Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-09-05
Gully Gmpire.
From Nspoleon's III. and his oourtl
Louis NapOIeOn's Love Affairs.

Louis NapOIeOn's Love Affairs.
The first flame Of the present Emperor Of
the French was Eleonore Gordon, the daugh-
ter of French Captain, who fell in SPAN.
Eleonore was the Princes confident in the
Strasburg attempt She was singer, and
made advances to the Pretender at Baden in
the summer Of 1889. 1t is said she had dream.
ed that she would become the Empress Of the
French. In any case she behaved very cour-
egeously. While Louis Napoleon was unsuc.
ceesiu'r caranguing the troops in the Finmatt
Barracks, the gendarmes we're already knock
ing at the door Of Miss Gordon, whom Per.
signy had just informed that the Princes en-
terprIse was failure.
Miss Gordon burned all the papers refer
ring to the emeute--the lists of com spirators
the correspondence with them and when the
gendarmes threatened to break the door in,
she placed chest Of drawers against it, 80 as
to complete her auto dG fe with leisure. 1t
was owing to her presence of mind, conse-
quently, that so little came to light at the
trial. Louis Napoleon held Miss Gordon in
afeetonate memory for long time. When
Louis Blanc visited him at Ham, 10 l845 he
spoke kindly about her,
Almost simultaneous, Louis Napoleon had
fixed his eyes on the Queen of Portugal, who
was then fifteen years ofage. The portrait Of
Maria da Gloria produced an impression on
him, and he would not have been indisposed
to become King CT Portugal But the matter
did not 60 on quite right, in spite Of all the
exertions made by his relatives On Decem-
Der ID, 1885, Louis Napoleon, in an official
letter, declined the Portuguese canddateship
At that time, however. third lady was the
rival OF the singer and queen. This was Ma
thilde, King Jerome's seventeen year old
daughter. She seemed TO have loved Louis
Napoleon sincerely, When he was transport
ted to America, on board the Andromeda, he
thought with sadness OF his cousin, and wrote
the following in bis journal:
"When was taken Mathide home, few
months ago, we entered the park together,
and saw there tree which had just been de-
stroyed by tempest--upon which l said to
myself, that our marriage plans would be de-
stroyed BY destiny in similar manner. What
my mind then darkly foreboded has since
then become the truth. Have l, during this
lyear, enjoyed the whole amount of felicity
granted to me in this world p
Msthilde who was born at Trieste, on May
l27, 1870, was great beauty, of short staute,
but well formed, with head OF classic shape,
large, flashing eyes, and expressive, regular
features. Her blooming complexion served
as q relief TO her light haxsn hair. Soon after
her marriage with Prince Anatole Demidof,
her charms faded away, and her face assumed
an expression of weariness. When Louis
Napoleon became President, Msthilde did the
honors in his house.
In 1910 Louis Napoleon was enamored OF
the lovely lady s.. He wore her colors
at the tournament which Lord Eglinton got
up in Ayrshire. From the tournament he
proceeded to Boulogne. At the fortress of
Ham, whittier he was conveyed, after the
Boulogne failure, he fell in love with girl OF
the name oil Badinguet, the daughter of
wholesale baker in the town. BY her he had
two children, ofwhom Miss Howard afterward
took charge, of course, for large allowance.
Miss Howard was a robust English beauty,
who cost Louis great deal. he made her
Countess de Beauregard, and purchased her
splendid villa near Paris In lS49 abe had
fausSe couche, and the Parsians still remem-
ber, as it were to-day, how straw was spread
in front of the house Of the Presidents mis-
ltress II is notorious that it was Miss Howard,
who in the winter Of 1861, drove the Empress
to Scotland by her audacity. She took box
in the opera exactly opposite Eugenie's, and
stared at her through her glasses in most
provoking way.
The last of Napoleon's loves, Countess
Eugenie Montijo was the happiest of all she
became Empress In ls48 Louis Napoleon
was for while the admirer of Madame Kali
lergls, charming blondine,t TO whom Cayaign-
&C also paid court Louis is said 10 have
defeated the General with the lady, who lived
apart from her husband.