Citation - Connecticut Courant: 1769.03.06

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Index Entry Ball, in Paris, anecdote of repartee re Louis XIII and mistress 
Location Paris 
Citation
CC-H.769.008
6 Mar 1769:21,22 (220)
Anecdote of Lewis XIII King of France.  There was a grand
masquerade ball held at Paris in the reign of the above weak
monarch, who notwithstanding his dress was discovered by two
young gentlemen, walking in the ball room, with his arm
round the waist of one of his mistresses. . . [7 lines,
clever comment and repartee regarding King's behavior.]


Generic Title Connecticut Courant 
Date 1769.03.06 
Publisher Green and Watson 
City, State Hartford, CT 
Year 1769 
Bibliography B0012412
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