The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-28

About mono Of tho great ladies Of France
whom M. Imbert do Saint-Amand has UNDER
taken to depict. from Marie Antoinetts to the
Duchess Of Berry. is SO little known outside Of
her own country as about the Duchess OF An
gouleme. Yet few women have passed through
stranger vcissttudes. for although she was
the daughter Of one King and the daughter
in-law Of another and was herself for a mo-
ment Queen Of France. she passed the greater
part OF her life in exile. and spent three years
OF her youth in the most rigorous captivity
under the shadow Of the guillotine. The VOL
ume now issued by the Scribners-" Tho Youth
OF the Duchess Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS only
tho first half Of her life from her birth In
1878 to her landing at Calais with her
uncle Louis XvIII.. in 1914. Tho rest of her
career up to her death at Frohsdorff. In 1851.
is reserved for second book. Nearly half Of
the pages before US are devoted to an account
OF her imprisonment In the Temple. upon
which a great deal Of light is thrown by her
own diary. No one can read the extracts from
her journal here reproduced without poig-
nant sympathy for her suHerings. for which.
as for those Of her aunt, Nine Elizabeth. the
most bigoted Jacobin can find no pretext
The birth ofMarie Thertse Charlotte known
Until HeE IuoEElheo bs NlIHe. bOy8Ie, nearly
cost her mothers life Poor little girl" said
Marie Antoinette. you are not wished for. but
you shall not be less dear to me-" On the day
when the young Princess made her first COM
munion. her father addressed to her words
which were to prove prophetic. "Remember."
he said. my daughter. that religion ia our
support In the troubles OF life DO not believe
that you will be sheltered from them" She
was not oloven years old when trials came upon
her During the night OF Oct. SO. 1909. she
woke all In tremble at the moment when her
mother was escaping half dressed from her
chamber. while the popuace wero rush
ing into 1t and thrusting their bloody
pixies into the royal couch. Tho
next morning the little girl made the
fatal journey from Versailles to the TuilcrIes
In tho same carriage with her father and
mother. the carriage preceded by pikemcn
carrying tho heads OF the murdered body
guards. She accompanied her parents ut tho
time OF tho flight to varennes On Aug 10,
1902. the poor child left the Tuileries cling
ing to her mothers hand and In q narrow box
only eight feet square by ten fect high.
sixteen hours together In sufrocating heat.
lacking air and lacking food. sho Witnessed
the death struggle OF royalty In the National
ASSEMBLY When she was shut UP In the
Temple with her family. Aug. l3. 1892. sho
was not yet L. and she remained there until
Dec. 49, 1905.
The tower OF the Temple. which was to be-
destroyed by Napoleon l.. dated from tho
twelfth century. 1t formed auadrangular
dungeon $50 feet In height, not counting the
roof. and its walls We're nina feet thick. II was
built in four stories. vaulted and supported in
the centre by column rising from the bottom
to the top. The ground floor, where the
municipal officers had their quarters formed
only one large room. The same thing was
true OF the first story. which was occupied by
the body guard. The second story. whore the
King dwelt IS long as no was allowed to live.
and which was sfterward the prison Of his
son. had been divided into four rooms
by partitions The third. an exact
reproduction Of the second. was occupied
by Marie Antoinette. her daughter, Nine Roy
ole. and her sister-in-law. Nine. Elizabeth.
The fourth story. which Comprised but one
large room. was not occupied, but served as a
storage place for dlsused furniture and boards.
Between the battlements and the roof thore
was gallery where the prisoners sometimes
walked. but the spaces between the battle
ments had been provided with solid window
blinds. 30 that 1t was Impossible to see or TO be-
seen. -
II was on Aug. 4 INA that Maj. sr,o,,s,,.