The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-10

that the Cabinet advise her Majesty" that the
Prince OF Wales do not attend the funeral In per-
son; and that so far as the Court was concerned
the same ceremonies and etiquette be observed
that were shown to the memory OF Louis Philippe
So the Prince ofWales did not 60 10 the funera but
making q formal coll upon the Empress, returned
to his country home. The matter excited good
deal OF comment among the middle classes, who
wero disposed to regret the absence Of the gracious
Prince; but all men feel that it was decided wisely
and for the best interests Of the two nations
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK
Some one says that the only political function OF
one Frcnchman is TO neutralIze another French.
man. presume also that one might say, without
being deemed altogether sarcastic, that no con-
siderable body OF Frcnchmen could assemble with
out discussions and controversy. There has been
more than enough Of discussion and controversy.
The Bonaparte family IL divided into two factions,
or might say, to be exact three factlOns-namey,
the friends OF the Empress the friends OF the
Prince Jerome Napoleon, and Prince Pierre.
place Prince Pierre alone and apart, as
no one seems to accept him. He was not
at the funeral. lie has not visited the
Queen. In fact no one knows where he is, although
he is supposed to be in America. Since the EN-
peror came to evil times and no one to pay poor
honest resolutc woman, princess or no princess,
Ia now keeping bonnet store on New Bond street,
as am told. As to what views poor wandering
Prince Pierre may have or whether he may have
any, except as regards that pension, which was
comfortable enough in Its way, cannot say. But
have been busy with the other two parties, and,
so far can be written, the outlook Is like thls:-
The Empress means to rule the party, In spite OF
Prince Napoleon; while the Prince, affecting sub
mission and Difference to Her Majesty, means to
rule the party through his prestige, his genius and
his name.
PRINCE NAPOLEON
The Prince Napoleon holds h g court in C}aridge
street. at the hotel frequented by royal people gen.
orally. He renamed q day or two at Chiselhurst,
saw his cousin decenty buried and returned to
London. He is accompanied by his vile, the
daughter OF the King Of Italy and sister to the
King OF Spain, and assumes the name OF the COmte
de M0ntcaere, an Italian title. He has been Wis
tied by the arstocracy and capped all by visiting the
Queen In response to an invitation from Her
Majesty. This Prince has an advantage over the
family. He himself by his mothers side is de-
scendant OF a German king and connected by
blood more or less directly with the ruling families
OF England, Russia and Germany BY his fathers
side he Is own nephew to the great Emperor Nor
can any vulgar scandal suly this origin, as they
perfect type OF the great Napoleon.
God has written every characteristic OF
the Corsican chief on his form-I mean
every physical trait In addition, his wife
is the daughter OF King Victor Emmanuel,
real princess Of the House OF Savoy. In the eyes
OF those who look carefully at royalty as legti-
mate decree OF God, who believe in "divine right
and the grace OF God," and these forms and
legends OF the throne, must accept Prince Napo-
leon as one Of the divinely appointed and heaven
anointed OF the earth. These arc immense advan-
tages over the other princes, who only
go back to C0rsican and Spanish ances-
tors beginning and ending with the great
Napoleon But advantages so great are more than
counterbalanced by disadvantages that are hard
to describe. I can hardly convey to you-unless
you know France and Frenchmen wen-the esteem
in which they hold Prince Napoleon. The epithet
"Pon-P lonn which Is his universal name in France
Is one Of those extraordinarily suggestive and
merciless phrases which cannot be translated into
English, nor can the idea 1t conveys be accurately
translated. saw q sketch the other evening
in collection Of political cartoons made
in Paris during the Commune, or rather
Just before tho Commune. Prince Napoleon was
drawn as o rabbit In full hight. In the background
was pole from which military coat was tapping
in the wind. and this was the cause Of the rabbits
alarm. The motto was, as nearly as can render
1t, Thrift and cowardice." The French rcrard
the Prince as O personal coward "Why," said one
Of the radical papers, "why take the trouble to
order Prince Napoleon out of France9 Let Papa
THEIRS order him to the command Of
his regiment and he will leave France soon
enoughn When the coup dGtdt was an undecided
event the Prince-as furious Count Fleury could
tell you no doubt were he to converse on the sub
ject-took pains to publicly deny any connection
with it, and to disappr0ve OF it. The men who
made the coup detdt we're Of q different stamp but
when It did succeed, and the Empire came In all its
wealth and glory, Prince Napoleon was the first to
share In the spoil He was covered with salaries and
decorations. He lived in the Paais Royal, and was
designated as next IN succession to the Emperor.
He had his share, and more, OF the good things that
come with an Empire he did not approve in the be-
ginning nor heartily support In the end. Being
thrifty and good man OF business and not over
weening in his confidence that the Empire would
last he put away all the money he could spare
for rainy day. He is, therefore, very
rich mantle richest In the family, l
suppose, and, come rain or shine, Empire
or exile has money enough to keep the
fires going, and his royal bride to insure his en-.
trance into high society. But still he is not trusted
Intellectually Prince Napoleon Is one OF the first
men of his time; more gifted than any one Of the
family since the first Emperor. As writer, o
speaker, q student. he was always regarded as one
of the most brilliant OF Frenchmen. But this
availed nothing. People would not believe In him.
The army had Its feeling that he was a coward.
The Paris air was every now and then
filed with stories Of his reckessness in matters of
personal morality, extraordinary stories recalling
the worst days and the worst men OF the Roman
Empire. Whether true or not, people listened and
believed, and the moral sense OF the nation was
alienated from him. The followers OF the Empire,
the men who overthrow the Republic, hated him
with furious hatred; partly because ne had no
part in their audacious venture, and mainly be-
cause, having none of the awful risk, he had more
than his share OF the gain. Every now and then