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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Entry of Louis XVIII. in 1874.

The procession which accompanied Louis NVIII into Paris was escorted by the old Imperial Guard. Others will tell of the mistaken treatment of the Guard both before and after that day; all that l have to say is that it's aspect was i'm posing, but that 1t froze us. It marched quickly, silent and gloomy, full of re- membranes of the past. 1t stopped, by a look, our outbursts of affection for those who were arriving. The shouts of Long live the King!' died on our lips as 1t rode by Here and there were hetrd shouts of Long live the Guard! Long live the Old Guardw but it did not well come these, and appeared to accept them in derslon. As 1t passed by the silence became general, and soon nothing could be heard but the monotonous tramp of the quick step striking our very hearts The consternation increased, and the coll tagious sadness of these old warriors gave to the whole ceremony the appearance of the Emperor's s funeral rather than that of the Kings accession.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
How Louis XVI. Went to Bed.

In the Memoirs of the Comtesse de Boigne just published there is the follow ing account of the ceremony which at- tended every night the going to bed of King Louis XVI. of France
 This process of going to bed, le coucher, as it was known, took place every even ing at half past nine.
 The King came in from an inner room, followed by his attendants. His hair was tied up and he had taken off his orders. Without paying attention to anybody, he walked inside the balustrade of the bed, and the almoner of the day took from the hand of the valet de chambre a prayer book and a large candlestlck with two lights. He followed the Fling within the balustrade, gave him the book, and held the candle during the prayer, which was a short one. The King then came back into that part of the room where the cour- tiers were standing. The almoner handed the candlestick to the first valet and he to a person indicated by the King who continued to hold 1t while the King was undressing. This was much envied mark of distinction, and at every recep- ton in the court all those who were com ing down from the coucher were asked, "Who held the candlestick?' and the choice as happens everywhere and at all times, was but seldom approved
 The Kings coat, waistcoat and shirt were taken off; he stood there naked to his waist, scratching and rubbing himself as if he had been alone, in the presence of the whole court and often of many strangers of distinction.
 The first valet handed the night shirt to the most highly qualified person. to one of the princes of the blood If any were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Marie Antoinette in 179o.

I can recall in full detail a scene that happened during that summer. It was many months since I had seen the Queen Shc came to Bellevue under the escort of the National Guard, uniform which l had been taught to detest. The Queen WIS even then, l think, practically a prisoner, for the escort never left her. At any rate, when she sent for me found her on the terrace surrounded by national guards. My little heart was af- feoted by this sight and I began to sob. The Queen knelt down, put her face against mine, and hid both our faces be- heath my long fair hair, begging me to hide my tears, l felt that hers were fall inc. can still hear her words. Flush. husl, Adelei" She remained for long time in this position.
 All the spectators were affected, but only the carelessness of childhood could have shown emotion at a moment when there was danger in every action. I do not know if any report was made of this scene, but the Queen did not return to Bellevue, and that was the last time saf her except from a distance, during my stay at the Tuileries. The impress sions O. that moment which I still pre- serve, are very distinct. I could describe he dress. She was in a white pierrot de lino', with a lilac-colored pattern, a full fl 'i, and large straw hat, the broad
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present; this was right and not a favor When the person was one with whom he was on familiar terms, the King would often play tricks while putting it on, step- ping on one side to make the holder run after him, accompanying thase jokes with long guffaws which greatly vexed those who were sincerely attached to him. When his shirt was on he put on his dressing gown, while three valets unfastened his waist-belt and knee brooches, which fell down to his ankles, and in that garb, scarcely able to walk with these ridicu- lous letters, he would shuttle round the circle of those in waiting.
 This reception was of no fixed duration, and might continue for a few minutes or for an hour; It's length depended upon those who were present.
 When the king had had enough of it, he shuffled backward to an armchair which was pushed into the middle of the room, and dropped into it. lifting up his legs; two pages on their knees immediatel seized his legs pulled off the King s shoes, and let them drop with a crash, which was a point of etiquette. As soon as he heard the noise the usher opened the door, saying, "Gentlemen will please pass out" Those present went away, and the ceremony was finished. However, the person who was holding the candlestic1 was allowed to stay if he had anything special to say to the King, and hence the value that was attached to this strange favor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Bathing at pieppe 100 Years Ago.

