The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-27
THE RICHEST DENTIST.


Wealth in Paris.
London Truth.
DIR. Evans halls from Philadelphia. He is
of Welsh extraction, and belongs to family
half Quaker, half Methodist-who were
we'll respected folks in the city founded by
Penn. DR.. Evans became dentist and took
wife when he was very young man. He
then came to Europe to assist his country
man, Brewster, who had been asked to look
after the teeth of the Prince-president, and
had more business than he could attend to.
Evans was an extremely handsome and we'll
made little man, His features, though large
were so neatly cut as almost TO give them q
pretty character An English tailor dressed
MIN in the best style. He always in the
daytime looked the man of business al
though it was easy to see that he was used
to rub shoulders with the foremost person.
ages of the world.
tincture of American independence ran
through his quiet manner. In smiling he
showed as if unintentionally-andi it may
have been sans intention-a white and even
set of teeth. A small and nicely shaped
hand manipulated Instruments of torture
with firm dexterity. There was a genuine
kindness in the manner, and there was Sbme-
thing in the face which expressed an oblig-
ing disposition. Soon after the coup d etat
Brewster sold his business to DR.. T. Evans.
II included virtual monopoly of court prac-
tice, which, as the new Emperor was omnipo-
tent, soon brought throng of patients to
the office at the Rue de la Paix. 1t had got
out that Evans was in high favor at the Tuil-
cries. The Emperor, who hated fuss, and
dreaded being like Hortense and Josephine,
his mother and grandmother, prematurely
toothless, liked his dentists quiet and civil
way of discharging his morning duties.
The Doctor attended daily, when in Paris,
at A. NJ, at the Emperor's toilet, and then
proceeded to the dressing-room of the EN-
press. Eugene spoke French with facility,
but never like a well-educated Parisienne.
She knew that she was often mentally criti-
cised by members of her encourage for her
inelegant locutions. 1t was, therefore, agreea-
BILE to her to chat in Engish-a tongue of
which she was quite mistress-with Evans.
who retailed to her the he VS. of the town and
the current gossip about the court with an
amount of truthfu,ness that was refreshing
to ears tired of tattery. He also treated her
teeth as if they were pearls of great price,
and kept them for seventeen years in excel
lent condition,
Napoleon III was on the throne, unable to
give up his Carbonari habits, which were
seen through. For instance when the Gar
had bad tooth and sent for Evans. Bis
marck, King Leopold the Queen of Holland.
Prince Metternich and Nigra were on the
alert to find out what was brewing at st.
Petersburg The fortunate dentist accord
lngly was summoned to attend, in many
capitals, to royal teeth. Unwittngly he
made revelations, the importance of which
he did not see. He was given diamond
studded snuff-boxes rings pins and valuable
furs.
Condescension was in many an instance
pushed so far as to send him the likeness of
royal or imperial patient, executed ex-
pressy for him. The Empress (then Queen)
Augusta did not go so far as this; but she
gave the Doctor two superb Dresden vases
with painted views on them of her Potsdan
Schloss and Stolzenfels. The Doctor has
every kind OF decoration except the insignia
OF the English and Prussian orders and the
Golden Fleece.
Under the empire Dir. Evans remained
citizen of the United States He is very
American in feeling. During the civil war
he went i'll strongly Tor the North Thurlow
Weed. to counteract the influence of Slidell
and his charming daughters, took care to
secure the CO. operation at the Tuleries of
Evans. The dentist had a Quaker dislike to
slavery. He knew where and how to take
the Emperor whose irresolution he IN
creased when the court set, interested in the
Jecker affair, wanted the blockade of the
Southern ports to be broken.
Evans was the only familiar of the impe-
rial couple who acted in brave and chiv-
alrous manner on the 4th of September The
Empress was deserted by all the grand mem
bers of the household and the high function
aries. Even her cousin, NJ. De Lesseps who
had often profered good counsel, which was
not needed but who owed the success of the
oueA canal 10 ner, ana not remain at her side.
In her desolation she thought, when on quit
ting the Tulleres the italian minister put
her and Nine Lebreton into cab, of driving
to the house of DIR. Evans. The idea was a
happy one. Her Majesty arrived in her
dressing-gown. Mrs. Evans was at the sea-
side the Doctor was out.
When he returned he saw the fugitive had
not been recognized, and treated her as if
she had been driven by an aching tooth to
call upon him at his private residence. The
locks of his wfe's clothes presses were forced
to obtain change of raiment for the EN-
press, who, with her lady, was taken by the
Doctor in his own carriage to the Norman
coast. A good friend in adversely to the i'm
perial couple, Evans had, when they were
triumphant, the courage to give them whole
some but unpalatable advice. knowing
thoroughly the organization of the Prussan
army, he again and again warned the En-
peror and Empress that in going to war with
Germany they would court ruin: The En-
press probably remembered this advice when
she was sitting in his house awaiting his re-
turn home.