At the present time, December 1, 1888 (documents furnished by the records of the Legion d'honneur), there are 52.915 decorated persons, of which 31,757 are soldiers and 21,158 civilians.

Under the empire there was in all 1 cross to every 750 Frenchmen; at that time, out of 50 crosses there were 2 for civil services, while in our day there are nearly 20.

(QUID informs us that on 30-11-1994 the strength amounted to 207,390 persons.

SR.)] [Footnote 3349: Edmond Blanc, ibid., 276-299, 325 and 326.

(List of titles of prince and duke conferred by the emperor, and of gifts of 100,000 francs rental or of above that sum.)] [Footnote 3350: Mathieu Dumas, "Memoires," III., 363.] [Footnote 3351: Napoleon, "Memoires."] [Footnote 3352: Compare with the Brothers Grimm's fairytale: "The Fisherman and his Wife."] [Footnote 3353: Thiers, "Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire," V.III., p.