The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-28
EUGENE AND NAPOLEON III.
SOME ROMANTIC pRITfTE HISTORT
or THE SECOND EMPIRE
The beauty that Ruled Europe-A Brides
Forebodings ut the Nupiial Altar - Her
Life OF Mn4ninccncc and Untold sorrow.

ana lew ihousunl OF the best ana lH'ldc-l
hearts Of France had takcu tho sorrowlul road
OF exile. the new Emperor hrthought him how
best to gid his freshly gained throne.
Alter the gloomy tragedy Of the overthrow Of
the republic France was to be- treated to
the grand spectacular piece Of tn" Soc
ond Empro., An cmprcss was 10 be- sought
for without delay. Negotiations were opened
with several prnccly houses Tor the hands
OF damscls of royal birth. but specdi-
Nv cumr To- nnught. Tue negotiations Tor tho
hand of the swedish Princess NasH did indeed
promise AZ one tim" To be crowned with sue
cess. But tn" Emperor sent his physician 10
taoe n look ut the lady, and to judge II her
physique promised hcalthiul and numerous
offspring; and this fact coming To the ears Of
her fumily, cnusrd ID sudden stop to be- put to
the whole nifalr. Meantime. ~ the reunions
Of Compicgnc. the personality Of young and
Lovely foreign countess WIS coming pruuiin'n ut
that her charms had mndr upon the suS .eptbe
heart Of Napoleon III TINS lady, Eq9sdn.e
IA the irst bloom oi ElrhuOd. having been
born in ls2G. But she was ia the Jul
meridian OF beauty. It is. indeed. said
that us n young girl her charms were in
nowisc remarkable. On her first appearance Ia
society at the Court ot Madrid shr created no
sensation whatever. But one day the Court
helng at Araniuo1, during ~ f,ie chduprttr,
Nadrmoiscllc de MontIo had tine good cor III
fortune 10 fall into one Of the ornamental llsh-
sensible. and her wet aud cilnglLg garments
revealed u form Of such s'atuesuue perfection
that all Madrid went ruVing about hrg beauty.
She plunged a c"nmunlhcN Siri ,,sun rose
N.'uu-. And when she first attracted the notice
OF NAPOLEON she was lniisputahly one ~ the
loyeicst women in Europe. She WIS tl.
slender. cXluisitely proportional. and her
walk WIS that OF a goddess. Her features
were delicate and regular: her cyr4 long,
almond-shapnd. and fuil Of Il tender aud
dreamy sweetness. her small and iuu,Uc.sly-
shaped head was SCI upon long. slender nerk.
with the swdyins grace of "A lliy upon its stalk
Nor siouiders were sl"pinS ana peauliiuiy
moulded. nOtWitl standing her lack OF cmhOn-
point. Tor in those days she was as slight ~ u
reed. \ prqlusiOn oil Lair hulr-Whi'h she
wore turned hack from the face in the graceful
stvle known Hs Ia Pumpadour. hut ~pced-
iy 10 %" r"'hristen"d ImucrHtricc AMI 4
hand and loot of truly royal beauty completed
an ensemble of charms we'll calculated TO drive
humanity out of it, seven scns"s
The spanish blood OF the Countess de Tcba
made hcr obnoxious IN the ewes oi many OF her
future subjects. Moreover the Hniecedenis ot
the lady were not altogether without reproach.
Not that any actual stigma had ever clung To
her character. but she had always been looked
upon rs II last girl. Siorr-. some true and
some ialse. were rir nlatcd respecting her FOL
lies ana her rSrHUudes.
The fact of the I'm perors interest IN the fair
foreigner was revealed 10y an incident, slight ia
itself. and only important by the emotions
which II called forth. Al one of the small init
mHte reunions at Cpmpltgne. MNdcmOisellc dc
Muutuo happened, while dancing. 10 entanglo
her feet In the long folds u her train. md she
fell with some violence 10 the floor The eS-
trcmc anxiety and distress manifested hy the
Emperor acted ~ a revelation % all Present.
stormy opposition to the proleetrd ALI
famiiars Of the Emperor-.Ae men who had
aided in his elevation. and To whom IL was too
rrc.ut tor them To- stand IN awe ~ MIN. NM.
DE- Morny and de Prrsl-uy in particular were
violent in their opposition. In fact. the latter
went 80 lar IL Hs 20 tell the Emperor. at the
close 4 long and stormy interview on the
subject that II was hardly worth while TO have
maize a coup Il Sfdf to end ii in such % manner.
