Identifier: louisedelavalli01lair (find matches)
Title: Louise de La Vallière and the early life of Louis XIV
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Lair, Jules Auguste, 1836- (from old catalog) Mayne, Ethel Colburn, d. 1941, tr
Subjects: La Vallière, Françoise-Louise de La Baume Le Blanc, duchesse de, 1644-1710 Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
Publisher: New York, G.P. Putnam's sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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4 should be a brilliantone. The festivities began at Saint-Germain : therewas a play and a grand opera every day, and a ballevery week. And Louis, to give things a fillip,resumed his dancing. In the midst of this hollowgaiety, the Duchesse de La Valliere had to undergo afinal trial. Of Louises two children, one, the little Admiral,aged six, was still in his governesss hands. But theother. Mile de Blois, now just eight years old, anda precocious, well-grown, lively child, was already theadmiration of her masters, especially her dancing-masters. While she was still in pinafores^ it wasarranged to introduce her to the great world. Whatmother could refuse herself the pleasure of admiringher daughters first ball-dress, and watching her danceher first dance ! Louise beheld her little girl at MmeColberts, practising her steps, preparing her eifects,enchanting Mmede Sevigne. On January 12, Marie-Anne, dressed in black velvet, and glittering withdiamonds like a grown-up lady, entered the ball-
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tr .m il e p dure at Versailles described as Elizabeth of Bavaria. LOUISE DE LA VALLIERE. Louise de La Valli^re 319 room. A Royalty almost as juvenile as herself, thePrince de Roche-Aymon, a Conti, was her partner.They might have been an engaged couple! On the15th, in another gathering of little people, Mile deBlois was declared to be a chef-doeuvre^ On the24th she had another triumph. Her debut was thegreat event of that January. Louises friends were somewhat uneasy at thisdistraction. Bellefonds was worked upon to write toher. She replied at once : You know I amemotional, and people are right when they say Milede Blois moved me deeply. I admit that I wasdelighted to see her looking so pretty. But, at thesame time, I had my scruples. There ! I confess all—but she will not change my purpose one iota.These are contradictory feelings, but I am sayingjust what I do feel. And, indeed, how could shehave felt otherwise ) Marie-Anne was so littleher daughter ! Louise called her * Mademoise

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