, 1880-01-18

power at Court, went into the interceding
business With much zeal, parading their pro
tege5 In their carriages.
With the foundation Of the Empire camt
the establishment OF
a. "A RIGID CEREMONIAL
the inconveniences Of which were increased
| by the EmperOr'S character. Half Of his
courtlers were new to the ways Of . Court
and more than half lived in perpetual appre
Us well as splendid. Nine. de Remusat com
ments acutely OH the experience Of the Roy.
allst mobiles that had rallied to the Empire,
and who, on finding themselves amid titles;
orders, and all the style and ceremony Of d
some of their old-tiine airs and graces when
| suddenly. something occurred that revealed
to them the existence Of master as practical
as he was absolute, whereon they utterly lost
their heads. The courtier's methods with
Bonaparte did not pay;., As they led to
| nothing they were speedily abandoned, and
| as 1t was risky work TO play the man every
body found 1t the simplest and easiest course
| to be servant.
An episode is recounted which recalls
Joseplline's adventure on the staircase Of the
Tuileries with Nine. de Remusat, In the day
Of Mile. Georges: Napoleon having taken a
fancy to a ladyiof the Court, his wife in an
access Of jealousy
s1ons1ED THE APARTMENT
| IN which they were seated. The lady or
made a scene with .Josenhine. smashing The
furniture and assuring her Of his fixed de-
to s1 haye ayoree thy ha
| crown. Int She viii have rest Other women men
Nh me I'd de- R9nusaf by tRe Wav gives r. in etai
on Corvisart's authority. the story that it
was attempted to cure Hortense's husband,
Specialist in the story, who swasn't much
on pustules hut death on fits. called Ncir-
cultous treat1nent'- by wrapping
him. beneath the silk and gold Of his
Of a beggar afflicted with cutaneous
disorder 4 fter the scene Of the rnnture
above alluded to :Iosenhine,s tears and sub
missfyencss won the day. as usual, and there
self weeping, foretold very clearly the ulti-
mate necessltv for her Welding to his policy
and leavinp him to wed a wonian canahla Of
Ass,1n1yn T11r s1rccrss1ov m r11r Tr1,,ovr
1aso,,,.;no, t,,+o ~ 49, eoata+.+ o,s
JgsepniHgs tAste 1ol luAnfy alla Soc1ety, says
nssih1n n for aS o a ast ~ ~ hn
bargafn bv yoluntarily sacrfficinp herself:
she remained unable to Influenced her own
fate, ready to obey, but declaring positively
that she Insisted On direct orders.
It was long, however, ere The quarrel was
one hight Tint the Pope would shortly visit
Paris, and pat size was to prepare for the:core
re-. l.. L. L
eiihatlon 1[3i 70 acceae % ner llequent IeQnesis
,, ~ H ,1t n ,7a oias tna; ~
WOULD pe oilueuit 70 nave a pllesi unite
tnem SO seeretly tna1 II "ould nor
Gs aa, ns nssa Sa ~, 4h nah Gh,,r nS'
Mime. de- R1mnsat or her editorini erandsnn
1wIose finenr er1,ws more md more annarent
r In lie booEI seems to len lean To- to the beifer that
the Emneror nnrposelv mt her of 81 as to
Inye It in lis noe9 to brak % The arriaee g a
any time. We hear ar a. great deal Of Of &o tie re- e.
neated nften'nts made r. ret from .fosenhine
% the written % attestation ] eiven her T hy Gandinai
Fesch Wien he performed the cerensonV IN
nresence of Ronanarte's aids fwo davs hefora 70
the % eoronatlon. at TIe Cardinal aGyised the HHe exz
Etnnress altar her iivorce not tn eiva W. this
naper nn' and she fo1Iowati his advices s1 thonph %
9istracted by fenrs that the nncIe and nenheW
were in a 1eaema aeai,,st srai her md aaeira'i
onIv IN Navajo = ac6ndaj % thai u,nn1.1 ofFord
nrefext f Far BACKING her ont T Of Frnnca eno1 Tha
% scene Of m the c6ron5tion @ has q often bee been dee e
scrhed NJ Nine no % da RHmnsaf : tniis ne eenf ~ tha
nIansinr enisnde ahont '~A'' 40 ~ VIC
g1r n9z ,n,xovssne