New-York tribune., 1907-07-07

fashionable. ran into debt 10 be fasbi,,oh1
gambled TO be fashionable was free tbinke-
to be fashionable. and was a flirt for the sarna
reason" In regard TO the King she has sever,,
amusing things To say Perhaps her most pict-
uresque reference to the subject occurs IN her
account Of the manner in which Louis went To
bed:
hy his attendants His hair was tied 10 ana "a
had taken of his ORDERS Without paying attentian
TO anybody he walked inside the baIustrade ~ ~.
bed. and the almoner for the day took from the
hand of the udIet de chGFsbre a prayer-book and =
large candlestick with two lights. lie followed he
King within the baluStrade, gave him the book
and held the candle during the prayer which Va.
a short one The King then came back into maj
part of the room where the cOurtiers standing
The almoner handed the candlestick the frst
valet, and he TO a person Indicated BY the King
who continued 70 hoId ~ Whlle the King was
tinction. and at every reception in the court an
were asked who held the candIestick9' and he
choice. as happens everywhere and at al times
The Kings coat, waistcoat and shirt were taken
off; he stood there naked to his waist, scratching
and rubbing himself If he had been alone in the
presence OF the whole court and often OF many
The first valet harded the night-shirt 10 the
highly qualified person, TO one Of the princes
nd of he not 39oq ro4 any WSde S 5a @ was 5 a,
whom he familiar terms. the King would
one siie 20 make the holder after him accom-
panying these charming Jokes with loud outlaws.
which greatly vexed those who were sincerely at
tached to him When his shirt was he put on
his dT-SSlnS-gOWn, while three Nt4CtS EDf1Steled
his waistbelt and knee breeches, which fell down to
his ankles. and in that garb, scarcely able to walk
with these ridiculous fetters. he would shuhe
round the circle Of those in waiting
When the King had had enough 9g Of it he shuf1ed
the middle Of the room and dropped mo it Tftine
up his legs; two pages on their knees Immediately
seized his legs pulled off the Kings shoes ana et
them drop with a crash. which was point Of eti-
quette- AS soon as he heard the noise the usher
pass out Those present went away and the
was holding the candlestick was allowed TO stay II
he had anything special to say 70 the King. and
hence the value attached TO this strange favor
The political fermentation going on at this
period interests the Comtesse de BoigDe as she
looks back at her childhood. but she wisely
subordinates her comments thereon 70 such
notes as the foregoing. and to the record OF her
own personal experiences We are Interested
of course. in what she has 70 say about such
memorable episodes as the flight u Varecnrs.
but her pages seem somehow more To the pCr-
pose when they help % realize the fl-t-u.
little details of eighteenth century existence
We delight in her stories Of her popularity as
a little girl among the royal ladies. who evil
IDENTIFY petted her 10 an eXtraord.rary Ce-rge.
giving her. for example. doll so raaEu.acer1
that even in her Old age she can write about
it with a certain fervor. We like too her a.
lusion 10 the large white spaniel which shared
her walks. III the road happened TO be very
muddy. he was put into a large white linen
| bag and carried by two OF the servants OF
duty The anecdote is drou enough Yet II $
also one Of those innumerabIe trifing tou-les
In the memoirs Of the revolutionary pe-sli
which help Us 70 understand how France cane
TO have her bath Of blood. one oac irnass--
how that spaniel in his bag may have stir.
the turbid imagination OF some w-etched peasant
passing the highway.
But it is not of the lurid aspects OF the e--at
upheaval that hear most in these memoirs
The author was fortunate enough as We have
already noted. 70 be out Of harms way At the
worst moments in the development OF French
affairs We turn from the French court 10
scenes in England. where. by the way Ms Fg.z-
herbert shows her an enormous collection -
shoe buckles all belonging 70 the Prince q
Wales, and where. in due course after soma
little travel. the young Frenchwornan Is married
to General de Boigne. recently returned from
India with an immense fortune She was SIN
teen and he was forty-nine There was no love
between them Indeed. she told him when she
accepted his offer that she did not care for him
the least and probably never should do s. hu-
that II he were willing TO establish the irEa-
pendenCe Of her parents her gratitude would
enable her 70 marry him without relu--a-ea-
General de Boigne appears 20 have mad -se
best OF a bad bargain with considerable good