, 1875-10-17
The Empress Eugenie The Golden
Rose and the "Talismar
Of Charlemagne.
The Duchess de Riario Sforsa: 4 Meta
bic Frenchwoman Recently
Deceased.
Choice French Wines: The Value OF Genuine
clos-Vougeot and Chateau.LaiItte-

4 Tha Frnrrssa Frnor;s r., ~ N v,.,
u,o-yn 49, 49, .ss 80 .: >
Afenenberg where the Third Napoleon passed 81
many years Of his life with his mother, the love
IL and unfortunate Oueen Hor:ense. Areuenbert
ia . ch,r,n;,rr 49, at.,d;n. 1;t,,e ~ 49,
5;raor ..osd +,a1a sa, :, ~ ~
o1fect road from schanhaaEeo to Constance. I
Was sold in 1s43, after the death Of Louis Bona
parte, ex-Klne Of Holland. to citizen Of Neu
epbusp for $40 900 dorins. and in 1s55 this cit
ven,s ha;rz e.nt :, psr;s ~ .o,d thara ;ts E.,
'. 49, @oo SUI 1ae'o 41' 1os
| eo"oet'on VI Pa'nI4oss Aou "orhs OF afs, lncluo
ing some paintings BY David, and many eouve.
! Mrs OF the First Napoleon. This led the En-.
peror Esnoleon TIL tn renn rc,;,aa tho aetata
sra - ~, ho,o..1,7 - ~. - No.. ~o'e'e:
1r,,o .,ws~s =. 49, msr a,,.,,a" =. 49, .s
l"no a1"ash og the way, allndes to the dis
| aerers OF 1870 aa g the erenta'') has passed
! her autumus at Aranenher-. aver sinca tba
| end Of the FrancoGe,man War TIE
] chateau stands on hull no.rly l,5oo feet
{ in he1cht. aud Commands a lovoir yiew nyer The
Upper VALLEY of tne Rhine- The hnnse ia fnr.
| pished now With perfect simt,licitv the oolv
s,,lendor anywhere kept IN being about the
chapel OF the chateau, the altar fnrnitu,e Of
wh1cr is decorated with ancient mud very costly
laces In tnis chnnal is kant The :. Go,3en Rnsa
cent by His Hol,ness p,us RI. soma vears a7n In
the Empress. then reioniur at tha Tnitor,aa
This Mvstic Rose by sRe xay. il ratEer n
rose-tree than q 1oee ann il wonderfu} nieca
OF gQldtmith'S work. tt reDreSenta a h11nch pf
rvses with buds and leaves. the whole. ahont n
inches in heicbt. beine SET in an antone vase IT
exquisite DE- tern. adorned with hasai-re}iev; ~
scaues IN the life Of Plus TX. The roses. the
leaves, the vase, nr. all of the pureat gold.
ch,aeled with a deIicacy. and freedom. and
force. worthy the best ages and schoo1a IT
art. The vase il set mon a haso nj
lapis-laz,li enriched with a1terna4e meialIione
in gold of the Papal and the Imnarial arrnq
and IN it's turn supported On four small
sots the highest value On this precious memorial.
Of her sovereign days, aad Of the favor with
which the head Of her Caurch then as now re-
garded her. alike as woman and ss q soyereisn.
Equally treasured WITH the Golden Rose"
however. is the ..Talismau Of Charlemagne." n
curious souvenir q Of tie two rressest prnces
who hare ever eBayed the dest1piea Of mnaern
Europe. The Romans were nassion.tely fond
Of "tal1snans," which have been sometimes
called ch;n1ere from the multiforn1 fabnIons
ope-and sometimes s,,,npieo.nato. as beinr
made I'd Of discordaot clements embracal in
ono form apd which have been known in mora
recent timos "a oyuih. from the italian oriUo.
