The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-24

I'm charge OF the Minister Of tho In
terror to the Court of Austria. AS wife
OF tho Duc d'Angoulemc. the reader Is
Informed that In 1915 the princess
conducted herself at Bordeaux with SO
much courage and resource as to win
tho highest praise for gallantry and
shirt. Napoleon saying to ono of his
minister's: "Shc is the oniy man OF
tho family"
Mcistcr's description Is quoted and
closes most effectively an account
given OF an armed force overcoming
opposition to the establishment OF tho
DIrcctoirc with an appointment by tho !
convention putting Barras in charge
and bringing Bonaparte to the front, !
the thirteenth vcndenmiare being tho /
1atter's golden opportunity. the turn In |
fortunes wheel which makes him
from hcnceforth parsonage, and leads
directly to tho after establishment Of
the consulate. The reaction against
republican simplicity, the writer
points out. accentuates the characters
tics Of Partisan society under tho
Directoire in which Madam Tallien
and Madam De Beauharnais arc prom
lnen. figures. and society turns alter
natcly to the theatre. to dancing. to
art magic, ghost stories and English
=
action is evidenced by the distinctive
dress and Haunting opinions of the
Muscadins and Incroyables. by the
gatherings at the Cafe Carchy and by
the opposition Of the man who Is "thc
liberty OF song ipcarnated, the Royal
list. Pere Duchene."
In regard to streets ana public build
ings in Paris. one gathers that while
the epoch Of the revolution was one
of havoc and demolition. the period OF
the Directoire is favorable to the amen
ity and Improvement OF the city, four
milliong OF pounds sterling being ex-
. pended on varied and valuable reno
vatons. The costuming of the Direc-
tore period is described as being car
ried to an excess of fashion and lux
/ ury. comme-ilfaut toilets in white and
blue representing dawn and sunset,
taking the place OF habits a la sanscu-
lottes. a la Jacobine and la guillotine.
| In regard to the effect of the revolu-
| ton on rural France and upon religion,
it Is made plain that while 1t was sup
| posed that agriculture was at low
| ebb, the reverse Is shown to be true,
and that under the Directoire, services
! have been resumed and many churches
| reopenod. A brief but vivid resume is
| given Of the Babeuf conspiracy, ana
! the "Chanson Nouvelle.' for "thc uso
of the F'aubourgs." appears as a me-
| mortal of Sylvan Merechal, with a
! translation in full.
| Then follow the rivalry between
| Carnotand Barras. splitting the Direc-
| toire into hostile camps. the actien
| taken by Bonaparte and Augereau and
| the election of Merlin OF Donai and
| Francois de Neuchateau to the Dircc-
! toire; afterward reprisals directed
! against political adversaries, emigres,
priests and opposition journalists. in
volving Carnot's hurried flight from
| the Luxembourg and his escape to
Geneva. Then there is tile lettering of
! the Dircctoire to its fall Bonaparte's
| triumph In italy and Egypt, his re-
! turn to France. his coup d'etat on
November 16, 1899, when the Directoire
is abolished and Bonaparte, sieyes and
4 Roger-Ducos are decreed provisional
| consuis.
The reign OF the Directoire thus ex-
tended few months over four years.
a time that is full of the most vital
issues and the most important hap
penings in French history. Succeeding.
az it does. the tumult of the revolution,
its interest cannot be overestimated
THE Days of the Directors" must be
! thus accounted one of the notable pub
| locations OF 1910. Its historical value
Is greatly enhanced by the accuracy
and care with which it has been com
piled and the fascination of the de-
scrptions it affords of persons and
events
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