+TRANSCENDENT DISCOVERY+ >of the harvest moon< ^^^^^^^^^^^^ +"A WEEK AT VERSAILLES"+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ by paul >gruyer< +HUCHETTE-1920-PARIS-+ >is a synchronistic find from my storage with the GRUYER french author giving >many insider stories of the palace<. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PAUL GRUYER+ >wrote at least one other book and i am trying to find more about him. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +GRUYER=GRUYERE=GRUY+ >like our gruyer friend from the french town of champagnole, paul gruyer has +JACQUES GRUYER+ >streamlined the name by excising the >last >e< but keeping the >er< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PAUL GRUYER'S VERSAILLES+ >book is a labor of love/hate for the lives +DISCRETION IGNORED+ >of those living within the palace walls. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +MANY INTIMATE DETAILS+ >are expressed, fleshing out the history >in such a journalistic fashion as to give the "you are there" view. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +EXAMPLES+ 1) 5 year old king louis xv burst into tears when first addressed as sire upon the death of old louis xiv. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2) the duke of orleans was a man w/ a stout neck and ruddy complexion +OVER INDULGENCE+ >(the current duke looks the same) >when he became the regent. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >despite dissipation he was brave +MILITENT-FRIENDLY+ >intelligent and very affable< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 3) the court left versailles for 7 years as the young king grew up in paris. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >in 1722 they returned to versailles the 12 year old louis xv bringing +ANTOINE WAS AGE 7+ >his 4 year betrothed spanish >infanta, marie anne victoire< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE YOUNG KING WAS CROWNED+ +AT REIMS THAT YEAR AND OUR+ >(about 70 miles north >of magny fouchard<) +ANTOINE MUST HAVE BEEN+ +PART OF THE CEREMONY+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >the seven year old antoine jean baptiste valentin verloin degruy was old enough +CHILDREN'S CEREMONY+ >to carry that memory all of his life< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE KING & GRUY RELATED+ (our land grant) +FAMILIES AS WELL+ ^^^^^^^^^^^ gene ray, san diego, california