The Columbus journal., 1889-07-31

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Hamburg - commander-in-chief, they
were separated for . long time. but they
were.i IN constant correspo0dences and Ghl
was able TO keep him informed q every
thing going On IN France.
At this time che lived Quist3y IN tn
hotel which they had bought IN the Ru<
d,Anjou st. Hooere, and enjoyed the %
cisty q sisteEs, nieces and other friends,
who, for political and various reasons,
did not are to frequent the gayeies d
the TuileEies and st. Cloud. Although
here relations with Napoleon we're a.
way pleaaant-he even gave her one ol
the three splendid fur c3oah presented
to him BY the Car Alexander at the In.
tervisw at Effmt-her antipethy to the
Empress Josephine and to Queen Hor-
tense kept her from the Tuileries except
on official occasionA
After the battle Of Wagram, Napoleon
openly showed his dialike to BeEnadotte,
but Q partial reconciliation was patched
up, and tho latter was appointed ambas-
sador to Rome In order TO get him out
of the way. Before he had started for
his post, however, he was elected crown
prince Of Sweden. His wifereceived the
news with perfect indifference; she had
never Interested herself about foreign
countries except Italy and Spain, and
would probably have been puzzled to tell
where Sweden was situated. "Ithought,"
she said, that Il was like Pontecorvo-
some place Of which We were merely
going to take the title" She was In de-
spair when Ghe found that she wa to 60
and live there and be separated from her
family and ffiendA Nevertheless, she
resigned herself, and arrived at Stock
holm soon after her husband.
Although she was touched by the old
kings reception Of hen, yet she could not
resist the temptation Of returning to
Paris; especially - none Of her French
ladies were willing to STAY in Sweden.
Bernadotte did not oppose her departure.
We do not know his exact reasons; he
may not have felt sure Of his position in
Sweden o long as the dispossessed Prince
Of Vesa was alive and the political rela-
lions Of the continent were unsettled;
but We know that he felt sure that the
empire Of Napoleon would not endure
for long. BE may have had some ambi-
ton to be Napoleon's successor; at al
events, Bourrienne says that the Emperor
Alexander gave him to understand at
the interview ut Abo, In 1919, that the
fall of Napoleon would not necessitate
the return Of the Bourbons, and that il
Erenchmen should offer him supreme
power he could count on tho assistance
of Russia.
The crown princess, under the name
Of countess Of Gotland, returned to her
old hotel in Paris, which she continued
to occupy for thirteen years. She re-
ceived not only her old friends but all
the Swedes Of distinction who passed
through Paris. She was in constant cor
respondence with her husband, informed
him Of what was going ON, and was on
several occasions intermediary between
him and French political men. Her po-
sition In 1913 IA. after Bernadotte had
alienated French sympathy by taking
part against Napoleon, was q difficult
one. The person whom she saw with
most pleasure, outside Of her intimate
was the queen of Westphalia,
"who was" she used to say, "a good
hearted woman, always ready to sacrifice
herself to duty. Although our husbands
werein opposite camps, she never ceased
showing to me her sympathy and friend
When, after the restoration. Louis the
had expressed a desire to be
agreeable to her, she thought she might
interfere in favor of her sister, the ex-
queen of Spain. But the king was mex
The old king Of Sweden died in 1918,
but the new queen constantly saw rea-
sons for adjourning her departure for
Paris She said, one day, speaking Of
music: II was playing the overture to
the 'Caliph Of Bagdad,' when the death
Of the king was announced to me; since
then, I have never touched my piano,
thinking that when one is queen one
ought not to play badly" In 1929 she
went to Aix-lA-C hapelle to meet her son
Oscar, who was then travelling on the
it not having been considered
best for him to enter France. She had
not seen him for twelve years, and found
him q handsome young man. The few
days they passed together probably has
tened her departure for Sweden. She
then went to Brussels to meet her sister,
Julie Bonaparte, who had obtained es-
pecial permission to come there for the
marriage of her daughter Zenaide with
her cousin Charles.
As she wished to prolong her stay
mere, the queen OF Sweden wrote to
dme. de Recamier to use her influence
that end with her friend, Matthew de
then minister Of foreign
CfairA Before returning to Paris, she
vent to Switzerland and stayed some
ut Prangins. While there she re-
,eived the news Of tho betrothal OF her
on with the Princess Josephine de
.euchtenberg, the eldest daughter Of
eugene Beauharnais. The marriage by
roxy took place at Munich; and, at the
anne time, Queen Desiree left Paris 30
to meet her daughter-in-law at Lu-
,eck and arrive at Stockholm with her.
Josephine was ut that time barely is
1ears Of age, and took with her her
doll.
The queen had had every intention Of
,eturning to Paris, but the king would
,ot allow it. Although they had been
separated from each other during nearly
he whole twenty-five years Of their
life, the king had q great respect
md affection for her. He wa, however,
lnaccustomed to family life, and al
Prince Oscar and his wife In
the same palace, they all had
'eparate suites Of apartments. Gradu-
lily she accustomed herself to this life Of |