As for the comforts arranged for the convenience of bathers which Dieppe has since organized, they were non-eXistent at that time. My brother was able to find d little covered cart, and with great trouble and great expense, notwithstand- ing the universal poverty, man was hired to lead the horses down to the sea, and two women to go into the sea with me. These preparations raised the public surprise and curiosity to such pitch that my first bath was watched by a crowd on the shore. My servants were asked if l had been bitten by mad dog. l aroused extreme pity as I went by. and 1t was thought that 1 was being taken to be drowned. An old gentlemen called on my father to point out to him that he was assuming a great responsibility ta permitting so rash an act.
 It can hardly be imagined that the in habtants of a seashore should be So afraid of the sea. But at that time the people of Dieppe were chiefly occupied IF keeping out of sight of it and in protect ing themselves from the disasters which they feared the sea might bring, so that 1t was for them nothing more than means of annoyance and suffering. It is curious to think that ten years later bathers were arriving in hundreds, that special arrangements were made for their convenience
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
An Eccentric Duke.

In the Memoirs of the Comtesse de Boigne she gives an account of the Due de Laval, who lived in the latter part of the 18th century
 The Due de Laval was a really eccen- tric character, a phenomenon rare in any country, yet rarer in France, and rarer still in the class to which he belonged. Since he entered society he had always lived splendidly upon his profits at play without suffering any loss of reputa tion. He never seemed to frequent gaming houses any more than other men of his position. He never went about looking for pigeons to pluck, but he calculated upon an income of one hundred thousand crowns from cards as he would have cal culated upon a revenue from groundrents. He was the finest and the fairest player that could possibly be met. and decision of the Due de Laval on any doubtful point would have been rega rded as law through out Europe
 He had been a good officer, and it was insisted that he had a soldiers eye. In the ordinary course of life he professed a sefishness which ran to exaggeration- He met his daughter-in-law walking in the street one day when it was beginning to rain, pretended not to notice her. and said to her in the evening:
 Caroline, you must have got horribly wet this morning. I would have taken you into my carriage, but I was afraid of the damp if the door were opened"
 A thousand stories of this kind might be quoted, but his children loved him and every one respected him. He paid a large number of calls, for calling was in his case a rule of conduct; he insisted that 1t was the best means of preventing scandal about one as nobody cares to talk about a man who might walk in In the middle of the conversation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Dancer of Ridicule.

NJ. de Chabannes, of high birth, hand some, young, rich, and almost the man of the hour in making his first appear ance at one of the Queens balls was so clumsy as to fall down while dancing, and was so tactless as to cry Jesus Ma rial" as he fell. It was a fall from which he never rose again; the deslgna- ton cung to him permanently, to his complete despair. He volunteered for the American wars. and distinguished himself in action, but he came back Jesus Ma . ria" as he went out. Thus the Due de Coigny observed to his daughters on the day they were presented at court: Re member, that fin this country vice is iin- material, but ridicule is fatal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Madame Adelaide the Kinq's Aunt.

Madame Adelaide was undoubtedly tho cleverest of the daughters of Louis XV.; she was pleasant and easy in family life though extremely naughty. If a stranger happened to address her as Royal High ness" she would grow angry, scold the person who introduced the ambassadors, even the minister of foreign affairs, and discuss the incredible carelessness of this gentleman for a long time to come. She wished to be known as Madame, and would not permit the sons of France to assume the title of Royal IIighness.
 She hated wine, which she never drank, and those who sat near her at table turned away from her to drink it. Her nephews were always careful in this re- spect. If anyone neglected her wish she would say nothing, but the offender would not have found himself in her neighbor- hood again at table, and the lady of honor would have requested him to move away from t4e princess. If due considera tion were given to some of her weak points, especially by not splitting on the floor, which reused her almost to the point Of brutality, nothing could have been pleas anter than her company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
The Young Napoleon.

