Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-01

Inc Death, ut Baltimore. In her seventeen
year OF Nine. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, and
her burial on Saturday In the I.oudon Park
cemetery, at the side OF her husband, win re-
yive public interest In her mother-in-law, that
Betsy Patterson Of years and years ago who
herself died only two and a half years
since, and who took 10 memorable and pictur-
esQue an interest In the marriage Of her son-not
In his marriage to Miss williams, the lady who
has died-except resolutely to oppose it, rs she
did every proposed marriage with an American
girt-but In his marriage to the daughter Of
some royal house, apparently no matter which,
II 1t only had, in addition to rank q royal
fortune. Few declarations of purely sordid and
worldly ambition are, to the credit Of human
nature. anywhere else SO unblushingly recorded
as IN the letters Nine. Patterson BOnaparte
wrote from Europe to her father. whom she
addressed as "Dear Sir, !" respecting the alliance
she was then in search Of for her son. MAR
rage" she said in one of them, fought never
to be entered into for any other purpose than
comfort and there ia none without consequence
and fortune; without these it is more prudent
to live singly."
Charlotte. the daughter Of Joseph Bonaparte,
was the lady at first much desired and much
favored. it seems, by Nine Bonaparte mere. who,
owing to JerOme's impoverished estate, desired
him thus to provide for his son, but the project
never succeeded. Charlotte's hand was also
sought, it appears. by Achille Murat. the son of
the king of Naples and of Caroline, Napoleons
sister; but Murat married instead a grandniece
OF Washington. Charlotte became the wife of
Louis Bonaparte's eldest son, who died in 1881,
thus leaving Louis Napoleon the heir of the first
NapOleOn's empire. Nine. Patterson BOnaparte
got on obviously after that with her matrimonial
plans. Poor Bo!" she wrote. 81 hear Of every
one getting lucky chance except him." He had
gone to Baltimore alone, leaving her in Florence,
and in the winter of 1929 she heard Of the en-
gagement to Miss Williams. 1t dashed her
highest hopes. II had endeavored to instill into
him from the hour Of his birth the opinion that
he was too high in birth and connection ever to
marry an American woman. No consideration
could have induced me to marry any one then,
after having married the brother of an emperor.
This marriage must, as you all foresaw and cal
culated upon, she said In childish anger. "be to
me during life source of deep affection and
burning shame. 1 have always told you, and
him, and every one else, that my consent to his
marrying any one in Baltimore either rich or
poor, should and could never be obtained, and
that such connection would distress and NOR
tify me more than any misfortune which could
ever befall me-"
has money" she says in another letter, II shall
not forbid marriage which l never would have
ddoiSed. hope that he has not been cheated
which think very likely-in the settlements.
They ought to have given him half of her for
tune at least, If he outlived her." 81 hope that
proach you for your conduct, which has been
even more unnatural than that of my son." With
all her wounded pride she had no thought of
cutting her son off in her will, although she
hoped he would have no children. But she still
had imperial hopes for him. Four months after
the marriage she made will, leaving him every
thing. 81 should have done exactly the same
thing" she said, "if he had attempted to cut my
throat and had failed in the attempt"
Nine. BOnaparte had a fortune which was far
from small, but she lived with exacting economy,
imagining herself poor. Young Jerome, while
with her in Rome, declared, in letter to his
Grandfather Patterson, that he had had no time
to see anything of the ancient city, having been
occupied with Cooking for apartments for
mamma and making tight bargains" When her
son got home she wrote him she had been I'M
well with indigestion. "vomiting in earnest, but
not in a gold BASIN" She declares again and
again, in letters to her father, that the only
things which render life at all supportable to her
are crank and living in Europe" After having
been the wife of an Emperor's brother she
would as soon have gone to Botany Bay to
look for husband as to have married any man
In Baltimore" Miss Williams wedding was a
great event in Baltimore society. One of the
groomsmen was Pierce Butler, the husband of
Fanny Kemble. The French consul attended it,
and letters Of cOngratulation were received from
Madame mere, Louis, Jerome and other men,
bers of the Bonaparte family. These letters
were first brought to light and published in this
city in 1879 by Mr.. Eugene l.. Didier