THE ".DjVILY EVENING TELEGKAPII. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1866.'
SOCIETY-ACTRESSES.
There in fin old riuartcr of Parin walco. we
lake ppt-clal delight to visit, known a the
"Mflraia." The hammer of the iconoclat has
not Art invndrrt its precincts. Ihe "I'liiee
Itojnlo" i
' remains oa rrproentcrt in fntrravinn ot
thn nevoTitfonth fentnrt! the strceta DeTour-
nellrs. D In (Vrisrtie, Du Pure Koyal, Dit la
Peile, Lu Vein Mmc i. Paul, and Leeocnux,
and which reveal the splendor of toe era ot ttie
financier Lamot ODd of the Superintendent
Kouqnet, are still t icre.
othtnfr could bo more rhnrminsr und more
aprishtl tbtuvtlio t-ociety ot the Marais tn the
time ot Lnini XIII. It numbered Marlon de
Lorme, Ninon tie l'Kuelos, Deshouliores,
Hevigne, Scinlery, La Favette, Soiirion, 15iiKy
, Kabiitin Suint Evremont, La Hablicre, La
Koeheloucwla, nmuiat Its votaries. Penetrating
into iliortf unions, wIiohc FloreuUne lapostrios
and old-tasliioncd furniture are preserved lite
relies of toe pat. we fancy we see scato I in
those arni- hair lair ladic with hairall in curls,
whOHe cocie.y whs so lunch coveted by the sren
tlemcn and the "Moiwi'ictaircs" of th .lay, and
-who are mosl familial ly known aa the "pre-t.-ieusM."
Oi U the fair lad.es of the MarniH, who, whil )
TCllcctint? the friillantrv and the Hpirit of the
middle hiivb, first eMablishod the empire of
woman, uou was more poo ilur or celebrated
than Ninon d i'KiicI . Sue lived from the time
of Lou s XIII until the eu.l 01 the leiirn ot Louts
XIV, and l.otii ot her contemporaries colli 1
hornf ot s niunv years ai.d so many friends.
The delirious collection of enamels of Petitot
preserve to us fhe leatures of those charming
fienon-who constituted the prerieutieo of iiie
'laeo lloyale. Ninon dc riOncios appear in
them as a very pretty deliote peraoa'ure (not as
she became attcrtvard, plump and rotund),
with a lively eve, a hish forehead, and a halt
open mouth breathing voluptuousness. I!y her
side is a .Touii pirl bpuniina; wii.h mtetlicence,
the protcfie ot Ninon de l'Eudos, the lover of
the Chevalier de Mere, anil ihe beloved of the
superintendent of Fouiiiet H who placed her por
trait at tde Chateau de lieaux bv the side of mat
ot Mademoiselle da la Valliere), Mademoiselle
d'Aubigne, afterwards Madame Kearron, aul
' then the all-powerful Madame de Muiatpuon.
All the Incidents of love and gallantry of the
era of Louis XIII attach themselves more or
less to the bcautilul quarter wmeb At that tune
stretched from the pold palace ot theToiunclles,
with its trellises of grape-vines and l's groves o f
cherry trees (whence lb names of R'lej Deaux
Treillis and De la Cerisaie etill to be met witn),
to beyond the Bastille Saint Antoine. When
the ld palace of Charles VII was pullel dawn,
Mary ot Medicis, lull of reminiscences of Flo
rence, designed streets aud squares, with foun
tains and loity mansions, amid which the 8ein
jlowed, just as Ihe Arno does through Pisa and
the city of the Medicis. The Arseoal, lu which
dwilt the morose Bu'lv, was completed in the
time ot Henri IV, and behind (vas the hotel of
the treasurer Lamet, a marvel of Venetian and
Florentine architecture. When Henri IV do
nigncd the Place Ro.yale, his idea was to intro
duce a 44 Place" like that of St. Mark at Venice
!n Paris, with shops, tiallerirs, and baths. Tne
gentlemen who prouieuaded under the-e Italian
colonnades wore fcroad-hrnnroed felt hats with
red leathers, aud boots of yellow kid with steel
spurs, und black or grev coats thrown, ai'er the
fnxhion ot the Spaniards, over their short coats
aud white ruffe. Their adventurous aspect was
heightened byabarbiche or barbichon (a tuft
n the chin, called " royal" at that time, became
introduced by Louis XI 11 in opposition to the
Huguenot beard of Henri IV), but, above all,
by the fashion of wearine the rapier, the hand
rcstmtr on ihe hilt, so that tin point should stick
up from beneath the mantle, like a perpetual
challenge to step aside into the meadows of th"
Bastille, the tpoi ahere these (ialho "ltodo
monts" wpre at that epoch ever pricking one
another in ordr to win favor in the eyes ol
the lair.
Amorc the fair and frail ones who paraded
the Place Itovale was the ravishing Princess of
C-onde, with whom Henry IV had tullen despe
rately in love in bis old aire. 8he and others
dwelt in hotels over the colonnade, or in tne
Rues des Tourneilec, Des Beaux-TreilJs, Du la
Ccrisaie, or in that ot Saint Antoiue, which,
e tar ting from the Cnurch of St. flervis, the
parish of armorers and workers in gold, iust as
fcaint Eustache was ot the drapers and burners,
ttretched to St. Paul, where tno "miguons" ol
Ilenry III lay buried. Close by was the Convent
f the- Celeotms, anything but eloomy, f.ir Ihe
monks were proteased horticulturists, as also
the Convent of St. Mary, where the ladies went
at prayer time, for the beautiful sinners
. were not wanting at least in the appear
ance of devotion. The Rue des Tourneiles
led by tn avenue of chesnut trees and an
open meadow to the green slopes of the Bas
tille, the terrible dungeon of despotism, but
which differed In outward aspect very slightly
irom the royal palaces ot the fourteenth century
Vincennes. the Louvre, and fhe Tournlles
having vast porches, ereat central court, and
extensive gardens. The pride ot the Rue .S..
Antoine was the Hotel L"sdieuieres, renowned
for its sumptuous decorations. Beyond nil whs
the Faubourg 8t. Antoine, colonized by Germans,
skilful workers in ebony and other valuable
wcods. Those colonists came mainly from Nu
remberg, Cologne, and Strasbourg., The Island
of bt. Louis separated the populous quarter of
JJotte Dame and the " villag i" ot St. Mareeau
from the aristocracy of the Marais, and the
financier Rambouillet received at his chateau of
Rcuilly the whole of the society of the Place
Roy ale ladies, magistrates, poets, and "gon
tilMiommes d'epee," when the tournaments and
festivals of the " Place" Itself we' e over.
