The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-20


should, he said, be observed with the
same solemnity, and should be as strictly
carried out as if made with strong and
powerful nation.
The Empress Eugenie.
Olive Harper writes from London to
the Graphic as follows, giving an account
of visit to Chisclhurst:,
Camden house is low, wide structure
with French windows that open out on
the lawn. I am not sure, but it seems to
me that it is all on the ground floor. l
did not see any staircase, nor did I recol-
lect Of having seen any upstairs win
dows. The house is completely embow'
cred with trees.
Reaching the door descended, aided
by q solemn footman dressed in deep
mourning, with large Grape bow upon
his arm. The carriages can drive up to
the very door, and you enter at once into
small dark oak hall, where the floor is
bare polished wood. There are two or
three large cases of solid looking wood in
the hall, carved in fantastic patterns, that
might be side-boards or tombs. Turning
to the left the solemn footman ushered
me through two heavy doors, placed
about foot apart, into the reception
room. Somehow when one thinks of a
king or queen or anyone having to do
with.royalty, one thinks instinctively of
gorgeous displays and elegant surround
ings, but you become undeceived on see
ing the reception room Of the Empress
Eugene.
The room is some eighteen feet square,
and the ceiling is high. One window
opens out upon the lawn, dressed with
chintz curtains. A large round table
stands in the centre, with an ordinary
cover. A portfolio lay upon it. There
were dozen old.fashioned chairs, COW
cred with faced chintz, end one easy
chair close to the wide, open chimney,
where bright wood fire burned, and
these, with one fire screen, completed the
furniture Of the room. Two paintings
hung, one beside the fireplace and over
the easy chair, representing an old.fash'
toned scene, where the dance was at it's
height, and where each face is one well
known in history; the other hung SO in
the shade I could not see it.
While making this survey Of the bare
ly-furnished room and its comfortless as
pect, the door opposite me, in the corner
Of the chimney, opened, and the Countess
de Clary came in and saluted me, and
seating hers self beside me began to speak
in French. She is small and not over
handsome woman, but with q very intel
ligent and pleasing face. She is very vi
vacious, and in ten minutes had asked me
some fifty different questions. WAITED,
for thought if her majesty would see
me it was not my place to hurry her, and
I hardly knew if l should ask for her or
wait for her to send for me anyhow. At
ter while the countess said:
'tYou would like to see her majesty -
replied that I had come with that
hope, and then smiling she went out the
same door, and the Duchess of Malakoff
and her pretty daughter came in and
chattcd few moments. The most of
their conversation was that they did not
like England-it is too triste and cold
and foggy. They complimentcd me on
the impression my little attention and
verses had made upon her majesty.
Presently the Countess dc Clary came
and told me that her majesty being slight
ly indisposed, had kept her bed that day,
but if I would excuse her being in bed she
would receive me there. I followed
through a small room, furnished in as
poor manner, where her majesty sits
most of her time at work embroidering
or reading or writing, into rather lar
ger room. where her majesty lay in bed.
A bright fire made the room look cheer
full and pleasant. The bed is much
| nicer piece of furniture than anything
else in the house, and is handsomely hung
with silk curtains. Her majesty lay
there among the pillows, decked with a
dainty little white lace cap with blue rib.
bons, and handsome night.dress rich
with lace and embroidery, and tied at the
throat with blue tie. A tiny table
held cup of chocolate and silver tray
of bons bons, while another little table
held draught board, with the men in
position, which showed she had been
playing.
Her majesty smiled on seeing me and
told me to be seated, and then began
speaking, saying that she had been very
much touched by my delicate lattery.
seated myself before her and remark.
ed we'll each trait in her small, lovely
visage the while she spoke. She made
two or three remarks upon the disagree.
able weather, and finally asked me why
|, being an American, felt such an inter.
est in things not pertaining to republic.
l told hel that in a woman's heart there
are two sentiments more deeply engrafted
than love of forms Of governmcnt-sym
pathy for misfortune and admiration fol
courage and true womanhood.
She smiled md then said:
''You have just come through France