The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-09
Some ViequS - -
y ,s and RevieDS.

eiety ana letters IN thc Seventeenth cen
tury The initial volume. "The Hotel nc
Rambouilict and tbc prccleuscs. presents
a charming picture Of this famous sal 7
and its beautitul and gifted mistress, ca'o'
crime I've yNonnc. II Is one Of the unqncs-
ticucd phases OF lie that work accom- ,
pnshcd unconsclous,y often ranks as the
highest 81 It's achievements. The author
believes that the Marqnlsc ne Rnmhoulhet
Ind no Intention nor ambition 60 become
/ distinct influence. much less n factor IN
tue history 81 French literature. she mar
/ ried the marquis In 1000, when only Il
I years Of age She WAS OF Italian descent.
/ and being related 90 Catherine De Mctiici,
was entitled, both personally and through
her husband, TO n high and rceosniNed po-
sltion az court But the corrupt ana ue. n
tlons standard permitted and conn,enaneed
there, WAS lutolelahle 20 q woman OF tSo
inherent virtue Of the maruuise; her pure
nsture could not adapt itself 10 that talnted
atmosphere which the "sQuadrous of tue
Queen mother had found Sc congenlal anu
pleading the increasing cares 81 her family
She gradually Withdrew from the gay circle /
az the Louvre. II was reasonable and |
apparent excuse. since she was the mother |
of seven children before she was 70 years !
old Her hlogrnpher says Of her az this !
time, ''She WIS an attractive woman, Sne |
was well born. talented, beautiful aud rich
Ana she was a good woman. fhis Is usual
" considered plain pralsc 1t suggests
hnmciy qualities and duh domostciues,
: Nevertheless IL must stand. This great 50
ciety leader was aus'or'V Ni,'u"'s' -,
q over her down rleht unaffected goodness
Influenced everybody about her. Without
: per.aps intending g. she did most cN
traordinaY thlhE' IN c.'"P'
made virtue i"au'0ha''' t' ~.
Tor TINS Is not 10 pr"l0e S"p''
= must remember now many pfVpN
willing TO accept virtue ON "sS
. hgc'ns terms ~ " S',"'' "''s -,
such people TO reailze thot u may w h'''
form to keep the yen commandments
" IL Is no Wohu'p 'h"t su'" "',""" -
"a cred about her q hrllhanl colcU' 81 '"o
'' most distinguished OF her Non'Vnl u'a,
" Nor thar In her presence 'h' '"N" ~
scandal was siioaced' ana the coarse ep',ou
'e and unlicensed manner oil 'n"' "''e
~ no place In her nome.
'e II was To IN" MuqWSe ~
ne that the authors ot the S'NeWr'"', W.
'e tury owed their emancipation 'r''n ''. w
I'd siuon Of pensioners upon '"N '"n""
~ rich and powerful n""h@. We
" poet IN their honseh Na tu'H n"u va
IN hrac. Win respect lor "'' ,u.",n'
- combined the PRIDE OF pr"Pvl''u'H''p
position was NOT conS'uere' 'na. - -
'it hut Il wa" nnuonptelv "No Va ,,.,n
OF MANY poets dia no' ''J'', ,,
Or. ted but therc were o'"v's
KS pendent natures 'nHi'u u",'l
we were the direct henehcarlvS VI Wv
10 quise. VIA" helo 'na' u'f,'''' W.
me calling OF letters tooN p,V'epe",s ,,,aIo,,
/ a. al
ks mistress OF thls s'pI'H n'"'iu"'
W.. salon itacf, Mr. Nineen, saN'' ,
ron From the hrst me MOUSE ,,
en-, cratic. II was lmp"sNinl' '"0' 49, ,
he not count for som"'hmE WI" 49,
al. who was both stroz"l anu '''e'u'
oke tbclces other gltts heslae tnos' ., 49,
were welcomed at the h'''l re N"'''''"
ma lct. One saw n great VhfleN ~ P'0p
M Noblemen, ladies OF hlHn neE't', ~.
nqy soldiers. courtiers, ports ana no'eHS's, -
80, che occnsonnl ndvcuiuror without VINO
,ho society could not exist h'gn pf'h.u
,nc was placed on Wit and learning in"nR"
Hns hoped thar wit and irarnlns Won
he accompanied by good manners
Men used 10 speak Of il IN after years WI
awe Wisdom prevailed and aueclau'
WINS stayed IN the hnebsrounu Icy
"'a falt lcsrnedly. but they do talk reasonah
u"u and there ia no place in the world whe
there is more good sense and less p1dn
lne. INV" testlheg Chupclain AZ thc Hotel
'N'' usmhouilet they had tho hrcadth ~ VIC
""n IN opprchond tho great truth that n
out h,crdipg il mot limited to manners %
20" dress rc rs not truly well bred VII.
) see a,..h lscta breeding. Roedcrcr 81!
1ngs ,,,,o,s q, tho reforms in spelling enecl
bfrc "It Is better to talk about wol
taa onon, neone the passion Tor q
.,oc -, o,pbt N bo A National passion,
-, 80 '''7'" ~
row =, noe ,bo uaron,so ana her guests n
irna' M a,d III NAYS before they ",
'upie , .aa aossnct ,yhen hat yon
olne' ll'ss' ,,,dnteht sermon. which "a
pp'e ,'t','. a,,,or,rnIty 10 remark That
~, Nol'ut' na,,rd anv one nreach 80 "a
VIZ n'' . " Tbithcr come also Malher
n I'm IN or 50 ~ pn.neyoucond and MAZDA
M'os .naP''@.n go "a ,.,,h the,n gallant .,
Is ~ 90 ny ,s'''' .1d gentlemen led by
~ paus :, ,,a., II, nereon n was Maine
'""NA fIedl N"' '''"N go t4. All ,,s,,t,,s