Theeo called "geutil-diommes d'epee" were not
all Gascons Mousquetaires, ehevaux logers, or
adventurers. They numbered the Condes, the
Rohans, the Epernons, the Guises, and the
Uraraniont, as well as the D'Artcgnans, among
their ranks. Every gentleman was at that
epoch a duellist. The "sa'.les d'es'Timo et
d'aimes" themselves, conducted by old gentle
men, were in Louis XIII's time called ''acade
roles." The habtt of tisrbting for the most
trifling cause was go inveterate that gentlemen
were to be seen eneajied in mortal combat at
lie corner of every street. Baron de Cantel,
celebrated by Madame de Bevigne, had gone,
lor eiamDle. on Easter dav to the chur ;h ot St
Paul. An attendant of fhe Count Biuteville
came to inform him that his master was -vaitina
tor him at the Porte St. Antoine. to second him in
a combat. The Count started in his tet-day
garb and light shoes, drewbls rapier as a second.
indicted a severe wound upon th" Count de
Pongibaud. and returned home without know
ing anything about the causes whldi had
brought about the duel. The historian Creirorv
Laity says that this Baron de ChanVal was
killed at the defene of the island of Rhe, bv
Cromwell, at that time an officer in the British
rmv. These habits of risking lift; for the most
inning causes inaucea a peculiar moral eon
dition.
Money wis disregarded, ficntlemen gambled
in the tent, or even in the trenches, aud cheated
and fought lor the stakes. Thev were thouglit
. less, nrave, fven toolliardy, and at the same
time disorderlv and drunken, albeit always chl-
vairom and always punctilious on the point ot
honor; and it was of such material that Louis
XIII, himself brave and imoetuous, made up
tits tnree companies ot "Mousauetairea" and
attached them to his norsjnal service. They
were so called, although muskets were bv no
means a hovehv in the service. These prlvlleaed
companies wore prey or black coat, with a
great croFs on tne breast, alter the tasaion ot
the Kmrbts Templar, grey felt hats with
feathers, kid boots, and a cloak:, half for them
selves and nan tor their horses. Thev were
mostly Gascons, cadets of good houses, and the
Kimr knew them all by name, and treated them
as his child rea. They, on their side, ware ready
to do an V bin it the Klne commanded them.
They would arrest a marshal ot France, a minis
ter, a cardinal, nay, the Pope himself (bat off
. and knee on the grounaj, it so bidden, Jt one
of the company was insulted, it was to insult
the whole. Although often penniless, their
mothers eenerallv sent some old servant of the
houee to carry their muskets and take care of
them I The uiack Mousquetaires bad a splendid
hotel for barracks bevond the Hastille. on the
road to rharenton, now the Hospice de Quinze
Tingt. Tlicj fouitttuWd tbe liXc vf the Place
Royal, and were the pct of the beautiful "pre
cienses" of the Rue nc TonTiielles.
The said Place lloyale was completed in K.ifi.
It was soon peopled bv the most oyous anil yet
the most retlnod society ot tne capital. Ilia
two pearls of that society were admittedly
Marion IHorme and Niion de l'Fn ".Ion. who
aere quite young at that cpocn. BMnon
Delorme descended from a good fatnllv. and
mitrht have been well settled in the world; but
the romance of Madeleine Hcndury had cor
rupted her, as well as many otherf, who were
led to deem mamage to be no abdication of the
rigbwof woman." The theme is not so new
as borne people deem it to be. Her first lover,
the financier Pnrttccllt. had loaded her with
presents. Cinq-Mars was so cnamorcl that ne
widied to marry ocr, aud win', wuen l rertc,
Hennccterre. Moisens, Cnatuion, and Brissac
were sientng bt uer n-ei. iuarion, nowewr,
would neither marry the King s lavorite nor any
one else. Yet it is recorded ot her that she was
attentive to her relltrtous duties, and assiduous
in her attendance at the "Miniine ," now abnr-
r ack of gendarmerie.
It was otherwise wnh Ninon de TEnelos; she
had, it is said, been educated tn the principles
ot Kpicurean philosophy by M. de l'Enclos.
There was a school at Unit epoch, anion? whom
were Ca sendi, the master of Moliero. Peiresc,
anil others, who openly professed a spirit of
skept;eism and the paramount lav of pleasure;
and M. de I bnelos. was one or its memtvrs.
Hence it was that Ninon tie l'Enclos kuew no
moral restraints. The obiect ot her atl'ec
t ols is said to have been Andelet (Bi'tTvards
Chatillon); but it was ths mere on price ot a
niomen", and sue soon CKcnanuc.i mm lor
another. Betore she had attained her nineteenth
year (nho was born in ICbi), she hud ha I anV
E.nieuue and M. de Rirnvrai for lovers; and M.
o Coition, i rich parliamentary couns-Mlor,
allowed her five bund red livres a month.
At this lirst epeh of her lite Ninon is said to
have most invored wealthy so tors, audhe took
w'th open hand Iroui Raiiibouillet, Porticelli,
ami others of their stamp. Her alin was hung
with yellow Damascus suK, and turmslieJ wita
cos'ly elegance. 8lie received in it princes
centlcnien, financiers, counsellors, and anchors,
but few ot her own sex; and yet her salon had
not at that epoch acquired tho importance
wh'ch it did Miring the stirring epoch of the
noude. wocu tne Marais necame one oi the
centres rf conspiracy, and Ninon de l'Enclos'
salon its heart.
