The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-09
Ia GRAND MA0Em0lSELLE
aemoirs Of Her Are ia Every HIstOri-
cal Library

t.--LS, p e1, 81 he memoirs Of the
Grande Mademoiselle, daughter Of Gas
ton dOrleans and "a niece Of Louis Nil.
are in every historical library. They
are a verg valuable document on the
highly Interesting period-au the more.
perhaps. as they are very artless and
vCid If All literary pretensions Mad
anae Arvede Bariue has used them LARGE
is IN writing Ia Jeunesse de Ia Grande
-Iademoise,le 0s27-l652l. It is very
readable. and has all the merit of her
former works, already very numerous.
Among them I viii only cite only .Por-
traits Of Women Mrs. Carlyle. George
EHiot). Princesses and Great Ladies
(Narie AIarchini, Queen Christine. the
Duchess du Maine. the Nargrave de Bay
reuthl. If I had 10 oriticise these his
torical studies. / should say that the
author does nos enter enough into the
spirit and atmosphere of old times. she
cannot help being very subjective. and
she iuteriects here and there words and
remarks which SAVIOR TOO much not only
of the present time. but even Of. Partisan
life There Is ut times in the expression
OF her thoughts what I should call al
most cal g journalistic turn which pro
ducss on the reader the effect Of q dis
sonaace in succession Of grave musical
sounds.
The Grande MademoiseUe" Is certain
~ one Of the most original figures Of her
time "0Re cannot say writes Ar1-ede
harine. thar she figured IN the fore
ground. Hers was rather small genius
But this adventurous and pictur-
esque woman was eminently one OF those
persou7ses whom Emerson called repre-
sentative. The spectacle of her acitated
existence is a marvellous commentary on
the profound transformation which oc-
currel. towards the midst OF the seven
teenth century. in The sentiments OF
France.H This transformation coincided
win the civl wars ana the troubles Of
the Fronde I'm the first part Of her
lifo none had a more boundless desire
Ter grea tness. a more superb contempt
OF iov passions-and amolg teen MAIDEN.
cise,s aIeced love" GCneraiiza tious are
always dangerous, Arvede Barine would
have il that the GranGe Ma6enoiseue's
eor.v career Is typical OF the Comedian
shirt while In The latter part Of her life
she represents the Rachinian tyre Paul
tne OF ~Polyfucte' and phdre of Of Ra-
zines tragedy are Two representatives
Of the passion OF love. who, ia 8Iue. Ba-
unes MIND show The transformation
thst took place II the French mind ard
French manners from the time OF Louis
XIV
The Gra-de Mademoiseue Duchess de
Nontpersier. was the daughter os Ges-
ton d0riears and e. q distant cousin OF
the royal family, Marie de Bourbon.
Duchess de Montpensier It Is difficult
70 ne too hard en- Castor 6'OrleanS- his
portrait by Arvede Bsrine Is only too
exact ! viii cite Z chiefly in order 10
show THIS authors -uaaiere-
"IIer father. she SAYS resenbled olr
decadents- HIS nerves were or q order.
his wan abolished. sex 10 dreamed ~ ac-
couipIlshinr rare @ud Singular deeds
BE was. en chair Il IN IS, En- the
seventeenth century. Ji-e Prince whom our
IreGerl writer's be.,eve they have IN
veae3 and whom thev ike 20 introduce
90 the stage or II ti.elr novels, che living
aracrro1isea who has Inherited tie tra-
aiticns ~ rugged ancestors. hut who can
glace 81 their service only an elervsted