New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-05
4 YElR TIhH OF NAPOLEON.
HOW JOsEPEINEs MAID OF HONOR SAW
HIM

PrLEoN DID Not CHOOSE To BIZ RING-hl-
love OF roMr-THE WIT 10 BRUSSELS.
Anout three months ago Il was announced
that me literary even % dy IN PARIS the pub
hcation o. the Memoirs ~ Madame de re nisat.'
lazy no had been many years In the service Of the
Empress Josephine. Extracts from the Work had APP
pear,d in enc The Paris and cnrosi'y was
great t. see the which was then IN tue
press lrst volume has appeared and the last
AheHGum gives long and interesting extracts from It's
pages Madame Beniusat. already stated WAS he
daughter OF NJ de vergcnnes. geulleman of good
family who persisted under the ractine IN l7y4, being
n victim ~ revolutionary SUSPICION Thence onward
until her marriage. the Of sixteen, 10 NJ de Re
misat. remained m Paris with Ler msther VINO Oy
cDance formed acGuainIa with Madame de Beau
Acknowledgement The Empress-whirh rpcned Into an
intimacy. Josephine followed Napoleon IN his Italian
campaign, bus during his absence 10 Egypt she was
settled At Mamason. and 50 happened that at tni- time
NJ de Re,nusat and ms young wife also were stay
iug Mamais0n. and thus the Old intimacy was TO-
newed Four years later 1902 when Napoleon as First
Consul took up MS residence 40 the Tuierie', Ma
dame dc R6usat appoint al maid OF honor Ia Jose
phine and ner husband became PrGct 81 the Palace.
Until Josephines divorce Madame de Rcnnsat contin
ued 10 serve ner IN this capacity and she regularly kept
in the form oi letters friend. diary OF each days
occurrences and Impressions thev made on her mind
When Napoleon returned from ElDa IN 1872
Mde Remusat was sent exile and for fear The diary
circumstances having been greatly altered she vent 10
work IN peace years later write cat again the
history her lie Ut the Court OF Napoleon. andl IL TINS
work whicn now sees the light. When Madame de re
musat had finished 10 her Charles carefully laid u
away 10 await the coming Of better times From his
hands passed OF her grandson at whose M
stance the present publication has been undertaken
This paper has already given Few extracts RON the
work With the help %; The thss1' 10 ~ possible now
10 give others Here for instance what she says ~
Napoieons regard FOR lying;
Although very remarkable for certain intellectual
auaniles nothing was deba,ed. &c must be con
irssed than MS soul He had no generosi " no true
grandeur. | him admire ana never saw
nun comprehend a noble action He always suspected
any trace Of good sentiment; ne Thought nnthn- OF
end ever hesaed 10 sag that he recognized
a mans superiority By toe degree oI ABILITY with when
he could manage 10 lie; these occasions ne delighted
20 tell tue story hts chdnood one or his 1ncS
had orctor would govern the world. because n
nad the or always lying. Metternicn, he said
At another time, is Deconln- "a -la'eSilani ht ueS
we'll" Ali his means OF governing men were chosen ny
He feared the ties OF Affection he tired - Isolate every
one sold his ftvors In such way a. L. awaken
inquetude, thinking that the rue way TO attach nen 10
himself was 10 snion utyeT nardoSed
virtue except when he could oyerwhelm Il with rdculc
part Of the information which Madame de Remusat
has TO give respecting murder OF the Due dEnghen
"A crime for which few people at tins day OF the world
have any apology offer N Napoeona behaii-has al
ready been given in this hut IN addition To that
the book contains q report OF conversations wnich fO
the wisdom ana justice OF the act No one else was pres
en except Josephine The conversation was turned 10
me Due dEnghen by the Emperor himself who, as the
Sriler observes felt that his conduct needed some s
acatiou their eyes. Madame de KeHusat admitted can
didly that she dsapproved OF the murder "a which Ma
poeon replied that the conspiracy against his life needed
decisive measures. and then continued:
This conspiracy aimed at moving Europe;