Mnon's bosom friends were Madaino Gotidran,
nee Biaol d'lledonville, held in fcurb esteem at
the Place Roy ale. aud Mademoiselle Paul.jt, who,
ttiouch from' Lanauedoc, had golden hair and a
brilliantly lair comple.xiou, lo which were added
all the lite and animation ol the .outb. This fulr
lady had a M. dc tause, oneot the erat lcmiiing
race, as a lover upon starting m !iie, and could
not lorsrc him. The comw.'llor of the precicuse
was a Madame Pilon, the wealthy wife of a
procurcur au l.atclet, but her adv.ee wa not
always pljided by. "Do what you h te a mind,''
she used to i-ay, ' but n?er coniuiit yourselves
on paper." Siich advice was not lost upon per
sons like .Madame u Konan, w no, repieie wuo
wit and repartee, never let a sonnet to her
charms go by unanswered. Madame de Rohan,
who wan an enthusiastic admirer ot juaueieiue
dc Scudery, had abandoned the splendid ho'el of
fhe (juicbcs, simply lor the plitasuie ot dwelling
with the nrecieuses on "la Place." as the Place
Ro; ale was often spoken of for brevity's sane,
ana to stroll witn tuetn in tne a"ernoon un ter
the shade, ol its old elm trees: whence camo the
old proverb, "Attende.-mol f-ous l'orme." Made
leine de Hcuderv wa.- nlo ot traditional descent.
beinc from Apt In Provence, and she ruled as
queen by her abilities, which, adapted to he
taste of the day in her "'Curte du Tendrc,"
became the model tor the wntinea of B.issv-
Rabutin, Hamilton, D'Ariisrnnn. aud the Hu-
dmrastic scarron. the was ot "la rtace, ' at a
time when the Court soioarned at Saint !er
main. How it happened that Louis XIII, wedded to
the fair Anne of Austria, surroundo.l bv the
b. illiant 'danes d'honneur" who'u Mary of
Medicis eitached from policy to her person.
himse'f passionately addicted to tield sports,
should have lound h way to the Marais, we
are not told; but cerium it iP that, between
lG.'lO and l(i:i5, the King became deenly enamored
of a nnble ladv of that quarter, Louise de la
Favette, of the old Auvergnat laiuilv ot thit
name. A clue niav be discerned to tne Incident
in Cinq Mars superseding as favorite to the
monarch Bararia", whom Louis had discarded
asacreatute of Richelieu's (and the Cardinal
took upon himself always either to supplvthe
favorites, male or tenialo. ot the monarch, or
to bribe and corrupt them to his purposes).
Now, Cinq-Mars passed much of his time in
the society oi the Place Royalo, and he may
have excited the Kind's curiosity by the hisrory
of its amours and its intrigues. M. le tJrand,
however, as he was called, was at first also a
creature ot the all-powerlu I minister.
Tallemnnt des Rcaux has treated the character
of Cinq-Mars ignobly, as he haf indeed the court
ot Louis XIII, bib gentlemen, hisMoiiSiiuetaircs,
and the ladies ot honor ot the Uifen. It is
much to be reeretted that some writers have
adopted his abominable stories as historical
truth. There could not, M. Capcftpue assures
us, be ereater or more detestable perversions of
trntn than are to oe met witn in nts paare.
Allied de Vigne has, however, more than vindi
cated the character ot Cinn Mars in our own
times. He has, indeed, made a faultless hero of
the youtuiui lavorre. cinq-wars was, however.
admittedly protected at the outset by the Cardi
nal, and placed by him in antagonism to Mad'lle
de la Fayette. The intrigue succeeded. The
co-operation of M. Vincent (afterwards St. Vin
cent de Paul) was obtained, and at twenty-five
years ot age Mad lie de la Fayette withdrew
from a Kind's love to take the veil in the Con
vent of Salnte Marie Saint Antoine.
What were the peoole dointr. It may be asked.
whilst Mary of Medicis and Anne ot Austtia,
with their bevieB of fair ones, kept court at
Saint Germaiu, and the precieuse held sway over
poets and orators, Mousquetaires, and cuevaux
lecers, in the Marais ? They used to meet at the
clock-tower, called the Samantaine, near the
l'ont weut, to listen to the Dutioous, xaoarin
and Mondes, who reciied ballads and epigrams
apropos of the beauties of tbe Court and the
Place," and of the gallantry ot certain per-
sonaees known as Karon Gratelurd and Captain
Rodomout: whiht. a, tho other side of the
bridce, the Italian troop of the Ecloto displayed
Harlequin and Coloinbinc, novelues at that
epoch, to a public always imitative of Us lead
er", and given up, like them, to dreamy fan
tastic notions, which could only be enlivened
by the extreme cf burlesque. This was aUo
the epoch of the bullv, ('yrano de Bereerac,
who was so ugly that it was impossible not to
laugh at him, vet to lunch was t dlowedbvan
inevitable cnaiienee. He was called "le diable
MoiiBoueta'ie," aud was at the same time a
creatine f the Cardinal's.
But Richelieu was growing old and inllrm. and
there were not wanting those who rebelled
aorainst his caoncious tyranny. The literary
Aspasias of the Place Royale had ever been
opposed to tne man wno had persecuted the
only cue of their set who had become a maid of
honor and a proteireot the Kiue's Mademoiselle
de la Favette. The whole body of the Parlia
ment weib also opposed to the Cardinal's policy.
Many bore an inveterate hatred to his person
from private grievances. Such especially were
M. de Thou and Cinq-Mais, who negotiated a
treaty with Spain, tor which they sintered the
lat-t penalty of the law.
The public exeeution'of the sallant, haudome.
aud brave, but ruu-led youne ceutleman, was a
srvere blow to the Place Royal". Cinq-Mars had
been chief favorite with Marion, ueiorme, who
shared the scentre of the Marais with Ninon de
l'Enclos, lust as much as Louis XIII did that of
at. uermain with Klcheli-u. For a lima, all
tontfiies were silenced, and none dared to coin
init themselves to writing; but a ereat chantre
suDervened upon the death of tbe indexible
minister. The exiled ot the hotels of tho Rues
Saint Antoine. Du Beau Treillis. De Satut Paul,
and De Lesdiiruire Gabton d'Urlcans. the Duke
of Beaufort, the Marshal de bassompiere, and
De Vlntry, nd Count de Cramail, all struck
down by Klchelleu reappeared In their favorite
haunts. The veteran Uubsompiero became tbe
hero, and Saint Evremrnt the literary trumpet,
of the opposition under Mazarir. Htill greater
llctBte In worila and In manni wan nwuifeuted
at the death of Louts XIII, nndnrthe regency of
Anne i t Austria.
