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Excerpt from The Days That Are No More: Some Reminiscences
Princess Metternich found at Paris the aristocratic world that She had left at Vienna. She had passed from one cosmopolitan atmo sphere only to enter into a Similar one, the Empress Eugénie''s Court being largely com posed Of foreigners from all quarters of the globe. Russians, English, and Americans mingled with Spaniards and Italians, a few Germans, and some Mexicans, Of whom Mme. Erazzua was the most prominent. Hence the celebrated Five Quarters of the World ball was given. I had the advantage of hearing much about that entertainment from a lady who (with her sister, Miss Carter) was present at it - Mrs. Ronalds, who died only a few years ago. Her sister represented America in the tableaux, and Mrs. Ronalds had preserved illustrations of the scene pub lished by the Paris papers of the period.
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Princess Metternich found at Paris the aristocratic world that She had left at Vienna. She had passed from one cosmopolitan atmo sphere only to enter into a Similar one, the Empress Eugénie''s Court being largely com posed Of foreigners from all quarters of the globe. Russians, English, and Americans mingled with Spaniards and Italians, a few Germans, and some Mexicans, Of whom Mme. Erazzua was the most prominent. Hence the celebrated Five Quarters of the World ball was given. I had the advantage of hearing much about that entertainment from a lady who (with her sister, Miss Carter) was present at it - Mrs. Ronalds, who died only a few years ago. Her sister represented America in the tableaux, and Mrs. Ronalds had preserved illustrations of the scene pub lished by the Paris papers of the period.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Pauline Metternich
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265172803
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
Page Count - 210
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Contributors
Author
Pauline Metternich
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331724254
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 212
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