The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-02
NAPOLEON AND EUGENE 1T
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somebody gossips pleasantly IN the current
number Of Chambers's Journal about court
Is,e at the Tuileries," and refers incidentally
10 the home or private lie Of the Frenoh En-
perQr aud Empress. What he says On this
point, though not altogether new, is intetes'-
ino and therefore we produce the substance
below.
Among the wonderful, and to any one Whc I
moSaa ANYTHING Of the real life ct the Iuu'
re,;es ',nnompreheusble atories at1oat IN the
: To,id tine story that Napoleon LII Is silent
:Gystcrions and cautious in his daily inter
cSfirse with people about him Is not tne leas'
sfifpr1amg. He Is neither silent nor
hSnghty man. He talks as mucn anu as
freefT as any one; his manner Is gentie
nniet. undemonstraIlye, kindly, complacent
Me manner of q thorough man OF the world,
Who understands "how to take people, who
81 a. shreWd Judge OF character, pue VINO
dearly likes to throw oil The cares or royalty
and The perplexlties Of politics, to sit down
.IitH.s friend, to roll up q cigarette. ana M 70
: hayS 8 long, pleasant, unrestrained chat. DE
"a 5naotENe speak s<1the card-a perpetual
intInisitor, always trying to lind out what
Sotflar people are thinking and projecting and
teenInp q sphinI-hke bride on his own
toneue. The truth ls almost the exact con-
tfIr1 OF this. Many tlmes Napoleon LII has
ssid imprudent, rash things. 0n more t1an
one occasion his want OF caution has Injured
his goyerpment.
..ir,C6eIe is little group OF gentlemen WHo
arc almost always at the palace, the En-
paror'B chosen famhars; among them are
General Fleury, Marshal Vallians and Prince
Netternich. II is with these friends that ne
spends his happlest hours, sometimes playing
cards or billiards, but more often taking ana
smoking. Although the Imperial table is
Il A. &ha t,1yp NonDIaOn
III is abstemious and cautious. silent ut
table, and q moderate drinker, old Bordeaux
being bis Eayorlte wine, He IL, however, as ls
,:Welkknown, o very great smoker, often put
fins q cigarette when riding out, and smoking
many cgarettesin succession after eich meal.
10 every member OF his household, however
humble his or her position, is often remarked
by the habitues pf tho palace. He takes
physical exercise at set hours, and on every
pleasant afternoon may, be seen waking up
and down the shady terraces OF rue luileties
garden, leaning upon the aim OF an daNe a3o
smoking the inevitable cigarette. "hen the
The long corridor on the first floor OF the pfl-
vate end OF the palace. He ID very fond 100,
OF reading. esnec;ally tho current literature or
the day-not only the French, but the En-
glish and German also. He is very curious,
too. to read the '1rreconcilabie" Paris papers,
and to discuss their sayings WITH MS 1rlelIs.
Early IN thsspring. Napoleon, with sucn OF
his court as he chooses 10 lnri'e-usually a
limited number OF select frionds-resorss to
one OF those rural cnaeaux which ase now 20
numerous. devoted 10 tho usc of French roy
atty. These sojourning places OF the court ;,t
are changed several times in tue year. Inc
spring, SUNNI r and autumn montns are
spent at that famous bunt1SFark OF Com.
piegne, at the beautiful suburban palace OF
St. Cloud, at the springs Of Vlchy, and at the
geaside near Biarritz. The change from the
Tmleries to these is very gratefulFo the mar
rassed and wearIed ruler. 1t Ills in one OF
his rural retreats tina. he found leisure and
inspiration to write the Life OF Cesar. Com,
plegne is, however, devoted osfashion and
pleasure OF pubic.kind. 3t is hithcr that the
great world OF the court follows h!ln, and Cor-
pleona is as lively In summer as tho Tuileries
In winter
WAeu, however, he wishes to escape alto
1,e!her from the noisy world, to bury himself