The regeucy whs an epoch f triumph lor
Marion lieiorme and Ninon de 1'Enclo' th t wo
Lais of the I'lace Kole, as tbe classic Haiot
Kviemotn railed them. Marion had attained
her thirtieth vear at the time of the execution
of Cinq-Mars, but she wa "'ill in the
possession
ot nil licr hatms; and although avaricious by
tiiiture, she lived in great luxury. Nmon de
I'Eitetos is Raid to have been even still more
acquisitive. Besides the reeiflar subs dies
wh'ch t-ho received from the Counsellor Coulon
nnd tho fiinnricicr Rambouillet, she is saidj to
have diawn bills of exchange upon her lovers
with the raincityof a Jewess. Like Marion,
Ninon plated on the lute and danced to her o vn
flc.coinnanuncm. Ihe lute aud thetheorbe were
the lui-trumenta most in von no bci'oro Lul I in
troduced the violin. There is a portra'tol Ninon
de l'Enclos 'n the collection of eueraviutrs at the
Imperial L'.brary, in wnicb Bhe is reprc-cnted
sealed at an instiumcnt In the lorm ol a piano;
it is not an organ, lor it has no tiinen. vet it has
three rows ot key p. one above the other, which
liemiitted a certain development in the octaves
and gamuts.
The importance of the Place Rovale began.
however, at this epoch to be atl'ected by tin
rlsine inlluence ot the two Hotels Rambouillet,
which must not be confounded. One was, a9
betore observed, at Reuilly: the other ( formerly
the Hotel Pinni) was in the nuarter of the
Tuilcties where arc now tne galleries of the
Louvre. The first, inhabited bv rich tinanciers.
attracted those men of the world wno are
always ready to repay their court where double-
:ouis nud eoldcn pistoles most abound. The
tnnnlv of Rambouillet, which inhabited the
Hotel Pisanl, was of quite a dillercu: order.
The head ot the House, the Mamuis of Raiii
bouillet. was of the latnilv of Arci-nnes. and
his wile, sprung from the Pisauis of Florence,
w as one of the most favored and best informed
ot MRry de Medici's maids of honor. She
had learned Latin tn order to rr-ad Virgil, and
Spanish in order to recite Castilian poems
to Anne ot Austria. The inumune drew,
well, ha' exquisite tate m house and theatrical
decorat ions, alter the la-hion of the day, which
was chiefly addicted to mythological representa
tions; and she was nidd in these poetico
draniatic pursuits by Conrad, Volture, Patru,
Bois Robert, and Maugras. Her daughter Julia,
atterwnrn Duchess of Mo?:tpetisier, was a person
of infinite charms, both of mf'nd and person. Ic
was lor her that was composed the famous gar
land ot animated Dowers, the MS. of which, by
Jassy, is said to have sold lor 14,M0 irancs. The
beautiful Mad'lle Paulet, before allude i to, was
another of the animated flowers of the Hotel
Rambouillet. Alt these fair ladies and gallant
gentlemen pas.-ed their time in pla.s'ug mytho
logical ballets. The passion was so preat for
such, that, disdaining tbe rea'itie of lite, the
names ot heathen goddesses wc-e assumed by
living proiis thus, lor rxunipl", the Mnr
quise was known as ' Aithcniise," and the
Pnulet. ot whom i. was writ'en.
Qui fit la musique du co bs 'etT
(. iut la poire Paulet,
was "Artht-ni-e" (Artemis and Artemisia are
known to if, but not the Utier name); aud sne
was a'so called, the "L oness.' ou account of her
hair of golden-yellow. It was in the Hotel de
Rua.buuiliet that a thousand new expressions
bccau.e ndopted aud lamiliari.cd, polishing otf
and reunmir what had taken root m the IMace
Rovale, and the two together had much positive
intlueuce in modifying the French language,
1 ney were the school in which Madame de be
vignc, Bussy Rabutin, and Saint Evremont were
lormed, and from which emanated at a later
ptiiO". Hamilton and Voltaire
The lormcr litcrarv importance ol tbe Place
Royale was thus in its turn effaced bv that of
the Hotel Rambouillet, and the wits who once
peopled the groves of the Marais emigrated to
the "Place, " which became known, from the
chivalrous lesttvals held there during the mino
rity ol Louis XIV. as tho "Carrousel." But the
Place Ro.yale suddenly asaumed a new Import
ance under tbe bronde. Almost all the parlia
mentary nien dwelt In the Marais. They met
every evening on the "".Place," and it was trotn
tLencc that the "Mazarmades," which consti
tute of themselves a collection of twenty volumes
in quarto at the Imperial Library, emanated, to
tie afterwards chanted on the Font Neuf. Tho
first meetings of the Froudcur were held in
this quarter. Tho measures dictated to the
Hotel i!e Ville to insure the success of popular
insiiTCCtion also had their origin on the Place
Rojale, and it was there that arms were first
resorted, w hen tue President Broiihsel was trans
f erred to the Bastille by order of Ann of Aus
tria. Master Scarron gave the signal tor the
ttsrlval w hich led to the barricades of the Rue
Saint Antoine and to tbe capture ot the Arsenal
and the Bas-tille events which were at that
epoch celebrated by illuminations, dances, and
other extravagances on the "I'lace."
The massing of royal troops around the Marais
ana tne Faubourg saint Antoine terriued the
monks and nuns only. Madomoisel'e de la
Favelte lied to Challlot, where she iounded a
convent; but the democratic "White Mantles"
still held by the Place Rovale and the Hotel de
Guise. When Anne of Austria tied from the
Cardinal's palace to St. Germain, the Place
Royale became one ot the feats of the popular
government: the municipal action remained
with the Hotel de Ville. but the heart and soul
of the movement w as in the Marais. As usual.
however, in all such cases, there were two
parties there, one of thetn favored by the
"giande Mademoiselle:" ai.d Madame de Lon-
gueville would admit of no temporizing with
the coiiTt queen orcaidinal. It was they who
put into rhe young king's mouth the words:
Ma man est Mazarine,
Et je suis Mazarm.