Vi. q" Mornv argued ami reasoned with his i'm
perAl brother. but neither the violence oi PR
siEny nor the arguments o!le Morny made any
impression on the cold and inlleSlble will Of
NAuOleon Ill. ANA few days later the Countess
made her appearance az one OF the court ba'Is
ia u dress lOOpel and wrratn"d with the imle-
rial emblem Hover. the violet. The Lmp, rnr.
advancing toward her. presented her WIN u
superb bouquet oi the same signiil amt hgs-
SONS. The marriage was lrteNOeahy
decided upon. and all that they had
and make ready 90 Oifer their homage o. the
now empress. With the solitary exception u
Prince NHpu.,un. the lnpeiiil lamliy submitted
wiiA good graz To- tne mhtr,moninl projects
Of their chief. The Princess Mathiidc. in par
the llr-t Indy % the court. declared her willing
public u auth duty should be- required Of hcr.
Us 10 had been OF the sisters OF the nrst Napo-
leon.
There remained. however. nm arrangement to
be completed which, though awkward and
painful. WIS yet positively necessary, Ina hotel
on the l,ue du Cirque dwrt a lady who had
and il-flrtuu". Who had impoverished her
self lu Ais service. and who had devoted her.
sell o. iuriurrlug Ais AIMS with pere sien'y
worthy ~ "a TESTER cause. This lady. the Ecl.-
kulwu Mrs Howard. was now u b" Eot rd 90.
irAnk anu open rupiurg MAS pot M the siy!e
cru. Ideas 90 hrr loyai ana sphtnN- IKE lover;
\ pretended secret mission go IuElaui lurri
per from Paris. Sne learned thr truth az I1u-
lnsnr. and Aa-tenri back o. her homo. There
She found thut Arr hotel had been visited uy the
police, and ihui aoNlnci wherein SHE Kept ilr
luttrrs 81 Louis Napoleon had been broken
open and riil.tl uf Do, .lutcnts. Deeply wound
cd Dos the treatment -l' hai received. @Af Witu-
drrw. not without disnuy ir'm ui niumt u
size wrote to Napoleon "a se,oud Josephine,
uear.ng with me your star TO DO Justice TO
the Emperor. 10 must ho confessed That lac
treated ncr IA olner respects with royal lihrr4l-
ity. Tho title of Countess ~ B'auregard ANA "a
fortune 81 - million of dollars wore allotted 10
her She Withdrew 70 tngland. wher' she
uiterwarl married. In 1850 great longing
a. behold PARIS once morr came upon h"r.
tier youth and h'nuty gone. a worn. dis
appointed ana unhappy woman llg her mar
RAG bad turned out most WrcrhrilyI. sne ro-
turned To- Paris only 10 die lier eldest son
succeeded tu tAc tltle 81 Count de Bcuuregurd.
AMI WAS m.le Consul at Lau2lDtr. Since the
downfall oi the empire he has lived sort OF
INK resenhan.c to Louis Napoleon hns won
for him the nickname of the ghost We rrre-
nGbN.
Meanwhile the preparations for tho marriage
We're proceeding vigorously. The future tm-
press and her mother had been installed IN
apartments At the Eysoe The househo.d "i
the royal bride WIS ALREADY formet, lurludrg
the Princess OF LsslnS as rmri lady h wait T.
ins, and the Count lHftrrwarl Dukcl Iuschrr lc
Ia iagori" ms head chamhrran rye nnltinl
enrcmony took place ON the j1'h Of January.
The BRIDES dress was composed 81 whit" vel
vet, with IA Ne,l oi point AnEi"trrr', in" iiw'
being tno short to have one of point 1t Arncnn
manufactured. The details of tho ceremony
were clu.riy copied from th0s" az the we'd
ding of Napoleon |. and Marie Louise. and me
state.rul'n wus the same that had hron urnd al
the coronation ot tine grent Emperor II Mas q
magnificent vehicle. covered Wllh gliding ami
ornaments. and $50 heavy that the cgNt iue
horses TINT drew o were less Tor show innn for
actual service. The ceremony took piuH' 40 thr
Cathedral Of Notre Dame. which wH. ituri-
nWal for the OCCASION WITH l3.O1p wax liGhi-'
the lriir was NI@lhly uEituiHl Size WAS ass