, 1875-11-13
FRENCH MARRIAGES,
a Novel Which Docs Not End
with the Wedding.
Octave Feuilleta Latest Volume, "Mar.
riage in High Lite"

PANS, Oct 22.-A, Octnvo Fonille& introduoa
tlB in hts latest volume, entitled "star1iago /,
High Life" to so,no very Interesting typoB i,
French society. Ho In, a. ever, e1ccedjncl
dainty In his atyle--coid, calm, and souewhs
barren Of humo. but his pictures finish, IN th
whofe. by fascinating, The atmosphere OF tb
book. too. is, on the wholc, pu1o aud refreshing
NJ. Fehtllot talca lip aud trnsta the difficult oues
tlon Of marriage in France and does it will
great grace and ingenuity. Ile breaches numer
ons good aerlnonA in the most Interesting mai
| net in conversations between husband aud yito
Although his hero and horoinc In 70 innun,orall,
troubles. and At times seem ontiroly beyond the
reach OF hd or counsel, Fouillot brings them
triumphantly ont Of dauger. md establishes
them I'll tho safer calm OF wedtled bliss Lot nc
give you All nhRlyels Of this really remarkable
story, which has created veritablo sensation In
parls.
MATCH MADE TO onpEn.
MADAME do II foylo, Countsns, and 4 LADY
OF she highest uppor cltoles Of French society,
In matchmaker. She has rago for marriages.
need scarcely tell you that her portrait ia given
With tho utmost delicate and mnute care, and
TINT she is drawn from life. Ths worthy ron
resentatiso OF tho arstocracy OF tbs Capital do
tornlincH 10 mako match for her goison, Lilo
e4e' W. -st1o ~ VICEHAt H4A 0EEOE4lInuoA JQuUE
man, nho has had fine diplomatic caroor and
has retired willie stlls young to 1.-Two lto Of re-
fined leisure. N. do Has, being person of
strong individuality, .athor objects to having a
masnss maao for him, aud mahos somo snrcnn;ic
remarks about tho incongrnity Of the matches Of
which he has been d careful observer; whoro-
upon tue venerable Countess thus reproyes him,
cxpatlating upon bis iuszatltudo to her married.
daughter:
"a Hn" shall answer him, my 1car7 1le would
Ike TO have marriage without Inconvenience WITH
out danger, without iat 1nct, offered hm on silver
easef, hke ~ the rest nf tue men. Eh bcn, hare
none Of that kind 10 Offer for tho simple rea.on that
there ato nous. As general rule, 1ny dear, only
elements OF asrremcnt and huppIuess. / tuos. for
oxsmpe, well-born and ne!l-owered sotng g!rl who
san mako m admirable wIfe: know on tic other
hAhu hlatinRae young man, the soul Of honor, al.
nloat enafnatng-I mean 1oH. RodAon, by the way).
nnrsJ thcm tug affair, A. fAr as an concerned. IL
finished; the rest Concerns them alone. Inu
havs Rl7cn III {now addressing The eranason rectlyi
your symptoMa: they leciniYe. You sro rpo: al.
low yo'rset to bo pll'ckel nnd do no. struggle.
In this summary fashion, and adal by other
arguments. Madame do Ia ycylc porsuadca II. DO
Rias to allow her to make match for him, ue
conscuts and is shortly afterwards presented. at
their country house, to tho charming Madame
Fjtz GoralI, and her at,I more charming tla,el,-
tor. Let tho author himself givo you thoir
portraits:
Madsme Fitz GsraiI. widow Of Counselor Of stato,
although sho had reached her 45.h ytar When under
tho nrat snnboAms Of March or Apr!I, she emerged
from ths Hue de il rsx 10 tho siaelelne In sonpanY
away from ~ pash WITH iasonntsry ID defe1enHs, ss
ut1y. Mother and daughter, although l!ttIs accus-
toned to long walks, advanced wtth firm and snro
and exchanging fsv words ia hsnshty and cTisl,
soceH, - n tney wcrs tns1ng tete atese In helr
nWn park. Their toeste,, although marvelosly a,sred
70 thur agss had profound and charm Ing smisrity;
tlelr Ratt wAs harmonious they left bohiud them nt
od"r q hnthouse howtrs. and seemed TO purify tho
eyes tic dreAs, tho movements tho AtrattIOs Of
these two parisans stolln8 abroad In their empire
and With reason dtsraired Of Initiating them.
