A Reading by Montesquiou
A particularly interesting
reunion, yesterday, at the house of M. Marcel Proust, whose
select number were given the surprise of listening to a wonderful
reading that count Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac was kind enough
to give, consisting of excerpts from his new book: Professionelles
Beautés.
The presence among the restrained,
comprehensive and select audience of several personalities who
found themselves ingeniously and benevolently depicted in these
beautiful pages, made the readings still more stimulating. And
the listeners could not stop themselves from lavishing upon count
Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac their bravos and their praise, to
such an extent that M. Marcel Proust thanked him warmly for the
rare and precious happiness that he was kind enough to provide.
Le Gaulois,
3 June 1905, unsigned but written by Proust.