The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09

| broken It's handspring. Germany ike Italy
to-day, desires political unity. and with
this idea. which will remain dormant for
a greater or lesser length OF time. accord
Ing to events and men, one can always be
sure. by arousing 1t. to stir the Gerrnanic
peoples. The Princes or Ministers who
may appear In the ranks Of the Confedera-
| ton Of the German States will hasten or
| delay the revolution in this country. but
| they will not prevent the human race from
developing: every century has its dynasty.
| A change Of Ministry having occurred In
Paris, and Chateaubriand's friends being
stronger in the new Cabinet than they had
been In its predecessor. he was appointed
Ambassador to the Court OF st. James's.
He occupied this post during large part
OF the year 1922. after which he repre-
scented France at the Congress Of Verona.
Soon afterward he was made Minister
FOR Foreign Affairs, and should be mainly
credited or debited with the expedition
under the Duo d'Angouleme which put
down the Constitutional party in Spain
and restored King Ferdinand to the alb
solute sovereignty Of that country. To
| this expedition he refers In the following
words MY Spanish War, the great
political event Of my life, was a gigantic
undertaking The Legitimacy was for
the first time about to burn powder under
the White Flag. to fire it's first gunshot
er those gunshots Of the Empire which
will be audible to our utmost posterity.
| To bestride Spain with one step, to succeed
| on the same soil where formerly a COM
| Querors arms had encountered reverses,
| to do in six months what he was unable
! to do In seven years. who could have laid
claim 60 that PRODIGY That il. however,
| what did"
Among our authors "reminiscences Of
| London In the year 1922 some are worth
| reproducing. Evidently, Chat eaubriand was
no; much impressed with the oratorical
powers Of members of the House Of Com
mons. In England" he writes every
one expresses himself as he can petty
| pleading IL unknown; there Is no pretension
| in the voice or in he delivery of the speaker.
| The members listen patiently. they are
not offended when the speaker has no
| facility. let him splutter, let him hem and
| haw, let him search for his words. hey
| find that he has made "A fine speech il he
! has uttered few phrases of good sense.
| This variety Of men who have remained
what nat ure made hem end bv being agree
able they break the monotony. II istrue
| that there are only a small number Of mem
| bers In the House of Lords and of members
| of the House OF Commons who get up to
| speak. We, always placed upon a stage
1 hold forth and gesticulate like a solemn
| puppet show. II was a useful study TO
me TO pass from the secret and silent mon
archy OF Berlin to the public and noisy
| monarchy Of London: one could derive some
! instruction from the cont rast bet ween two
nations nj the two ends Of The ladder"
or Almacks, the ball periodically held
| under the patronage of the great ladies' Of
| the West End, we read There the old and
the young handles met Among the old
| shone the victor of Waterloo. who aired
his glory like snare for women str,tched
across the Quadrilles; al the head # the
young stood out Lord Clanwilliam, said
| 10 he the son Of the Duke of Richmond
| He did wonderful things: he galloped out
| out to Richmond aud returned to Almack's
after twice falling from his horse. He
| had certain manner Of u'terance, after
| the fashion of Alcibiades, which was though,
| enchanting The fashions In words the
! Alterations Of language and pronuncia-
ton changing, a. they do, In almost every
| parliamentary session In high society in
London. an honest man IL wouder-struck
AZ no longer knowing English. which he
believed himself to know perfectly six
months before. IL 1922, the duty of the
man Of fashion was. a. the first glance. to
| present al unhappy and ailing figure:
he was expected to have something ne
| elected about his person; long rails, beard
worn neither full nor shaved but soomip q
70 lave sproued at given moment hy
surprise, through to~gc'fulness, amid the
| prescriptions of des pair a waving lock
| Of hair. a profound sublime. wandering
and fatal glance, lips contrG7te in scorn
| Of the human race: a heart bored. Byron
ian, drowned in the disgust and mystery
| of existence To-day lin the reign Of
Louis Philippe. when Chat au priand was
penning this part a his memoirsl. ii is no
longer 30: the dandy must have con-
| Qucring, thoughtless, insoleut air, he must
attend to his dress. wear mus,achios or a
beard cut round like Queen Flzabeths
muf or the radiant disk of the sun, he re-
veals the lofty Independence Of his charac-
ter by keeping his hat on his head, by loll-
ing on the sofa stretching out his boots
before the noses Of the ladies seated in ad-
miration on chairs before him; he rides W III
cane which he carries like a wax taper, in
| Inherent 10 the morse wnlCn chahces 10 De
between his legs. His health must be
perfect and his soul always al the height
| II five or six felici,ies A few Radical dan
dies. those most advanced towards the fu-
| ture, POSSESS pipe.
| In the time of Ihateaubriand's embassy
the day was thus distributed in London
AT o clock in the morning one FASTENED
to a party Of pleasure consisting of break
fast In the country; one returned to lunch
in London. one changed ones dress 10
walk in Bond street or Hyde Park; one
dressed again to dine at half past Z; one
dressed again for the opera; at midnight
one dressed once more for an evening part
or rout. What life Of enchant ment
| should hundred times have preferred
the gallcys." He adds that "the supreme
height OF fashion was to be unable TO make
ones way into the small rooms Of private
ball, to remain on the staircase blocked b,
the crowd, and to find oneself nose TO nos,
with the Duke of Somerset; a state OF beati
tude to which once attained The autho
OF these memoirs goes on TO recall that a
the date of his embassy regulations were
quickly made on the banks Of the Thames
and as quickly lost. In 1922 found tina
Y great city immersed in the recollection o