The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-01-08

First of the leading monarchs of. Eurnue
is Louis Napoleon,lErho unlike his COM
peers in England, Prussia and Austria, is
his own prime minister, and holds the
reins of government in his own hands,
To an American his most remarkably quail
ity is the ease and fuency with which he
speaks the English language. He talks it
well, and besides he puts his visitors SO
thoroughly at ease by his bland, courteous
and unstilted manner, that the King is for
gotten in the man. He wants to know all
about everything going on, and takes quite
as much interest in the approaching Amer
lean Presidential election as if he expected
to vote for one of the candidates. Napoleon
is small man, bright-eyed, with greyish
hair, and whilst his portraits resemble they
all tlatter him. He is neither of command
ing presence, nor does he seem to be man
OF power. Perhaps, however, he only shows
himself truly great on great occasions, yet
certainly he does not appear to be more
than the ordinary style OF mortals. He
makes his best show in uniform, on horse
back, and is said to be the first horseman
Of Europe. He rides good deal about
Paris, attended by guards, but just now
spends most of his time at Fontainebleau,
or Chalons. He bows profoundly to all
who pass him, and takes lively interest
in everything connected with France His
face, however, is carewom and sad he does
not look like happy man; nor does he
seem to care SO much now as he formerly
did about the pleasures of royalty. Per-
haps Napoleon would not be sorry if he
could get back to private life, and be able
to move about without fear of assassination.
q. I n hAY> Il
in the Prince Imperial, a royal prodigy l
have not had the pleasure OF seeing, The
Empress Eugene is faded beauty Of for
ty, of magnificent figure, and tull Of the
sweetest smiles for every one whose eye
catches hers. With excellent tact, she sur
rounds herself only with the ugly maids OF
honor, and am told she exerts her woman 3
privilege quite royalty by being in an al
most perpetual quarrel with her husband.
The Queen OF England has for some time
ceased to be the golden-haired and bloom
ing damsel the painters and coiners would
represent her. She isa@atron with large
family OF children and grandchildren, and
photographs, as usual, Halter her. Victo-
ria, just now, is said to chiefly occupy her
self in regulating the Prince of Wales
They are constantly at war.
The Prince, who has spent the greater
part of the past year in cultivating an elab-
crate pair Of side whiskers, is unable to
please his mother, and the result is that
every once in while she turns him out of
some of the royal residences. She also
adopts every possible plan to run him in
debt, by forcing upon him the expense of
court entertainments that she ought to bear
herself 1t is hard to tell what is the cause
of all this ill blood between mother and son,
but it is the common gossip of England
and the sympathy seems to be thoroughly
with the Prince. The Queen, when most
sulky, plunges herself into the deepest re-
ccsses of Scotland. The Prince does not
seem to care much about it, but does the
best he can to support the social duties de-
volving on the royal family; whilst to fill
his purse, Parliament votes him extra mon
ey. Decidedly the best one of the Eng
lish reigning family is the Princess of Wales,
now the mother of four children, who is al
ways cheerful, pleasant and popular, still
good looking, and who hopes some day to
win her husband back from the loose COM
pany he unfortunately keeps
King Ludwig III. of Bavaria, is a Young
man, tall, and of commanding presence,
WIN piack complexion and black eyes,
HE is very sombre in his dress, and so SEN
timental in appearance that you think,
were he not King, he would be student.
he strikes you as always wrapped up In
some philosophic mystery. Perhaps this is
the effect that Wagher's music has upon
him. Yet Ludwig bows to you in the most
elaborate manner, bringing his hat down