The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-31
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! ened when we learn from what seems trust
worthy authority that the writer is Sil
HrcHAnD WALLACE. the illeEitimate son o.
the Marquis Of Hertford. who was the original
o. Thacksray's Lord steyne." and who wal
generally identified with the opulent and mys.
terious Mlord. Of whom We catch glimpses in
Belzao's "Comedie HUMANE" The latter
parsonage. II will be remembered. had an
illegitimate son. Henri dc Marsay. the hero
OF LA Ellie aux Yeux dor" It Is certain
that Sir Richard Wallace may be regarded
- almost a Partisan by prediction and
adoption. and that no Englishmen and
few Frenchmen have had such ample op-
portunities Of knowing tho political. social and
literary celebrities OF the French capital
h during the last century. His "reminiscences
seover tho reign OF Louis Philippe tho episode
3pf the second republic. and tho Second En-
spire. and they close with an account Of tho
1Commnne. Considered as a gallery Of Dor
kaits and storehouse Of anecdotes. this
AHork 10 unique In the literature Of our day.
4 Sioh as this is in the publications Of Q reminis-
E1snt character. It will be found that tho popu-
QAr impressions Of many remarkable men and
EMonen-, are sometimes confirmed and en-
tphasized. and quite as often materially altered.
Sby the authors recolleotions. In tho present
5loticewe shall draw attention to what Sir
Richard Wallace has to tell US about Alfred de
Aussst Balzac Dumas and his son. Eugene
SuSs RAshel. and George Sand.
Fsas.' ~ -. s'' 'e.
, n 10, in an account Of the Cafe dc Paris.
/ and OF the men who used to dine there in
tho ,reign of Louis Philippe that we first
u meet with illusions to De Musset, Balzac. and
The elder Dumas. These three writer's arc
>diGtfnguished from others that tho author Of
these notes has known. BY the fact that they
ware not only men OF genius but also mon Of
tho world. and gentlemen who thought It
worth their, while to be agreeable companions
, Onlike Victor Hugo. Lamartine. Chateau
brand. and Eugene Sue. they did not deem 1t
necessary to stand mentally aloof from or
binary mortals. We are told that Do Musset
and Dumas were both very handsome. but
each In, q. different way. With his tall. slim
Inquire. auburn wavy hair and beard. blue eyes.
and finely shaped mouth and nose. De Musset
gave one the impression Of dandy cavalry
ofiicsr in multi rather than Of poet. The
name Miss Byron" which Preault the
sculptor. applied to him. was not In Sir Rich
ard .Wa1lace's opinion. altogether undeserved.
II The man were to be Judged Intellectually
! and .physically at first sight There was. 1t
seems. O. feminine grace about all his move
mepts. and It Is suggested that his novel. the
Confessions dun d'enfant du siecle." and his
play, Frederic and Bernerette." are moro
ant TO stir the hearts Of women than those
Of men,, The author Of these notes. how
ever. does not pretend to offer any
literary judgmen and he would DO es-
peoisly reluctant. he, says. to do SO In
the case.of De Musset. who. to his knowledge.
never questioned the talent of any one. Du
Mpsset we are told. improved upon better
acquaintance Ho was apt to strike one at
Arot aiuto H.
neither. one nor the othor. simply very re-
served and at the best Of times very sad. not
TO say melancholy. This was not affectation.
s(As has been often alleged: It was the mans
Ahatpre> Tho charge Of superciliousness arose
from his Observation-Disclosures, which compelled
him to stare very hard at people without tho
least intsstion Of being offensive.
,tBalzac. Ike Do Musset was in tho habit Of
Recruiting his forces ct the Cate de Paris with
peculiarly recupsrstive dish known az vrdu
ID faSserole The visits OF the novelist, how
ever. usually took place throush tie autumn
and winter. for at the end Of the spring and
during, the summer. tho dinner hour. which
then Was 2. found Balzao still prisoner at
homes Few Of his acquaintances and friends
ever caught sight OF him. They were often In
total ignorance of his Whereabouts and such
news as reached them generally came through
Mary, the poet and novelist. and tho only one
who came across him during the periods OF
eclipse. Merry was an inveterate gambler. and
spent nfeht after night at the card table
which he rarely left before davbreak
His way home Law past tho CaH ds Paris. and
for four consecutive m ornines he had mat Bal.
xso stroIllnr lesnrelvupand down. dressed IN
pankalon pieds Trousers NOT Terminating he.
low the ankle but with feet In them like
stockings) and frook coat with velvet facinga
Tho second morning Merry felt surprise at the
coincidence: the third hs was nuzzled. tbe
fourth he cou,d hold ont M ,onoer and AIDED
.Baizao the reason Of theso nocturnal nsran,-
buihtions around about the sart, a snor RaIzac
nut iis hand IN his nockat and nroduc.d an
sln,anaa SHOWING that the aun Ala not riso
until 3.I0. "I am baino trackad.n ba Az
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