The Old Rgime Court Salons And Theatres volume 1
The Old Rgime Court Salons And Theatres volume 1
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She declared she could endure his presence no longer, and hastened away, lest ennui should give place to disgust. Ennui was an epi- demic as prevalent then, it would seem, as vapours or nerves. The king was affected by it, and, more or less, society generally. The remedy, with the king, was alternate seclusion and the Rambouillet chase ; with society, it was the salon, though not always an effective one.
The separate income of the marquise was hardly equal to the expense of setting up a salon —... a salon that should compete with that of Madame cle Tencin or of Madame de Lambert — who, in spite of her eighty-two years, still received weekly, and gave her famous Thursday dinners.
Literature and philosophy scarcely cared to show themselves where there was no prospect of dinner or supper. But where the good things of life were liberally provided, it mattered not at all 224 THE OLD REGIME to which section of society the lady who did the honours belonged. What suppers and dinners were given by the popular singers and actresses !
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
She declared she could endure his presence no longer, and hastened away, lest ennui should give place to disgust. Ennui was an epi- demic as prevalent then, it would seem, as vapours or nerves. The king was affected by it, and, more or less, society generally. The remedy, with the king, was alternate seclusion and the Rambouillet chase ; with society, it was the salon, though not always an effective one.
The separate income of the marquise was hardly equal to the expense of setting up a salon —... a salon that should compete with that of Madame cle Tencin or of Madame de Lambert — who, in spite of her eighty-two years, still received weekly, and gave her famous Thursday dinners.
Literature and philosophy scarcely cared to show themselves where there was no prospect of dinner or supper. But where the good things of life were liberally provided, it mattered not at all 224 THE OLD REGIME to which section of society the lady who did the honours belonged. What suppers and dinners were given by the popular singers and actresses !
What to read after The Old Rgime Court Salons And Theatres volume 1?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Catherine Hannah Charlotte Elliott Jackson to read onlineMoreLess
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