When the fair Miss Fitz Gerald saw Lionel do
Hlas come riding on horseback Into the park
which surrounded lsr mothers chateau IN the
country. sho 1t fell in love with t,in,, This
was tho way Of it. according to Feulllot:
When hn had PASSED out 81 s!yh. sis sighed deeply.
rat Ut ua % II or e on HIT r. sue. as s
moment ago hs had Allied, then. lowering her gaze
alowly to the REo,ina, she 'Aid In hrokon voice:
At tic souna Of thia word her face became purrte:
she hid II In her hands, and rsnaturd thus for anme
to tue chateau.
The match is made; ill partcs arc delighted
tho youthfu! pair arc RotnowhAt chilled by tho
AuIGICA!uGn oV|t "Gif VI LOuUtCG8 JuleH+ gu aged
yot sprightly relative OF tho Fitz Qcratls. WHO
cotnca to Tho marriage Festivities, and, on going
away loavcs, instead OF ncr parting bleasng.
this mysterious Admonftion to the trembling
bride:
Always remeuber, my poor child, that woman |.
naAo TO suder-anl--man to bs suffered.
AAnnlAGE IN u10H LIpK.
IAo honeymoon lasts long. Children como to
blesa tho union. Madame de- Rms ia 1oyoly and
Of good report. With tho mont wonderful MI
typical married couple in high Life; hs tracer
them through tho whirl Of fashionable society
Ento which II. d. Ras, always protesting ia
srsgRed 40 constantly BY his mifo that ha 10 Of
l9at nearly Loaf by ono Of the intrigued which
always flourish there. At last after numerous
Boenea. Madame de llaB rolouucea tho vain
world aud Reeks to renew her husbands ardor
ND her OWN ny becoming thoroughly domo4tic. |
This she doeh MAINLY because her husband TO-
luesta and almost eniolna il ~ duty. Feui3(et |
Lion slowa ub tho result.
Fruitful In rcsouroes II. de- Ras II was df-
hclt fot him to ll the 1nmenss leisure which he had
mposed upon ilis w1fe Lis occupations aud biz own
home saye At ratc Intervals during the day: in tbs
'sensnB he Fsaatned In her company aer dinner for
rept 4. 70 Or x9 Al.
" escorted her sometimes To the taoatre U,lt hs
'tten abandoned her 70 her rssources evidently
hat their intimacy, not being sustained by any intoi-
eetnal interests In common, painfully dltlicult
b"%HboA tucu tHt1 <f1fl&f-
aasng scFilty. With IN tn,elGscuce which wa uatu
s!iy Wy nyalons aud frank Madame do Nas was
hlng peculiar TO young french woeA matters Ut
y, q literature Of history. OF politics, shs possessed
les0nss susa from dsy to dsy i some
laaahed and consolidated !u tic hes<i of vi tatelll.
ent weman p.; = ~ somross for hsf. wil,n.ly,
he cs*o Of Aada,ne ds Has they ati oay IN tle
1sle OF taPor and her aaytllnX ignorance. which hnd
immensely diverted hsr husband Ut the outstt bf letr
ofe and marriage, no longer amused lin.
Monsieur d lsiaa is mortified because bis wife
'rench diplomacy in the eighth, when she meaua
no etFhteenth century. lilo also begins to dis
over that hs wife has returned TO the fashion,
bic world, and be sometimes gives her little
scta1cs, aB follows,
" 1t 10 tncredlbts.r raid he, "thAt women cannot |
!fas. tsHseye" in their own homes. TAoy 1nnst ab-
olutey ~ ID tho sreotst Eh Mon ulau How DO |
31 na saRiose & ths honest Women Of other days got
o,lo. foE instance, hons4t wifo did not pass lar
ayr tn shopping and lIuf nights in dancing. Eha |
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