| Citation |
BEP(F.745.013
27 May 1745:11 (511)
Versailles, Feb. 26, O.S. After having gazed, with wonder,
on the magnificence of the Dauphin's marriage, we are now at
leisure to compute what it has cost; and those who have
reason to be best acquainted with such matters, assure us,
that it has not stood the ki[ ]n less than twelve
millions, including the rich cabinet of jewels of which his
Majesty made a present to the Dauphiness a few days ago. At
the great ball, given by the city of Paris, it is computed
there were drank 60,000 bottles of wine; and the expence of
limonade, orgeat, and other cooling liquors, has been
computed at 20,000 crowns.
|