Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-04
THE MOCK COURT ATBUCHoUr
a snow OF Splendor Maintsned at the
home of the Mad Queen II MEXICO

| "'e OF the Mad Queen u MEXICO
From tho Pal Nan gazette.
a lew miles from Laeker, the fworite
residence of the Hing Of the Baglans
stands the old gothi castle Of Bouclout, al
present the residence of the widow Of the
Emperor Macmillan. Not Ions ago ru
mors were curreit that the Empress OF
Mexico had reganed her reason, which
she lost at the death of the unbrtunate
| emperor. 1t has since been asprtainld
that these reports were untrue, but me
interest in the fate OF the Empress car
lolta mas been revived by them, and the
OoNto1S furnishes its readers with sOme
wen authenticated details Of hb at
Bouchout.
more IMAM eighteen years ago, WIEN the
impress had first lost her reasOnA sem
Dl@hce OF court lie was kept up around
her receptions were regulaI held
such as in former daye brighteed lie
at tue old palace of lturbide, inAleXico,
and the respectful homage wlch WAS
accorded to the poor empresswas per-
uaps more genuine than in hr days of
greatest splendor, The empires herself
went through the ceremonie with the
same grace as OF old, and ate certain
number OF people had gatheId around
her, she would thank hem for
coming to see "the great impress of
Mexico" and then, rising from her
simulated throne, move lizards the
adjoining rooms, saying, ''Du wish, no
doubt to lay your tribute atthe feet OF
his majesty, the Emperor; will go and
md him.. Returning afters few mo-
ments, she would say, 81 canOt find the
Emperor, but he Will see yous soon as he
returns.N With this she Dcommenced
an animated cenversatiQ on the
present situation and the bril-
hant future prospects the EN-
peror, and, taking up his ortrait, she
exhorted him to rise highe and higher
still, and not to strive 0r one, but
for ten, twenty, nay, for all the
crowns OF the world. he cOurtiers,
moved to tears by the athletic scene,
would bow low and take their depart
ure, unperceived by the excited
Empress, who, after while, would
majesticallY sweep throuh the rooms,
haughtily commanding Imaginary pages
10 carry her train. But tie proud. hard
look melted into sweetness and tender
ness when on her daily wax through the
grounds at Tervueren, were Empress
Carlotta was then residing her eyes fol-
lowed the flight OF birds or dOuds.
After the conflagratiOn oflervueTen the
little court moved to BOucOut, and the
empress has, in the course Of time, be-
come less excited. Some vars ago it was
one OF her fancies to Orderl large number
OF elegant costumes, eacl Of which re-
quired some 30 yards of material,
having to be made, Mexi0 fashion, with
lnnumerable plaits. But when the sumpt-
uous costumes were spred out before her,
she turned her back disRinfully on the
dressmaker, murmuriDg.sl Will not have
them, they are not gOodennu3h for the
great Empress Of MeXicD.YE Fortunately
the rejected costumes we're bought up
by the ladies of Brussels, often as a pre-
clous sOuYeniOr Of the Unhappy sovereign.
At present all violenoe has ceased; re-
ceptiOns are no longer teld, and the court
circle consists only of he ladies OF honor
belonging to the Belgian aristocracy,
eight of whom IN turn reside for a week
at BOuchOut. Several hours are spent
every day at the piaul. and a Empress
CariOtta is herself a distn guished ar
tiste, these musical entertainments are
highly appreciated by all. Fancy work is
also one OF the faYOrte occupations of
the Empress, and her embroideries are
said to equal those of the best Paris
workers. While listening to the music.
or busy with her needle, the Empress
never utters single word, but seems
lost in thought, and it is very rarely
that during the daily walks she breaks
the silence. Sad and sorrowful the once
ambitious empress of Mexico spends her
days in thequIet castle, and
tue veil appears to be Lifted only when on
Sundays, during divine service, which
she regularly attends, the voice of the or
gan is heard through the chapel. Then
her soul seems TRANSPORTED, ard strange
smile lights up the features of one Of the
most unfortunate women of our century