Others were more moderate in their vtews, and
were ouen to arrangements which should not
compromise the people. Marlon Delorme and
Ninon de l'Enclos sided with this latter party;
the turmoil of sedition was unfavorable to the
pursuits ot pleasure, and their finances gartered
from the demands of an armed revolt. Nay,
Canefin-ne insinuates that Ninon was so for re
d need in circumstances that she was induued to
givi up her blue chamber to Mere, that he might
meet tnero fiiuuemoioeue a'AUDigne, uirerworu
Madame Scairon, aud then Marchioness o! iuain-
tenon. TbU is a diagreeaole bit ot scandal to
repeat, aud respect for Madame de Mainteuon's
literary distinction would have led us to pass
it over; but the memory ol ihe revocation of the
Edict of Nantes, and the contempt we teel lor
courtesan turned bigot in her old day9. forbid
our doing to. Besides, there were many others
as bridinnt aud as gifted as she in these peculiar
times, whose diameters none have attempted to
rehabilitate, as has been douc with Madame
de Mainteuon: and It is asertrd that anion ae
l'Enclos was tolerated bv Louis XIV solely on
account ot th secrets which she held concern
ing' his most "austere and piou mistress,
The poet Searron belonged to tue extreme
partv, and he declaimed in iludibrastlc ver-.e to
the I'roudeurs against an conciliation:
"C'et mauvats presage rour vous
Qu'uno FroLde u'est qu'uno corde,"
is an amusing play alter the word "slug" and
lingers" attached to tbe party. So also with
Mademoiselle de Scudery. a trdo hero-worship-
imr und uvlinta nai-t iill llir hero lit that CPOl'll
tin Pi-inen i Conde. whom she compared
lo Cyrus and to Alexander the Great. There
uaa'.w.iiinllu rnl v rmn nilhlicist ut the time WhO
had the courage' to defend the Cardinal. This
un Keiiniulot. founder of a broud sheet, which
alterwards became the Gazette de France, in
which he launched forlh cuttlug epigrams
against the Place Royale and its insurgents,
male and female. They were truly lair game
fnr Urn antirlst. and even Searron himself,
rol.an Xlo orltl uvfll) PvllfH WAR h ISH eUOUiih tO
solicit subsidies from the Oueen. "In times of
revnlntinn " Cunntiffiio lustlv reoiarks. we
Ttinai ni.i idnw imiiiieit. rfdinncp on the incor
ruptibility of those who talk loudest; their
shrieking voices often only claim a contribution,
and they go with a pamphlot lu hand, like the
t"panifch oeggars wno solicit cnuruy w
The Place Rovale. so vindictive in its opposi
tion to Maasarin, was struck down on his restora
tion to nnirnir. Th Pronda waa vauouished,
the Mousimetaires dispersed, and the hostility
of the Marais forever stilled. The quarter
became hencptnrward. not only do longer the
I taubioo, but a ttiia-g of tlie pant in tbe aimory of
public insurrections. The court and all Tarib i
were occupied wl' n tne luarrunfe oi ljouis ,iv
witn the lntnntaof Spun. The leaguers yere
Old men, the Fronde us wer --helved. M irion
Delorme was de'unct (she died in Hot), tnirtv
nine ycim of age), and Nmon was on 'th? other
side ot tortv. Mademoiselle do Scuderv was
laughed at; Saint Evr'tnoui as i.t exile; Ba
somp ere in au-trace; Searron was exuaiHiiM
and dying; Mazariu was creaiin the new Fau
bourg bin nt (Jcriniun, and th" l'laco lio,il ' was
puperseiled bv the Carrousel tor public- enter
tntnnients and tournaments; the most brilliant
ot wh'ch was given in honor of Mademoiselle de
la Valltero.
The lib lalure which emanated from the Place
Rovale had always been democratic in its ten
dency. Some ol the best ot Courcilte-.' tragedies
had been written, and even plated, during the
troubles ol the Fronde. Tlie writiugsot Kouderc,
La Fontame, Saint Evremont, Bussy-Fnb itn,
Rochefoucauld, Scvigne, all betray the same
regrets tor the past and for tne brigh', times of
the P.ace Rovale. Ho long as rouquet remained
in power, the prtciPti-es were never wanting in
a triend. Ninon is, indeed, said to have favored
the attention of tbe luxurious superintendent
towurds Mad'lle de la Valhciv, as she had done
thoe ot Merc towards M'tne Searron. Jamais
surinfendant n'a tronve do crolle," wrote
Boileau at a laier epoch, to irritate Lout XIV
against Fonquet, the then persecuted captive.
Kut to this iree and sparkling literature a n-w
school si'ceeeded, under the ascendancy ot the
Grand Monarqne". Moliere led the way by his
sp.tire.-' agmnst "Ies Piectetises Kidiculo" ot ibe
I'lace Royale and the Hotel Rambouillet. Boilien
lollowed suit in servile adulation. "L'Art
Poetique" is a satire againt the literatute of the
trotide and the wits ot the I'lace Rovale. n is
the tame with Racine; from his "Agamemnon''
to his "A!.uerus" it is always Louts XIV.
"Esther" wiis M'me de Mainteuon.
The Place Royale had become as an un
known territory to the Court of Versailles.
and et a certain prestige always attached itself
to tl.e beauty and talents of Ninon de l'Enclos.
She was not r-ceived at Versailles, and yet she
was tot in disgrace; lor in her latter days Bhe
bin! a poweiful protee're-ss atcojrl in the person
of M'me de Mainteuon, who tearcd her more
than she loved her, and wished to ion her puss
away in tranquillity, absorbed in her absurd
ptetenslons to youth and the practices ot an
Epicurean philosophy.
jnii on ae i i-.ncios nnd as a mend in eer ci i
aee the poet Chapel le. the trtend ot liaohai
mcnt, and he persevered in inditing sonnets and
veifccb in praise ot her undying cnarma and
crnees. Ninon heiselt wrote verses worthy of
the soc ety ol which she was one of the leaders,
Her repartees were admirable lor point, and
have been often quoted. But, as bhe grew old.
epigrp.ms did not spare ber:
II n- faut pas qu'on s'etonns
Si gnnveul eile laiconue
De la sublime vetu
Dent l'laion lutrovctu;
Car, a hien compter son age,
El e peat avoir vcu
Avec ce fraud personage.
She wrote io Saint Evremont to come to Pari,
and that he would tind her as tair as in her best
das. The poet replied: "When two lovers
have known one another, both being young and
handsome, they must not meet again wnen old
and worn out, it tf.ey wih to preserve pleasant
illusions." The Fronde died out nnally in tho
Serson ot "deux viellcs tillea amoureuscs," Ninon
e 1 Enclos and la giande MaaeniO'selle the lat
ter having taken tor her consort the rakish Due
de Lau.un. Marion Delorme died in the pleni
tude other charms: but a superannuated cour
tesan, however rich m intellectual gitts, is
always ridiculous, and often hideous, inevitably
rendiiding one of ihoe aged creatures that
Giotto has depic'ed at the Campo sania ot risa,
wrapped in the folds of serpents which bite tho
tkf-h that has sinned.
