New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-24
BhTSY PATTERSON BON4PARTE.
From mast Lous R,puoliean.

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In nm aristoct ATTIC uOrtOn of Baltimore $1,000
Al u uanson when s-errd trown do Sn upoa its
oddS u-i-huUrs. ant whose " lis sue Ve on ou'
most remark llle women OF the age. woman snOSe
history VS. Intimately lnterwOv with t"at OF Tue
must sOndrriui or modern lines ,Hp 1891
BonapArte ElIz beth Patterson Bot ap@rto had aen
lr,u ner neh sstatr AM widow OF King WAS lviny
Ike any ordinary mortal IN DosruihS housS' o
ra,.rd unsyentful erlstrr ce In Que room
Attendant without friend aud almost es rsn, 60 In.
u-r own rrl't =; wrapped IN the mahsl oi eHo'' ~
,rlnsnneos sns lived alone aud died unwope a =, ,hs
IN tue III sumner twilight. seated at one end OF "a"
old fn-niou-d salon. md ed guam "a urri ho
wiLsned and srnkled face aud SMALL oent i..n u a.
n 1t nad stepped of Dutch genre Picture 81
orrisn Was It 10 ali ner surroundings here sns
old som-u whose iulsoms COM nents grstned ner in-
s.uaale craving for ,duiration Here snr SAY n lo
midst oT her co rt, her ihruns an ancleu'
char with iadrd red cushiou, aud III eu o.
sne welded turkey-t, fam 50 dear 70 o.a as nmlJ
SOUTHERN ladies' Often with skeleton 1htot9 sue ~
beckOn INTO the cnaImed circle nut a"ays oII
IN Tue Pes.nc OF the weird si-.srS na, nnH, aw.y
aDcy IN TIE hslf-snt c9ud see tneip ~ NV ,,niIt
astrde OF hroOmstcks TO Lod unnoy revel on ehe
Tue nome army Of martyrs II conp W d ,r,,
then sll ulen;lon OF them should oe e1puhgeu run
tue prayer book She loved absolutely no ono anu 10
loved ny no Que; her sos I'd was allolt9n anu III IT,
mou also came ia for large SHARE OF laboratory n
vanity inslersOle aud she never SOn v.r.eo soU.
ANYTHING but herself or what pert.ihea 10 neiir' d
tongue wa. dc veLomOus as that OF me raed Gua
Foe alike suffered she spared 40 Que, not even hel
own family. sue WAS that iulrequent ahomay
SOUGHT to herself pedestal nign above common
luOrtAls Aud all feared out none estoeued Ier ~,
temper.nsnt. nut even among crouies her tongue
got ths better OF her aud II her court "ou retle
| routed aud discounted under the sharp shower o.
uvecives that saus like scorpions AS they ic Iro 10
| Iitiess iils.
Her nrlexlon bore q likeness Of the nummie,
IN tns British Museum, and her false whito tee,.
CLEANED between parcLsd lips with lneaIthy "nls
ness. An un.istakabe AID dsrepr taoe-looKDR nruNl
zig crown her blanchcd locks. ana was LOT oe.so
security, bound 10 her forehead BY piece Oh rus!
ornament which dlgnhed by tue name VI
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have occasionally In old pcturne,sc adj
somewhat rounded me OF the ahled ew-I " ~ t,,.t
could fancy that sorcersfs hand had ,s US yere az
into tue nag sue Her hands "', ~. tuots on
figured ~ rheumatism and appo&reu 80 10 atteuu
en -red oak tree. Her figure vas spare aI limbs w,
stion ana haneing loosely oa no. sAi ,atherei ais
a gray DO beige drass made Win sa'I'pansd IN
! AMI plain round sklrr and this WAS IsniH. Lar fee
skinny style avoid all waste OF ~ ma hoIgl
encassd In white stockings. sueh ~ srs OF ol,
Or about 10 ceuts pair. and her shPPo''
lAshIoued prunella without heels. 49,, .-,,rk vhic
once she made this episrimmltlc roin'' irnnrs
apropOa that IL could not idlI u nSoca IA
sion. sue sald In her d-cliaInx yrars. 49, unn-v
svsrythlng but money now nave nOtnlus IN.
I In travelling ans even treasured up the
candle euds and boarded IN her retlcuu tue wy
lunys OF sugar that were left over from s -,g an n
even utilized the backs Of Old letter. ID campus "
- | CORES pondsnce -. -. a...sos 4,
| "a aud lodging. OccaslOuaiiy, on plraaiht uyo .
. vouid order ne 20 pat % my tninSs shu dcoomf4l
D | her on a shopping expedition enter slheu u,
, ofrar OF thesa lauuta hut dared not refuse and srcA
u linved her 10 take az arm save her from failing
= .he liked. occasions sue Woulu array uoA
II | n "A black silk that ked Ike Inc CASTOR gafb-ul
q | pa.t age. rus supplrtn~utd ny rusH plA
g shaw and asr head sls sore BLACK ve'ss psnue'