, 1862-12-04
Napoleon and Eugen1e at Home.

OF Napoleon and Eugene, OF France, are thus
rarreted By the 81. Janus Magazine:
Scarce had Louis Napoleon been made En-
peror Of the French, ere be gave oroeri tnat
the interior Of the Tuile1ies, which had been
besmirched by the waves of so many revolu.
lions, should undergo magnificent rcstora-
tiop. The new Eapoleonic dyneBsy selected
1or residence the i'll fated palace Of the last
kings Of France. NapoleonI had commenced
fmpartfpg an 1mperialist character to the
Tuilerie6, and bis nephew Inherited the plan,
Ike the other Napolsoa:c ideas, and continued
the work. He made all the arrangements
bimself, and Was assisted in this by his young
wife, who had those rooms fitted up to her
own special liking, in which she hoped to OBJ
tain peace and relief after the tedious court
ceremonies.
4 boudoir and 4 bed room forms the Sane
tuary Of the Empress. l1xurous aud yet |
elegant sp1endor, most refined Judgement, and
poetic Temperament are revealed IN the ar
rangement6 OF the boudoir. The doors are |
made of ivory, 1nlaid with gold; the furni-
ture,iB rosewood, Of graceful shapes, and in |
laid with gold; mirrors OF ivory; the sofas |
a1d chairs ere covered with pale ra4 silk, the |
walls hung"vith paper, and the ceiling Is an |
exquisite fresco. A magnificent myrnlan car |
pei voluptuously deadens the sounds Of foot !
et+ps. around hang the most valuable paint
| 1Dgs OF the old masters, borrowed from the
Louvre gallery at Versailles, as well IS two
| family portraits in oil, oVershadoWed by
| palms, ododend,as and camelias. The window
| Lodges are constantly adorned with fresh 1low-
| ers, and on the xrittng desk Lie splendid port
| fo1ios, and books bound in tortoise shell, IN
| laid with gold. Nothing is wanting which
| sense Of complete luxury can devise, not even
| the tonipg OF the light The red silk curtains,
heavily edged with black velvet, throw sub.
dued hue over every object, and one who en-
ters the room may Imagine he is inhallng
poetry.
a magnificent clock has just struck twelve.
Suddenly the folding doors are thrown open,
and We are enabled to take an indiEcreet
| glance at the other room, and the close white
curtain draped arcuud the Empress bed. 4
lady in waiting appears in the doorway, and
then eteps on one side, with deep reyer-
tnce- Directly after the fairy-like form of
the Empress Engenie is visible, IS she walks
with i light elastic step into her boudoir.
She proceeds to 3 sofa, and sinks into the soft
cushions. She then dismisses her waiting
woman BY gentle nod; the doors close again
noiseleselS, aud ber m1iessy ID alone.
The opposite folding doors are thro IN
open and a1ouse the Empress from her rev
erie. Little Napoleon comes in, followed by
his goyernees. He is tall for six years, though
rathtr delicate, but his round healthy face,
with his mothers blue eyes and fair hair, con-
tradict all the runlors about the imperial
: Irince being mentally and bodily weak. He
Is simply dressed in kilt and fine white
chemisette, with loose black neckerchiet,
, and his plaid stockings are not fastened By
gsrters, but with elastics to his belt, He
! and ehuttlecock in hand, to bid her good
, morning, he also adds that his father will SOON
| come to fetch the Empress for morning
: walk in the garden Eugepie rises, walks to
!. her desk, and while she writes q note hastily,
E in lorg delicate characters, the child Of
3 France plays With his shuttlecock and prattles
t mefrily with his nurse.
/ The door opens, and the Emperor walks in,
!. in plain black troc6 coat and hat in hand,
/ with the exclamation, !" My love!' The En-:
: ! nc and ff1 III
t not lovingly, but as it thoughtlully trying to
@ read his face. Napoleon invites her to accom-
:. paDy him in walk, aud she rings and orders
: htr attendant to bring her bonnet and shawl
e genie gazes at the scene, not without sympa'
# thy, but her eyes seek before all to read some
3 thing else something Interesting to her
uIon Napoleon's face. She is more 70 hiu
a than mere vile. She Is portion oi his ex
i isIence; and as much enamor1d as Napoleon
e may hare been of the Countess Montiio, b,
e would not have married her if he had net6ee1
n in her the spirit Of q Jealous and r4re ally
le who Was more valuable to him than the doubt
l. fnl advantage Of an al'iauce With the princes
. Napoleon By her chartns, but not tor the SAX
y Of being loved by him, SO much as to 6atin
re tie ambition of the Mon:ijos. She promises
r him her hand, but be must first become rea
u power in nFrance-Emperor. Still she labare
lie ze;.lous3y to altain this object. Sht agitated
is gained mcn Eho admired her over to the M
Of ptIeonic GAUGE, and under the mask of an er
ID 1hneiaGtic woman, maize all the preparation
" for TIE coup d'ttat with the chief lcaleEs
re On that December night, when it was ca re
in out, she sat with Napoleon at the telegraph
be inEtrument. Hence she worked with her oW
ya bands in restoring the Napolsonic dynasty
to ard Napoleon never for a moment overlookc
re the tacf In the case OF any eventualltIea h
n appointed her regent, for be knew her enc
gy, her political foresight, which were EN-
Ee ntn1ly displayed duri"g the Italian eau pslgl
OF He allows he1 to preside at the council Of sta1
be for"no one understands so well IS she dot
an Eapo1eon's irmost thought, or can Judge :
or we'll the consequences Of events. There
ry something prophetic about her: and the Et
ch ptror regards her as portion of his tate. 81
mt is the head Of the clerical and legitimist te
ize denotes of the Napoleonic fa1ullY, just
to Prince Napoleon is the head Of IeVou.iona
in ideas. Both act from conviction and after
me settled plan, and in many instances spontan
ously, tor the Emperor considers taat the be
way If weakening his foes is to act Is tae
leaders and lead them astray, OF to the bl11
;on Of q precipice. The beauty Of Eugeni1 b
~ made The Farisians almost forget the insult
'ua their pride in the fact Of their mistress not
on lug OF royal blood aud this has ever he
1n.t the invnlsureble Point Of French Republics
. in iem- The ladies, who regulate public oplui
- in Paris more than elsewhere, have had an
VI fection fer Eugene since The day size plac
les: herself at the head OF the fashions
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