Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1871-11-02
Sale of the Empress Eugenie's
Personal Effects.
Paris Correspondence London Newsl

IParis correspondence London Newsl
In passing by the new galleries of the
Louvre, facing the. quay. heard the
tinkle of bell, and the voice of the crier
inviting the public to come and buy what
remained to be sold of the Empress Euge-
MES personal effects. Accepting the in
!itation, entered the little court stand
ING in the midst of the Imperial stables.
Another bell-ringer was at the door of
the nsaneqs where NJ. Buchon used to give
Imperial Prince riding lessons. 1t was
occupied by old-cloths-sellers of both sex
es. curiosity dealers, few friends Of the
fallen dynasty whose faces l have often
seen grouped around the throne of the Sal
le des Etats, some dirty students, a repor-
ter OF the Gaulols, attracted, like myself,
by the noise of the bell; and a sprinkling
of those antiquated gentlemen in white
CATERS who passed their lives in hover
ing about the book stands on the parapet
of the Quay Voltaire, and crossing and
recrossing the Pont des Arts. The auc
tioneer was selfsufficient sort of common
place bourgeois. He did his best to be
jocular at the expense ofthe fallen great
ness. Each article he seemed to think,
was worth its weight in gold, if only as
relic. The dresses, laces, shawls, and
mantles had been disposed of on the pre-
yios day; and it was the turn of the under
clothing and eliminate house linen," to
be liuuidated. Pillow. cases Of fine cam
bric-so fine that one wonders how they
support elaborate embroideries and deep
real lace borders-were hotly contested
for by "petite dame" of the Rue des
Victories and party ofbuyers belonging,
should say, to the QUARTER Breda. The
little tady carried off a dozen. 1t ''poses"
one, she cried, tittering as she spoke, to
press the pillow on which an Imperial
head reposed. The cypher E happened
to stand for her name, which she vclun-
teered to tell one of the old friends of the
fallen dynasty was Eulalie. AS for the
crown under it ma .foa, she was just as
worthy to wear it as any else! The old
friend was not 10th to cultivate acquain-
Aance of the sparkling fair one. He assem-
ted to this proposition, and volunteered to
kold pillow-case, which the auctloneer
Ad allowed her to take. The toweling
endless, bundles after bundles of fine
Eony damask napkins, all with the E,
the crown, the eagle, the busy carloVing-
Ian bee, and profusion of laurel wreaths,
were handed round the vaulted room to
be examined by bidders and then disposed
of. Some breakfast table napery, the
present of a king, now Emperor Williams
first laudatory, was bought by one of the
former habitues of the Sale des Etats.
He got it cheap. One of the old gentle
men, who happened to be deaf, was furi-
ous when he found that he might have
had the lot at 1901.
LIDO not know why the brokers and stu
dents were so jocose when an inside gar
ment was held up by two dainty little
sleeves, and the public asked to examine
il az a fair specimen Of the large bale from
which it was drawn at hazard. American
modesty cannot bring itself to name this
Garment any more than it can speak of a
shirt. If Paul de Cassagnac were as good
g his oft-repeated oath, he would have
run his sword-cane through the profane
ouctioneer's Snowman who held the arti
in question up to be scoled at by the