Obliged therefore, To undecelye Europe aud the Royal
sts. / to choose between persecution 10 deta anu
Imposed forever DOth on the hoyalisis ana on
the Jacoei1s Ihrrs REMAIN ,na ne s1 pnd repbe
upon old monarchy, ana That Europe wiz allow
rs peaceahly to found FEDERAL government OF twenty
millions of men. These 1 never win over
tut few and without credit. You Frencl love
rnonarchy II T. the only government wnich pleesez
Won | wager that YOU. Monsieur de Remusat. are "a
hundred more AT your ease since You called me
SIRE ard / call you Monsieur" As there was some
truth In tins observation. my husband laughed, and
answered tha indeed. the sovereign power seemed 10
suit MN very well. The fact s. continued the LIN
peror whose good humor Increased, ." believe that
should be pad hand AT ooeyIne. g., -, , naVe &c,
quired at present great Iachly Tor suinmisier'hs
France IL because neither France nor any longer
deceive one another. T1neyrand wished tDat | should
make myself hIngi II was inc WORD ID DIE ueuonaiy;
He would have Thought himself set up again As great
lord under king; Dut didn't want any great lords
OF king used up n carries with II received Ideas or
to be- anv ones heir The title which grander
and Is also little vague IL serves tho INAUGURATION
I Gatter myself Do YOU know why Because It has
displaced interest and has awakened many new ones
1t - necessary always to Keep your vanity on the
stretch severity OF republican government would
have bored you to deatn ms"t esusen the r.evou1r'
Liberty Is pretext Equality II your hobby ana now
taken from the ranks Of soldiers Men Ike Abbe
siryes' he added laughing, % might cry out Down
with despotism.' Ny authority viii always remain
popular To-day have the people and the army my
that tSat'- nc "0D'" '"'''- ~ . wv ~
When Napoleon had finished speaking be arose, and, II
il related sudden change took place in his manner.
Up 20 that ne he had very cheerful. and the tone
Of his voice. aud his gestures simple and
engaging that the company had become entirely al
their But all at his face took on severe eA
pressOD. and he gave TO NJ de Remusat an nsgnincant
order with air Of dryness and tone Of lofty com
mand. The sound OF his voice. different from that
VIII ch had iistenenng for last hour. almost
made me start" When she aud her husband had
left the Emperors presence her husband cOuded to her
that he received the Impression by the change
You see" he remarked. " he afraid lest this mo-
ment OF expansion should diminish something Of the
fear which be alsass wishes 10 inspire. He thought
himse obliged to replace IN the presence Of our mas
ter" The author observes this observation was
both trne and fine, and that since then she has fire.
ouently had occasion 10 Judge ON how true a Bnowl
edge Of BOnaparte's character II was founded" The
Emperors personal appearance - descrihedas follows
Bouaparte Is Of small stature and well proper
ton to upper part Of the body emnE II upon
lower portion He has scanty chestnut Drown hair
aud erRy-blus eyes. bis complexion was yellow as
long as be was thin but later u became deadwhite
without the least color The expression 4 his forehead
the setting OF eyes, the lines OF The nosa THIS Is
fine and reminds OF antique mecalOns. His rather
common mouth becomes attractive when he laughs
HIS Teeth regular; his chin -mewha short He has
mail feet and hands which D noticed because he
takes good OF rnem In standing AID walking ne
beuds a little forward Ills eyes, usually dull, give ~
hs face wnen 10 repOse melancholy expression. but
when be II angry his glance becomes suddenly sharp
ami threatening His smile becomes him well II dis
arms and his entire and In such mo-
ments II IL difficult Withstand his winning expreason
so and beautiful his cOuntcnance. His cloth
ing was always simple Usually he wore the UNIFORM
OF his Guards. Cleanliness was with him more matter
OF svstem than OF inclination He batled frequently
md ofieu In the middle OF the night. because he