The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-17

ThSophIlo aeutier, a. q court chronieler 10 re-
port what actually took placp, day By day. AZ
the Chateau de oomplegne, and thus give the Ito
TO the many scandaious stories that circulated
In the Partisan wine shops and cafes. The book
simply chronicled the day doings, Ravedescrip-
tons Of the various rooms at tho chateau, and
accounts Of certain court customs. Hence. says
MFR, ViEetelly, "nobody DESTROYS OF describing
lifo In imperial circles at second hand could do
without this little volume, and It 10 only natural
that N. lola should have consulted It,"
His Excellsncy f" deals with the period be
tween the birth Of the Prince Imperial and tho
inauguration OF the liberal policy OF 1860, the
Eonith Of the Second Empire, Many OF the
men and women who played prominent parts
in that curious drama OF pleasure and
intrigue appear -somo under their own
names and some under the thinnest OF
DISCUSSES, We see Napoleon III. and Eug6nie at
Compibgne, while the Duke do Morpy, Dolangie
OF tho bulldog face, the ChOTAlier Nigra, the
beautiful Countess de Castisliono, and many
others well known TO readers Of tho memoirs Of
tho time figure under TRANSPARENT pseudo
nyms, The speeches of NJ. Xola's characters In
tho Corps Lagislatif are taken, almost word for
word, from the reports in the Afon ifeur, the de-
~ucription Of the baptism OF tho Prince Imperial
10 well nigh perfect az an accurate piece Of news
paper reporting, and many anecdotes and details
In the account OF the receptions and bapquets NJ
Compieane arc taken direct from the aforesaid
Condolences d'up Valet 10 Chambre. But tho
most importapt figure in the story. Roueon, in
,vhon ali the interest. centres. IA a creation OF the
.n,h,r.s hr.in. He a. ma Mr.. ytyetelIy admits,
.h,t tho svnbo, ~ n prinoiple. or, 10 DO
sccur.te tho symbol of n certain form
of The principle OF authority" And herein MIR.
yi,ete,ly not only adp,lts tho inherent weakness
-, A.. m.thods a, N. ~roa,istio school. hut seems
a ,onarr tho vi,vs nj those symbolists who
Mia ,hat tho basis of all literature IL the artistic
aors,onn,ent, NJ the idea and its symbolization
hv m.sns NJ ,m.ginarv characters. There 10 no
r.a,,s,n nronerly 40 called, in NJ. Zola's
nor.rs.o, ~ Engane Rouson. bcyopd the
s,ct TIM. he has. here and there. put
into bis mouth The actually spoken words
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s,r.ot ,d., and IN his p,rsonality tho author
h,s b,on6.d .,metbinu NJ that of Napolson's
,sl.hratci M;nister. Eueene Rouber. OF Bsroche,
p,,I.uIt and NJ bn,f a dozen other men now long
.nraotta, 90 TOO ,bo h~aaptifnl Clorinde while in
- sa,s rssembling ths Countess ds Castirli.
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