The New York herald., 1879-03-17

came tnere auus as cuars We're scarce, ofteu mar
shas of France had to sit on the floor. The Marsha
de Noales. who very large and very DID, had on,
night the greatest of difficulty in getting up again
Jealous people set stories afoat to the discrcdt OF
Mme Lo Brun. One that she too intimate
with NJ dc Calonne the Receiver General. This story
she shows the absurdity of by saying. with great
deal Of yete:-"M. de Calonne had attractions
for me. for he wore a lawyers wig once
refused rich marriage because the gentleman wore
one. and had great dislike to paint men who
them"
She was very fond of the theatre and was good
amateur actress herself. She saw all the distin-
gushed actors of that golden period and knew many
OF them personally. She says Of Dumesnn that her
talent was uncertain. that at times in piece she
produced no effect on her audience and then in the
same piece would bring the entire house to its
feet with excitement. Before she on the stage
Mime. LIE Brun is told that she always drank bot
tie OF wine and had in behind the
scenes" Mile. Rancourt great favorite with
the ladies of Paris who loaded her with jewelry.
costumes and money. She was considered model
of virtue. but fell before the fsscinations of the
Marquis dc Bievre. Nine Le Brun met the famous
Mile. Clarion at the house of Larive. She is de-
scribed being "short and thin" She re-
tanned her tragic tones off the stage and
had "the airs Of q princess and "clever
and well informed" Talma she says was ian excel
lent and OF the easiest to get on with that
could possibly be met" Mile Mars was the planet
just beginning to shine in the theatrical armament
Mme Le Brun predicts great triumphs for her.
Nine Dugazon was. she says. the "most perfect
actress ever possessed by the Opera Comique." The
last play produced at the Comte dc vsudreuils
theatre by the sectors Of the Coincide Francais was
Boaumarchais' Marriage OF Figaro" Bearmarchais
ssxyi1d ho cbada alo
a madman. and some complaining of the heat
he did not give time for the windows to be opened.
but broke all the panes with his cane which annoyed
every ono still more"
Mime. LIE Brun was very anxious to see Nine. du
Barri. who living in retirement at Louveciennes.
and visited her there for the purpose Of painting her
portrait Mme du Barri was then forty-Ave years Of
age. "with full but beautiful figure" Her mind
seemed to be more natural than her manners, for
cher gances those Of coquette. her long eyes
were never opened wide. and her pronunciation was
childish and did not agree with her age Ip summer
and winter She only wore white muslin or percale
dressing gowns and every day, no matter what the
weather, she walked in her park. She did not ninge
with the world but spent her time in retirement and
in doing benevolent deeds. She often talked to Mme.
Le Brun about Louis XIV. and his court always with
the greatest respect for the and very cautiously
with her and their attachment cost him his head In
Rome Nine. LIE Brun met Angelica Kaufman, then
Of fifty. While in Italy Nine. lie Brun
painted the portrait of the beautiful Comtesse Po-
tocki who to her studio with her husband, and
when he left she cooly observed cit is my third
husband. but think shall take up the frst again,
who suited me better, although he is q regular
scamp" Nine LIE Brun was invited to Russia to
paint the portrait Of Cathsrne H. She became warm
friends with this famous Empress and admired her
simplicity of character exceedingly. Before she
could sit for the portrait she seized with the
apoplectio attack that ended her days. When Nine.
LIE Brun returned to Paris Napoleon L was ruler.
She was too stanch royalist to enjoy the now
regime. although Napoleon was personally kind to
her. To etface unpleasant memories she visited Eng
land, where she received with great cordially.
She returned Paris with Louis XvIII delighted to
real king once more. But her happiness was
short lived. The remainder of her days were passed
in her own country. Nothing short Of q perusal of
every page Of these two volumes will give An idea
Of their absorbing interest
GEIKR's 'sENGLIsH REFORMATION"
The Rev. Cunningham Geike. D. D., author Of ''The
Life and Words of Christ" has, in his now volume
1.-THE English Reformation" ID. Appleton Il Col,
adopted an unnecessarily cumbersome means Of put
ting forward his antagonism to ritualism and Ro-
manism in the writing of . 500-page octave. princ-
paly devoted to partisan narration of the history
Of the Reformation in England. DE-. Geike has un-
qucstionably made exhaustive study OF his SUBJ
ject and his citation of authorities such to show
that he has left stone unturned to rein
force his conclusions by the testimony Of
every available writer. however obscure, whose
views in harmony with his own.
at the eleven centuries preceding the reign Of Henry
VIII, he takes issue against the charge that the
Reformation was brought about simply by the vio-
lence and passions of the tyranncal Tudor. claiming
that such thing ignores the fundamental character
istics of all such revolutions. No great change in
religion politics. he maintains, can DO the creation
of any one man Such leaders as Caesar, Luther,
Henry WILL and Wesley were. according to DR..
Geike but the agents to bring to crisis long ripen-
ing preparations aud who only took the tide of popu-
lar feeling at the food borne along to the swults
they attained by the spirit of the age.
"To the writings of Wycfe aud Erasmus and to
the introduction of printing into England more than
TO the Tudors defiance Of Rome the first results of
the Reformation due, says Dr. Geike In his plea
for the uphoding of the doctrines of the Reforma-
ton ho contends that the original reformers wero
prevented from realizing their convictions as to
forms Of service by the iron will OF Queen Elizabeth
who. in ordering the adoption Of tho prayer book
selected hoped to attract both the Romsnist by Sc
curing recognition Of his doctrines in the standards
OF tho Church and the Protestant well by the en-
bodiment of tho reforms upon which he insisted.
"To the Queen and not to her own authorities,
them DR.. Gcike says, 1.-THE Reformed Church owes IL
that law imposed upon il (the rule relating to
vcstments aud ornamcnts) which well nigh rent il in
pieces at tho beginning. which divided tho nation
into dissent and conformity, which In tho days of
the Stuarts brought the Church TO ruin, and which
In own day. as IN that of Latd has been used
justify the Romaaizng of our communion. II Is q
hitting commentary ON the blind tyranny OF such
proceeding that these hated vestmcnts and core
monies, to enforce which thousands OF the best OF
the clorgy driven out of the Church. were never
generally that for generations since they
unknown to English congregations, and that they
the realm."
In his closing period, to which tho writer fails to
add the word Fi,s,s as II his work waa but inter-