a king´s favourite - madame du barry - 1915

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arts
of
the
romancer.
Until
recently
the
memory
on
this
point,
infamy
she
might
have
disowned.
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The Pavilion
Department
a
sinecure
of
a
post
as
storekeeper.
Though
he
had
already
a
titled
mistress,
the
famous
Francesca,
he
con-inued
to
protect
the
young
couple
after
the
marriage,
but
such
a
trifle
would
not
disturb
a
philosophic
jewelled
rosaries
that
were
found
at
Louveciennes
with
her
Manuel
de
Chretien.
publicly
by
the
showroom,
with
AT LABILLE'S
dormitory
would
fabrics,
Jeanne
was
surrounded
his
house,
where
they
were
to
do
the
honours
the
Roue
brought
together
for
Moncrif
i8 A
Barry
offered
in
vain
to
pay
for
the
The
Palace
was
always
easy
of
access
to
visitors,
and
if
oniy
one
were
decently
clad
it
was
quite
possible
to
wander
through
the
Royal
apartments,
and
to
behold
his
Majesty
and
the
Royal
Family
dine
in
public.
Jeanne,
on
leaving
the
office
of
Foulon,
the
Superintendent
of
Finance,
used
to
go
to
the
Chateau,
Vaubernier,
her
first
husband.
Grammont,
had
feared
the
advent
of
a
queen,
following February,
good-natured
THE PRESENTATION
of
a
Sophie
more
natural
than
a
fairy
tale.
With
magnificent
serenity
she
mounted
queen-like
the
grand
staircase
at
Versailles.
Her
vitality,
Buildings.
In
Madame
de
Pompadour's
time
every
petition,
every
request
had
to
be
submitted
to
her
before
being
presented
to
the
King
lovely
hands,
position.
Although
not
beautiful
DISDAINFUL BEAUTIES
Beauvau
made
Marche,
who
pleasure-loving
death
was
commuted
to
three
by
that
not
appear
in
a
very
favourable
light
when
we
compare
MADAME I)U
kindness
to
66 A
mingled harmoniously
THE MARRIAGE
stars.
Along
the

rue
Royale
over
the
sovereign
in
a
matter
of
grave
political
mportance.
She
in the
procedure
to
be
annulled,
and
Maupeou
gratui-ous
advice
kingdom,

A ROYAL
86 A
what
manner
Madame
Du
Barry
and
as
matters
now
CHOISEUL'S DISGRACE
of
the
Duke
de
La
Vrilliere,
nd
to
retire
to
Chanteloup
until
I
THE NEW
anxiously
awaited
the
King
of
Spam's
letter.
At
last
on
January
10,
1771,
Madame
Du
Barry
learnt
that
a
messenger
had
arrived
from
Madrid,
and
on
the
following
day
the
Count
de
Fuentes
was
dissolved
by
decree
of
the
Grand
Council,
followed
by
the
exile
of
the
magistrates.
Public
august
visitor,
she
was
careful
PARENTAL ADVICE
large
handwriting
she
wrote
a
letter
in
rough
and
clumsy
French,
scolding
her
froward
daughter,
to
be
name
honoured
me,
I
won
not
the
slightestxpression
of
goodwill
from
my
sister-in-law.
himself
so
agreeable
to
her.
She
had
not
failed
to
present
the
King
with
one
of
the
portraits
smilingbeauty
1
Diderot
does
not
to
:

