tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post7694570448957710943..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: Portrait of Madame Royaleelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-88486111219164738082007-04-26T10:02:00.000-04:002007-04-26T10:02:00.000-04:00The more I think about it, the more delicious it b...The more I think about it, the more delicious it becomes:<BR/><BR/>France's Left has the choice between voting for a man who's not afraid to call people scum (so much for Rousseau and the Noble Savage) and a woman whose father must have been a friend of Archbishop Lefebvre. People can change, but you can't ever erase having grown up in a traditionalist household from your soul.<BR/><BR/>What's a philosophe to do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-46849293021439496162007-04-25T17:36:00.000-04:002007-04-25T17:36:00.000-04:00Ha, ha. I was just waiting for someone to say that...Ha, ha. I was just waiting for someone to say that....elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-15881573692744619662007-04-25T17:32:00.000-04:002007-04-25T17:32:00.000-04:00Is this a couched endorsement for the other Madame...Is this a couched endorsement for the other Madame Royale, Segolene Royale? <BR/><BR/>She was born in Dakar, I can't but suspect that her father, very devout man that he was, knew a certain Archbishop of Dakar. <BR/><BR/>The irony of a Socialist whose last name clearly bears witness to a monarchist past is too delicious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-64814779166051458882007-04-24T21:26:00.000-04:002007-04-24T21:26:00.000-04:00Thank you, alaughland, for the kind words!!Yes, El...Thank you, alaughland, for the kind words!!<BR/><BR/>Yes, Elisa, the style is Madame Royale's own variant on the Empire-style gown, with the skirt flaring out a bit more. She wanted to bring back the hoops and wide skirts that her mother had worn.<BR/><BR/>Thank you so very much, Cay, I am so glad that you are enjoying my little offerings!elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-38366453525789272322007-04-24T21:21:00.000-04:002007-04-24T21:21:00.000-04:00Elena,I finally received your second book in the m...Elena,<BR/>I finally received your second book in the mail last week. I read the first one over a year ago. I'm so anxious to begin but am finishing "In This House of Brede" first.<BR/><BR/>Your blog is so insightful and educational and interesting and fresh. <BR/><BR/>I love it! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the knowledge you share so freely with all of us amateur history buffs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-6093810546853245182007-04-24T21:12:00.000-04:002007-04-24T21:12:00.000-04:00The 1815 portrait is really lovely. The style look...The 1815 portrait is really lovely. The style looks similar to another picture of her that you posted some time back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-55364773809671706082007-04-24T20:04:00.000-04:002007-04-24T20:04:00.000-04:00Dear Elena, Your literary description painted as r...Dear Elena, <BR/>Your literary description painted as real a portrait as the one done with an artists brush. I have read "Madame Royal" twice, and I still am intrigued when I read the excerpts you sometimes include in your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com