New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-22
EUGENLE'S LAST DAYS rs EMPRESS.
From Tenpie Bar.

From Temple Bar.
The events Of the 18th served on the whole 10
give the Court too great sense OF security IN
the 9TH the battles round Metz began, and ia.
zalpes armies, everywhere outnumDered ana
beaten had to retreat before the German hosts But
ST. Prvat and GravelOtte Were reported to the Far,
isans as victories and it said that Bazane had
thrown himself into Metz ID order to take up
strong position" The Empress believed in all
these fables Was II q wonder that she should DO
SO when at clubs like the Union aud tho Cercie
Imperial old generals would bark furiously you
you expressed any doubt as to Marshal Cauroberts
having driven whole regiment oil RUSSIAN cur
rasslers into the sand pits of Jaumout-sand-plts
which had no existence The truth is double sets
of kilograms used to be sent from the sest OF war;
and those which related events with some aDprOacn
TO the truth flor none of them were wholly trutniu
were never communicated to the Empress. Wnen
the hoaxing dispatch about the Jaumont sand-pits
put Into her hands, the poor lady, believing ia
a real victory, was SO overjoyed that she ran down
from her apartments to the guard-room Iiene
among tho soldiers, who were lying upon camp
beds or playing cards, and waved the telegram,
crying: :" The Prussians are beatenE She then
suspended Ill her own personal preparations tos
flight She said that If o revolution we're attempted
in Paris she would herself ride at the mead Oh the
troops that queed il. This was her MOOD during
several days, and explains how so lew OF her own
chattels were removed from the palace. Her ward
robe contained more than three hundred uresstsi
her collection of fans OF furs, OF lace aid linen vas
probably unique. for the pin-money which she had
received in monthly payments ever since her mar
riage amounted to f4s,0OO year, ana one may
add that abe never failed to spend this 10 the
-
with the exception of her jewels and few valuable
mIssas was lett at the Tulleries when she lei and
the jewels would have been ABANDONED 700, nau LOU
Madame Carette. one of ner Majesty's ladles-ln-
waiting, prevailed upon her after much pleading'
TO have these treasures confded to banker =.
The Empress led curi0us life during het lasb
davs on tbe throne She was up every morning &C
O'clock, attired in q black cashmere dress when
she wore all day with plain white collar ana Guns.
At ha past she heard mass SAID IN the private
chanel of the Tuilcries by Monseigneur Bauer, her
aImoner Immediately after this she took cup Oh
chocolate with Madame Carette. who. by the py.
was one of the most renowned Court beauties ana
most charming companion, owing to her exquisite
cheerfuness. The Enpresss private apartments
were on the first floor of the Pavilion de lore over
looking the garden, and commanding glorious
view of the Seine and the Champs Elys es as Tar as
the Triumphal Arch. The room in which she gen.
orally sat was circular saloon very gayy "e1 ecu
rated with panels painted by Charles Chapiin, anu
illustrating the loves OF violet ana rose IN tnIs
room from o'clock in the morning until long after
the nominal hour Tor dinner. wnicn pay unints.
rupted flow of visitors and the CONFUSION oil those
wretched times was shown by the KIND as Wen as
by the number of persons who were alloWeu 10 pen
citrate Tito her presence,
track pated men bringing plans for new cam
paigns inventors who lad new SORTS o. Snss ~
their husbands, and, it Is pltlful 20 add, men OF
every degree who wanted to coax or bully grants OF
money, posts or decorations out yi hesen. mno,h
they knew to have more in her OF wOmanly sweet
ness than of regal streugth-all these people WERE
by some objectionable mismanagement ON tne part
of those who should nave prOtcCbcu TIC IiihPtccSt
allowed to plague her all dav long. An excuse
that NAV be offered for some OF the men then IN
mower is that several of them quite new to tho
responsibilities of office. N: Clement Duvernols;
for iustance-a young man of twenty -nine who mad
become Minister of Commerce on the strength oil
some dashing newspaper articles-was regular
bohemian who used always to show an inch or
shirt between his vest and ths walstband of MS
neither garments. From Observation-Disclosures no
would GO out with patent leather boot on one foot
aud q Chimp -s0ed shoe on other. Tins eccentric
man of talent. who displayed some administrative
ability In provisioning Paris for the siege, used 70
give az dience to quondam Bohemian brethren at
the Cafe do Madrid, and when he could not grant
them all they desired, he would dismiss them In
batcLes, saying: ALI you must see he Impress
I'll take care that you are admitted" ThingS
reached pretty pass when on the 3ist of August
horde of hungry supplicants tired OF waing In the
antechambers of the Tuileries- pushed their way
into the private dining-room and Swooped upoa
cold luncheon that had been spread for the En-
press.
On the LIST of September some servants of the
Imperial household absconded, taking with them
portable articles or value Statuettes OF bronze anu
marble, miniature paintings, albums. Some OF inc
Empresss dresses vanished. General Roland. tne
Governor OF the palace was at pains to secure
proper attendance Tor the Regent; and going on q
tour of inspection through the kitchens, ne was
stupefied TO see wOrkmen soldiers and women-,ne
friends of the sculions-being treated as honvieo
guests in tho servants hall. Tie intruders weto
elected pretty quickly by guards summoned LOT tue
PURPOSE but by this time il was known that tho
Emperors struggle against the German srnies waS
hopeless, and there was general Ieelng A p.
that before many days were over the uIer'os
would be in possession of tho mob The only person
" ho seemed TO doubt tins the Empress hersei;
She still had her self-contained paroxysms Oh
terror about being murdered by an armeu moyyi
but she thought that the garrison ., sns and
keep tho throne outstanding, though sno netse'A
might accidentally be put TO death.