New-York tribune., 1880-02-15

Including every department.. the expenses OF the
household never exceeded 81 100000. even IN the
most costly years. such as the coronation and the
marriage.
Bonaparte's hour for rising was Irregular Dut usu-
alyit was o'clock. If he wok Ike during the ngh' ~
would resume his work, or take Datn or heai. ho
generally awoke depressed. and apparently IN p pa,t,'
He suffered freguentlv from spasms IN the stomacn:
which Produced vomiting. At times TINS appeared
to alarm him greatly, If he feared he naa tsken
poison. and then it was difficult TO preVehU hiu 'i
increasing the sickness by taking emetles. ;,+o
The only persons who bad the right OF ently vo rnvo
his dressng-room without being annouiJeu 49,
the Grand Marshal and the principai PnS bnt
The Keeper of the Wardrobe was announced, pui
was almost always admitted. He would nave wIs"eu
NJ. de Remusat to employ these morning 'iS. 90 Jona
giving him account Of all that was saiu ;aI % nI
at Court in the city; but my husband III ;y
declined the task, and persevered III MS deleim'n"
ton with praiseworthy obstinacy. H.. ,,;,b+
The other physicians or surgeons on du,y in,SHe
not come unless they were summoned. bonapaIIo
seemed to put no great faith in medlcine-lt was
frequently matter Of jestng with hlm puI ITO 'n s
kreat confidence In COrvlsart, ana nuch esteo :. io
him. He had good health and strong CONSTITUTIONS
bnt when he suffered from any indispostion he oe-
came uneasy and nervous. He was occssiohsiSS iS
troubled with slight affection OF the skin, d. duu
sometimes complained of his liver. tie ate lnouerrs
ately drank little. and INDUCED in no excesses VI
any kind. He took good deal OF coffee. ,,oos
While DRESSING he was usually sllen. on some
medical subject. In everything he nked Gs9 10 ~
straight to the point, and if any was mentioned
being ILL., his first question was always, nIJ ~, ~
die ~ A doubtful answer dsploased MIN, anu Wouiu
pake him argue on the incficiency OF meo'cai SUI
ence s,
Fe acquired with great difficulty the art of shay
ing himself. NJ de Remusat induced him 10 uuueI,
take this task on seeing that tie was uneasy anu
nervous under the hands Of q barber. Atter many many
trials, and when he had finally succeeded, ne oIteh
said that the advice to shave himself with MS own
hand had been of signal service to him.
Bonaparte so thoroughly accustomed hmseI our
ing his On to make no account OF rhoSe ABOUT i
that this habtual disregard pervaded all his haDts.
He had not any Of the delicacy that Is ordinarily
impaired by training and education, ana wouLu
make his toilet in the most thorough iashloh III @ .,ie
presence of any person whOmsoever; In the sanie
way if he got impatient while his valet was dressing
him, he would 1y into passion needless OF al nc,
spcct for himself Others. He would throw haI tS
garment that did nOt please HIM on the ioOr or INTO
the fire He attended to his hands and nalls WIN
great care Several pairs of nail-scssors had 10
be IN readiness as he would break or throw then
away if they were not sufficiently sharp. lie mover
made use of any perfume except eauue.SIoIogne,
but of that he would get through sixty bottles Ill
month He considered il very whoIesqhhe PisSo- a.
tice to sprinkle himself thoroughly WIN eau-ue
Cologne Personal cleanliness with hlm q mai
ter of calculation for as said before. he was natu-
rally careless.
After 1sO6 Napoleon almost always dined alone
with Josephine, except when the Court was a'
Fontainebleau He had all the courses Of the dinner
placed before him at once, and he ate, paying ho
attention to his food, helping himself TO Whatever
was at hand, sometimes taking preserves anu
creams before touching the solid dishes TWO pages
waited and were waited on by fOotmen. Inc
dinner hour was very irregular, and Napoleon
would often keep it waiting, while the Counch
was in session. till six seven or eight O'Clock In 'ne
evening, without seeming to suffer from hunger OF
fatigue.
