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'7'。  Mme。  de Genlis; 〃Souvenirs de Félicie;〃 p。  160。  … It is

important; however; to call attention to the old…fashioned royal

attitude under Louis XV and even Louis XVI。  〃Although I was advised;〃

says Alfieri; 〃that the king never addressed ordinary strangers; I

could not digest the Olympian…Jupiter look with which Louis XV

measured the person presented to him; from head to foot; with such an

impassible air; if a fly should be introduced to a giant; the giant;

after looking at him; would smile; or perhaps remark。  …  'What a

little mite!' In any event; if he said nothing; his face would express

it for him。〃 Alfieri; Mémoires;〃 I。138; 1768。  (Alfieri; Vittorio; born

in Asti in 1749 … ? Florence 1803。  Italian poet and playwright。  (SR。)

… See in Mme。  d'Oberkirk's 〃Mémoires。〃 (II。  349); the lesson

administered by Mme。  Royale; aged seven and a half years; to a lady

introduced to her。



'8'。  Champfort; 26; 55; Bachaumont; I。  136 (Sept 7;1762)。  One month

after the Parliament had passed a law against the Jesuits; little

Jesuits in wax appeared; with a snail for a base。  〃By means of a

thread the Jesuit was made to pop in and out from the shell。  It is all

the rage  …  here is no house without its Jesuit。〃



'9'。  On the other hand; the song on the battle of Rosbach is

charming。



'10'。  〃Correspondance secrète;〃 by Métra; Imbert; etc。; V。  277

(Nov。  17; 1777)。  …  Voltaire; 〃Princesse de Babylone。〃



'11'。  Baron de Bezenval; 〃Mémoires;〃 II。  206。  An anecdote related

by the Duke。



'12'。  Archives nationales; a report by M。 Texier (1780)。  A report

by M。 Mesnard de Chousy (01; 738)。



'13'。  〃Marie Antoinette;〃 by d'Arneth and Geffroy; I。  277 (February

29。  1772)。



'14'。  De Luynes; XVII。  37 (August; 1758)。  …  D'Argenson; February

11; 1753。



'15'。  Archives nationales; 01; 738。  Various sums of interest are

paid: 12;969 francs to the baker; 39;631 francs to the wine merchant;

and 173;899 francs to the purveyor。



'16'。  Marquis de Mirabeau; 〃Traité de Population;〃 60。  …  〃Le

Gouvemement de Normandie;〃 by Hippeau; II。  204 (Sept。  30; 1780)。



'17'。  Mme。  de Larochejacquelein; 〃Mémoires;〃 p。  30。  …  Mme。

d'Oberkirk; II。  66。



'18'。  D'Argenson; January 26; 1753。



'19'。  George Sand; 〃Histoire de ma vie;〃 I。78。



'20'。  〃Marie Antoinette;〃 by d'Arneth and Geffroy; I。  61 (March 18;

1777)。



21。  D'Argenson; January 26; 1753。



'22'。  〃Marie Antoinette;〃 III。  135; November 19; 1777。



'23'。  Barbier; IV。; 155。  The Marshal de Soubise had a hunting lodge

to which the king came from time to time to eat an omelet of

pheasants' eggs; costing 157 livres; 10 sous。  (Mercier; XII 192;

according to the statement of the cook who made it。)



'24'。  Mme。  d'Oberkirk; I。  129; II。  257。



'25'。  Mme。  de Genlis; 〃Souvenirs de Félicie;〃 80; and 〃Théatre de

l'Education;〃 II。  367。  A virtuous young woman in ten months runs into

debt to the amount of 70;000 francs: 〃Ten louis for a small table; 15

louis for another; 800 francs for a bureau; 200 francs for a small

writing desk; 300 francs for a large one。  Hair rings; hair glass; hair

chain; hair bracelets; hair clasps; hair necklace; hair box; 9;900

francs;〃 etc。



'26'。  Mme。  de Genlis; 〃Adèle et Théodore;〃 III。  14。



'27'。  Mme。  d'Avray; sister of Mme。  de Genlis; sets the example; for

which she is at first much criticized。



'28'。  〃When I arrived in France M。 de Choiseul's reign was just

over。  The woman who seemed nice to him; or could only please his

sister…in…law the Duchesse de Gramont; was sure of being able to

secure the promotion to colonel and lieutenant general of any man they

proposed。  Women were of consequence even in the eyes of the old and of

the clergy; they were thoroughly familiar; to an extraordinary degree;