Walpole,
excused
himself
on
the
plea
that
only
the
King
at
first
accepted
the
compliments
mont
A GENEROUS
joyfully
A FRACTIOUS
felicity.
he
story
went
that
the
physicians
making
certain
people
meantime,
the
favourite's
pretty
fingers
Chateauroux,
Barry's
marriage,
con-ent,
was
a
comedy
extremity
favourite,
with
her
childish
incapacity
or
realising
ll
this,
imagined
FRANCE AND
Every possible
She
a
way
that,
without
directlyaddressing
the
Countess
Du
Barry,
the
latter
could
did
not
VOLTAIRE'S LAST
Minos
before
Madame
dressmakers,
the
repertory
of
plays
for
the
season.
Du
Barry,
who-
will
probably
who
wish
to
her mother.
Among
the
family.
seem
like
a
dis-race,
embassy
would
only
herself would
A PARENTAL
to
choose,
she
would
prefer
the
theatrical
costume,
which
would
give
plea-ure
to
the
public
as
well.
1
example
were
asked,
and
Papillon
Barry
are
exceedingly
fraid
had
composed
the
interludes.
A
court,
excepting
me
little
O'Murphy,
and
a
pupil
at
the
convent
of
perfect
distinction.
He
seemed
to
Chateauroux,
a
coincidence
which
allowed
the
newsmongers
to
give
free
play
to
their
fancy
and
make
up
the
most
preposterous
was
well.
That
very
moment
he
fell
down
that the
diplomacy,
daughter,
Monteynard
fate
by
having
Holy
Ghost.
At
ten
of the
A SUPPRESSED
come
Chauvelin
occurred
the
sudden
the Abbe de La
Du
Barry
on
physician's
a
joke,
my
Prince,
have demanded
by
the
bedside
the
King
to
make
arrangements
for
the
departure
of
the
favourite.
The
carriage
left
at
Richelieu, entered,
apartment,
and
the
King
said
lust lent
PATRONS OF
THE ARTS
on
politics
and
its
importance
is
usually
exaggerated
at
least
style,
THE PALACE
Adjoining
the
apart-ents
of
was
ornamented
i8o A
KING'S FAVOURITE
LEARNING IN

were
carried
on,
that
touched
lightly
and
gaily
on
all
subjects,
even
Louveciennes,
she
at
once
the
delicate

in
the
vestibule
that
fourth
panel
stood
an
altar
in
the
classical
style,
cannon-des
from
Paris.
Of
the
two
smaller
salons,
the
composition
is
tinged
with
melancholy,
Toulouse,
witnessed
the
death,
in
1768,
of Van
were
represented
by
an
interior
by
Van
Ostade,
a
tavern
by
was
moved
to
Louveciennes.
The
little
Chateau
already
included
among
its
possessions
two
inlaid
chests-of-drawers,
by
J.-F.
Leleu,
with
lozenges
plaster
to
Avenue de
Ceremonies,
on
whom,
of
course,
fellall
Raucourt,
bounty.
In
spite
of
the
number
(perhaps
by
La
Vauguyon)
that
had hastened
my
interests,
and
obtain
the
greatest
profit
possible
on
the
articles
Pont-aux-Dames,
and
as
companionship.
to
him,
on
the
subject
of

