Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-13
FROM THRONE 10 scAFFotD
Guxury Led to tho GREAT french Revoia-
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The report that there was recently
offered to Queen Victoria pair of
diamond earrings, which originally he.
lOnged to the unfortunate Queen Of
Fran e. Marie Antoinettc. recalls the
story of the famous diamond necklace
OF that unhappy lady. The incident
of the necklace more than anything
else compromised the name of the
Queen In the eye of the public and
intensified that hatred of her which
reached Its climax October 10 1913,
when she was beheaded.
The necklace, which was adorned
with 500 diamonds and valued at
$500, OOO, was intended for Madame
Du Barry, favOrite OF Louis Nv.
Louis died before the necklace was
completed and the valuable jewelry
was offered to Marie AntOinette
Though the Queen wanted the jew
,eIry she feared the expense At this
juncture the Countess dc In Motto
entered into the affair. She forged
the signature of the queen and per.
suaded Cardinal de Rohan that the
Queen had chosen him to buy the
necklace secretlv The Countess then
obtained and made sway with the
jeWelry, but was aftcrward arrested
md imprisoned for life. The Cardf.
nal was tried und acquitted. The
latter's acquittal was severe blow
TO the Queen, for II the latter was
not responsible for the theft public
opinion would not fail to say that the
Queen had arranged the whole thing
to procure money! And this very
thing publ, opinion did say.
THE QUEENS REvELRY.
The Queen then stood In very bad
grace. Though her morals we're per.
fcctIy pure and her heart full OF noble
and generous instincts sne was nd.
dicted to levity, rich banquets. tlne
dress, had an aristocratic difference
to general opinion aud lanentabiy
failed to see the actual and growing
misery OF the French people. She
was then spending her days In the
Little Trianon In the park Of Yer
sallles In an endless round Of enjoy.
ment There were two Trian0n-
one, tho larger, erected by Louis NV
and the other, the smaller. erected
by Louis Nv, and afterward bestowed
on Mario Ant0inette Here she en-
tertained lavishly, while the french
people complained that they were
suffering to pay her cXtravagances.
One of her entertainments, given
before the grounds OF the TriaEon,
which had been rcarranged, Is thus
described: In hor still incomplete
and dis0rdcrly park she gives fetc
chanipetre, to which she has invited
the court Tho King, his brothers,
his sistcrs.in. law, and all the courtiers
attend. It Is In the evening. The
missing trees and turf are repre-.
scnted by ''wOol scrapings Of horns
dyed green and moss" Water IL
simulated by "pieces Of mirrors"
Tho whole, lighted up by bengal
fres produces satisfactory illusion.
In the midst OF these limitations Of
nature. the park Is transformed into
fair, In which the court ladies act
"a vendors. The Queen herself keeps
cate Here and there aie theaters
and parades; ELSEWHERE you como upon
Q wine. house, surrounded by arbOrs
and vines, near II 10 nm open.air thea.
ter, Its front adorned with architec.
tural devices Each establishment Is
connected with its neighb0rs by
wreaths OF f0wers The park IL
lighted by ., 900 colored lights: among
the booths, there Is , nc where birds
IRE sold, and In which CarlinO, one
Of tho most famous actors OF the
italian comedy, and DugazOn. meni.
Der Of the French con edy, hidden In
Osicr frames repre- cnting maybe
and u turkey, stalk to and fro among
cages Of living birds.
- FARMLAND SCENE.
Another fete 10 honor OF the SOW.
erclgns Of Russia WAS gorgeous Ut.
fair The park W. splendldly illu.
miiIated--cOlOsed lightA grouped In
the form Of treeo odd fans; transpa.
rencics, represent ~ bushes. beds OF
flowers, pOtted plants, etc. Behind
the temple Of love, that charming
marble r0tunda which stands there
In our day, enormous trenches had
been dug, and Tiled with tow and
1000 faR0ts smeared with pitch.
Fire was SGT to these, at the begin.
ming ut the evening entertainment.
The effect was like that OF true
:onfagration, and, like Nero, who
burned Rome TO secure o grand spec.
tacle. Marie Antoinette seemed to
set her delightful park on tire to
amuse her guests The band Or
the French guards and that OF the
Swiss guards, skillfully hidden, alter.
nately rendering pieces selected by
the Queen herself, who It IL we'll
known, was good musician
THIS reception, to which only
princes, oprlncesses and the Highest
inability OF France and Russia were
invited seemed like q scene In fairy.
land. The men wore red coats, ON.
br0idered with silver-the Queens
cOlOrS the women had their enOr-
nous powdered wigs surmOunted by
masses OF natural flowers, kept fresh
by bottles OF water ca cfully c "a.
ccaled In the elaborate structure Of
the hair, and In which plunged the
stems Of the flowers. b
UNDER THE KNIFE.
In 1850 the revolution broke cut
and the Queen had to fec from Tria.
non, which she never saw again. In
August, 1902, the royal palace of tho
Tuilleries was sacked, A few days
later the r0val family were removed
to the Temple prison. In October,
l7A?, she was. sentenced to death and