The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-12-02
4 ROYAL CHARM.



Saws the New York World: II is un-
dcrstood that at the recent BOnapartist
council held at Arcnenbcrg, in Switzcr-
land, it was decided that the Empress
Eugene should abdicatc the regency
which she has held ever since her i'm
pcrial husband left Paris, in the bright
summer weather Of 1870, for the last
time; and that the young prince, Louis
Napoleon, who underwent in that fatal
summer his "baptism of fire" should
take upon himself the responsible leader
ship of the impcrial cause in France.
Whatever the reasons for this decision
may be, it is quite certain, we suppose,
that the Empress Eugene, so long as she
lives, will continue to exercise Il great
influence upon the fortunes Of her son
and of the party which is so openly and
audacously laboring for his restoration
to the throne of France. Our readers,
therefore, will read with interest, we are
sure, an account which has been for
warCled to us from England Of Il visit
recently paid by an English woman OF
position and intelligence to the dethroned
and widowed lady who for 50 many years
commanded the admiration and the hom-
age not of her own sex and OF her own
countrymcn only, but of both sexes and
of all civilized peoples.
The empress has for some time past
been living at Arcnenberg, where the
Third Napoleon passed 50 many years of
his life with his mother, the lovely and
unfortunate Queen Hortense. Arenen-
berg is a charming chateau standing Il
little off the direct road from Schaffhau-
ten to Constance. 1t was sold in 1913,
after the death of Louis Bonapartc, cX-
king of Holland, to a citizen Of Neucn-
burg, for $1,000 forms, and in lSj5 this
citizens heir sent to Paris and sold there
its fine collections of pictures and works
fart, including some paintings by David,
and many souvenirs of the first Napo-
poleon This led the Emperor Napoleon
iii to rcpurchasc the estate, and it now
belongs to his son. The ex-empress (who
always, by the way, aludcs to the disas-
ters of 1870 as " the events y has passed
her autumns at Arcnenburg ever since
the end of the Franco-German war. The
chateau stands ON hill nearly 800 feet
in height, and commands "A lovely view
over the upper valley of the Rhine. The
house is furnished now with perfect sim
plicity, the only splendor anywhere kept
up being about the chapel of the chateau
the altar furniture of which is decorated
with ancient and very costly laces. In
this chapel is kept the Golden Rose,
sent by his Holmes Plus TX some year:
AGO to the empress, then reigning at the
Tuileries This Mystic Rose" by the
way, is rather rose-tree than rose, and
is wonderful piece of goldsmith work
II represents bunch of roses with bud
and leaves, the whole about twelve lnche'
in height, being set in an antique vase o
exquisite pattern, adorned with J1sst
relieri of scenes in the life of Plus IN
The roses. the leaves, the vase, are all O
the purest gold, chiseled with delicacy
and freedom and force worthy the best
ages and schools of art. The vase is sci
upon base of lapis-lazuli enriched will
alternate medallons in gold of the papa
and the imperial arms, and in its turn
supported on four small steps of lapi-
lazuli.
Of course the ex-Empress sets Tn
highest value on this precious mcmorla
Of her sovereign days, and of the fave
with which the head of her church the
4, now REGARDED her, alike a. woma
and sovereign, Equally treasured wit