The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-15

When the Prince de Ligne was soiourning in
Paris near the close OF the reign Of Louis XIV,
he saw a good deal OF Nine. Du Barry whom he
much preferred to the Pompadour. Il do not
know why" he says. In his memoirs, Il did not
profit by the friendship Nine. Du Barry had for
me before II turned into love. From delicacy.
/ refused to ask her assistance to gain lawsuit
of some consequence to me. One day at her
toilette. told her. when she asked me before the
King for a memorandum about it, that would
give it to Lacroix. the hardresser, for her curl
papers, for that was the only means knew of
getting business into her head She laughed.
and the King. too, and he repeated it twenty
times running, for he was a kind of automaton
that seemed TO be wound up TO go by springs
On account Of friends of my friends, the De Cho-
souls. for whom, however, | did not much
did not continue TO visit Nine. Du Barry, and
scarcely saw her again until within few months
Of the King death. But did have a duel on her
behalf with that queen Of intriguers Amc. de
N-k-rck who wanted TO marry the King
and took to religion for that purpose. In letter
OF explanation which wrote TO her, said, Your
grace Madame, the Kings graces and the grace
Of God give you right to everything never
theless ETC." Elsewhere in his memoirs the
Prince denounces those who had only ill words
for the Du Barry. The vile courtiers OF Nine.
from her husband cried out upon the corruption
Of morals when the King took another mistress.
although the latter had far better heart than
the former, and did not meddle in either war or
politics" except to remove Choiseul and sub
stiute the Due d'Aguillon in the post OF Premier
Minisire The author OF these memoirs re-
| calls the fact that when Louis XIV was dying,
| the courtiers of Nine Du Barry abandoned her.
but he goes on to say Il who had neglected her
| until recently for five or six years, was now with
her constantly ] said to her famous brother
in-law, the roue du Barry, the farce is played
out and you can go. why should go? he said
| in his droll provincial accent III they affront
me, I'll turn the kingdom into republic That
sounded at the time like the impossible boast Of
a braggart, but the future realized it through men
who were moro rascally, but less able than
| he. Some time later, the young King
| UIous XVD heard that had given letter
from Nine Du Barry to the Queen 0are
Antoinette) asking Her Majesty TO smooth
the Du Barry's pecuniary affairs which
| her unconcern and perfect disinterestedness had
allowed TO become very bad at the death OF the
late King. That is a pretty embassy you have
taken upon yourself the young King said to
me. replied that took it because l W Is quite
certain no one but would dare TO do so. On
my way to Versailles, used to go round by LUIGI,
ennes Mime Du Barry's chaletl Nine. Du
| Barry was always a most excellent person, and.
as late as seven years ago THAT Is about the date
OF her executionl was very handsome to see and
very good to know"
We pass 10 some OF the pages which contain
the portrait OF Marie Antoinette On page 1896
OF the first volume We read that "As for the
Queen. the radiance Of her presence harmed
her. The jealousy OF the women whom she
crushed by the beauty Of her complexion and tn,
carriage OF her head. seeking To harm hel
as a woman. harmed her also as a Queen.
Tho Prince goes on to show how every innocen
act of hers would be distorted by feminine on
lockers, Thus She defended herself agnins
the inIigues Of two parties each Of which wAnteC
10 give her lover; on which the women Of tn,
Court 1.-THE Pognacs and Nine. dc Lamballe are
OF course, excepted declared her inimical u
Frenchmen;' and all tho more because sho wa
friendly with foreigners from whom she hat
neither traps nor importantly 10 fear" Then
again. "She dimes with one friend and. some
times. goes 10 see another friend after supper
80 they say she is familiar That is not whA
the few persons who lived in her familiarity woul,
= say. Her delicate, sure sense Of tho becoming
awed them much her majesty, II vas a
impossible to forget it as II was TO forget one
self. She is sensible OF the friendship OF certai
, persons who the most devoted To her: the
she is declared 10 be 'enamored' Of them Some
| times, she exacts too much for their families
, | then she is unreasonable" Her promenade
l in the evening on the terrace OF horseback 4
the Bots de Boulogne. or sometimes on foot b.