A dinner, during the voyage to "A Corsica, to which my father in- T vited the passengers, who includ- ed some officers of his regiment and the two Corsicans, he requested an officer, M. de Belloc, to call a young man who was wearing the uniform of the military echool and reading at the end of the oa.. The young man refused M. de Behoc came back irritated, and said to my father, should like to throw the un- sociablo little fellow into the sea. He has an unpleasant face. Will you grant me permission, Colonel?'
 ''No." said my father, laughing, "and I am not of your opinion. His face shows character, and I am sure that he will be heard of some day
 The unsociable fellow was the future Emperor Napoleon. Beloc has related this scene to me at least ten times, add ing with a sigh. ~Ah, if the Colonel had onl, allowed me to throw him into the sea, he would not be turning the world upside down today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Lafayette 3 Triumph.

M. de Lafayette did not, however, suc- cumb to the epithet of Giles le grand Ohe title of the clown in the comedy of the time), which M. de Choiseul had given him upon his return from America. On the contrary he aroused so much en- thusiasm that society undertook to secure his success with Mime. de Simiane, to whom he had been paying attentions be- fore his departure She was considered the prettiest woman in France, and had had no affairs as yet. Everyone con- spired to throw her into the arms of M
 de Lafayette, and few days after his re- turn he was by her side in box at Yer sailies, while an air was being sung from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Kings and the Cabman at the Court
 of Napoleon l,

It recalls to me the remark of a sentinel uttered some years later at moment when the imperial court was full of sov- ereigns This functionary addressed n cabman who had stopped in the court of the 'ruileries, and called out to him: /'You, there, be off. Unless your mas ter is king Nau cannot stand there"
 Inc Emperor was much amused at this story, for there were real kings among those thus treated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Sketch of Mime. Re.amler.

In the recently published Memoirs of the Comtesse de Boigne the author, who was an intimate friend of Madame Re- camier. gives most interesting portrait of her.
 Many portraits have been drawn of Mime. Recamier, but none, in my opinion, have reproduced the essential features of her character failure the more excus- able as her variety was infinite. Mme- Re- camier was a true type of womanhood ds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14

some opera, Love beneath the laurels finds ladies kind" The moral was point ed in a manner which clearly showed the sympathy and approval of this privileged nndiance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Hicks Capudine Cures

It is not narcotic or dope but removes the cause. Get bottle and try it for headaches, sour stomach, indigestion pains or colds. It's liquid affects i'm mediately pleasant to take. Sold at all drug stores.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
FOR SALE.

s1lOO-10 lots 50x1SO feet each and 10 acres of land; nice Groom house and Broom house. also barn, chicken house, etc.; 2 wells of fine freestone water; price about 1a value of inn proVements; right in the town of Fruithurst. about half way between Birmingham and Atlanta. Fine loca- tion for summer home, or poultry and fruit. Call and see picture of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Social Etiquette of 18th Century.

On the whole, if the language of this society was free it's actions were ex- tremely restrained. A man who placed h-3 hand on the arm of a chair occupied by l6dy would have been considered ex- ces5iYely rude. Only the greatest inti- n. - could justify walk arm in arm, ttat was unusual, even in the coun- try. Gentlemen never offered their arms or their hands to take a lady in to dn- ner, and a man would never have sat down ell sofa together with lady; cut language, on the other hand, was free to the pont of licentiousness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
Memoirs 0f COmtesse de BOrgne
ATTRACTS FROM VOLUME RE GENTLY PUBLISHED CHARLES

ribbons of which were tied in a large knot at the point where the fichu crossed. Young EngIIshman Who Climbed St.
 Peters.
 In the Memoirs of the Comtesse de Boigue she tells the following incident that happened during her stay in ome in the later years of the 18th century:
 MT. Wilbraham Bootle, a young En- glishman, handsome, clever, of high so- cial position. and immensely rich, fell m love with Miss Taylor who could bring her husband nothing but her pretty face. Mir Wilbraham Bootle, however, aspired to this position, and easily obtained her consent& The marriage day had been fixed. At a great dinner at Ford Camel- ford's the conversation turned upon an ascent that had been made in the morn ing to the cross upon the dome of St. 1 eters To reach the cross it was nec- essary to pass outside the ball. MT. Will Draham Bootle said that he did not pos- sess a steady head, would never be able to reach the cross, and that nothing in the world would induce him to try.
 "ffothirg in the world?" said Miss Tay- Tor.
 Nothing I assure you"
 What, not even if I were to ask you?'
 You would not ask me to do thing fo@ which I frankly admit my dislike"
 "Excrse me, do ask you, beg of you anu if necessary l insist
 Mr. Wilbraham Bootle attempted to laugh the matter off, but Miss Taylor in- sisted, notwithstanding the interference of Lord Camelford.
 The whole company met two days fol- lowing at St. Peters to watch the per foT:nance of the task imposed upon the yolng man. He performed his trial with great coolness, and when he came down the triumphant beauty came towards him with outstretched hand; he took her hand, kissed it, and sajd: Miss Taylor, l have obeyed the whm of charming girl. Permit me now in return to give you piece of advice if you wish to keep your power, never misuse 1t. 1 wish you all prosperity, and now goodbye"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-14
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DR. JAMES A. ALLEN.
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Lake

