The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-20
ON NAPOLEON Iu'S COURT.

4 Courts Of Memory: ls5s-1s75 From Con-
,,prnry Letters. BY L. do HezormaDn-
'lnrons Illustrated With FortEaits, Fac
York
world never tires OF getting init
4 narratlons Of groat events and
1.tstorical eras Accordingly, these
from this author, which give so
ia picture OF the brilliant court OF
lhst Napoleon. will be eagerly well
by the reading public OF Europe
q America The writer of these let
was formerly Miss Lille Greenough
1mbridge. Massachusetts,, where, as
I'd. she developed the remarkable
which later was TO make her
/, ~ When the girl was only fifteen
OF ago. her mother took her to
pn to study under Garcia. Two
n later Miss Greenough became tho
:tt Charles Moulton, son of the great
>Ucan banker In Paris. As wife OF
toultop she became an appreciated
at the court Of Napoleon III. and
netement is that 1.-The Paris news
.,1 Of the day OF tho second empire
@4ed with the praises of her personal
<uone and exquisite singing" After
years OF gaiety In Paris, the war
Sernany came on and then the
Qune- Upon the fall Of the empire
4 noulton returned TO America, where
Ipspand died, and a few years after
she married NJ. de Hegermann-
IN Minister TO the United States,
later his country's representative
pcknolm. Rome. and Paris.
- the writer OF these letters had
nnity' which was rare indeed, TO
n tne great ones Of the Paris OF that
enn her avenues OF information
Sy and open. Her letters describ-
ipe eayety OF the French court under
Isl empire are vivid, striking word.
amas OF the time, and thew are
OF great significance upon public
:. AND the fate of individuals; for IL
w that TO tho members OF the inner
OF that court, Of which the author
Ese letters evidently was admitted.
,H serves were made, and everything,
~" and private. was freely discussed. |.
EIters besides being Of high value
tune analrs. are also Of the deepest
~ interest, in giving accounts end
tures OF the individuals making
court. as well as Of notables OF
1e; and they even go to tho ey-
~ describing special toilets In the
iuncHons, menus, and the
IL LlVely conversations arc report
~ important personages, and the
N slrl as the wife OF the great
NEe son. seems 10 have Improves
\ kcellent opportunities to jot dowr
- length and In vivid detail those
OF interest, public and private
cAms under her notice or in her
she has an excellent gift foi
LASS OF work, and her letters ar,
admirable. They are addreesAi
m mother for the most part and /;
nAYe been a Joy TO receive then
V3y were written s'i
oook is a large. fine one. and in.
sksrs nave done full justice to th.
y merits OF the letters, presently,
~ admirable form and carryjns
petn many fac SMILES OF letters ans
me illustrations. Doubtless IN,
nas. In revising the letters, take,
P9ttnnlty to freshen them up ant
Win respect to them what peopl
Mould like the opportunity 10 d,
nDs the. retort supreme later -,
bey would have been glad TO max,
~ moment. And SO these are no
ranrt;eemporary letters, they are Ii ii
sMsiisslon OF Incidents, narration
ues: and functions of a I'm
ad5s important In history Of crea
|HI<s and OF immense Changes {,
W." ahd In Germany. Nothine o,n
,ese letters has appeared In a ver
"'' ~ the field which they cover