The Emnress Josephine had personal allowance
III a
every wear she was heavily in debt. One hundred
and twenty thousand francs were. assigned to her
for purposes of charity Ihe aoWanGe Wn Goo 8n .e
Archduchcss Marie LOuisel was but 3OO'UOU IraIcs'
and 90 900 francs for her privy purse. ,
The reason for this difference was that Nine.
Bonaparte was Obliged TO assist NUMBER OF i her
nooTer kinsfolk aud that there were claims on her
in France which did not exist tor the Austrian
Archduchess consequently her expenses were
greater Nine. Bonapartc was very hDeral III gllts;
hut as she never gave away any 0l hef own poSsSS-
sions but always purchased the presents she nade
her iberaty greatly increased her debts
Notwithstanding her husbands lnJunctIons sne
could never conform, in her own manner OF llfe. 10
order or 10 etiquette IL was his desire that she
should not deal directly with any shop, but on tlis
point he was forced 10 yield Her private apart
ments we're crowded with them, az also with artists
of all SORTS She had mania Tor having ber por-
trait taken and would bestow 1t on any one WHOM
soever-rclations, friends, attendants, or ,s enen
trodespeople Diamonds. jewelry, shawls SUNS
and fneTy of every kind were continually Delng
brought 10 her she bought everything, never ask
ing the price. aud, for the most part, forgetting
From the beginning she gave her Lady OF Honor
and her Mistress of the Robes TO understand that
they were not to interfere with her dress. She ar
r"nged everything with her dresSers. There werc,
believe six or eight of these She rose at o'clock:
Dressing was a very long process, and portion oil
1t was devoted to minute personal
including PANT. This done, she put on very ele-
cant dressng-g gown, trimmed with lace, and placed
herself in the hands of the hair-dresSeT Her under
garments were embroidered and trimmed with lace.
10 arf
n law and never wore any bu new stockings; III we
came To her door while her halr was belng dressed
she would have us admitted Nnen tnai STAG H Mus
PASSED large baskets were brought ln' containing
Gowns bonnets and shawls. In Summer these
Sowns were of muslin cambric richly worked ana
trimmed; i'm Winter they were OF woollch materlals
r ~ ,eIvet She then selected her dresses for the
dav In the morning she always wore o nat trimmed
With flowers or feathers. and iull gowns that
wrannrd her up n good deal. She possessed from
three 10 four hundred shaw Is she sometimes had
them made into gowns or bed-qulls, or cushions LOT
her dog She kept shawl round her shoulders all
the morning, and wore II WIN grIco nave no1 ei
seen equaled. Bonaparte Thought that she wrapped
herself mn too much, and would sometimes pun her
shawl off and fling il on the fire; she w0uld then
send for another she putchascu al Una tmai r' wSso .
her 10 give eight ten or twelve thousand francs lot
shawl This was, III fact, one oil the eAtTaVagancts
of the Court; no one w9ula cohucsceu @ - 3h .
shavvI that had cost only hfty LOUIS. ana the SUMS
giyrn for those worn by the Court ladies were SUD-
iects of boastlng. a., ~
| have already gwen an account oi .le 1I lnuil1I i
/, which Nine BOuaparte passed her me- II scarcely
nyer varied She never opened a book, she never
took up a pen she worked scarcely at all but never
seemed 10 he dull. She dId not care for theatres
Tho Emperor objected 10 her going 10 them without
him and receiving applause in which he dld not
share. She took walking exercise only when at
| WaImaison-a residence which she was constantly
| embellishlng. and on which she has spent large
| snms of money, to the great dlspeasure of Bona
naTte When he reproached her with this. Jose
mime would shed tears, promise to he more care
| II before,
Her evening toilet was conducted in the same
| manner as that of the morning. Everything
| was of the greatest elegance; dress or wreath
| was seldom worn a second time The Empress's
hair was generally dressed, in the evening with
flowers, pearls. or precious stones; ., enc wore ore