It is. however, still a pleasant thing to wan
der on a quiet evening from the now trequented
parts of Paris, and stroll pensively through the
btiects and ' Place" of the Marais. They are
peopled to the imagination with the shades of
the past fliosquetairos ana cuevaux legers,
white and black mantles Frondeurs, libellists,
duellists, and financiers, silently parading their
arcades; Searron, Maiutenoa, Scudery, and
Sevisne holding seances witn the wit and talent
of the day: crowds of gentlemen daucin
attendance at the portals of Ninon de l'Enclos
and Cinq-Mars cantering to a rendezvous with
Maiion Delorme. sucn a pilgrimage nas more
in it than an evening spent in what was, nutil
recently, the Palais Royal, even with its souve
nirs of the "petlts soupbis" of the regency.
SADDLES AND HARNESS.
piIE OLDEST AND LARGEST
SADDLE AND HARNESS
MA-NIJVACTCRING ESTABLISHMENT IN TUB
COUNTRY.
LACET, MEEKER & CO.,
No. 1216 CHESNUT STREET,
OFFEIt OF THEIB OWN MANUFACTURE I
FI'CGY HAVSEBB. from ti2'M t S1MI
LIGHT BAttOCCBS do MOO to 36
HEAVY do do 75 AO to SO
EXF KFS8, 11HA8S MOUNTED HAENE88 27 Ml to 10
WA(iOX AKD hELF-AUJUSTIJiO 15H to
HTAGKAKDTEAM do 3000 to 80
LADlEb' SADDLE, do 12-00 to 1M
GENTS do do 8-00 to 7
Bridles, Mountings, Bits, BoHetta, Bono Ooyera,
Bioabea, Comba, Poapa, Blacking. Ladle' and Oenta
Travelling and Tourist Bags and Backa, Lnnch Baakeai
Drraa ig and Shirt Cases. Trunk I and Tall sea
t 6mrp N. 121 G CIliSNUT ST.
HARNESS.
a LAKGE LOX OF NEW U. 8. WAGON HAR
NESS, 2, 4. and 6 home. Also, parts ot HAH
KES8, .SADDLES, COLLARS, HALTERS eto ,
tonicht at the recent Government sales to be old
at a srrat aacrifloe Wholesale or Retail. Tetretbor
with our ueual a.-9ortmrnt ol
SADDLEU YAXD SADDL KBYIIARD WARE.
WILLIAM S. HANSELL & SONft,
2 1 At 114 MARKET Street.
LEGAL NOTICES.
PHILADELPHIA, MAY A, 18(16. N0TICK IS
hereby (liven tuut a writ of scire laclua will b
isHued iipoD tna loi'owmn c aim, at tue expiratiuti ot
three niiimb limn tbe Hale ber , tunlea itbe aaiue la
paid within tbat tno to Qr TC. ,
TV. A. a t r.n, j iiuriifv-m Lnw,
No. 3' MlVEN'TU htreet.
"CUT" TO USE OF LANE SCUOFIfcLD YS.
Frank. In Fire Insurance Company. Y , Dccm
be r '1 , 1M-5. Vo M. Kur iiav:ug, h'ti 43, lot N. E. corner
ol 1 wenly-fcf i-oiid and Spruce stretta.lT icet fronton
hpruca by 57 feet i luchea deep on Twentv-aicoad
street. S i iUiu
TESTATE OP MAR5T SWIFT, DECEASED.
J. J Letter lentami-ntury upon tne above eautte Imrliiit
been urunied to tbe uuderalKned b the Ue0-Htor "f
Vt Ilia all p.raona Indebted are requested to make pay
ment, ai d those bvln leual claims against the aaiue to
prcaent tbein loi aetUeineut to
l AUUlil h r; i w a i ,
f. 8. JAOOBV.
Kxecutorn.
Fbiladku'BIA June I. 1866 7 t itot
DENTISTRY.
tT THE
GOVERNMENT I1AVINO
"WrVT Ki
uranied me letterx-Dateut tor my mode of
adruinlsteriiiK M roui Oxide iaa. by which I nave
fntrai,tff1 inMnv ttiftuuanria nt TaaiH llhnnt. niiia 1 aoi
Juatlfl.d In aarertltiatbat It la both safer and auperlor to
any outer now lu aae. ,
3 216m Ne.7.1tiPnUCi; Street.
W PAUASOLH AT fl'25. $l-fi0. $ 1;76, AND
BU Bn Umbrella, 1 40. H;M, J
A
II. IIXO
4 llrwim
Vtvll 8. EKIMTH br
FINANCIAL.
JAY COOKE & CO.
No. 114 South THIRD Street,
E ANK E II S
AND
DEALERS IN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
U. 8. 6s OK 1881.
620s, OLD AND NEW.
10-Ids; C'KRI IFICATFS OF INDEBTEDNESS,
7 f-0 f01EH, 1st, 2d, and 3d fcorioi.
I'OM POUND 1NTFRKST JVOTF.V WANTED.
INTlLRFSr ALLOWED OS DEIOSUS.
Collections
made. Stocks Bought and 8oIq ea
OommiMion,
Kfecial hnalncas
LADts.
accommodations
rworved for
6 7 2m
ionx JAIIIR.
CROUOR STRVKHSeH.
ftAILKIt & STEVENSON,
BANKERS AND BROKERS,
No. S. TII1IU) Stroot,
OrPOHlTE G1BARD BAKH.
001 D AND 8ILVKB. BANK NOTRH, O0VERN-
WK NT BONUS. andCOMPOtJiTU 1MKKKST . NOTES,
loatbt and eold.
COLLECTIONS promptly made on all accessible
points
CI1T WABKAKT9 WASTED. tl 14 atnthlm
fK CR- ltd l.OA Nb bouulit and f aid on commlmiloo.
U,' 8. SECURITIES
A SPECIALTY.
SMITH, RANDOLPH &
BANKERS & BROKERS,
CO.,
IU s. THIRD CT. i 3 NASSAU ST.
IHILADeLPDIA. I HEW TOUK.