Everylot a beauty. Price $50 to $2oo per lot. Terms $Io cash, $5 per month. No interest and no taxes till fully paid for. Free deed to heirs in event of death.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-09
Bananas.

The highest known authority on
bananas, the golden treasure of the
tropics, is Edward w. Perry Said
he: Bananas pay their producer
nearly three times as much money as
potatoes are worth an acre; brings
the grower profits which are three
times the farm value Of the chief
food crops of the United States, and
have paid gains equal TO percent
per annum on S113S an acre for the
last twenty-five years. The crop is
sold years ahead Of production at
prices insuring good profits" Mr..
Perry adds: Bananas are by mil
lions Of people eaten green or ripe,
raw or cooked; are served in all
ways in which apples, grains and po-
tatoes are used, and are palatable,
healthful and nutritious in every
way in which they are prepared.
They make excellent bread, cakes
and pies, puddings, confectionery and
coffee substitutes; yield brandy, beer,
vinegar, sugar. oil and fibres. They
are bought as luxury by millions who
may use them as a staple food. Yet
they may be grown profitably in a
small area only; therefore banana
culture affords a perfectly safe and
gainful use OF time and money
New York Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-09
FEARFUL BURNING SORES.
Boy i'm Misery II Years--Ezcema In
Rough Scales, Itching and In
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"Cuticura has put n stop 10 twelve wears
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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-09

Gerald: That's funny. isn't II!
Number SO. THE Christmas Ham.
per-" Somebody's sent the old boy
a hamper, and he's found nothing in
IL but a heap OF bricks and straw.
DO look at the comical way he's hold.
ing the empty basket up and peering
inside il.
Dorothy (laughing): It's awfully
clever. isn't il? i must bring auntie
round and show IL 10 her. She's very
fond of anything that's really funny.
There's big picture over there. II
looks rather we'll from here. won
der what il is.
Gerald Gas they walk up 10 it,: O
yes! that's that celebrated picture.
THE Village Bride" Magnificent
piece OF work, isn't il? How the
light seems 10 sparkle on her face.
Dorothy: She's very pretty girl,
too.
Gerald: o, don't know. I've met
at least one who is far prettier. Be-
sides, a girl never looks so pretty as
when she is wearing her bridal dress.
&.
That's a striking picture-the knight
in armor and the lady and the SOL
diers; what is il?
Gerald: o, that's Jackson's cele-
brated picture, Victory" It's a
knight who has come back from the
war and is returning TO his lady the
scarf she tied on his arm as tails
man. It's great painting. Such a
fine air of animation and rejoicing
about IL. See how glad she looks
at meeting him again, and how
Mrs. Arbuthnot (hurrying up): My
dear Dorothy, I've been looking for
you everywhere. ! began TO be afraid
! had lost you.
Dorothy: Mr.. Markham has been
showing me the pictures and explain
ing them, auntie. And I've been so
interested.
Gerald: Not more so than l, ! am
sure, Mrs. Arbuthnot
Mrs. Arbuthnot: Well, we must be
going. Are you disengaged this
evening, Mr.. Markham? We are
dining alone, and should be delighted
to see you. Dorothy is staying with
us over Sunday.
Gerald: should be very happy in
deed, If Clocks at Dorothy
Dorothy (coloring a little and hold
ing out her hand with smile): Au
revoir, Mr.. Markham A., in
Black and White.