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Show odmong the XpTABLES DU BARRY DOHN August 19, 174G, of a poor woman, in the little French town of Vaneouleurs, and rising to be mistress mis-tress of Louis V, und really ruler of France suc) is the career of Marie Jeanne Du Barry. She was placed in a convent la Paris, and at sixteen entered a milliner's mil-liner's shop. Here her beauty began to bring her notice, and her frank, sweet manners brought all the young I dandies and titled men Hocking round ilier. Morality w as a cheap thing, then, it seems. At all events, the girl willingly went to live In the house of an adventurer, Jean du Barry, where, her presence drew n b'ir circle of men ' whose money lie won by gambling. The brother of Jean was persuaded to become her nominal hushand so the airl became the (.'emit esse Jeanne Du Barry, and was duly presented at court. From that time, she ruled Louis XV absolutely, up to the very day of his death. Courtiers and ministers existed by her favor, alone. Louis lavished jewels on her and built her a wonderful wonder-ful palace at Lu'ciennes. After hla death, she was banished, but the queen interceded and Du Barry was given a pension and permission to live on at her palace. Benjamin Franklin, and ill the other celebrities of the time, visited her here, and were charmed by - her gracious ways and quick wit. She was one of the victims of the Revolu- tion and was beheaded in Paris in 1793. ( by George f.'aithevv Adams.) :Q |
