The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-15
THE SUN, SUNDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1899.

she said 20 me- on leaving tho table: You might
have spared my feelings this public scene. You
are Austrian enough not TO disregard the customs
Of my country l explained TO her the cause Of
my indiscretion, and the storm. like SO many
others, where We live in zone OF tempcsts, went
by" II seems that. on another occasion, the
Prince found himself suddenly out Of favor with
the Queen without suspecting II, because Of some
trilink bit Of Eayety he had permitted himself so
she told him nfterward, about the Emperor and
the Queen Of Naples while she was playing
cards in the apartments Of tho Prncessc de Lam
bale placed myself behind her chair with my
usual confidence. which never supposes that reo-
pie are dispcased with me She did not speak
to me. but thought that was only because was
so much with her. spoke TO her, and she an
swered CURLY; still ! suspected nothing. Nine
de Lamballe reminded me Of il after the game and
seemed quite frightened. and. being as good and
kind she Is pretty, she promised to find out the
reason She told me the next day. As there
was a mask ball in Paris that night. hoped for
IN opportunity TO have an explanation with the
Queen. She (Mme de Lamballe) noticed that l
was extremely sad all day, and she told Nine. de
Simiane TO make me believe that she was the
Queen. telling her part Of our quarrel. and
ing her that should be very good subject TO
mystify fell into the trap Nine. de Smane
showed me her beautiful hands. which were not,
however. as beautiful as those of the Queen, but
she made them her letters of credit was agi-
tated: believe wcpt. and justified myself with
excessive warmth. She promised that we should
continue on the same good terms as before. I
represented 10 her that one never could trust TO
kings and queens, and was afraid she would not
be as kind to the next day therefore reassure
me. begged her to pinch the tip Of her right ear
every time that pinched mine during the play the
next evening at Versailles where always stood
just below her box. In vain did almost tear my
ear of; the Queen did not touch hers i had an
opportunity Of speaking to her about il as we came
out. She though crazy. land it made
her laugh so much that she forgot her
anger: which, after all, was not great
and there Is but step from laughter to
forgiveness. People who laugh are always ready
to pardon. and all the more il they are adorable
young queens" The authors rccollections Of
Marie Antoinette end with this apostrophe: IF
there be. indeed. Elysan Fields hereafter, that
beautiful and most unfortunate Queen will tell
me she remembers how, on her relating to me
some outrage the Parisians had done her called
them her vile, charming subjects seeing even
then the harm done by levity and ing ratitude but
far indeed. from foresecng that those. subjects
would cease TO be charming, and become what
they have been from 1880 TO 1901 Noble sublime
beautiful, adorable and apless daug hter and sis
ter Of my masters. look down from where you are
eternal regrets Of those who like myself were
the witnesses Of your goodness and ever illed
with tender admiration and unceasing SORROW"