Gaston, Duc d'Orleans, commander of the armies under Louis XIII of France Finish:Stretched This cartoon illustrates the appallingly

This cartoon illustrates the appallingly unseasonable weather of the summer of 1879

A macaroni was an eighteenth century dandy who affected continental fashions

1093 (1864)

that they should be invited to join the government at the annual Whitebait Dinner

near Tower Bridge

Gaston, Duc d'Orleans, commander of the armies under Louis XIII of France Finish:Stretched This cartoon illustrates the appallinglyGaston, Duc d'Orleans, commander of the armies under Louis XIII of France, 1882 1884. Gaston (1608 1660) was the third son of Henry IV of France and was the oldest surviving brother of Louis XIII. He was embroiled in political intrigue throughout his life. A print from La France et les Franais Travers les Sicles, Volume IV, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint Antoine, 1882 1884.