The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-01
THE TALISMAN OF CHL,,.tpMAGNF
The NapoleOnic Chss7fS Its Preseryatio,
Through the stetmy Days Succeeding tn
FAN OF the Second Empire

FAN OF the Second Empire
fFrom the N. Y. World.l
n IL IS understood that at the recent
EEonapartists Council held at Arenen-
berg, in Switzerland, it was decided
that the Empress Eugene should abdi-
cate the regency which she has held
ever since her imperial husband left
Paris, in the bright Summer weather of
1870, for the last time; and that the
young Prince, Louis Napoleon, who un.
derwent in the fatal summer his ssbap-
| tism OF fire." should take upon himself
the responsible leadership of the i'm
perial cause of France.
Whatever the reasons for this decis-
| ion may be, it is quite certain, we sup
pose. that the Empress Eugenie, so long
| as she lives, will continue TO exercise a
great influence upon the fortunes OF her
| son and OF the party which is so openly
and SO audaciously laboring for his res
toration to the throne OF France, Our
readers, therefore, will read with inter-
est, we are sure, an account which has
been forwarded to us from England of
visit recently paid by an Englishwoman
of position and intelligence to the de-
throned and widowed lady who for so
many years commanded the admiration
and the homage, not of her own SEX and
her own countrymen only, but OF both
sexes and all civilized people.
! The Empress has for some time past
been living at Arenenberg where the
| Third Napoleon passed so MANY wears of
| his life with bis mother. the lovely and
unfortunate Queen Hortense. Arenen-
berg is charming chateau standing a
little off the direct road from Schatfhau-
sen to Constance. 1t was sold in 1919
after the death OF Louis Bonaparte, EX.
King of Holland, to a citizen of Neuen-
burg, for $780, 900 horins, and in 1855 this
| citizen's heirs sent to Paris and sold
| there its fine collections Of pictures and
works of art, including some paintings
by David, and many souvenirs of the
First Napoleon. This led the Emperor
Napoleon LII TO repuichase the estate,
and it now belongs to his son.
The EX-Empress who always, by the
way, alludes TO the disasters OF 1870 as
''the events") has passed her Autumns
at Areneuperg ever since the end OF the
Franeo-German war. The chateau
stands on a hill nearly 1900 feetin height,
and commands u lovely view over the
upper valley of the Rnlne. The house
now Is furnished with perfect simplici-
/ ty, the only splendor anywhere kept up
being about the chapel of the chateau
The altar furniture OF which is decora.
ted with ancient and very costly laces
In this chapel is keptthe Golden Rose
sent by His Holiness Plus x some years
ago to the Empress, then relsning at the
| Tuileries.
THIS "MYsTIC ROSE"
by the way, is rather rose tree than q
rose, and is u wonderful piece of gold
smiths work. 1t represents bunch o
roses with buds and leaves, the whole
about twelve inches i'll height, being sci
in an antique vase OF exquisite pattern,
adorned with Dassi-relievi of scenes in
the life of Plus IN. The roses, the
leaves, the Vase, are all OF the puresl
gold, cliseled with a delIcacy and tree.
dom ana force worthy the best ages and
schools OF art. The vase is set upon a
base of lapis-lazuli, enriched with alter.
nate medallions in gold OF the pupal and
the imperial arms, and in It's turn sup.
ported on four small steps OF lapis-lazuli
/ or course, the EX-Empress sets the
highest value on this precious memorial
OF ner sovereign days and OF the favor
with which the head of her church then
as now regarded her, alike as woman
land as q sovereign. Equally treasured
lwith the "Golden Rose," however, is
lthe''T nofCharlemagne,"a curious
Isouyenlr of the two greatest princes who
lever swayed the destinies of modern
Europe. The Romans were passiona Ely
fond OF talismans. chick baTo beer
sometimes cal,.ed s'chimere," from
;1he mululor~~. fabulous monster of that
napeo-goat, Ion, dragon in. one-an1
sometimes. "symplegmata," as beini
Imade up of dlscordant elements EN-
Ibraced III one form, and which have beeI
known in more recent times as "grylli,'
lfrom The Italian grille, which signiie
I,& M 40 stnrirLrutJI auI f.unrina n
the latter days Of Rome and the Garlic
|days OF modern history the use OF sue
SYMBOLIC DEVICES
Icaryed In stones. of various kinds, an
lWorn chiefly in, rings, became very ger
eral. They were thought TO operate a
J charms and to osecure TO the wearer tn
D mystic protection of the deity or de
I tles either symboliZad or set forth plair
9 lly upon them. nhe stone known as tn
lTalisman OF Charlemagnei is a specie
A of corundum, and is believed to, hay
0 IIbeen held very precious by that gref
!. lsoyereign. 1t w@s long preserved wit
: the rest of the relics belonging to him ;
4 AiX-la- Chapelle, and the chapter Of th
d Icathedral there presented it, not wit
lout cogentreasons, 10 the modern Cha
emagDe, the First Napoleon, who co
stanly carried 1T about with him. II
. | klOB VI hOlueJ diLCI w ON DunV "a tsStNi
L stadt, treasured it not less, and fro
uim it passed to his cousin, Louis Nap
u leon, who had it about his person whe
d he made his escape from the prison
g Ham. lie left it behind him, howeye
d when he quilted Paris in 1870. WI
d knows what might have happened ha
!: he taken it with him to the field?
IS On the Sd Of September, when the I'll
y press made UP her mind to fly iro
d France, it was inclosed in reliquary
rock crystal, shut in by secret sprin
which the Empress did not underslar
9 and had no time to search for; 81 with
II womaRs decision she caught up q pa
o of tongs from the chimney piece al
IS dashed the costly case into fragment
=. Shortly afterward she contided 1t. wi
u a sum OF money, TO a faithful ofticii
a. with orders 10 lind the Emperor
~ Wilhelmshone, and give them to M
ie The otticia4 lost his head, and instead
10 setting out at once, went to his apal
sh meats la Paris. There he put :
money and the talisman into an armor
Lue KEY Of which be had lost, and I
double doors OF which he fastened
Il. pinning over them map OF the forti
90 cations oil Paris with four pinsI
sa Yhep came on the events, one after
cthar with tremendous rapi0ity,