which signifies at once cricket and
caprice. in the lnttor dayg Of Rome and tho
earlier dzys Of modern history the use Of
snch sgrnb1lc deyices carved in stones IF varions
kinds aud worn chiefly in rings. BECAME yery
general. They were thought to operate As
s9ss sss and pss to th sa bs4 tie se
izaa ar sat forth plainly uoon them. The s.nne
known as tha Tai;sman nf Charlemsona IL a
species OF corunduno, and is believed 70 have
been held yerv urocions bv that great aoyereirn.
be1one,ng 10 him st Ai1-le-Chaoe}le' nnd The |
Chsnter of the CatbedraI there nresanted It mt I
x;ttont co9ont reasons. RI the modern char1e.
magma the First N.no,enn xr1,n constantly
carried It about with him. The King Of Rome
.fsaraards nnta nf Ra;c,,ata5t tressnral - not |
iass and from him It nassad tn hia consn T,o,;a
Eanoleon WIN baI it ahont h1s narson
vhen he made hin escape from Tho |
nrison nf Ham. He left il behind him |
bowever when he omitted Paris in
1870 WIN knows what might have l1nnnenefl
had he taken II win him tn thn tield , m the
ad ~ Santanoher rrhen ,he Fmnrass msda m
her mind to fy from FRANCE. it Yas inclosed IN
!. ra};onarv of ,ock- -crvsta1 shur in hy a eacrat
,nrino wbirh the En,nreas did not understand
,rd had ~ tina t1 se.rch for 81 uith -
rom tha chimnev-n;ace md dnshed tia cosfIv
>,se;rtn frsqmants. Shortly afterwa ria she con.
ided it, with large sum Of money, 10 faithful
,hcal, with orders to find the Emperor at
y tnnelmsn9ne y ana give tnem so nm inc
- naaa .Se,t - So; n. - p.r;a
"A mt the money and the taIisman into an
1,raoire. the key Of which he had lost, aud ths
lorble doors OF which he fastened together by
olntang Hs over taem nap ~ m tne
ana on :. the eventa :" ona altar ,no,he, with
rapidity. Tho Official, caught ore
ay ont of doors. was obliged to fly for his life
;7thout gong baeS to get either the money or
NJ sman & ~ cour oI 4;s ta; t,at ~ us ta
,onev and tha tsIisnan ,,oth n,nst ha piven M
~ ioet and sr;th tha tsI,smnn the fortnne nf
ba Nanoleons. tba noors narticn).TIv VA it was
,.ae tnoun r. har hv the nnh,;c ;onrn,1a that |
.a enarImenta ~ tbe of,;c;a1 tn ghnm she i,at |
ana5ad on tnenn had hsen reoasrad1v -anasclad
~ hafo-a dnr;no and nftar ia Gommnne
80 .,.cv tar aston;s1, ,6ant then md de1ieht wnen
ia |,c;,i at iast retnrr'inc to paris ,,s to his
,.aons5 onartmsnIs fonn3 tna nan ~
+aSent;o, d1,e+., ;ndaad fut ,nas+1rhod
~ .ta aa.,+n,,ts ~ H. arr7o;ra ,rac;aatv az ha
~ ,aF. t1>ar,i T. csn t.~1is 10 +hnnnt,t :+eanas
'st t;a sho,,id ha ~an.rdea NJ onig hv he a.
,aa-.s. ,n+ ho.aa,s hnf hr hor en-, and - M not
~ - t1,a;e 1sn-+ise,.s y, ~ ~. orna ~ ,,,anas
nn.h,a nron,isa ~ tho,r 10 ,ov fslian c,nsa
'"o0'e e"e-''A7o 1"1 ..-e.- ~" -'''0A' ~'@''''
eoc,u ,,ee crpu.nv
4 ,;rrrnst ance hoa recentiv nrcnrrad foaras :
a w euA-.o1 .. 49,! go :
ERIN cof1eeponoen"o % 'oe oonooh Dua9 1'eus} :
hich throws somo interesting rays OF Light On tho 6
'cial life in Germany. Among the upper ten of