Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-27
NAPOLEON.

NAPOLEON.
The following statement OF inc con'N''
HABITS Of Napoleon, is taken from the hrst VOL
une of work. recently published III faris' ~
N de popsse,. who was for ten years project OF
The palacc to rhe Emperor. lie says that The
accounts of Napoleon's private life, given In
various biographies by persons who had never
,n,roached him, are in many parlicuiars, '"'
correct: but his own he asserts 10 nave oee"
made out with the utmost exactitude.
Every morning a, o'clock the Emperor is
sued from the Interior of his apartments, com
pet, w DIR, ssrd for the day he pihcers VI
the household were the first admitted 10 MS
pre- sence, 10 whom he gave his ORDERS ior the
day Immediately sitter, those who had the
grades entrees were Introduced. AT hai past
nine, ,hr prefect of the palace went to INFORM
i'm tha, brc akfast was served, and preeea,a
him To the apartment where It was iaia. ne
the prefec;) and the first mdHre d'ho'eI' VINO
waited on ,h- Emperor, were the only persons
present at the meal Na2oleon breakiasted at
little round mahogany able, covered with
na,kin, near which stood the pref'ct OF the
paIacr with his hat under hi, arm.- Napoleon,
who was as sober as il wa, possible Tor man
70 be. frequently remained but eight minutes al
table. But when he felt it necessary, as he
sometimes said with smile, former son cdo'nef,
the breakfast lasted consider able time: ana
on these occasions nothing could exceed MS
good bumored gaiety and the charm "f his con.
yersation His ideas were rapid, positive ana
picturesque am Indebted to these moments
Of my service for the most agreeable recoi'ec-
lions of my life. On returning 10 his closet n
received the ministers and direc tors general
who brought their reonrts. His occupations
here lasted till o'clock, and were never inter.
rupted unless on the days when the council oil
y,..,. ..--S.LI>-I. was rcE,ufiriy On thy
table at six At the 'ruileries and St Cloud
| their maesties dined alone; except on Sunday,
when all the imperial family dined together
TIE Emperor and Empress, and liad1me per'
had fau'euiS, and the other kings, queens, primo
es, and princrsses, sat on ordinary chairs;
there was bu, one course, followed by desert;
the sim pest dishes were those which Napoleon
preferred; the only wine he drank was cham
bcrtin, and even this but Y, ~ rarely without
water. He never tasted any kind OF liquors
! He every day took two cups Of cofire without
milk; one in tht morning af er breakfast aad
! he o:her after dinner; all that has heca said oi
his imnoderatt u.s. Of this beverage is false
! and riiiCn Gus The dim usually las ed
] trar, fifteen 0 twenty minutes The functions
! e the project during dinner were to see chat
THOSE in attendance did their duty, and TO
reply 20 the questions put to him.
| On ~ turuing TO the saloon, page placed be-
| fore the Emperor a silver gill saivrr, "pon
wtirh wer" a cup and sugar bowl. The chef d
! 2Gice Gled on, the coffee, the empress took the
empcI or's cup, and the page and The chef u on e
/ qoltted the r.om. but remained until the En-
| press had poured the coffee into The sa, cer, aud
presented II 70 Napoleon, wh"n returned IL
| 30 haprenrd that this Prince forgot 10 take the
yoff'e wh'l" it was hot, iha' the Empress, Jose
! phine, aud often his Maria Louisa, had adopt
d his gallant method of oovia,ing tins little
| Inconvenience. A short time aferw ards, the
! Emperor returned tn his closet, TO resume
his abcus far sad he, 81 very seldom put off
till 10 morrow what ought 10 be done to-day :"
The Empress went to her drawing room,
! where were assembled her ladies of hon
oar, some pr,ilc sed ladies and the officers
| Of her household. Card tables were laid
merely for forms sake, and prevent the meet +
| ing having the serious air Of a circle Some
times Napoleon Joined the party and entered
with the utmost simplicity and abandon into
conversation with some of he ladies, IT some
ocus. But in general ne remained but short
time. The officers Of has household OH service
wen, up 10 his-aparlnents to ne present at the
couchsr, and 10 receive his o:d,,s for The mex,
day Such was The life the Emperor usual,
led at the Tuiler This uniformity was on
~ interrupted when concert was given, OF
| when he went to hunt, or to the theatre. Dnr
ing The sojourn of the Conr, a, ST. Cloud, III
manner Of living was the same. the only change
was the ,imr employed, during the iur wean>
rr, in driving out in an open carriage. ! he
council OF ministers assembled every Wedncs-
day, when all the mcmbars were regularly in
viled to dine with their ma iestics' -
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