The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13
EMPRESS CHARLOTTE.
The Daily Life .; miI1aas rsfs=ta.
rate NlIss.

rats NtIss.
4 fcw miles from I.ackco. the :ayc-t,
residence Vi the Nm. Il Ia Hr'ESus.
stands ,hc OF Go:a!c castle IS; IsoUchouL
u, present lie residence o. the wr!ow
OF the Emperor NaN.mllan No; lou:
40 rumoT. were curgcu: that The I'm
pres, %! McN.co hal rccl.nci her rca-
>on, which she los; AZ The death %! the
unfortunate Emy.ror These rcp~o
were untrue.
More than eighteen ycars sro. when
H. Empress had hr,t io,t her rrasoa.
4 ~cJnbiancc Of court 80 Was carefully
Aep; up around acr Rec p-oas wcr'
regularly he'd. such a. IL former daAs
heightened life n The oil palace a.:
l'urb DE-. in McKee,. and the respectful
D.. ma 4 which wac accorded 81 Ih- pea;
Empress wa> pcrAsp, more genuine
tasn n her DAYS - CREATES ,r!endnr
The Empress herself wen. through The
Ger, monies with the SAINT grace II 81
Cd. and after = certain nuutrr 81 pc1-
pie hai gathered around h"y she ~oalt
thank them Tor coming - ,rr Ia, great
f-l4lffEt~~ 81 sNGthstR- Ata|. NIFIf. f.aafI
from h.r stimulated thrun.. move t..
ward the al oinnc rooms. saving
You W n. no doubt. 20 lay sour tuo-
Ut az tLc Zee; q: hi, M e., the Em-
pcror, | Wi, - and ind HIM
RrtUyun n. after a icw IA nu'cs. shr
would sav II can not Ind tie lni-
pcrur. bu, he Will soc you n >o9a o., be-
returns With thlS sar rccommsncsi
an animated co~nver,s'on on the present
situation aud the brilliant iltuT" pros
poets oi the Emperor, AMI. tak.u. up
h portrait. she cNhoJiri him to r,,H
higher aud higher S,i!l. and ~; 10 .tr.v"
for one. bu; for ten. twenty. nay. for
all the CROWN oi the world Inc
~cuurticrs. uo.ci 10 tears by the pa
iheiic scene. would bow lows AMI take
their departure. uuperccivcd b. the ~
clt.d impress. who. after = while.
would malcStca!!y sweep through tAs
roum,. h~au"htiiy ~cpWmAnjing .mJ-i-
nary pages TO carry her 'ral hat tho
proud. hard look melted into sweetness
aud Tenderness when on her daily walk
through the grounds n. IcTsJrryu.
where Empires Charlotte WAS then L.
siding. hes eyes followed the ll-bt II
birds or cloud,
After the coui's-Tatiou 81 TsTyucucn
the little court moved 10 I;ouchuUt. and
the EMPIRE, ha- IN the course of tIrav
become lc,, excited Some years a.o
it WAS one II her fanc.cs ,o order "a
lar-c number 10 elegant costumes. each
al which required some thirty yari Of
material. having 70 be- made NrHi,o
fashion. with iGuImcrab.c pluts. Bat
when the s~ump'unus costumes were
spread out before her. she t;,rusl Lrr
back disiainiuily OF thu i~rssmaAsr.
murmuring, Il vii no. have them
thry are not cool enough for the great
Empress of N"1irn Fortunately. tho
rejected costume, weyo bought up hy
the ladies "f Brussels. often ~ q pre-
e Il souvenir Of the unhappy sovereign.
Now all violence has ceased receptions
ar no longer held, and the court circle
consists only O! the laI e. ~. hoaoT. b.
longing 20 the Belgian s~rl-toCTacy.
eight Of whom in turn reside for ~crA
Z, HouCbout
Several hours are spent ever day a,
the piano. aud a, Emrr-ss Charlotte b.
herself a dis,.ugui- hci ar,i-te. the,
HlA-4til enter tAtuEiFiLf Aif HAmtAN OF
prccIatcd b. all. Fancy work j. ai.p
one Of the favor te occupations 81 the
Empress. and her cmbT0idcrcs are said
o. equal those - tn" best fars work
ers. While listening 20 the music. or
busy with her u,cil.. the Enpress
never uttcrS I single word. Ia: seems
host IN thought. and Il - very rarely
that during her daily walks she bTea.s
the silence. Sad and s0yrOwiul. tie
once ;iou, Empress I'd MeSscp
spends heT mpnptouoUs lays in The
quIe' castle. and the veal appears - b.
lifted only when on Suadar% during
divine service. which she regularly NJ
;enis. the vosce o! the organ - heard
through the chapel. Then her soul
seems TRANSPORTED. ard a s:raag" 'nile
iigat- M the features 81 one - the .uof,
unfortunate women Q! Cur g-ntGry.-
IgY Nal GG.sfc.