+VAUDREUIL-KELEREC PARTY+ >february 23, 1753< ^^^^^^^^^^^ >as described in the hubert-robert >+"MERVEILLEUSE"+< ^^^^^^^^ +HISTORY OF FRENCH LOUISIANA+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >provokes some thoughts< (thanks for the find renee) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1) VAUDREUIL WAS KNOWN FOR >HIS CEREMONIAL PARTIES< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +FRENCH TASTE FOR FESTIVITY+ >(orchestra & fireworks in the jungle >the governor's hair dresser etc.< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +VAUDREUIL CHATEAU HOTEL+ >you may remember marianne and i stayed in his loire valley home >a few years back< 2) ANTOINE'S EARLY HOME REF: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >lord of mesnil fouchard was replaced later by lord of magny fouchard. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 3) BELERON WINE IS PUZZLING >beleron on the internet refers to.... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ A) a flavor like chocolate... or B) a type of polish ham or sausage ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (IT MUST BE A WINE FLAVOR) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 4) 1753 DATE REMINDS US THAT PARLANGE PLANTATION >had just been completed< >in about 1750, 5) >de LERY AND MARIGNY de MANDEVILLE FEATURE IN THE VERLOIN deGRUY HISTORY ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >especially via the foucher/de bore +BERNARD de MARIGNY+ (bore favorite nephew) >plantation family connection< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +DELERY-CHAUVIN+ >delery had nearby plantation at the +TCHOUPITOULAS+ (st. charles parish/burnt canes) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +MARY PLANTATION+ >some of us viewed & photographed the other delery (mary) plantation on our tour across the river >a few years back<. 6) +MANON de LIVAUDAIS+ >also had a degruy connection via the foucher de circe/de bore families. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 7) +de LA LANDE de ALCOURT+ had a cavaroc/roy connection later >and may have had a degruy link< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (>many champagne family/place names end in court like +BOSSANCOURT+) 8) +COLOR CODED NOBILITY+ >there is an obvious color code in this velvet & saten finery +VAUDREUIL IN RED+ +KELEREC IN BLUE+ +GRUY IN GREEN+ ^^^^^^^^^^ >the keeper of the forests< +THE GRUYERE+ ^^^^^^^^ >+ALWAYS WORE GREEN+< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +SYNCHRONICITY+ >was it genetic memory that caused green to be my favorite color as >a young boy in baton rouge< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >SKEPTICS ALWAYS SAY NO< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ gene ray, san diego, california