File:The century illustrated monthly magazine (1882) (14779292281).jpg

Identifier: centuryillustratv40n1newy (find matches)
Title: The century illustrated monthly magazine
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors:
Subjects: American literature
Publisher: New York : Century Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
JULIE daNGENNKS, DUCHESSE DE MONTAUSIER. (FROM AN ETCHING IN IllliGUIRLANDE DE JULIE OK OCTAVE UZANNE.) 86 THE WOMEN OF THE FRENCH SALONS.
Text Appearing After Image:
ANTOINETTE DE LIGIER DE LA GARDE — MME. DESHOULIERES. (FROM THE OIL PORTRAIT BY PIERRE MIGNARD.) To these results she very largely contributed.She was a woman of fine ideals and exaltedstandards, possessing in an eminent degreethe purity of character, delicacy of thought,and urbanity of manner which she exacted ofothers. But all her gifts were merged into thatof holding a salon. Here she was without arival. It is true there was a reverse side to thepicture. Traditions are strong, and people donot readily adapt themselves to new models.Character and manners are a growth. Thatwhich is put on and not ingrained is apt to lack the true balance and proportion. Henceit is not strange that this new order of thingsresulted in many crudities and exaggerations.Spanish chivalry doubtless degenerated into athousand absurdities — from which the Hotelde Rambouillet was not quite free. It was thefashion to talk in the language of hyperbole.Sighing lovers were consumed with artificialfires, and re

Note About Images