STOCKS AND GOIID
BOUGHT AND HOLD ON COMMISSION
HERE AND lit NEW TURK. 31
No. 225 E0CK STREET,
JJANKER8 AND UltOKEUS.
BUT UD SELL
CKITED BTATEB BONDS If 81a, 9-Ma. 10 49s.
CM1KI) STATES 7 3-10. ALL 18HDKH.
CFKT1KICATKM OF IKDEBTEDIi FSB
UcrttDil e l'iper and Loans on Co laterals neitotiated
Stocks Boui.Lt aiid Sold on OommiBglon. 1 31 i
"JJllE illlST NATIONAL BANK
HAS REMOVED
DuririK the ereotion ol tlie new Jlank butldina,
to 1 17 4p
No. HQ5 CHESNUT STUKlT
K90 B.P IVE-TWENTIES.
730s SEVEN-THIRTIES
WANTED.
DE HAVEN & BROTHER,
1 7 No. 40 S. Tump SrMtn-f.
SHIRTS, FURNISHING GOODS, 4c
J.
W. SCOTT & C O.,
SHIRT MANUFACTURERS,
ADD DEALEB8 Ut
MEN'S FUKNIS11INO GOODS,
No. 814 CHESNUT Street,
TOrB DOOB8 D1L0W THE 'CONTINENTAL,
8 86ln PHltADELPHIA.
"PATENT SIIOULDEU-SEAM
JL.
SHIRT MANUFACTORY,
AND GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING STOKE.
PERFECT FITTING PHIBlB AND DRAWERS
made irom measure nient at very short notice.
AlUtber aitteleaof ENTLEMEJS,8 DKK83 GOODS
In lull variety.
WINCHESTER & CO.
8 241 No. 106 CHE8NUT Street
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
A
HINT TO TOBACCO CHEWERS
WEDDING-CAKE FINE
TOBACCO.
CUT
Tbe only FlNECCT TOBACCO erer manufactured
InPblludelpbla.
Tlie Best in the Marlcet.
EVERYBODY U 13 S IT.
Macufactured from the Best Leaf.
SOLD EVERYWHERE. ( 11
Factory, B.K corner BitoAD and Wallace Street
MARSHAL'S SALES.
M
A R S II A L 8
SALE,
by virtue ot eight writs of sale by the Hon. JOlIal
CADWALAUEli. Judge of tbe Olairlct I ourt oi the
I'nlted Mates lu and lor the Kaairn I)lstrict or Penu
sy vanla, io me directed will be ao d at pulilio aale. to
tne biiilieat and beat binder, lor oa.h, at tlie store ot
rOW ELL. PElOtKACO.. So 127 N. I HOST Street,
on Wednesday. A uiiust 1,1st at It o clock A. t-
60 Barrels of Whltky, In ioU of one up to fourteen
aVe f tills and S bhda of Mol eases.
And at 3 o'clock P. M same date, ft the Eighteen1 h
Wurd l'ollce Htltlon House, IltlOJiTON AVeuue, uuar
Daupbln ttreet Molasaesbbda
F. V. ELLMAKER.
1 18 wim6t P. B. Marsha , K. D ot'l'ennsylvaula
ARSIIAL'8 8ALE. RY VIKTIIB OP A
writ of sale by tbe Hon. John Cadwalader. Judve
oi tbe District Court ol tbe United State In and tor the
Eastern ula'rlctol Pennsylvania lo me directed will
be sold at pub lo sale to tne hiuheat and best bidder tor
cash, at the atore ot POWKLL. HK.IUEK & CO.. No.
m li. KKOST etreet. on WEUNE8U iY, August 1, at
if o'clock A. M. !
8 barrels Kllllklmck Smoking Tobacoo, 11 boxes
Tabaceo Mcrapa. 6 boKsheada Tobacco Heaps. 0 tieroes
Tobacco Scraps, 1 large Press, 1 Cutting Machine, 1
Blove and Pipe.
P. C. FIXMAKKR,
tl. S. Varahal Eastern District PejinTl'anla.
Ph ladelphla. July 17. I86tt 7 11 tu thstlt
ICE COMPANIES.
EASTERN ICE C0MPAK7. SEASON OW
lKM. t lbe. daily. M cenU per week t li lbs dallv,
lleeaia per weakt W lbs. daily, cents per wkt0
1 ks dally. (1 lift per week. Penot. ho JD IcKif
ptrebalewTk S2W teW'
WHISKY, BRANDY, WINE, ETC.
(JHESM1T UROVfi WHISKY.
o. S25 Nn tta THIKD RfTAt.
It BTttllftV IVbl Wnmtl In ,.r..v , It,. Mirit.
ol llils Wlilniiy ihe lul. owing cori'iUatn ulioulil dolt
II, rrn I liu VUIMIIIU UUUIIUIH t U Wll C JiniUUIIiJ llK iaO
, t ii.ai)ki.i-iiia, Hntnnier
OKOV1, WHISKY which. ou . n.i . (7ii,':.m
ContnliOKROTnK rol'ONOK n t,rAra knovnu.
ri eiL oil. hkb m the chnraciFriM'e uil lujurlout la
nvmii M VKRM'T ic CAf.40,
Ana jr leal Uheinlnhi
Nl Ta u . . . , . F.
f h.Tf SlllllTtOA . Minnli .utTJ TO V.' -
IllhKY recclTPil ram r hnri. u, . t. .
1 hlleilelohlf r.nil bavins rartnliv h.. ..i w' i '.
p oitdi (1 to BW that It H entire y frbi om pr.iinwf.n
ou riKLKTi vim a HuliHlaucm It la an unatuallr nor
ana flne-flavoreil qua.lty of whlnkr. ' pur
JAMh.HK I HILTON, M. D.,
Aualytloal C'hemlg
rtOrlTnW. Mlnthl
I harf made
m(t a chfml'M ana'VKln of ooiinuercinl a
tllli.SSIM ;10VB Wll-tKV. which nrovam
pirn oi
t frco Irom the bfvy Knll Olia and perfectly nn
ro an
nnanni'erate t k tine flaTor of thla whlnkv la derive
noin ma rrain nrea in nianulacturlnir I
r it.
uespecunily a. A. II Y El. M. D .
