The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-01
AN IMPERIAL ROMANCE.
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 The following anecdote of the empress
 of Aas,ria we indirectly owe to Octave
 FeuilIes- l, gives glimpses of cour; life
 which are always interesting: The arch
 duchess was charming. Her beauty was
 10, of classical style, butwas very modest. mos; beaming, most captivating. In her tivorite dresses. made of dark cloth, with her low. round ha, on her golden hair, a thin gauze yelling her large eyes. she wore the arch expression of school girl playing truans but a, state balls she became dignifed as court portrai, painted by an official painter. Nobody dressed as we'll as she did. Her friends and cousins asked her 10 let them copy her clothes. No fool was hidden under the brocade of her court trains No empty head was circled by her diamond diadem. The broad ribbon of woman $ noblest order in her empire did no, rest on heartless breast.
 Trimming with life, devoted to arr. full of enthusiasm for literature. eager in all charitable works, she was the woman most thoroughly womanish in all her empire Full of passion, tender of heart, very delicate, and at the same time most ingenious, fond of laughing, adverse to wounding any human being, her greatest faul, was-and she could not cure herself d it-she idolized her husband. She idolized him not in crowned heads usual way, not in fine ladies' usual way; bu, she idolized him as a novels heroine idolires her love. He, his love, was every thing to her crown, title, palaces, were as nothing to her compared with that
 man and that mans love. Were she 10 lose t, she would lose everything on earth dear to her 1t lost rien ne m 'es, plus nc mes rien, had been her souls only thought. The Norld. which never lacks sharp eyes, in " the fierce light that beats on throne" confessed tha, the husband was worthy of the wife: he had no love but her in most unguarded mo- ments, in hours of greatest temptation h!s heart never quickened save at thought of her. Thee. thee only thee
 Romantic particulars Of ,he,r marriage were told. The families had arranged for his marriage with her eldes, sister. The latter for years had looked on him as her future husband. He wen; to claim her hand. He then tor the tirs; time saw her sister, and a, once fell over head and ears in love with her; still he said noth- ing. but drank in through eyes and ears al! her witchery. The next day after his arrival was Sunday Time 10 go 10 church came. He went up to the second sister and offered his arm. She blushed oherry-red, her eyes shone like diamonds that offer discovered love and crowned her empress. Happy hours followed that lock-arms. 4 memento sealed and gave permanance 10 each of those hours. all fieeting as they were ; this faded flower was given there; a bit ot ribbon, order ot honor. plucked from imperial outton-hole nearest heart, all her own . half of plain gold ring given in ex- change for half of another ring which which she had worn; and other tokens of love still tender and true with jealous care kept in golden caskets adorned with sarest opals gems which m the Orient are thought to keep love true and by chang ing color to reveal changing heart. This easket never quilted her
 One June morning Aigues-Niyes knew ha, emperor and empress were coming ,Aere 10 stay for some time. Aigues- Yves IS small town a: the foo: of .he Savoy Alps. and sheltered from the rude sinds on all sides by those mountains. Aigresr Wives put on iis holiday ap- Pearan6e. The train came band playcc l: slight. tall lady leaped or she s,asIon's platform. The empress was immediately recognized, not by her elegance she wore plain green clo,h). by her delicate beauty. The emperor walked by her side \ better assorted imperial couple were never seen. His martial face. his tail stature, his knigh.ly manners readily explained the ardent lsve bore him by .his wlfe.
 Aigues-Nives reminded her ot her na- tive home in Bavaria, and her spirits were most buoyant. not only becanse the land- seape seemed long familiar, but because n that qsie. village he and she were go- ing to live again that life nd of court eti- quette and pageantry, such as he and she led in the days after befrothal. So when giri presented a nosegzy, her majesty accepted the floral offering with one of her most bewitching smiles. smile which took all hearts captive. Among the girls of the deputaiion stood one wearing Charming dress of dark blue linen nmmed with thread lace; other a;trae- aoas were added by her auburn hair. which fell in torrents, 50 thick were its resses of fretted gold all round under the saalor'S hat which served as bonnet. She vas so lovely the empress could no, help saying to her: The girls of this neigh eorhood are beautiful indeedT The id deeply klushed and curtesied with em- oayrzssment One of the ernperor's 1des-de-camp bent over to the lady in rafting and whispered She does no, belong here. She is Rosine Lux" As his name was introduced at the break zss table, her majesty asked :. Fray. who is Ros;ne Lux = She IS TO, one