Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-21
A PRINCESS IN EXILE.
Life in Palace Regulated by strik.
ing Clocks.

Tlcrc have been many royal suf-
fercrs through revolutions, but not
on" of them perhaps endured sucii
fuiness of misfortune as Mime. Roy
ale. daughter Of Louis XVI, whose life
is described in Lady Theodore David
sons version of Turquans book Of
that name.
Inc remarkable woman known as
Nine RoHuic was born into surround
ings OF the greatest pomp and luxury
While an infant She had so personal
attendants, and file yearly bill for
her boulllon at the age Of two amount
Ell t. E2GS. but by her 18th year she
had suffered three wears Of imprison-
mcnt, lost her father, mother and
aunt, who were guillotined, and was
herself made an exile.
Although a hard favored woman in
later life, She was beautiful in hex.
young days. Her haughtiness. how
ever, greatly troubled her mother,
Marie AntCinette. who adopted curl
GUS measure to check It. r
she chose for her a little. com
pan;"n Of humble birth who was to be
the princess's own. charge and was
t. share with h"r the good things Of
life. I have myself seen, writes a
visitor to the court. the queen super
intending madame's meal in company
with a little peasant whom madame
had to look after and serve first. The
queen saying, You must do the hon
or" -"
The subsequent events leading up
to the imprisonment in the Tcn1plc
are too Well known to need dcscrip-
ton. The life of the orphaned child
there was pitiful, but she bore her
trials braycly
she remained unruificd b. such
VeXatonS as sleeping OF II char mat
treSs, having no carpet. no spare body
inner or shoes, sweeping out nor room
THE young girl" at 4 later
period of her Imprisonment. was
dressed III scanty gray bodice she
had long outerowr. Her skirt was
much too short. She wore Il kcrthjcf
around her neck and another on her
heaG. Her hands were coarse and red.
size spoke with hesitation and seemed
AFRAID OF uttcling an imrrudent word
f'ut even worse than her imprison-
ni"nt was The disappointment of her
marriage. This was arranged while
IN exile without the bride and bride
groom meeting. She dreamed OF :,
nero. and this is how they met.
Whcn the carriages halted TIE king
Nouis XVIII, her uncle) descended
from his: Madame, light as a bird, in
spite OF month in her carria-e.
jumped down. ran across 10 the king
and knelt I" receive his blessing.
l Il
ms shcltering rotunditv Il rrail Great
IRE Of mpnkeylike appearance.
y our betrothed, the Due d'Angou-
iefnc' he announced. placing Il fat
hand on the punv shoulder Of the
prince and propclling him toward his
niece.
YET the Due 'Ancoulemc il not in
'eiiectual. was kindly, honest and
gentle man. devoted to his wife as shn
III latter life was to him.
Even IN their days of power The life
OF Mime. Royaie had little JOY in it,
me routine of the Due and Duch-
esse Aneoueme's lives at the Tuil-
cries was as unvarying as that of n
convent.
ihey rose at O'Clock in winter and
2 ~ summer and lighted their own
fires
Hl hail-paSt 10 o'clock precisely
theN hreakfasted. The meal was at
tented by two Of the kings gentlemen
ana few of their own cutie. After
inc meal the duchesse and hcr hus-
band paid visit to the king.
Madame sat near linn with her
ladles and while ne TESTED she worked
at her c,nhodery After 90 minutes
OF this entertainment she laid her
needle aside, rose and courtseyed low
to his majesty.
The king, a prisoner to his chair
Irom govt and corpulency. would kiss
her hand, then rattle off scandaious
ana shameless stories without end. ar
Ter which with his followers he would
attend mass. The whole family
would dine at half-past 2 o'clock and
usually spend the evening at cards
and embroidery.
fuhctuality. even when the family
was IN exile, became almost vice.
everything was regulated like clock