The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-05

The death at Baltimore OF Mrs PATrrR.
/ soN BoNAPAErE removes n venerable lady
who's" life was one of extraordinary interest.
and Whose strength and peouliarities Of
/ character apart from thc i0manccs and ne
cidcnt- OF her career, would have made her
"a noteworthy member OF society She was
also remarkable for the great age TO which
she attained, uincty-four years, and for tho
yis,or OF body and mind she preserved until
within few months OF her death
Her marriage with JEROME BoNAPARTF
which made her conspicuous and interest
INK character for more than fifty years
was one of the important social events Of
tho early part of the century. Though her
weak and timo-servmg II not villainOus hus-
band. at the bidding Of his imperial brother.
discarded his American wife and formed a
bigomous union with a German Princess.
MIS-. BoNArABrE clung TO the name to which
she was entitled, and had all the pride and
ambition OF a member OF relgning family
and the mother OF a Prince.
JEROME BoNAPARTE came TO the United
States IN 1903 as the commander Of n French
frigate, and NAPOLEON being then First Con-
sui, his brother was sure OF receiving the
most marked social attentions nj time
when even less distinguished foreigners than
he rarely visited the new republic. In Bati-
more he met and speedily won Miss ELIZA
BETH PATTERSON. a beautiful girl, the daugh-
ter of WILLIAM PATTERSON, IA rich and lead
inS merchant Of that city, which then was re-
markable as it is now for its lovely mAidens
The pair were married in December of the
same year by the Roman Catholic Arch
bishop OF Baltimore; the marriage contract
was carefully drawn, and in both legal and
ecclesiastical sense ii was n matrimonial
union as binding as that Of the Duke Of Cox
SAUGHr the other day Mrs. BoNAPARrE
was both fond and proud OF her husband. and
he seems to have been much attached TO her
Ills affection, however, was not strong or
lasting enough TO make him stand by his
wife in the face Of the violent opposition
OF NAPOLEON 10 the match. The Emperor
would otallow her to set her foot on French
soil so when the PAR went to Europe in 1905
JEROME. leaving his bride outside of France.
proceeded TO Malmaison with the avowed
purpose Of Modifying NAPOLEON. lie never
returned TO her, however and in July she
gave birth to II son at Camberwell, in Enp-
land, while two years after, in spite of tho |
refusal OF Plus VII. to sanction the union. |
he was married to the Princess FREDERICK |
CArHARlNA Of Wurtcmberg
Mrs. BoNAPARrE5 subsequent efforts TO |
obtain legal recognition Of her marriage i'm
France were all failures, owing undoubtedly
10 Imperial pressure; but during LOUIS |
S time the legitimacy OF bor SON
was acknowledged, and her grandson
JEROME NAPOLEON, who crossed the ocean
10 attend her in her last illness, received
4 commission in the French army after
having prepared himself at West Point
or Il military career. Another grandson.
'HABLEs JOSEPH, was graduated at lIar-
'ard' and Is now practising law in Balt-
more. PROFESSIONALLY these DESCENDANTS
II JEROME by his American wife are the
'ightiul hcirs Of the great NAPoLEoN; for
H. could not claim 10 have a drop
u that blood in his veins, nor can his son,
lac young man who has lately gone TO fight
Ae Zulus, and who has received O vast