St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-11
THE PET OF AN EMPRESS.
Eugenie's Protegee Dies in The City OF
Pittsburg.
A PRUSSIAN WINS HER LOVE
Her Strange Experience at the Seege
of Paris---She MarrieS and
Emigrates,

Madame Eugene Bruehl was probably
one of the most noted women i'll the
country.
She was the protegee, says the Pitts
burg Gazette, of an empress. Her bur
ial took place from the st. Joseph's
Catholic church, at Allegheny, on
Tuesday.
Her maiden name was Aubrey, and
she was born at TOul, France, in 1854, of
very distinguished people. When quite
young her father died, and her mother
had her placed in school for young
ladies near Toul. which had as pat
roness Empress Eugene, wife OF Napo-
leon Ill.
The empress frequently visited the
school, and one day, taking notice of
Miss Aubrey, she conceived an affection
for her. The girls brilliant talents and
loyable disposition attracted every one
alike. The empress was in the habit of
calling the young girl to her, and max
ing contidante of her, showing many
tayorS, which procured the highest adj
vantages for Miss Aubrey.
Under the empreSs's tuition Miss
Aubrey became a linguist, and her ar
tistic taste, either at the piano or palette,
brought the highest encOmlumS from
her teachers.
Shortly before the outbreak of the
FrancO-Prussian war she met at TOul q
young Prussian officer, an attache to the
generals staff. The officers name was
Carl Bruehl, and he stood in promise of
promotion. They Immediately fell in
love with each other and became en-
gagged.
HOStilities broke out between the two
nations, and Officer Bruehl was ordered
back to Prussia. At the same time Miss
Aubrey moved to Paris.
Here the friendship which the en-
press evinced for her young prOtegee
was still as strong as ever, and she had
Miss Aubrey constantly near her.
For time the Prussian officer was
enabled to communicate with his be-
trothed in Paris. but when the storm
cloud blackened into open war he could
only send brief notes from the battle
field, and these were soon cut off.
When the siege of Paris began Miss
Aubrey did not apprehend it would last
long, and and made no extraordinary
provisions against hunger. Soon, how
ever, the vegetables disappeared from
the market, and then they were forced
to subSist on horses flesh.
When the bOmbardment began the
residence of Miss Aubrey suffered like
many others from the terrific shower of
shells, and one day, when the fire was
particularly directed in the quarter
where they lived, Miss Aubrey was
so overcome with fright that for six
hours she lay mOtionless and face down.
ward on her bed, while again and again
cannon balls and shells pierced OF ex-
plOded in the upper stories.
AT the surrender of Paris Officer
Bruehl was reunited with his betr0thed,
and they were married. They lived a
short while both in France and Ger
many, and then they emigrated to Amer
lea, coming to Pittsburg four years ago.
Mr.. Bruehl secured employment at the
Beymer-Bauman lead works and mad
anne taught French at the Curry in
stitute, and the Ursuline convent. Her
one child is now being educated at the
convent. Nine. Bruehl had also a large
private class.
Her death is sincerely regretted by all
who were acquainted with her. A brief
memorial service was held in the chapel
ofthe Curry institute. Professor Will
Jams and DR.. Wood paid tribute to her
memory.