New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-03

was with viscount Taare. a handsome. witty
young Irishrnan. Nine. du Deffand extinguished
this flame by causing the penniless youth TO
cult Paris. Julie pinned for a few days: took an
overdose of opium-some say to quiet her nerves,
others say to commit suicide-but soon re-
covered her wonted spirits. The next attach
n1ent was far more serious and was the turning
point OF her existence. The central figure Of
Nine du Deffand's salon. and her most favored
friend, was d'Alembert. thrice famous as phi
Icsopher, author and mathematician. D'Alem-
bert's origin was strangely similar to that of
Julie de Lespinasse. Both were fruits Of
liaisons Like Julie. d'AIambert had for
mother a woman of the highest race and breed
ms The Marouise de Tencin clandestinely gave
birth to q child. and to avoid scandal caused
tie infant 10 bs abandoned on the steps of the
ChurcY. OF Saint Jean-le-Rond. The commlssary
&C police discovered the founding. and in honor
&c the church had il baptized Jean Baptiste
Lerond, and sent it to a village in Picardy to be
nursed Six weeks later the father, the CheVa-
Her Destouches an artillery officer surnamed
ACKNOWLEDGMENT" to distinguish him from
other Destouches. returned from a campaign, and
OIL the same day was appraised Of the birth and
the abandonment OF his "Destouches-
canon" being married did not recognize his son,
but after 4 diligant and successful search
brought the infant back to Paris. where he was
seen in a huge carrousse holding the child IN
his arms, driving frantically through the streets
in quest of a wetnurse. The infant was placed
in charge of a good hearted GLACIER and his wife,
and 'Destouches-canon" gave ii an annuity OF
l 200 livres-the equivalent of $3.50. The child
showed remarkable intelligence. became a prod
irz-." and was finally discovered" by the cele-
brrted Nine Goeffrin. whose social career. in
spite OF the fact that she the daughter of
Rodet the Dauphns valet de chambre, was
among the most famous in Europe. Mime. Goef-
frin, always lion hunter. was friend or the
Maruuse de Tencin. and was aware of the cir
cumstances of the birth of the young prodigy,
who from Lerond became Gutenberg. then
d'Arembert, and at last d Alembert.
In the spring Of 1854. when d'Alembert first
met Julie de Lespinasse. IN the salon Of Nine.
du Defand, he was in the golden age" of his
intimacy with his hostess, and had attained the
apogee Of academic glory. The friend of Vol
taire instantly fell in love with Julie, orphaned
like himself, and the admiration OF the impress
slonable young womansoon rpened into affection.
The foremost geometrician OF his age exclaimed.
Ike the Aminte of Tasso, Every moment OF
my life passed without loving you / regard as
irrevocabIy lost" The intimacy could not long
be concealed from the jealous Nine. du Deffand.
She became furious. She exclaimed, II might
have hardened a transient infatuation due TO
frailty of flesh. but felt most cruelty outraged
when saw that my idol the man whose genius
I admired with all my soul. had escaped from
my intellectual empire and attachment that I
had been convinced was 20 be everlasting" The
quarrel that ensued led 10 permanent estrange-
ment and Julie de Lesplnasse left the house.
and created a salon OF her own where beside
the ever faithful d'Alembert she held other
admirers in her sway. notably David Hume, the
Scotch historian; the Marquis de Mora, who