, 1879-04-08
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE:


rs Ito eftttH fHakH II t1lnt1elts
twcon Nine. Bouapatsc nnd hitnsoif beforc Ctf.
Jerome Napoleon, her grandson. arrived. she
had sail sIo had advised sJctomB to keep clear
Of the bonapart9 fsctt"',s tn Ftanse: ,'a @ll1 is
army, mil II h. tneadics when tho Prince fm-
Jcromc) viii be kicked out. II had had Ma
l'oeon's car would have advtsed f.! him to con-
like Alexander, strIye 10 conquer tllc world.
wot,jd have proicsted agatnst lilat expedition to
ls1ss'a. As knew no, Eotd could come fsom t..
ntc,etcd the oseFt,?w of ~ ,ne Ep'rc'm ',,,,; sts
make mo accept scat upon 4. throne" con-
tinucd kimo. bonapartc, " for thero one Is la.
bio to bo oserthrown n an instant BY : p'stn;
shot ora dagger thrust" Dr. atackonzse said
khe had remarked also That her desire VA
hold the t'owcss IN her hant1;
The funeral will not take plscs from the
PfcahTterau Church, but fron tue spsc!ous
s,a.!ston u Park s.snus' octSp,ra 5ar;a. pJ Afs.
rome. There "EIt1abesh Patterson" lies IN
tho well.knuwn D1ue-I'oon, surrounded by tho
'ssnrhc h,lsts n1t portraits OF almost every
ssn sf dr. "i 10 s ~ts rsss sS Il s H.
,ortc blgone daya which Favc 20 tho opening
ycars Of tie 10tfi century that bloody character
ami which made thc Donspartc name consp'c,''
1as IN s 10 Tor1s ni''Sr The Sefsaa.a to
fnther Of thu Two gentlemen now 30 frequently
mentioned, nan, pcrhnps, more than any other
rncmber q! the family, detcrmtnsd 10 keep H.
Violate those valued records. cmb,oms, tnsfgDia,
And olhcr roles 30 dear to those who are proud
of their ancestry. In this cnppccttun Il may
DO stated Tint ullt,f this rGry day thn wedding
suit os laced sni enibrn't1ere1 purnse satin, the
whtr satln-ltncd pointed akifts reaching to tlis
liscla, ss well ~ knec,f,rccehes mlnl diamond
buckles. all worn BY Nagole0n's brother 1c-
rome Hhrn he married the lu1y who now lies
In her coffin, have III been saeredly preserved.
had the Ennd fortunb tllls morning 10 con-
Of years boarded At the sAtne house with Nine.
HonArarte. when tho latter, though DID, Faa yct
full of talk ana Wit. Che acknowledged 10 mo
tlat she VIVA actually induced to remain q tic
The attraction of tho social circle eul.vonod 70
much by tins Madamo's rceluis u past events.
i Was but seldom sfIo cared 10 enter upon re.
!tgous topics, for she alHays said TINT stle had
not to Impose upon others; besldes. ahe
thougtt that those people who nnde 20 much
fuss about religion had really very little re-
liglon in their souls. Ec!ther did ahe cate u
set upon the idca that sho vas to lire 100
years, and whenever any one, Ia tn.
course Of convcrsa.lon alluded TO 1er arc, she
stopped right short. Il was. however when not
lA,ld decided tiat tho numerous bands Of other
States anf! cltles sic held must ba taxed, that
she launched out In violent condemnation Of
thosc who sought to ooprtss "an old Womap.f
with TINT natve expFcssion OF opinion 10 char
actcrsstfc Of ladies, who always must find II
peculiar reason fur very ordinary ease, tlafn-
ta!ued that this taxation Of MING, Bonaoartc's
bonds hnstcnel her death; that sho might IN
decd t,aro lived to hundred years Il that dc.
cislon had not been rendered. san, yuu ought
| to linve seen her, how devoted she was to her
| property, to her bon1s, to her aecounts," said
my Informant. ~ 10 not think there is a
banker III Baltimore who kent SO we'll posted as
to thu state Of thu money market a. she was,
| and this blow hurt herr sho aid, however, not
preside at the hoardi'g,housc table, but took a
very modest scat ut the lower end.
that s''c shonc At best. Often would she speak
OF Nine. DE- slaci, uild frequently expressed Htr
regret that ahc did not hare personal inter-
view With ths Emperor. fittings would have
ave sea h% ''fo 81 pssssg 5 eyes she
tot,k but Httse notice, nth tho exception Of t..e
| stirring events accompanying the outbreak ot
tllc Civil War, whoa slo heartily indorsel the
ae,inn Of tes e. sG' ', Jerome, o A. stpnncl, g
tllc secession Maryland Club and established the
unton Club. Ordinarily, however, she preferred
to 20 over lar own ttstory, and betines would
gMots ent1,o passages t1otn IT, s",iounE'a NiFh1
tell the inmates Of the boarlIng.housc Of the
magnificent bs!tlal outfit which Caps. Jerome
brought tut for her, ind how, nevertheless, tlle
wore at tho wedding p1atn india muslin dress,
she woro rAs n string Of nensls nrollnd Lei
neck, AMI sue always expressed barred md cou
tempt tor display, laughing at the women 0
her tt1no who used to bcdeck themselves witt
diamonds, laccs and frfnges to MI extcnt whicl
slte thought looked vulgar. Whenever In tlls
course Of conversation tho subject Ut ,nusle VIII
broarlcd abe shrugged her shoulders and ire
qucntly snid that sl1u cared not for music. II
~ ,Fs$h
OF tl.o remarkable events She had passed
through, aud eao neges tired OF discussing
| thr,n.
IIangtng in Nine. Donaparte's old room d
Miss Gwlnn's boarlfsr-house Is cablnct-afzCt
portrait OF the Matiuinp, painted In Geneva
Thls picture Is not generally known 70 exit. Il
is the head nnd hust Of the Madame, nnd show
her exquisite beauty .at that tinc. She wa
then a!;nat 70 years oIa. sho vas gssy psoas
thou. Thu only detect Ia the painting to th
right assn. She ia leaning on q table, H,'d th
arm IL thrown outa graceful polso. madam
prtzcd this picture highly.
Tic following Is copY Of the letter writer
BY Pope Plus VII, when he sent a reply t9 th'
Emperor refusing To annul this marriage. Tha
letter, Of which deceased was 10 proud, III,
been sacFedly preserved by the Madame:
| FRnH THE VATICAN. juno 20, 1H05-EHrrAo,
attribute taa delay In the return Of the colTisr i
auy uthor cAusc than desire to employ all til
your Majesty. In everything which depended uro
us..7vl1.: invlolabia secreey,,-ws bare fey hon
orea n ylel'!sng u Tug solicitations Of you
we llAyc coladed entirely to ourseif thu inycstga
tfon Of tho petition concerning tho jndrn,ent O.
which oye,wheln III We have taken all tho care III
| given oHrEef all tho trouble ~ derive PERSONAL
tom a. sos'ess tho sans Gt sellg ;e no.
wlnhes of your Majs4sy, WHICH, considering The!