The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-08-24
A PARTISAN BEAUTY.
NINE. FALLEN, WHO, 1T is ASSERTED,
SNUBBED NAPOLEON


4 woman whose Enhancing Lowell
ness Dnzzled Even the Women Oi
the French CnpItaI-The Mild and
InoTcnsIve Young Bonapnrte.
During the drectolre Marie de- Medi-
els palace became the center Of gov
rInment and Barrns reigned there I'M
der the inspiration Of Nine. Tallien. 1t
was she who organized all the fetes
and ceremonies which cnliyencd Parls
after the Terror IN 1896 the beautiful
Spaniard WAS twenty three and had al
ready had an evcntful past. The daugh.
ter Of a iinHncicr named Cabarrus, she
had married ut the age of sixteen the
Marquis de Fontenay, been divorced
from him in 1893 and had remarked q
few months after, Tallicn, the conTen-
tinnucl
Arrested May %, 1874. she was i'm.
prisoned In Les Carmes, and 1t was
from here that she wrote the singing
epistlcs to her husband which induced
that Mavcrlng spirit to dare all In the
attempt to set her free. Armed with
dagger In case of failure and all the
courage he could muster, Tnllien on
the famous 9th Thermidor attacked
Robespicrrc in debate which brought
about the fail of the "sea green mon
stern
The reign of terror came TO an end.
thr prisons disEOrgcd their victims, and
Nine Tallien received from the people
the title Of Notrc Dame de Thermidor.
The world was at her feet, and she daz-
lied it by her beauty and her charm,
her lovers and her luxury. Even wom-
en- forgot to be jealous and acknowledge
cd what all men proclaimed. The fol
lowing description Is from the pen OF
one Of her own sex, Nine. de Chaste-
nay;
"Mmc. Tallicn came every day TO
visit Barras. | do not think II possible
10 be loveicr than this woman was
then. | shall always see her like
fairy queen among the rest, her beau
tiful bluck hair coiled simply on her
head without any ornament, round her
neck single string of large pearls.
She wore white underdress and
tunc of ink crepe. and. sitting on the
ground playing with n child Of three.
the son of one of Barras' friends, they
made group which no classic sculp-
ture could surpass."
Barras tells us with great naiyete, In
his memoirs. that the Little Corsican"
only turned his attention TO Josephine
Beanharnais after fruitless attempt
To obtain favor with Mime. Tallicn and
that this lady had treated him with
great disdain, telling him 'she could do
better for herself" This account of
the affair coming from any other quar-
ter would be more credible.
\ considerable event was now to
take place at the Luxembourg namely,
the reception given TO General Bona
partc nftcr the campaign of Italy. For
this ceremony dee. 10. 1900 the court
yard of the palace was transformed
into sort of temple, and an altar TO
In Patric erected In the grand entrance
hall The five directors, with Barras
Mt their head, Nttired themselvea ns
Romans, while Tallcyrand. the min
lister of foreign affairs, was prepared
with an elaborate hurHnGue.
The scene was made additionally
brilliant by the presence of many Ia
dies. whose splendid Jewels and rich
dresses did honor TO the occasion
while their eager faces and murmurcd
admiration betrayed their interest in
the young hero. Among these groups
not the least noticeable We're Nine. dc
StncI and Nine Recamicr and
Beauty" as Napoleon himself named
them
Alone of NIL the assembly the future
emperor had assumed no imposing COS
tune His uniform. that of II general of
the Revolution, suggested character
of republican simplicity, while HIS pal
lor his gravity and quiet demennor
seemed to dcprccate the ceremony OF
his speech was equally modest, his
theme the pride he felt In his country's
scientific conqucsts and her progress
in the paths of peace.
Surely no government could suspect
rival in so well disposed young
man. Two years later the coup d'ctnt
of Rrumaire drove Barras from the
Luxembourg, and the first assembly
which IN France hns borne the title of
senate, began its sittings In the palace
Hon. Mrs l.. Stuart Wortley In M
tional Review.