with the march of events; they knew by heart the characters and habits

of the king's friends and ministers。  One of these; on returning to his

chateau from Versailles; informed his wife about every thing with

which he had been occupied; at home he says one or two words to her

about his water…color sketches; or remains silent and thoughtful;

pondering over what he has just heard in Parliament。  Our poor ladies

are abandoned to the Society of those frivolous men who; for want of

intellect; have no ambition; and of course no employment (dandies)。〃

(Stendhal; 〃Rome; Naples; and Florence;〃 377。  A narrative by Colonel

Forsyth)。



'29'。  De Bezenval; 49; 60。  … 〃Out of twenty seigniors at the court

there are fifteen not living with their wives; and keeping mistresses。

Nothing is so common at Paris among certain people。〃 (Barbier; IV。

496。



'30'。  Ne soyez point époux; ne soyez point amant;

Soyez l'homme du jour et vous serez charmant。



'31'。  Crébillon; fills。  〃La nuit et le moment;〃 IX; 14。



'32'。  Horace Walpole's letters (January 15; 1766)。  … The Duke de

Brissac; at Louveciennes; the lover of Mme。  du Barry; and passionately

fond of her; always in her society assumed the attitude of a polite

stranger。  (Mme。  Vigée…Lebrun; 〃Souvenirs;〃 I。  165。)



'33'。  De Lauzun; 51。  … Champfort; 39。  … 〃The Duc de  …  whose wife

had just been the subject of scandal; complained to his mother…in…law:

the latter replied with the greatest coolness; 'Eh; Monsieur; you make

a good deal of talk about nothing。  Your father was much better

company。' 〃 (Mme。  d'Oberkirk; II。  135; 241)。  …  〃A husband said to

his wife; I allow you everything except princes and lackeys。' He had

it right since these two extremes brought dishonor on account of the

scandal attached to them。〃 (Sénac de Meilhan; 〃Considérations sur les

moeurs。)  …  On a wife being discovered by a husband; he simply

exclaims; 〃Madame; what imprudence! Suppose that I was any other man。〃

(La femme au dix…huitième siècle;〃 201。)



'34'。  See in this relation the somewhat ancient types; especially

in the provinces。  〃My mother; my sister; and myself; transformed into

statues by my father's presence; only recover ourselves after he

leaves the room。〃 (Chateaubriand; 〃Mémoires;〃 I。  17; 28; 130)。  …

〃Mémoires de Mirabeau;〃 I。  53。) The Marquis said of his father

Antoine: 〃I never had the honor of kissing the cheek of that venerable

man。  。  。  At the Academy; being two hundred leagues away from him; the

mere thought of him made me dread every youthful amusement which could

be followed by the least unfavorable results。〃  …  Paternal authority

seems almost as rigid among the middle and lower classes。

(〃Beaumarchais et son temps;〃 by De Loménie; I。  23。  …  〃Vie de mon

père;〃 by Restif de la Bretonne; passim。)



'35'。  Sainte…Beuve; 〃Nouveaux lundis;〃 XII; 13;  …  Comte de Tilly;

〃Mémoires;〃 I。  12; Duc de Lauzun; 5。  …  〃Beaumarchais;〃 by de

Loménie; II。  299。



'36'。  Madame de Genlis; 〃Mémoires;〃 ch 2 and 3。



'37'。  Mme。  d'Oberkirk。  II。  35。  …  This fashion lasts until 1783。

…  De Goncourt;
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