The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-24
EUGENIE'S CLAIMS.
THE EK-EWPWEss' DESIRE TO MARRY
HEIR SON TO THE pWHN~
CESS TEHKRA.


The subject of gossip shall mention is the
| Empress Eugenie, whose zeal for the mar
riage Of her son to the sister OF the princess Of
Wales has somewhat run away with her dis
| cretiOu. 1t appears 1t is only q matter Of
| money that stands in the way now. The
| King Of Denmark has given his consent.
| "Wales" approves Of it; the Princess Thyra
| is in love with the comely young Frenchmar,,
| and "Napoleon ~" like Barl1is willing,
| although the princess is not only older but
! over SO much taller than he The King Of
| Denmark can only give his daughter the in
| terest Of 100000. Think Of that, ye to whom
that sum Is q hagatelle; but the poor Empress
can't see her way to giving ANYTHING. and It
is as much as she can dO to maintain a proper
| dignity IN her own establishment. One way
gnd another she squpe2es ont an income Of
about $4,000 Q year, which. with the low rent
which her landlord favurE her with at the home
at ChiEelhllrSt (he occupies rooms himself on
the top floor by way Of tightening the remit
enables her to live with at least some ap-
proach to the dignity befitting her rank.
Eugenie Is now trying desperately to realize
money on certain belongings Of hers. which
are not very productive at present For in
stance she is supposed to own, as q private
individual, three of the very handsome pri-
vate hotels of the Champs Elysees, which
American visitors who drive there always
notice for their massive beauty In one of
these hotels dweiIs M Rouher, her great ad-
wiser, q staunch imperialst, and one who Is
supposed to be working day and night for the
Napoleuuic cause In France. NJ. Rouher has
always occupied this hotel rent free not only
as o favor to himself from tho Empress but
as a sort OF lying point for the supporters
Of the party. When Eugenie proposed the
Jhyra match. to her surprise NJ. Rouher Oh
jected to 1t as "inezpehient." Malicious peo-
pie say he doesn't care to have the elegant
home sold over his head.
Everybody who visited the Paris exposition
this summer must have noticed the beautiful
fac-simile, in miniature, Of the magnificent
chateau Of pierrefOndG, o feudai castle re-
stored tnits pristine splendor by tho renowned
Archaeological, Violet 10 Due. The castle is, OF
course national property, but it is filed with
the richest, most valuable things It is posi-
bic TO conceive; not only furniture pictures,
satuary. bronze and othe; works Of art, but
the finest collection Of antique armor in the
known world is housed there, All this wealth
lugrnin claims as hers. Once since tho fall
Of the empire she has Instituted a suit for
the property In the courts. She was
defeated. but appealed and tho matter
is still In abeyanco, NJ Rouher having
thought it best not to push the case further
for the present
Meantime the Empress is trying to keep ,lp
the fire Uf the attachment OH the princess
ppft by every possible sign Of attention and
affection on her part and that Of her son. it
Is easy TO think Of tho roEoate future the
Empress may dream OF as result Of this
match--her son the br"thet-n-law of tho
Prince Of Wales the most popular foreign
not tho French people be- after a while el
to accept Napoleon again if only 10 obige the
Prince Of Wales Last week the Empress
ennt the Princess Thyra q pretty though not
n very valuable psesent--n butterfly III topaz
with which to fastnn to the cpreHge the spray
nf cyGlamen of which the young princess is SO
fond.
These tiny porte-houquets are all tho rage
and every lady has her special flower and her
favorite device for the purte-bouquet The
lizards, which vera SO much worn during the
summer. have been superseded by prnttiNr
natural objects, the Princess of Wales having
selected the drngon-fly, with its sapphire
wings, ] snw the blooming Duchess Of Toely
the other day wearing a charming porte hO1l-
uunt-n IL bee with it's variegated cdlorug in
gems, cIagping on her dress a little bunch Of
daisies. her favoritH.ilnwcr.
Tho Marchioncss Of Butte wears one Of the
dragons in her husbands coat-oF-arus MS q
po,tn-bouuunt, ~ splendid clasp in itself. but
not SO fit rs n bee. a bird or q butterfly to
hold bunch Of flowers in its clutch,