New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-13

o M,rabeau and another friend

.. po,,....r M,rabeau and another friend
OF Liberty, whose name l nave isis s.r .ha can
got to mention two or three naes WIN o haau
r. 7 ihertv. la Fayette bare-headed, on d oeau
tifui white horse after the infantine resunen..
GsrIands of roses oak leaves. etc. were 49, va
on the figure Of Mirabeau as IL passs u., ~a
women as well as men, capped ana pra'o s
onnmeh o. Seafen anybody who had not the
spirit Of Democracy as perfect as thsln 's ~
Then plan and model OF the bast,,e, cd ~
the Basille cut into the form OF, ana pain.eu -,
lcolx like Books. and old pieces OF armour an. an.
cannon balls which were found 10 tine n"S So
when 1t was taken and destroyed; nasS 49,
carried with sentences out or Noitane WI No No
in favor of Liberty; after these. a gilt ngure o,
Votaire seated on Chair was nrousht anu
placed before the House H. e., inc nou use ce ID
Madame de Vlllette. his niece. A man p'a a,
q crown of Roses on his head ana KISSED lilli I'M
Madame de vuette took or ms crown ,,r r,.a
trated herself at his feet seemed 10 weep
kissed him and returned to her place IN 'ei'',
norary erection before the House where we
we're Her child a girl of about hVe years olu'
was raised up to go through the same cere
monv. and the statue went on. Then followed
a case with Voltares Works, very ITCHY
bound: National Guards. Deputies from sme
Municipality Theatres, and Academies de Mu-
sioue ct de Danae. Some OF the foissaues Mno
DISTINGUISHED themselves most IN the ianou:
Revolution marched in the Procession IN most
ludicrous dress perfectly amphibious. for tney
were neither man nor woman Iney hau a
petticoa. on, which gave one reason " supp
they were females, while the Coat ana EPau!e.te
srrearsd as much the contrary: but the best IN
formation | could get said they were w omen.
I really supposed they had been men III women
After these and some other sets OF worthy
Patriots came n magnificent Car drawn ny
twelve beautiful grey Horses. some belonging 10
tho Queen some to Madame. and some 10 Beau
marrhais they had each a blue mantle with
blue stars thrown over their back: were FOUR
abreast and led by people from the tneatres'
dressed like Eastern slaves several actresses,
In fancy dresses preceded the car, upon winch
was a gilt Statue Of Noltaire. which was crowheu
and halted before the house. while hymn Oh
two in honor Of the Hero OF the day was sung
! accompanied by the Band from the opera House
Madame de villette with about eighteen
ladies' (among whom were the widow ana t"o
daughters Of Calas iolowea IL; ime ,be course Of
the day but il luckily was fair just whiie tne
Procs ssion passed. but the streets were eA-
cessvely dirty. You cannot imagine ahytnihs
ike the eagerness with which the ladies hung
varands of Oak leaves and flowers upon La
Fayette. the statues of Voltare Mirabeau' etc
Tho viyldness OF this picture is repeated
throughout Maria Josephas letters Her themes
were not always so important For exa'hp'e'
when she had taken her mothers place III the
MANAGEMENT Of her father house, 1t Is amusing
TO find this passage in letter to MISS Firth
Milford il all in Rags. | want to Know what
price the Cloth that makes his Snirts IS anu
what Linendraper you have dealt with last
The = Shirts you cut out are all ne mas III
toerab Bile State. His others are woiui pau
But usually the things Of which she writes are
Of more picturesque character. as IN the long
account 81 the refugee French priests VINO came
10 Sheffield Place in 1892 with thrilling re-
cital OF their experiences when the Archpishop
Of Aries was murdered Herein she rises TO the
level Of dramatic prose and leaves moving I'M
preston She married. in 1896. Lord Stanley OK
Alderley and at this point the letters cease
The book is unwillngly closed. Maria Josepna
was fortunate in her correspondents; there are
in fact no dull letters anywhere in the coIiec-
ton, The volume is 2 particularly attractive one
with two curious silhOuettes Of Gibbon and Lord
Sheffield reproduced upon the cover.