New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-07
PLONPLOY AND HIS MOTHER.


Nanoleon Joseph Charles Paul. who appears TO
have added 10 these that Of his father which
was not bestowed upon HIM at his baptism, Is now
fifty eight: but his hair Is only slightly glzZled
and ne has the smooth complexion OF one who re
cards the cares of lie lightly, and whose personal
comfort more important 20 himself than any pup
Inc business He l. taller than mO-O OF the
Bonapartes. but in face very strongly resembles
the elder Napoleon and his brothers Joseph
and Luclen and as he Ii fond OF assuming tne MS
tOrical attitudes OF ms famous Uncle, ne Is CON
-tautlV to be seen with hand thrust INTO his
waistcoat or frOck-cOat. Like most OF his family,
he might have pract-ed his part on the stage. H.
deed ~ 1alleyrand once observed: "A sovereign
born TO tine throne Is much less artificial than DAT
venup At the Requiem Mass IN the Church OF =.
Augustine Paris. for tho late Prince Imperial, on
June PC, 1879. Prince Napoleon and his sons held
sort OF levee standing on the liar steps, Wlth
thcir backs turned toward the altar, and
receiving profound bow, winch they acknoWI-
ed ed from their followers, who passed before them
I'm order of precedence. As chef mouruer, place
lad been previously assigned 70 him among the
Of "a chaucel at II Augustlne.-, ana ne eVIdenLy
regarded himself is the hero of the day.
Prince Napoleon has always prded himself on
being the only member ~ the BOnapartes with the
blood OF legitimate royalty 10 his veins, as MS
mother was the Princes, Catherine OF nuremberg,
whose marriage 20 jerome BOuaparic, the youngest
brother OF Napoleon l.. OF the results OF tine
battle OF AusterlItz For some year. there were no
children winch many Thought rather a fortunate
marriage with Mss Paterson was looked upon
as Ms only legal one; and th'ugh separated
from her husband by the Atlantic, his first
wife never could BE- induced 10 con-
sent 70 divorce. Her son aud grandson, whose
features plainly showed their Bonaparte blood,
have streuuourly insisted on their claims as the
cider branch of Jer0me's descendants. The Princess
Catherine obtained immense credit from the pro-
Romantics Tor declining go have her marriage With
Jerome annuiled M 1873; bus with Madame Pat:er-
son Bonapar-e and her son ready tO step INTO her
place she would have acted very uu-
wisely If she had consented % such a
course besides, her only alternative would have
been tO return TO her father and 5tepmuthcr; her
father being a coarse iii-lempcred martinez. whom
even NAPOLEON styled " most wicked and whose
natural disposition was not s0itencd by liver
complaint. which no tLIt period was carrying nm
.Iovyiv 20 the grave Sue WAS very plain, AMI nav
distinguished herself by her enmity to the allied
soyrre.qns. would probably have formed no other
r.iarrilec: while As Jrrome's wife she aad indie
pprdcuce and "a good income, and WIS treated
with the greatest Difference by her
husbands family on account OF h'r
connections. Through her Prince N1pol on
IS second cousin to the Gar the King OF tloi and
the Empress of Germany and the Duke of sake
We!mar: while ms marriage with the Princess
Ciouidc of Sardinia made hlm the som n-iaW OF q
crowned head. The Nap0leOu5 were always ioud on
coiucueuce., and this marriage Ike ms rather Fl,
was negotiated tine result Of ylc t0rF though d-
the Princess CIotIlde only siNt-cn aud her hue-
band thIrty-~cven. buJ looking nor much younger
than he does now. Victor Emmanuel was criticised
rather severely for sacrificing ms daughter 10 "a
supposed national interest.