personal
property,
valued
at
nearly
two
tactics,
and
already
began
to
attack
the
young
Queen.
Meanwhile
the
stayed
with
her,
alone,
for
two
hours,
pleased
him
very
much,
in
passing
easily
btained
access
to
DE BRISSAC'S
's
death,
and
only
by
some
strange
confusion
can
sex
whom
he
passed.
For
Vigie
opened.
Seized
with
my
stupid
shyness,
I
hurriedly
rushed
down-tairs
again,
but
being
her
fatigue
Spa
A CRUEL
Du
Barry
is
indeed
much
to
be
pitied
at
this
time,
but
I
know
your
depth
am
sick
at
successfully
vailed
herself.
As
a
regular
visitor
at
Lou-
obtaining
from
the
Minister
of
Finance
the
sum
to
Cherbourg.
I
shall
surely
we
must
be
resigned,
since
nothing
else
remains
to
us.
1
The
inventory
of
people,
without
thinking
that
any
conclusions
might
be
drawn
from
them.
1
They
could,
in
fact,
almost
have
acquitted
the
accused,
had
she
not
refused
to
make
use
of
them.
She
replied
insolently,
enying
the
of
the
rue
de
1'Universite.
Again
the
vault
at
CHAPTER VII
MADAME
DU
BARRY,
formerly
an
ardent
A FAIR
arms,
when
I
was
obliged
to
make
an
expedition
to
Paris.
I
hoped
to
DE BRISSAC
vest
cover
her
beauti-ully
rounded
arms
to
the
elbows.
She
was
then
forty-
six,
and
still
very
fair
Nor did his mistress escape attack from the very first.
The
obscene
Petit
Journal
du
Palais
Royal
printed
the
following
n
September
15,
1789
has
told
d'Angiviller
ere
that honest
ROYALIST CONSPIRATORS
brought
accounts
lead
to
a
better
knowledge
and
exiled.
The
esteem
and
even
admiration
which
she
won
from
et-Oise
(Revue
added
much
to
the
legend
that
had
grown
about
her,
and
Marat
himself,
their
oracle,
undertook
to
to
Julienne
(sic),
the
outset.
He
kept
up
a
close
correspondence
with
Madame
Du
Barry,
and
paid
her
frequent
visits,
once
even
staying
the
night
London,
stolen
goods.
She
immediately
left
France,
accompanied
by
the
aged
1
scarcely
ever
left
her,
according
to
Blache,
a
French
spy,
who
kept
careful
watch
on
her
movements,
She
was
journey,
show
approve
of
Morin's
plan
to
put
my
things
in
safety
advice,
but
carefully
so
that
was
held
to
be
the
safest
place
at
two
days
reached
the
High
Court.
Madame de
Mortemart sole
wishes
in
the
matter.
The
codicil
arranged
for
all
with
intuitive
foresight
I
give
and
bequeath
to
Madame
Du
Barry,
of
Louveciennes,
hi
addition
to
what
I
*
recalling
o
horrible
happenings
around
me
I
retain
my
not
doubt
my
life-long
devotion
and
attachment.1
CHAPTER VIII
Republic.
As
THE PLIGHT
cordiality
efore.
more
reliable
than
's
Ministers,
the
King.
the
chapels
Library
include
numerous
documents
connected
with
a
288 A
KING'S FAVOURITE

was
evils.
Misfor-unes
surround
us
on
all
hands,
and
Staal
(sic).
you
are
interested.
I
The
recent
reverses
suffered
by
the
Republican
armies
meant
increased
danger
for
the
nobles
to
attack
her
before
a
higher
court.
On
July
3
he
was
permitted
to
read
opinion,
feel
sure
of
obtaining
a
favourable
reception,
protection
and
certain
favour,
that
prove
her
liberticidal
sentiments
was
due
to
Greive's
influence
being
less
agony,
she
possession
the
most
charming
woman
in
the
world,
whose
noble,
tender
time
by
means
of
a
large
Petion,
it
back
to
be
signed
in
the
presence
cunning
woman
complained,
was
only
a
sham
to
move
the
feelings
of
the
agent,
so
done in the
necessary powers
of
them,
Proofs.
Portuguese
Am-assador,
a
woman
Le
on
the
day
Maussabre,
Brissac's
page,
and
a
conspirator
of
all her
garden,
which
are
described
among
the
articles
supposed
to
be
lost)
led
to
their
being
taken
Barry,
a
principles
law.
The
first
thing
of
importance
to
be
done,
is
to
petitioner's
resence.
What
refuge
the
Republic
after
a
de
Mortemart,
after
having
stayed
in
London
at
the
same
time
as
affec-ion
uniting
the
accused
Fouquier's
notes,
swift
pen
her
requests
for
passports.
King
d'Aiguillon
emigrate
residence,
as
she
had
always
supporter
patriots
spoils
of
the
people,
who
paid
for
the
indignity
details
of
this
plot,
and
of
the
empire
to
forces
with
regard
to
the
execution,
which
was
No
document
gives
evidence
Du
Barry
99,
164,
219,
220
Cuignet,
Felicite,
130
Curt,
Mons.
de,
284
Custine,
de,
313
DANTON,
277
Danville,
Duchess
de,
306
Rohan-Rochefort,
Princess,
291,
306,
314

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