Mate Aaaayer. Mo lii Boylston street.
f M rjVf arret, demtioon or bottle at No. 22 North
TUltU Street Philadelphia. 4 J
Lorv a w o r. t
CKLKHItATED
CATAWBA WINE 9.
J.
W HAMMAR,
SOLE AGEI T,
614tbm.J
No. (J20 MA1UCRT Street.
X A THAN F.
& SONS,
U Jt S
I M i
O It T
OF
BRANDIES, WINES, GINS,
Ktc. Ktc.
No. 19 North FRONT Street
riliLADELPHlA.
MOPES NATHANS,
HORACE A. KATFANB,
OBLANDO D MATUAaB.
119m
MISCELLANEOUS.
1. VArr.iiAN Hsaatcx, wiu.ia.ii n, uebhick.
JOHN 1. COPE
SOUTIIWARK FOUNDK1, FIFTH AND
WAHHlXttlON Bfetts,
rillCADKLPHIl
MKKltlCK A .S.NS.
FNOlKEfcRH AND wACiilNtSTS.
manutacture lllah and Loir Pressure oteatn Kntrines lai-
Land hlver and Marine Serrbe
uoilera, uaaomett-n, Tanka iron Boats etc.
CaminKa oi all kinds, el her Iron or biuaa
Iron Frare Boots for Uas -VorKs. Workshops, and
Railroad Stations rto
Hatorts and Uas Machinery, ot the latest and moat Im
proved eoasti action. .
Kverv description ot Plantation Machinery, and Snxar,
Paw. and Grist Mills. Vacuum Puns Open r-team Trains,
Defeca'ora, Ft tera, PnmpiriK Lniilnns eto.
hoe Atoms lor N. H'lleux's Patent tiiiaar Bolllag
At paraius, Ncsniyth's Patnt stpam llamraar, and As
pinwall to Wooisey'a Patent Centrliugal -ugar Draining
Machine. Mi
IDESBUBO MACIIIMS WORKS.
tlrKICE,
Ko. 65 N FHoNf STREET,
PIIII.ADF.I.VHIA.
We are prepared to UU order to any cxtont for our
-well known
MAC HINKHT FOR COTTON AS D WOOLLEN' Mil LS,
including all recent improvements in earning, apinning,
and Weavlnir.
we invite tne atrcnuon ot tnanuiactnrers 10 onr exten
sive works.
1 lii AttHEll JtMlS s, BUJ.
JpITLEK, WEAVER & CO.,
iiAMjMaiaLu? ur
Panilla and Tarred Cordage, Cords
Twines, Etc.,
So. 23 North WATER utieet and
So ii bonk DELAWARE Avenue,
rniLAUBLrniA.
Edwik II. FlTLFR, MlfnAEL Wkaveb.
CaaBAV T Cloiiiikb -ill
QEORGE rLOWMAN,
CARPENTER AND BUILDER,
No. 232 CARTER Street
Ami No. 141 DOCK Street.
Mac bine Woik and
UHlwrliihtlng promptly attend
ta
c
ORN EXCHANQI
BAG MANUFACTORY.
JOBH T. BilLU Jk CO.,
KFMOVED TO
E. corner of MAKltKI and WATEK S tree1 a.
rni aaaipuia.
DEALERS IN BAl.B AND BAGOESQ
01 every uesctlptlon. tor
Gtaln, Flour, Sa't, super P hopbate ot Lime, Bone
liust, K10.
tame and small GUNNY BAGS canstantly on band.
Wi Also, WOOL 8ACK.
JeaN T. Bailbt. Jamks Cascades.
ALEXANDER G. C ATT K LL & CO.
PRODUCE COMMIHSIOK MERCHANTS.
So. 26 KOBTU WHARVES,
AND
NO. 27 NOBTH WATPB 8TBEET,
PHILADELPHIA, 1
ALEXAMPlin . CATTELL KUJAg O. CATTK1A 1
C UTTON AND FLAX
SAIL DCK AKD CASTAS,
Ol all numbers and brands.
Tent Awnlnrr. Trunk and w apon-t'oer Duck. Alao
Paier Manulaeturera' Drier Felts, from on to aeTe
It-ei wide; Paulina. Belting, Hail Twine, eto.
JOHN W. EVfcRMAN A Co.,
tn So lu3 JSE8' -Vlley.
ILLIAM S. GRANT,
COMMIfMON MEBCHANT,
Ke. 33 8. IiUAwah AT.uue, Pbiiadcipnia.
AvKK r 1TOK
Dnprnt's Ounpowder,Bt-tlned Kitre, Charcoal, Eto.
W. Baker & Co 'at boeolate. tooo , and Hroraa.
Cioriar Bros A Co. 'a Ye. low M. til Ubeatbtug, Bolts,
and NalJa. It
STOVES, RANGES, ETC.
JJXION OIL STOVES,
A new and complete apparatus tor Cooking and Heating
by Petroleum Oil. OutStovea ghe no smoke or odor,
and are not liable te get outoi older, being aa slmpleln
every respect as a Kerosene Lump. 1 he Baker, Broiler,
and Flat-iron Beater are tbe eul special articles of tar
nltnre required. Fotallother puiposcs ordlnarj stove
lunilture may be nsed. t
DAVID 11. LOSEY,
("OLE AGENT FOB PENNSYLVANIA,
No. S8 South FIFTH Street,
Liberal ducouat to tht trade.
417 3m r
QULVEK'S NEW PATENT
DEEP BAND-JOlNT
II O T - A I ii FUltNACB.
HAIStiES OF ALL HIZES.
ALSO, PHlEGAIi NEVT LOW FEESSUBB
8TKAM UEATlSa AlPABAl'US.
VOB fALJI VT
CHARLES WILLIAMS,
610 go. 1182 Ma Kg, KT BTKAKT.
Jk. THOMPSON'S LONDON KITCHENER,.
MKl OK JTBOPEAll RANGE, ter tamlllea, hotela,
or uublio institarloua In TWENTY DlJTKKUaN t
VVhlZI-. Al'O Phi adeipbla Banjos, Uo'-Atrlur-.
raeee' Portable Heaters, Lowduwn Grates Eirebueral
Htores.Bait Bollrra. Mtewhole piataa. llrollera, Cook
Ina Htovea etc., wbslesa a ana r-tatl, or tha uiauio
turers .CHASE, U KP A T-tOMPSON.
6 II statbtiia No. m X. SECONIi- Street