, 1876-10-14
OLD.TlME FRANCE.


OLD-TlME FRANCE.
Lilo at ihe Court of His Most Christlan
Majesty.
gsorde ~ NDre!t tn .ipp'ttons journal for 0eso1,r.
The King WINS reduced to utter sulf-hclplusa-
ness, In accordance with the stubborn laws Of
ceremony! which surra!,ndcd him, By, vast
crowd .M scrvttors. u took i grard-alnloncr,
eight chaplasns, eight clerks, q sacristan, nnl q
cliapel-mnstcr TO provide his spiritual ncccssl-
ties. Tho granil-mastcr Of TIM household had q
1arge rctinuo Of servants at his command. It
Of tho Royal table; and he was u sort Of house
hold prlmc-Atinistcr, who held a cabinet eoun-
eli Of maltrcs dhotc, controllers, and n,asters
q the so;antng,lGtse, 1 sysry week: ,19 The duty
seven Departmental goblet, the kitchen,
the pantry, the winc-ccllnr, the common kitchen,
tho fruitcry, and tho rlnfoltl; md over thesu
presided the arst mnltrc hotel. Under him were
Twelve assistants, whose duty It was to put the
meats upon tho Iloyal table, and to hand tho
King the wet napkin whirh lie used before eat
Ing. There wcrc three mnstcrs Of the COUNT
!ng-houso for dlsstrsinR tho expenditures; and
| take Charge OF the Royal plate. Another great
department Of the palace was that Of GRIND
| Chamberlain. lie was q grand gentleman i'll
deed, usually Duke Or Marquls Of high descent;
even the ifrst, gentleman Of the chamber,
his Lieutenant, Ia represented in t!c pictures OF
! the time as gorgeous creature, NIL velvet and
| satin, with Wig of magnificent proportions, and
| 4n 0UlTlG wealth. VI 2Htt i'll 1llS EEEEClDLA QUu
rul1ics, md of ,plumes in his hat. There were
twcnty.six Of these gentlemen of tho chamber
| to aid the Chamberlain in his ardlious duties OF
attending to his Most Christian Malcsty's per-
by four bluc-blooae.l yalets who slept by
slightest wish. Uni icr the Grand Chamberlain,
tuu, wcro sixteen ushcTs, thirty-two sut-vatcts,
eight harbera, dentist, eight upholstcrcrs,
tllreo Tatehmakcrs, SIX grooms, two rhnirtncn,
besides paintors aild seulptors, kcnnel-msrl
anu giaztcrs. Tho department Of tho
nss3r TasFs1s wss.y wss s'Psfa Pgs ssa9a
starcl,cff, STAR and and three ianndresses. SWhen Tho
King drcsse.,' says La Croix, tho grand
cont, his blue sash, and his jus.aucorps; when
the Ktug undrcssed, he handed him his night
dress, nightcup, md handkerchief; while other
masters Of the wardrobe were IN nttentlanca to
an hat, Or to asslst him In emptylng IFS pockets
Iien there werc tho officers q tho caIinot.--
the four sccretarcs, tho four readers, the two
there was Grand Falcaner, with auother set OF
servants; q largo purabes were employed IN tho
care and decoration Of tho Kings pulaees, among
item four or five architects three surveyors, two
footn,ell, riders, there worU many. There wero
thu Royal recrcatlons. "We find for the Yer
satlcs eanal regular fleet, with Captain,
and among the saaff employed III tho gardens
was cleaner Of thv statucs md ii mole
catchcrn
Tho expense Of this gorgeous establishment
and T must not 70 forgotten tl'at thu
e',op n'u romta1eb]ea a ue es @s a'g
p!eservedana of the tstes and s psssauss 'si q
INC courts, IT, was, as may we'l ~ g. pessyca. snar.
ous , ~ saro LEV " son 1aares
to toy yhat extent poor France w9y burdenea and A.
oyay " ahe aspaFtet .} 81 ,s {5st
gehs'e,ah , q .c w., G.,asii3sr sosa saa ~ ~
wanlo @ household we're YER !ouEsH. tcti, and clothed
NJ lug expense OK tae soyal ;tFeasury; atiu' pe,
ss lvTcs % year' and tho kecner nf thu sao, Gu
Mas 1ar IRON peinE spcMdtiirl1t by Maturv
repalrinE lIia furniture; mi this WIS n
s| Marly for ~f t!sss Weeks ~ involved 'aH -" c1 <
tTanster u tilo Court; Ihe nsrs % moving * ts't
kg Iro Place p r page aIy S9sI nun af = mio,
bis Majesty, comprising "infantry, cavairy
ooay.Knurds, Ffcneh guaIasmet,, swiss guards
nsn shS ce9t 1 ~, snlsses shttlorss Enard,,
. geau1m,hea ~ Wy ,s, Euasu, sakc kuatusIaeh,
III all nearly lo,ooo men, very gil ex,
tnlars . year. IN those vast Royal stables d
Versailles, of which Ia!no says TINT they wcr'
, 80 aInple md beautiful that, even under l.oul
alcade-clrc,1s for tlo Princes, sometimes Us
: theatre, amsl @ sometimes as 6all-room," wcr
I nearly 2,o0o horses, over eD vehicles y
! varlous sorts, , ahd l,5o0 coachnci'
! groolns, nnA 0tlcr stahle.strvants. Her
wus IN Item for the keeper 0f tn
y royal purse OF over Sl,eo0,0O0 year. Through
: nut the clEhtccnthth century. the ehaae was IL
r iAyorits pasttlno oi thn French Kings, th
Princes, nsiu tlo court. ~ 10 considered IN ~
i, e0mpllshel cavalier, noble must PROVE iliH,scl
Q 4 graceful and dashng horse.uan., His Aialest
q bad So0 horscs exclusively DEVOTED to hunting
This sport cost him 900 a yeai
Horses food cost so, QUO, md that Of the hound
$4,000. For thirty mtles around Paris III
5 King INCLUDED his gains preserves; no one conl
U shuot Within that c!rclc unless he were 40 fol
f1ttkN tt1 t,skf f,ff In NflynQ r