Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-01-05
THE AMERICAN DENTIST.
How He Won Fame and Fortune in
European Courts.

There are few professional men, says Lon
don Truth, who can for ten successive years
be robbed annually of $4,000 a year without
being conscious of their loss. Dr. Thomas
| w. Evans the American dentist, of Paris, is
one of Tic few. The doctor is more than n
rich man he is parsonage, and, to boot, a
| character To some extent lie is the pre-
duct of the second empire, which opened 10
him Il wide field for his .kili in dentistry,
produced the circumstances which led him
On tp the enjoyment of great fortune, and
raised him TO the office of go-bctween in con-
ncction with the court of the Tulcries and
most OF the other slvCrclgns of Ehrope. 1t
was not Evans who bowed low to kings and
queens but it was they who courtcd Evans
at any rate the queens, if they did not court,
coaXcd and attempted to whccdc Napoleon
III. was then deemed the artittr of Europe,
and the American dentist could talk to HIN
just us freely as Pei did to the lord chancel-
lUr.
DIR. Evans halls from Philadelphia. lie
became Il Genlist, and took wife when he
was very young man. lie then came to
Europe to assist his countryman, Brewster,
who had been asked to look after the teethof
the Prnce-Presdent, and had more business
than he could well attend to- Evans was an
extremely handsome aud well-madc little
man. His features, though large, were so
neatly cut rs almost TO give them pretty
character. An English tailor dressed him in
the best style. Soon after the coup detat.
Brewster sold his business to DR.. Evans.
1t included "A virtual monopoly of Iurt prac.
ticc, which, as the new Emperor was omni-
potent, soon brought II throng of patients TO
The Office at The Rue dc la paix 1t mad got
out that Evans Was in the high favor at the
Tuilerl,s The Emperor who hated fuss, like
llortensc and josephine, his mother and
grandmother prematnrely toothless, liked
his dentists quiet and civil way of dis
charging his morning duties. The doctor
attended daily, when at Paris, ut y a. M, at
the Empcrors toilette, and then proceeded
to the dressing room Of the Empress
Eugcnie spoke French with facility, but
never like II well educated Parisienne. She
knew that she was often mentally cli,icIsed
by members Of her ent0urdge for her neleg.
ant locuuons. 1t was. therefore, agreeable
to her to chat in Engllsh--a tongue OF which
sac vas quite mstrcss-with Evans, who
ietaIci to her the news OF the town, ana the
current gossip about the court, with an
amount OF truthfulness that was refreshing to
ears tired OF fllltery, lie also treated her
teeth as II they were pearls OF great price,
and kept them for II years IN excellent con-
ultlOn.
1t soon got out that the Empress contiden-
tally told her dentist what old streets the
project of the Seine would Huussmannisc, and
across what suburban deserts new avenues
would he run, hint, therefore, from him
might be ~ short cut to fortune. Hence the
run upon his office. lie, prciting by the ad-
vice OF the Empress, speculaled Ia building
lots, hut took care not TO divuge the plans Of
Baron liaussman. Baron James Rothschild,
who did not disiain backstars influence, lent
him any money that he wanted at very low
interest
Occul. diplomacy was n mania of the En-
peror. This ioblc of his secured to Evans
the European name which he enjoys as den
tist. lie was the direct link between Ma
po!eon Ill and lie other contemporary
potentatcs. Court dentists of St. Petersburg,
Berlin, The Hague, Brussels, and 80 on
were aware of this, and were not ieal-
GUS OF the American. In many cases
the doctor was not aware of the full
sense Of the messages that he carried Arbi.