The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-16

guest craft inheritance, the work Of acquisitions
went on Throughout this time the king srs II the
head Of public defence; the berator or the country
against oreigDerr against the Pope the fourteenth
century, against the English in the fifteenth against
the spanards in the sixteenth. In the INTERIOR from
the twelfth century onward, with helmet on his
brow and always the road Is tho great justica-y
demoshng the towers Of the feudai brigands repress
ing the OF the powerful, protecting OPP
pressed he puts end TO private warfare he csab-
fishes order and tranquility" Meanwhile all useful
projects carried out under his orders de-
vcloped under his patronage bear his i'm
print and proclaim the public bonsactor. He
is 'the anointcd Of Godn The mobiles, through
old instinct OF military ieay, consider themselves
his body guard; he is their general by birth. Tho
people down to 1850 regard him the redrcsser OF
abuses, the guardian OF the right the protector OF tho
weak, the great aImoner the universal refuge Under
the ascendancy OF this idea he allowed TO do
everything "By fair means or foul he SO reduced
ancient authorities 10 make them nero ruin .
semblancc, Souvenir sThe States General were
not convokcd for l75 years. the provincial assemblies
which continue to subsst do nothing but apporon tho
taxes; the parlaments exiled whom they risk
monstrance. Through his council, his intcndants. his
sub-delegatcs, he interposes in the trng OF To-
cal matters He enjoys a Of four hundred and
seventy seven millions. He dsburscs onc-half OF that
or the clergy. In Short he is absolute MASTER and no
declares himself Possessions, freedom from taxa
ton, the sasfactions Of vanity, few remnants OF To-
cal jurisdiction and authority consequently all
that left to his ancient rivals in exchange for these
they enjoy his favors and marks OF preference
Such, brief outline, is the history Of the privi-
legged classes in Francethe clergy the mobiles and tho
king-down to the time when the people,
no longer protected, but trampled in the
dust by those above them, turned upon thor hard
opprcssors and overthrow them. Their advantages
werc enormous The abbey of st. Gernain des Pres
possessed about 900 600 Of land, almost the
tent OF entire department. The possessions OF the
clergy capitalized amounted to nearly oo0 000 0o0f,
sum which must be doubled 10 show its equivalent a.
the present day. One half the Land in the kingdom
the hands or the privileged classes 1t has been
calculated that the appanages Of the princes Of the
royal family, the Comics OF Artois and Of Provence,
tho Dues d'orieans and de Penthievre then covered
one seventh the territory The princes 81 ~ blood
had together revenue OF from "a COO 900 to o0o
the Due dOrleans alone had rental Of ii, 800, 0O0E
The attractions OF Paris and Versailles drew tho
grandees from their estates. None remained in
sire said NJ dc vardes, to Louis
only miserable but rdcaoa 's' sa Sa aud
other court historians; on mentioning ceremony, re-
pea'eay Sa'e ths hprdom iee arauis
OF Mrabeau, "a single estate OF any size Of which the
proprietor IS not IN Paris and who consequently,
country wore a sombrc aspect France was . land
with vital centre and dead extremltics.
NJ Taine's pictures OF the spendors Of the Court,
IN glaring contrast with the dcsolaon and poverty Of
the country, arc powerfully vivid We give space to
his description Of tho ceremonies attendant upon the
Kings getting out Of bed and dressing:
Tho King IS expected to keep the entire aristocracy
pay back with his own person at all hours, even
the most private, even or getting out OF bed,
ns named IN i Ss s the
valet awakens HIM five series OF persons enter IN turn
10 perform their duty, and although very large there
the crowd OF courtiers." Tho first one admitted IS
.pentrse fdmi!iere," consisting OF the children OF
France, tho prince and prncesscs OF the blood and
besides these tho chief physician, tho chief surgeon
other servccable persons Next comes the 0rande
entrse when comprises the grand chamberlain, tho
grand master and master OF the wardrobe the first
gentlemen OF the bedchamber, the Dukes of Orleans
the ladies' OF honor and In waiting OF tho Queen,
mesdames and other princesscs, without enumerating
barbers ta,lors and various descriptions OF Wallets.
Meanwhile spirits Of wine are poured on the Kings
hands from service Of plate. aud no Is then handed
tho basin holy water he crosses himself and repeats
u prayer. Then no gets out Of bed before all tncso
people and puts on his slippers. The grand
chamberlain aud the nrst gentleman hand hun
self in the chair in which he Ii to put his cothcs
At this moment the door opens and third group en-
tiers, which the 'ntree des breuts" Tho seignors
who compose this ENJOY, IN addition, the precious
privilege OF assisting at the psfts coucher while, az
the moment there enters detachment Of attend
ants, consisting OF the physicians and surgeons IN
ordinary, the incndants Of the amusemenis readers
and others, and among the latter those who preside
over PHI steal requirements The publicity OF royal
life is SO great that OF its functions be exer
cised without Witnesses At the moment Of
the approach OF tho officers OF the wardrobe TO
dress him. the first gentleman, notified by usher,
advances read TO the King the names OF the grandces
who are waiting tho DOOR This Is tho fourth entry,
called ia chan,trs and larger than those preceding
IT, for mention the cloak bearers, gun bearers,
rug bearers and other Wallets u comprises most Of Tho
q tho Oratory. tho captain aud major os
major Of the French guards, the colonel Of
the Kings regiment .hc captain Of the Cent su'sses.
grand provost the grand aud master OF ccrc-
monies the first butler the grand master OF the pan
tafics OF state the Marshas OF France
seignors and prcates OF distinction ushcrs place tho
rsuks IN order and necessary ra impose silence:
toilet Two pages remove his slippers, the grand
master tho wardrobe draws of his night SHIRT by tho
rghtarm, and tho first valet OF the wardrobe by tho
LEFT arm, and both OF hom hand 10 to officer OF tho
wardrobe whilo valet OF the wardrobe ielches the
shirt wrapped up white taneta Things have now
reached the solemn point. the elimination OF tho
ceremony the nth entry has been introduced, and ia
a few moments after the King has put his shirt on,
all that il icn Of those who are known, with Other
household officers waiting in the gallery, complete tho
influx. There Is quite iormali'y IN regard 70 ms
and grandsons of France; IN default OF these TO tho
princes blood those cstnacd; In their default
ledchamber the latter case II must be observed, be-
ing very rare tho princes being Obliged 70 be present
tho queen. At last a shirt Is presented and valet
carries OF the old the hrst valet OF she WARDROBE
and the first hold the fresh enc, each
by right and lcft respectively, while the Two
other Wallets during this operation extend his dress
ing-gown In front OF him TO serve as screen Inc
shirt rs now on his back and the toilet commences \
valet. de chambrc supports mirror before the king,
while two others OF. the two sides light j. M u oc,a-
sion requires with nambcaux Wallets Of mo wardropo
fetch the rest Of the The grand master OF the
wardrobe puts tho vest aud the doublet attaches
the blue ribbon and clasps his sword around him Ihcn
n valet mas
In a basket, while tho master OF the Wardrobe
arranges around tho Kings neck that which
tho King selects After this valet as
s1gncd 10 the handk crchieis brings three OF
these on silver saver while the grand master OF The
vardrobe offers the salyer q tho King Who chooses
one Finally the master Of the wardrobe hands to he
KING his hat hts giovss and bis cane The King then
slens 10 the side OF the bed knecs on cushion and
49, h,s nravers willis an nlmoner low
800 ho nj son o,arsunus deus omaipofells This done