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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;