The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-27
WORSHIP OF DEAD LOVES.
Marie AntainettG and HGr Modern Id
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Monsieur de Thiac's Death Among Rare
Relics Of the Queer, Whose Men,
Org He Aaored.
Correspondence of THE MORNING CALL.
re hear of the death of NJ. de Thiac. the

W. hoai VI the ueatIl Ot VI ue HidC tue
lover Of the Queen" of Marie Antoinette.
whose grace for 100 years has caused the
beating Of hearts and the crossing of swords.
The home of NJ. de Thiac was filled with
souvenirs of the martyred Queen, There
are milkbowls from Trianon, patch-boxes
from the Versailles Palace. jewel-caskets
from the TUileries, perfume bottles, letter
cases, b0nbonnieres, fans, sachets. seals,
and even the black ribbons from the
widows cap, the thimble she used when
in prison, the broken comb that served to
keep her beautiful hair in order. her prayer
book-everythiog that related u Marie An
toinette, from the satin slippers OF the
Dauphin to the torn shoe of the poor pris.
oner in the Coneiergerie.
In cabinet are the treasures of the collec-
ton; miniature, signed Sicarni. shows tie
Queen In pastoral costume, white dress aud
hair without powder. as in the happy days
OF IrIanon. Another miniature represents
Nine. Royale. as a child, and still another
represents the Dauphin in his cradle, and the
Duchess de Polgnac hiding her face be-
hind the curtains. There ia water color
signed Marie Antoinette. There is small
crystal bottle with gold top, carried by the
Queen even in the Temple. Besides there is
knife with golden blades and jasper hap
die, golden sheath, one in Verhls Martin
and three in shark-skin, lso belt Of
amaZone, with buckle, on which is marked
% cen timeters, the waist measure of the
Queen. We See also Trianon chairs in rose
pekln strewn with flowers.
MAGNIFICENT FAN.
The statue of the Queen, half life size.
watches over all these treasures. the great
est OF which, IN my estimation, is a fan,
offered by the town of Dieppe 10 her Males
iy on the occasion of the Dauphin's birth.
faNa =. alaa.E Il
P0rus before Alexander; il was designed by
Vieri. the celebrated painter OF the end Of
the eighteenth century, to whom we owe
The "Marchande d'AmOurs." The Eni-
press EugeDle, very anxious 20 nave Marie
Antoiuette collection, once offered NJ. de
Ihiac 10000 francs Tor this fan, but he re-
fused TO give up the beautiful Ohjet dart.
NJ. de Thiac lived alone and cared nothing
Tor PEOPLE. His heart was with his treasures,
and he wished no rivals. lie gave lnStruc-
tons that his funeral should be that Of a
pGuper, and requested that no one follow
bin To The grave, because no one followed
the van that carried the decapitateu Queen
20 the Mouceau plain"
Very numerous are these admirers of
royal souvenirs. LIN England Lord Ronald
Cover made two busts OF the martyred
Queen; one represents her triumph plant. the
other sOrrOwiui-the two contrasts in this
brilliant and sad existence. For his work
Lord Ronald collected many portraits OF
Marie ADtOlDetle, anu Ilo Dust IuaL repre-
Sents Marie Antoinette in her affi elton has
the hands tied behind her back, as when
she appeared in the fatal cart. Lord Ronald
| Cover is eat-grandson of the Countess of
| Sutherland, who befrieDded Marie An
! tOin1tte i'm the beginning of her trouble
The Countess of sutherland was English
EmbaSsadresS in France, and when Marie
| AntOinette took refuge with the architect,
! Des FcuilaDts, Lady Sutherland sent her
clothing and provisions.
Among other amoureux de la refine are NJ
| Daguin, eX-president of the Tribunal of
Commerce, the De GOnconet brothers, NJ.
Feullet de Conches. NJ. de Lescure aud Nj.
Xavier Mariner.
WORSHIPED BY WOMEN.
Women worship the memory of this
woman, who knew of life the greatest joys
and greatest SORROWS. Not very long ago
| the Countess de Grcffulhe bought DOratS
BsiserS." picture With the arms of Marie
| AntOineltr, and for this she paid $1,000. At
| Chalons-sur- Marine there is an old lady who
| sold the 10000 volumes of her husband 5
| library, reserving only one volume that-had
| bslonged To Marie Antoinette. This book,
| called " l. Office de la Divine Providence"
| was used 10y tile Queen when in the Temple
! Prison. What gives the book great value
are the words written on the first page by
| the Queen herself. These are:
CE I6 OCToBRE, A 4:30 Do MATIN.
Mon Dleu. ayeZ ngie de moi Mes yeuX mont
| plus de iarmes pour prier pour you>, mes pau
yIes enfants. Adieu, adieu!
MARIE ANToINETTE.
TRANSLATION.
OCTOBER 10 400 A. NJ
| My God, have pity on mel My eyes have no
more tears 10 pray for you, my moor children.
Adeu, adieul MARIE ANTOISETTE.
/ nave already spoken OF the Empress
| Eugenie's reverence for her predecessor on
the throne. The poor Empress evidently
| saw between their destinies a striking like
| ness, and, when Empress of the French,
/ rf.R
| AntOinette. Viel Castel in his memoirs
| laughs of this alteration. and says that
once he presented the Empress a slip
per, AT the same time telling her
| Majesty that this slipper bad been
worn by Marie Antoinette the day of her
execution. We'll Castel has no merit in
abusing such touching eredulity. When
came the war, and Eugene was Obliged to
go into exile, she carried away religious
book that had once belonged to Maria Jose
pha de SAKE; IL was called "Traite de la
Raison ct de Meditation" and bound In blue
morocco. On the fly leaf Marie Antoinette
had written these words:
Co livfe apparienu ma beiIe-mere.
CThs book belonged 10 my mother-in-law.)
The Empress cherished this book relig-
iously until the day when, a martyr in her
turn, she made the sad journey after the
death of the Prince Imperial. Not knowing
whether she would return from the land
watered with the blood of her son, the En-
press gave tne DOCK 20 Def most IaltDIul
friend, the Duchess de Mouchy.
THE PLEASURES OF IMAGINATION.
Those who love the illuStrions dead those
who worship them and defend them against
retrospective outrageS, should be happy.
Imagination opens the door of the wished
for Paradise, and the relic in their hands
becomes a golden KEY. and, under the EN-
pire OF their passion, they build durable
monuments. What pleasure they must have
| in making books, the collecting of materials
for which is the effort of lifetime. There
| is an old man in the lie Saint Louis, near
the Cathedral of NOtre Dame, who earns
his daily bread by giving piano lessons to be-
| ginners Rather prosaic life, but he is
hapDieSt among the happy after the labors
| OF the day, because he loves. yes madly
| loves, Blanche de Castillo and reads about
| her at the same time that be writes OF her life
and her deeds. Consin loved the Dnchesse
| and Mary, Queen Of Scots, ever since her
death has had amoureux Not the least i'm
portant of these was Lobanoff uncle Of the
Russian ambassador in Vienna.
The Able Duelos was the amoureux Of
Mime. de la Valliere. Nine. Dubarry was
remembered by Monsieur Laffitte, who
bought and restored the chateau of Lowe
ciennes in her honor. and Charlotte COrday
was piously beloved by Vatel. Lord Gros-
ford worshiped the memory of Nine. de
PomDadour and built monument in her
honor. The Abbe Desuoyers might be
called an amOureux of Joan OF Are. but her
worshipers at the present day in France
are without limit.
BARONESS ALTHEA SALVADOR.
Paris, March Z.