The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-18
>OWE MN BOOkS.
Napoleon and the Ladies.


Tior. the rock Of m" sovereign just
what h. meant by that w. may not surely
Lnow. hut presumably he meant that Ia
Warriors aud sover-igns low" ~ d"trt.
mental Further Imputed sayIngS ~ his
regarding low" are Love - merely a
silly infatuatipu. dspend upon It Per
fest low" j. ideal happiness believe
hove To- h- hvrtf'Il to sncl-tv and To the
individual happiness - men heh"ve.
IN short that 10y" do, more harm than
good have something els" TO think
of than love No man wins triumphS m
that way Who does not forfeit some palms
Of glory I have conquered hearts
a. well rs countries Al the women
in m" world would not make me lose AN
hour Labor j. my element II would
he unreasonable to hold a great man TO
his eTigram- For clearer understand
ing Of the matter under consideration lot
us turn IN" pages ~ Mr. TIGHE HOP
NINs vivid and entertaining book. The
Women Napoleon L"r,d GIttle Brown and
Company. BnstonI
NRpoleon's first howe vas .Iussphin"
Before he met her he Was thoroughly o.
cupied with his military concerns aud an
getting on IN the world There we're one
involved. hut they did not amount to
anything. Whom. lean and hungry
youth and not vet obviously important.
he asked Nine Pcrmon to marry him.
that mature and sensible widow shook
with laughter. She fastened to apollo
RiEe My dear Napoleon sh. said.
pray don't think that | am laughing AT
you. I am laughing NJ myself for tho
al
Perhaps you think that YOU know my age
Well. you don I. and m not going TO tell
II 20 you. What ! will tell YOU is that
arm old enough to he your mother. And
now let us bring this affecting Joke to an
end n" urged her further. hut she
would not consent Rarras relates that
the very young Napoleon also proposed
marriage to Mile Montansier. the actress.
whose age was 6S. BARNS however was
malicious, and his story is not held To he
likely
Josephine AT the age Of 81 was a widow
with two children. She Is described az
being, with her soft auburn hair. her
southern pallor THAI was moro beautiful
than color, her tender grace and supple.
ness Of form, a woman rarely planned To
fascinat". Something may have been
added 20 her pallor in tho hundred DAYS
that sh" had Just passed in prison She
had fully expected that her head would
IL cut OF. n her husband = had h...'n hut
with the fall Of Rol,espierre's head there
WIS stay 81 that shocking business and
she was saved. Tn. reaction after th"
Terror hal strange expression II ~
said here In salons, IN pIblc gardens
At every street corner all Paris danced
mahly. franticallv II was l.ss Carnival
than SaiurnAlia, for everything. or almost
everything. was Permitted There were
halls IN graveyard ih'. dancers whlrhng
IN and ont among the C-av"stnnes
Octave SaIn" has described 4 RAJ
de~ Nictimes Guests arriving - this
hall he Avs bow II = la yiof ru" with 4
SHARP jerk ~ th" head tmr'.rrng a." tuu,"-
msnt ~ the condemned wh.n the "Ne-
c'hioner lays ham nn the plank aud puSh-,
his head through the lunett" Much
studied syraoe vas gwen to this mod. ~
greeting. and every On" sought - eNc.i
SO great a de<r~a ~ e'"garc.. did ~"u," If
the young da1diss lmplrt 20 thor u..-.
Torrance that the mentors ~ the '".na'.
Ar~oTagtIs did hem sp"ris honor Zach
gentleman appr"a bel hls PARTNER aud
quilted her with bpW = Ia ,IctIm" some
had their haIr cropped clns" ~ III" hack
of IN" mock. copying the style - samson .
In the toilstre II h" cund"un"i The
ladies followed suit and th. couture IA
.Victime spread throughout Franc" To- .
crown this ghasJly Jest IN" daughters ~ .
parsons who had died under the EIlIo. .
tine sometimes wore red shawl. m nom
DRY 81 the one thai IN. cVrcutiuner cast
nNs k.. ak..ttl,l..-g Of fka-t.rs..
and Mesdsna' Il" ~ Amarante before
they a.C"nded IA" scaH"ld
The same writer observes that the
lAdie- insisted that their dresses should
show every contour and b" ~ Transparent
fabriC- h" adds II - far - observe.
that the ladies OF the Directory period
po=se--ed none of the delicacy aud lanzuld
grace with which our fancy has endowed
them. nor any nf tno-" ultra polished
and dieaway charms which IN later time,
we're held 20 c"nstItut" refinement With J.
out exception almost they U.r- buNnm
healthy. loud voiced h.,ugs ma-pIl.n"
IN their ways broad IN their talE. npuI-ut
Of charm. wih ~. app"ritn- 81 nursing
mothers greedy and dainty too ruled
Sol~v by their -en-.-- ~ -pit. ~ their
sudden simulated tanning fits and sham
when the concert was over. falling on
the supper. demoiI-hing turkey and cold .
partridge. trIfleS and anchoyy, pAt3- .
IN mighty mouthfIls. pouring down wine
and hqueurs. And indeed these half
naked nymphs were bound 20 provide
themselves solid framework TO resist
the chest attacks that lay IN wait for them
az every door The winter draughts
would soon have 'rirmphed over those
cambric gowns and tunes a laurore q .
a cour~~ ~ high feeding mad NOT preserved
their waar"r- S''i Ip-"rhine was =
very feminine person
MIR Hopkins o.us Rarras lar and vii
min ~" does not credit III" malicious
tales told Nv Bar-aS about Napoleon and .
Josephine. A. b" sam" uU" ~ - not
made 10 appear to ne that jos"phins vas
IN. most sentative II females Shs
pes.ded a husl,art and fUDr,.y