Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-31

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I full IF suspicion regarding his retinGe
= arising from the attempt upon his life by
one of the centgardes. On such occasion.
he retired into absolute solitude in his apart
n ments even the aids-de-camp had to keepir
z distant rooms because he could not bear to heal
| people talk, and any noise frightened him
lie sat for hours, brooding smoking. and
/ staring at the ceiling, until he would sud.
denly jump up and force himself into actiyi-
A ty The Empress also frequently appeared
discouraged. When one of her ladies tried
to cheer her up. and spoke TO her of TIE En-
peror's love, of her brilliant position Of the
impending Joys Of a mother. saving. - In
deed, your Majesty is the most enviable Of
mortals," the Empress answered. - Oh,
/ yes, very happy-until one fine morning they
, will throw US ont Of windows into the
street." She took peculiar interest in
everything which refers to Marie Antoinette
and collected all souvenirs she could hunt up
! which belonged to the beheaded Queen
for the Muse des S0urerainS. The Emper-
or took her to Ham to show her the rooms
which he occupied during his Imprisonment
He loved to renew recellections Of the past,
and to interpret and expound them accord
Ing to his fashion.
The life at court was nothing but con
tinuous round of shallow, sensual dissipa-
ton The Empress, without intellectual in
terest Of any kind. aimed daily at new
pastimes. \ lady living at court said
- We live on the Ixion wheel of pleasure.
When | mentioned lin 1850 to the painter,
R. l., how taste.ess the dress Of woman bad
grown in Paris how everything was over
done in color and shape, he answered We
have a iOretfs on the throne the character
OF the l0refe peryGdes the taste of society d,
and ladies Of 80 to 20 years, who have pre-
served the good old French taste. have 70
fight hard 10 save themselves and their
daughters from the dominating ta~teleSS-
ness. Look at the way they wear their
hair said another painter, who was pres
ent e this alone gives them bold look
they look as if they had just returned from
ball at the Opera House, after having
spent 4 wild night go D." And We shall soon
find by our morals who governs Us. >lld "a
third one, member of the Academy OF
Sciences. Scan;lal0u~ stories Of the court
We're continually circulated. which denoted
it, utter decentralization During the dl-
vorce suit which the banker. Hope, in Lon
don, instituted against his wife. a coachman
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blood go The total absence Of consideration
with which the B)nanartes. especially Prince