Mohave County miner., 1889-11-23
EuoshlE.s rRlALs.
Incidents In Her Life ~ Related by
- Lady In Waiting"


1ncldents In Her Life ~ Related BY
- lady In Waiting"
After her betrothal to the Prince
Regent the Countess dc Montijo quit.
ted France. Sho wore . plain gold
ring on her finger, and pin mounted
with brilliants-and emeralds. She had
won 1t II . lottery organized by the
emperor al Compiegne. and over after.
wards. until the death Of the emperor,
she used to wear 1t every evening along
with her other jewels whatever her
attire might be. 1t will be interesting
just TO say here. says the Pail Mall Ga.
zette, that q few years after the en-.
peror's death the empress put of some
OF her mourriing lest she should saddon
her sons youth. However. she wore
no coI0red jewelry. but having looked
upon this first present OF the emperor
- . pledge 0f their future happiness.
a superstitio1s illusion In regard 70 II
became firmly fixed In her mind. On
tho departure Of the Prince Imperial
for Zululand the empress wore the
''trefoil OF tlmeralds" until jane 10.
But after the death OF her son she lost
all faith in human hope. and on ons
occasion. when the Duchess de Mouchy
was paying the empress visit, the
latter gave her this jewel
Il have regarded it for long time
AZ 3 fortunate talisman." said she. II,
is my dearest relic. ! do not wish Il
70 be cast aside! Look upon 1t every
evening as a souvenir Of us, and may
II be to you q token Of happiness and
OF loving friendship"
No provision had been made In this
splendid palace Of the Tuileries, which
was 10 vast and 20 magnificent, to
give 1t the appearance Of : homs.
When Louis XIV. and Marie Antoinette
had occupied 1t In 1889 a few hasty
provisions OF this kind had been made,
but they had always remained imper-
feet.
With the exec ption Of the large
rooms, all tho interior communication
were In darkness, and 1t was neces.
sary. summer and winter alike, to
have lighted lamps on the small stair
cases and in the corridors. As soon
as spring came the heat and want oi
ventilation became very painful now,
Notwithstanding the beautiful display
of the chestnut trees in the garden, we
all hailed with joy the time for our de-
parture to Saint Cloud Of Fontaine-
bleau.
On one occasion the Empress re-
ccived from q young girl two turtle
doves In cage, and she was the more
willing to accept this singular present
because OF the touching simplicity with
which 1t was offered. Six months after
a letter was cent TO the Empress asking
what the writer might be placed In her
service. 1t was TO the following effect:
at Is l, Madame, who made you a
present Of the turte-doyes and which
you have accepted. As you love the
birds, you may require guardian for
them. / would take great care OF
them.n
The Empress always quilted the
grand balls at the Tuileries rather tired
and very often did not even take time
10 call her maids. Before entering her
cabinet she would remove her crown
and jewels, the weight OF which IA
tigued her, and put them pels-mete into
my dress, which held out In front OF
me for the purpose l was always
afraid lest I should lose some OF these
precious stones by conveying them In
this manner, for many Of them repre-
sented q fortune.
The Empress ordered somo OF tho
Crown Diamonds to be mounted for her
ordinary wear. Many OF them had .
history attached to them. Among 9TH
ers q yellow diamond. big as small
nut, mounted in o comb with other
whittier stonet, was swallowed by an in
surgent in 1874, during the pillage Of
the Tuileries. The cut facets OF the
diamond produced internal disorders.
and the unfortunate man died In great
pain. confessing his larceny. At the
postmortem examination the diamond
was found. 1t was the largest Of the
Crown diamonds and when the Empress
became acquainted with this fact later.