The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-20

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A New Year Luncheon at
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CHIsELHURsT, Jan. !, 1872
"A large ami distinguished party" as profess |
sional reporter would say, assembled this morpIag,
ut eleven A.M in the dining room OF Camden House,
to partake after having paid the usual New Years
compliments to the extmperial couple, OF a SUBJ |
stantial II not a very recherche luncheon. The |
party numbered thirty persons altogether, and the
chief ures of the festival were the ex-Empress,
Just returned from Spaln the Duchess Of Mouchy
tAnna Murat just arrived to welcome her imperial
mistress, and easant-and-trunles pie just sent
over from windsor with Queen victoria's best
"compliments OF the season." while Aide-de-C Camp
General Pajol, just returned from o B0napartist-
political tour to Germany and Russia, concentrated
In himself the political interest Of the occasion.
rnr THE LUNCHEON
was on the whole the first merry entertainment that
ever took place In Camden House since that
country seat became the world.famous rlace 1t is
now.
THE IMPERIAL COUPLE.
The Emperor is more tender toward his wife than
he ever was. separation OF compile OF months
seems to have made MIN forget the unpleasant
sides Of her temper, and during the whole
morning he was looking at her with the eyes OF al.
most young man fresh from the wedding cere-
mony asking several OF his guests whether they did
not find that the Empress has remarkably changed
for the better. OF course, the answer was invarla
bly, in the Affirmative though every one OF those
present could not fail seeing that Her exMajesty re-
turned much stouter, much older and with much
greater quantity Of gray hair to be noticed on her
head Notwithstanding all the pains she takes to dye
them into the color Of their past years.
As regards her disposition, however, she
seems to have decidedly gained though
she avOwed to her friend ANNA"
Duchess Of Mouchy) that 1t was with something
very near disgust tnat she came back again to
'this dull Chtselnurst." Still, OF the luncheon at
least, the Empress seemed quite jolly ana turned
cross against her husband only once, consequent on
his trying to know too much OF what the Empress
had been doing at her mothers. 1t would seem that
Her Majesty does not care much about giving "full
parttculars' OF her s0ourn in Spain, and that the
husband, having now no c0urtiers or secret police
to report on SUCH matters Is constantly trying to
pump his information out OF the Empress herself by
inducing her to speak OF the friends she saw and
the pleasures she enjoyed. So 1t was Curing the
lunch, too. The Emperor, speaking. Of the enjoy
ment Of her health made her some question OF par
ticulars, which the Empress rebuked by brief, 81
told you already that have general very much
enjoyed myself" The inquisiive husband was
thus at once cut down. and every one. including him
SELF speedily passed to the appreciation OF the quail.
ties OF
QUEEN vIcroRIAs PIE,
and very g00d and very large pie it was. Every
one ate big piece Of IT. but every did his BEST
too to make little Jokes at the respectable ana do.
INVESTIGATED old lady who sent it. The general i'm.
preston seems to have been that pie, however
excellent, was not exactly o thing to be made
present Of by a Queen to an Empress on New
Years Day combined with q happy return from
long journey. Some lengthy comments were made,
by-the-py, on the custom prevailing IN England OF
making presents OF eatables and drinks, while the
volatile Princess Anna amused herself BY picking out
trufies and giving each Of them surname OF those
OF the members OF queen Vlctorias family ana
household who. according TO her superstition,
were engaged in the peeling OF the trufiies
and Ia the general preparation OF the pie. Still
more hilarity was excited by two oourriches Tor
hand baskets) Of
deliberately adorned with fresh cameas ana roses,
and sent In by some imperalist MILFORD of the
neighborh0od. The baskets were exhibited in the
dining room as a curious Specimen OF that strange
taste that makes o nation decorate dead animals
with living flowers and bright variegated ribbons.
All the wit and laughter did not make Napoleon
himself, however, eat In any way more than usual.
He was always reputed to he very small eaIer,
and this morning he added only by courtesy a
small piece OF the pie TO his usual two boiled eggs.
LUNCHEON OVER.
The luncheon being over the whole company
went to the petit salon to sip their conee, and all
sorts OF subjects began then 10 be treated alter
nately. Princess Anna having found something
wrong with one Of the Empress earrings the well
known dianants noirs), began to ADJUST It, and the
talk naturally went about Jewelry, the EMPRESS
con ressng her great regret that Countess de Clary
mad Included in the stock OF her jewelry that was
THE MAGNIrIcEST sAppHIREs
presented to her by the sultan. The stones were Of
so rare O nature that Her najesty wishing u lew
years ago some trinng addition to the pdruTe could
nnu yhnr md IN ma IN a unp ,lla
to order false one. The set having been sold the
Empress now lamented about il, and the ensmoured
husband at once offered to buy the pa'ure back
=, NAR yl IN geotIEcTIos Of AUTOGRAPHS.
He said it Would be Very easy 10 HIN, for British
his collection OF autographs, which he would at
dispose or should the Empress really wish to have
brated Napoleon collection OF autographs winch in.
cludes the rarest specimens or writing inclualng
known But leave It TO You 10 judge whether sucn
an offer could really have been made, or whether
the Emperor attempted by telling the story TO make
q bit OF alter luncheon fun at the extravaganza of
MONEY TALK
having always the tendency 20 run on some more
conversation about financial matters took place
and caused the Emperor to make the statement
that AT the present moment he had together with
his wife, as matter OF quite secure Income.
100000 francs year, while the Prince Imperial mad
WAYS and at various es OF interest Some further
remarks were made by HIS ex-Maesty concerning
him.
THE OFFER OF AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.
IL would appear that an American citizen had
proposed 10 the Emperor country residence on The
edge OF London, but the Emperor mad declined the
oner on account OF his not wishing to accept q |
present from gentleman belonging to another ma
tionailty, ana TO whom he therefore, would never |
De abe 10 repay the courtesy IL should have been
glad 10 take The lease Of It," added Napoleon, but
had already made my arrangements for Camden
House." He spoke also this not quite so loudly,
and addressing only those who were seated more
closely TO him OF
MONEY PROPOSAL
to the amount OF francs That had been made
TO him by party OF bankers, chiefly American cltl.
Zens-an OFFER that has been also declined ''lOr the
present." As the disposition Of the whole COM
pany was rather lively one, some one ventured to
remark that the Emperor In refusing tnaI may
nave refused "Un Oe,tf pour ar0fr uh 0CyW." Inc
Emperor smiled at the remark, and said that per-