The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-16
THE SECRET CeRRgSPONDENCE
Louis Philippe and his Family.


L<tf,e autographs de Marie Amele a la Rene de
Naples, relative az marriage de sa file Marie
acc Le prtmce Leopold.
MADAME, MA TRES CHERK SGUR-Je sus empresse
de vOus temoigner comblen Je suls touche des
nOuvelles preuves d'amltle que vous venez de
nous dOnner Nous vous retrouvons tOWours la
meme, bonnie, cOnstante ct hdee annie, ct j'al be-
soin de vOus repeter cOmblen ces sentiments sont
reclprOQues de nOtre part. C'est une veritabe sa-
tisfachOn pour moi de voir de nouveaux liens sc
former entire nos families, ct nos deux pays, que
leuFs nteres bIen entendus dOlvent toujours endre
a rapprocher. Je vols avec grand paislr que lie Rol
vore fills partage sentiments, ct j'apprOuve IN
Eminent les dispositions gull nous manifesto en-
toute occasion. Je vlens de lul ecrire, ct de lul
temOigner comblen j'y suls sensible. J'al prize
Ameie, de METRE ma leltre pour lie Roi dams votre
paQuet esperant que vous voudrleZ bien vous char
ger de la lui remettre de ma part, atm d'evier les
remarques que son passage par Pambassade
Dailleurs, ma chere s1ur, tout ce que vous dltes
de voire excellent fills Leopold. auss que tout ce
que nous avons entendu ct recuellli sur son compile
me dome Pesperance que cette union sera heu-
reuse, ct que lie ciel la benra. Vous serez une
bonnie mere pour notre Marie, ct vOtre ten
dresee, vOs bORS cOnsells Pun ct Pautre les
feront entire dams une bonnie voe ct lul conduiront
au bOnheur. Les premlers pas dams tOute carrlere
ont une grande influence sur la suite. Jespere
quls feIont vos auspices, ct je desire beau
coup. J'ai besOin de penser QUEEN sc se0arant, de
nous ct 0eS SleDS gu dlINc tdnL, uOlIe DOunc
Mare, trouvera une compensation dams Paffection
de mari dams la votre, dams celle du ROi, ct de
ses beaux freres ct bellies sGurs. CONNIE cOnnais
blen Palermo ct les habtudes locales, e lui al ben
decrt naturel les avantages ct les desavan-
tages, qu'on dot s'attendre trouver partout
sOcies dams la vie humane, ct je mai aucun dOute
qu'elle ne s'adapte1 bien tout que sa nouvelle
position, pOurra exlger d'elle, lie Prince Leopold
ne lui uOuvera aucune de ces habltudes de taste
GU de luxe, quill parait redOuter, ct je cralndrals
plut6t qua quelques egards ellie ne regreuat
quelques uns de nos usages, que ceux qul exls-
tent chez vous. Maisje mai passie doutes qu'elle
ne sadapte tout ce quelle trOuvera ctabll ct qul
sera juge necessalre.
QUAINT au portrait qu'Amelie vous envole, je
men pas tres content Ellie est pale ct triste,
ct ce nest pas ce qu'ee est. J'aimerais mieux
lie portrait de Hersant, que je crOls plus exact.
Amehe croft que vous PaveZ a Naples, ce don't je
doute, ct dallleurs la caisse dun portrait huile
auraN fat trop d'embarras, d'autan plus que ceci
alant Marseille par estafette, ellie ne peut meme
pas vous renvoyer par Ia celul de votre blen Anne
fills que nous avons WI avec grand paislr, ct que
nous n'0sons pas faire COPPER de peur des CHA
chnvr1s. Je trouve quill resemble ce quetalt lie
feu Rol v0tre Epoux dams go jeunesse, ct cest uAe
resemblance qul nous est chere.
QUAINT aux arrangemens nous nous porterons
tout &c qui conviendra au Rol. Nous croyons que
lie mieux serait de charger d'abord confdentielle-
ment Butera de concure ct de signer Pacte GU
cOntrat que nous ratferions ensulte lie Roi ct moi,
scion Pusage ct la.
From the Queen of France, in her con hand,crit-
,ng, to the Queen of Naples, concerning the Mar
riage of her Daughter Marie to Prince Leopold
JANUARY %, 1884.
MADAME, MY VERY DEAR SISTER
hasten to express to you how deeply I am
touched by the renewed proofs of friendship which
you have just given to us. We always find you
the same kind, constant, and faithful friend and
desire again to repeat to you the assurance that
these sentiments are most fully reciprocated on
our part.
The formation of new ties between our families,
and between our two countries, whose interests,
rightly Understood, must always tend to produce
closer union, is to me source of real satisfaction
see with great pleasure, that these feelings are
shared by the KING, your son. and | fully appre-
ciate the sentiments which he has manifested to-
ward US upon every occasion: ! have Just written
TO HIN, and have expressed to him how fully
sensible | am OF these sentiments on his part. |
have requested Amelle to enclose my letter to the
King IN her packet to you, hoping that you would
have the goodness to cause 1t to be conveyed to
him from me, in order to avoid the remarks that
might arise from Its passing through the hands OF
the ambassador.
/ assure you, my dear sister, that all you tell US
of your excellent son, Leopold, as well as all we
have heard and gathered with regard to him from
othe re-, makes me hope that this union will be a
happy one, and will receive the blessing of Heaven.
You will be kind mother to our Marie; ard your
tendesness, your good advice, to both the young
people, will aid them to enter upon the right path,
and will lead them to happiness. The first steps,
in every career, exercise great influence upon
all the ceeding ones. l hope that they will form
themselves under your auspices, and greatly de-
that it should be so. 1t gives me much salts
faction to reflect that when separated from us and
from her family. whom she lcves SO dearly. our
No. c~~,sII Cad atIAp tho ,Hn
ton of her husband, in your own, in that of the
King, end of her brothers and sisters in-law. As
am we'll acquainted with Palermo, Its localities,
and customs, have described to her, very fully,
must expect to find everywhere mingled IN human
life, and have no doubt of her readily adapting
herselfto all that her new position may require OF
her. Prince Leopold will not find in her any of
those habits Of pride and luxury which ne seems
to dread indeed, should rather fear lest she may
not perhaps, on some accounts, have to regret the
greater slmpl. city to which she has been accus-
toned with US. However, have no SOFT OF doubt
but che will adapt herself to whatever of etiquette
she may find already established, or that shall be
Judged necessary.
With regard to the likeness which Amehe sends
you, l am not altogether satisfied with It, 1t
makes her look pale and sad, and this does not
give true idea of her, as she really Is. 1 prefer
the portrait by Hersant, which ! consider to be
more exact Amelie thinks you have 1t IN Naples,
which doubt but, at any rate, an oil painting
would take up too much room, and 1t would be
difficult to transport it, especially as she will
travel by express as far as Marsellles, and conse.
quently cannot take back to you the portrait Of
your we'll beloved son, which we have seen with
great pleasure, and which we have not dared to
have copied, for fear of gossips. 1t seems to me
that It greatly resembles the late king, your hus-
band, as he looked in his youth and this is a
resemblance which is very dear to us.
With regard to the necessary arrangements, we
shall accede to whatever may be satisfactory to
the king. We think that it would be best. in the
Grcf IN ssI Rutera TO conclude and
to sign the marriage articles or contract, which
the king and will afterwards ratify, according to
custom, and-[Here the letter Is broken OIL, q
sheet being lost
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