New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

womany sobricty ana c"Tei"' ala
high spirits OF the Queen. ana he" s'" 1910,
dom and tenderness were adueu " Nv ...a
ana charm. But by that time her people h".eu
60 ,.,o,v ,nd there was nothing 100
- - T., France OF Marie Antonette vi
Austria and Lorraine. ood
w,. no,.a sa,d that nature gave her a eoou
o,u,,,. I'M, that she had wretched eouca''o''
c,a rars,v read and serious conversation "'
,nr to death Her own talk, Mss iSnu'
ro,as was always abrupt and superhcH'
aar,ed from one subject to announcer anu
Measure only In the tribes Oh 'ie u' s,n
great delight was TO hear the cu'i'"' ~
and scandal OF which there was al"a's p'N"'
Che encouraged literature merely 10 Neep up
o.r.ro.s &C Queen OF a large kingdom anu
had no understanding for the re"'"'0'
philosophy and poetry in her iahu' Nv '
The voice. OF her time" she careo i'' 49,
and she loved the theatre. put II was NV
49, ,..s ,r,nrisoned alone in the Conciergere'
under the shadow Of the guilo'ihe' '
,...,.a 70 know the solace of books. Mother-
hood. however had taught her many ies'
with her four children. the eldest OF who"' was
- -. oh. vas twenty three. she was ten
dor strict and sensible. showing a'' her "
..u,ooroo sbe studied the dispositions OF the
u..,. o,o,,uros and managed them with huch
Zoo, sbe allowed no pride Of birth to take ioo'
u.
:, them one author observes. ana oan's"o"
a,.orr,,inp that could foster arrogance. one
uo. particularly strict with her much-o'eu
o,daet daughter the poor little princess vi wv
remnle" and afterward the DuchesSe "
coulsme MY daughter. who Is no" BIN se
old" once wrote the Queen In private ie''e''
has rather difficult CHARACTER anu u"
,onse,v nroud. She feels fer too strongly that
rho blood Of Maria Theresa ana LOUIE NV
eou.s IN her veins II Is right she shoud re-
member II, but only to prove hersel worthy u
her descent Gentleness is just ms necessary
lust as powerful a quality as dlgnlt!' anu "
naughty character IL never beIoVeu' we a'e
,o,a ,ho, tho child was never allowed TO give
,rov IN canrice AT 10 o'clock every morning
tho Princes. was brought to her mothers room.
where teachers were waiting to instruct her uii
10 o'clock. 1t happened one morning that
Madame Royale was not disposed 10 reau'
She complained OF headache. and requested mat
,ro rooator might be dismissed. Certainly my
uttle one said the Queen. You shall 70 TO bed'
nc vour head is bad. and you need not dine TO-
dav' few hours later the Princess was very
hungry and asked FOR something 10 cat. she
wss reminded OF her headache. and Of the COM
mand Of the Queen that she was TO remain III
he'd without food. But the hunger became I'M
hearable: she confessed the untruth. ana begged
her mothers forgiveness. Marie Antoinette Ior-
gave her hut she insisted that she shouid not
lose the lesson she had tried 10 escape MY
children have always been taught to trust me
and to tell me when they do wrong the queen
once wrote to Nine. de Toured. This is why
seem more distressed than angry at what they
have done when I am scoding them nave
allowed them to understand that either yes or
no is irrevocable when have said IL: but al
WAYS give reason. suited TO their age. that
they NAV never believe that am capricious In
my decisions" The two children who went 10
Tho Temple with Louis and Marie Antoinette
/ adored their mother, but IT was one OF the great
griefs Of her life that her elder son, who died
Young. was taught by her enemies to hate and
fear her Originally bright and strong. he had
| grown siclxly and deformed, and as his painful
existence waned. his tutor, the Due de Har-
court limited that the women who were in
closest attendance on him were seeking to
| shorten his days. The child was so worked
upon that at last he saw his unhappy
mother without screaming This was a part OF
the martyrdom Of Marie Antoinette martyr
dom so terrible that the most callous must be
| moved 70 pity.
The ISLANDERS circulated about the Queen cul-
/ minated In the episode Of the diamond neck
| lace-an episode in which she was the blameless
victim of a base adventures preyng upon the
vanity OF a disreputable man OF rank But in
| nocent as she was. the French people would
not believe it. and she DETAINED without
| mercy from one end Of the country TO the other
| An ingenuity nothing less than fendish was
J used in inventing ISLANDERS against her Those
| most indebted to her turned against her and
| maligned her. Again the SANDERS started at the
foot o. the throne. to spread among the nobility
| and the lower classes: after events showed thai
| the envy and selfish ambition OF the Kings
brothers and his cousin. the Due d'Orleans
| were at the bottom OF many a cruel falsehoOd
There came a time when printed accusations
against the Queen were distributed in towns
and villages and sent to schools even by the
help OF the very Court officials and scandalou.
verses. shouted by public singers. ap
plauded by courtiers and their wives. TIT
faults OF greedy and sordid Ministers at
tributed to her and q so-called friend. wh'
owed her q debt Of the deepest gratitude, found
ed on an impudent lie the most shameful lam
poon that has ever been published about her
Truly. If the mobiles OF France suffered durins
the Revolution it must be admitted that a grea
many OF them brought their misery on thei
own heads. That day Of blood was about L
dawn but long before II came Marie Antoinett
was almost without friend. and so hated tina
the Chief OF Police told her she must no longe
show herself in the capital. In the closing perio
Of her life as Queen. while the royal fam
were tactly prisoners In the palace, there wer
attempts even by Royalists to poison her. an
she was urged not to touch tho dishes that wer
placed on her table. Speaking on this subjec
to Nine Campau. the Queen said: They ar
mistaken not single drop Of poison will b
used for me. 1t IS not the fashion in this cour
r try Scandal IS used much safer instrument
and feel that ] shall die a sacrifice TO It's In
fiuence." The history OF her last years show
8 the suffering woman baited all sides as by
1 crowd of harpies. Even the OF Lafayett
bears the ineffaceabe stain Of insult 10 a woma
o helpless and in despair.