added, where I-charmed and held cap
| tive every eye. Mme. Recamier enter.
ed. The brilliancy of her eyes, which,
however, were not very large, the won
derful whiteness of her shoulders,
crushed ahd eclipsed everybody. She
was resplendent. At the end of mo-
| ment, however" f." continued Nine Reg
nault, "tbe true amateurs came back to
me-"
Her beauty did not fade. Twenty
years afterward, she was requested to
appear at devotional assembly with
as few charms as possible, because she
diverted the attention of those present.
of her declining beauty Saint Beuve
says: 5Et D.
She did not struggle-she resigned
herself gracefully to the first touch of
Time. She understood that for one
who had enjoyed such success as a
beauty, in order to seem yet beautiful
| she must make no pretensions. a
friend who had not seen her for many
years complimentedh her upon her looks.
| ''Ahi my dear FRIEND" she replied, ''it
is useless for me to deceive myself.
! From the moment noticed that the
| little Savoyards in the streets no longer
turned to look at me knew that all
was over" 100
/ But her winning grace of manner
kepther friends for many years after
her physical charms had lost their hold.
She was loved and respected by large
circle of friends and admirers when
she was poor, old and blind, and be-
tween her and dGhateaubriand, who cuts
poor figure, there existed faithful
friendship until death. She died of
cholera in 1919.
| This volume contains an account of
her life, for which she herself furnished
the greater portion of the material.
But its chief value lies in the pictures
of the inner life of the French Govern
nlent from the first to the second revo-
Iution.l Hints and suggestions OF oc-
curreuces in conrts and cabinets lay
bare many of the mysteries of diplo-
macy and state-craft. There are letters
from Madam De StaeI, Augustus of
Prussia, Queen Hortense, eanova,
Cbateaubriand, Hugo, Beranger, the
Dukeo of Wellington, and Louis Napo-
leon. This letter is from the latter
while a pris Ham. LJ
CITADEL OF HAM, June %, 1872.
\ Sir viscount-Some twelve wears ago.
! while walking one day outside of the
Porta Pia, at Rome, L followed silently
| the ambassador of Charles ", regret