New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-05
PARIS PERSONALITIES.
PRINCE LOUIS BONAPARTE-M. DE CAUX-
THE RATAZZI WEDDING-MNiE CARNOT.


Princess Mathilde is preparing to receive her
nephew, Prince Louis, with great distinction, and
TO introduce him to the heads OF the Bonapartist
committees the nephew whom she is delighted
TO stand by. She abhOrs his brother Victor, of
whom VI. Paul de Cassagnac said TO an Ambassa-
dor lie is liar, a glutton and scamp, and
il was | who started him as a Prctender" Louis
is a young man of a gOod-humored disposition,
and more like the women than the men of his
family lie has been success in Russia. On
seeing him the Gar decided that he was to go
into crack regiment, of which the King OF
Wurtemburg made honorary colonel on his
marriage with the Grand Duchess Olga, sister OF
Alexander II. Prince Louis was addressed as my
cousin by Alexander Ill., and asked TO family
dinner" where, he said in letter TO his aunt, he
made to feel quite at home lhe Gar told
him how intimate the Emperor Nicholas was with
Prince Louiss grandfather the King of West
phala LJerome Bonaparte 1t Is certain that
Nicholas greatly wished his eldest son TO marry
Teromc's only daughter, Mathde, and was deeply
annoyed when he fell in love with girl who was
never recognized by the Grand Duke of Hcsse
Darnstadt as his daughter until she had made a
conquest of Alexander III when he was Care
witch.
Prince Louis will spend eight days here, and
then 90 on to Italy TO see his relatives there If
he calculates on ever being made Emperor of the
French through the favor of the Gar after the
next great war, he is mistaken France though
there is much Bouangism in Paris, and the Cham
her Of Deputies is not an ideal one, is not dis
posed TO throw over the Republic
Nine Patti is a eood-hearted woman, and there
fore may have felt some pangs when she heard of
the death of her first husband the Marquis dc
CauX She made his acquaintance during the
boom of Imperial France. which, like all per-
sons of superficial mind, she thought a glorious
,ystem, and was glad of the opportu-
nity as she thought, which NJ. de CauX's offer of
marriage presented Of rejecting its glories NJ
&c CauN had at the Tucries double advantage
Ills father belonged TO the old Faubourg st. Ger
tlan nobility, and his stepfather the son of
Marshal kclCmann, Due dc Nalmy. Kcllermann
his military. glory under the Republic but
like most of the Alsatan captains who came to
the top in repcling the crowned allies who in
vadcd France to partition her under the preteXt
Of Hbcratine the Royal family, he had the sort of
attachment to Napoleon that a dog has to its
master The Duke and Ducf<ss dc Valmy. of
whom the Marquis de CauX was stcpson and son,
were prime favorites of the Emperor and Empress
Eugene had, like Josephine, a weakness for the
nobility Of the FaubOurg st German, and the title
OF the Due de Nalmy was euphoniOus, and derived
honor from its military associations. The Duchess
kept salon. Her first husband had been in the
corps diplomatiQue under Louis Philippe, and
old diplomatic friends and foreigners of distinc-
ton whom lie had known abroad used 20 come
when they were in Paris to her receptions She
had two Cahusac Tor de CauX) daughters, who
married nobemen, also in diplomacy. They had
charming voices, which were trained in Italy,
where their mother lived when they were little
girls Her daughters resemhed her; the Marquis
de CauX did not. lie had the physiognomy of
horse dealer, and about the hardest and sharpest
pair Of eyes that ! ever saw in a mans head
They had that expression which is contracted by
the habitual gambler used to noting marks on the
backs Of cards and 10 watching for pals to give
indications of how he ought TO play and lay
stakes. But he was in the whrl Of fashionable
lite when Patti knew him, an equerry TO the
Emperor, the leader Of cotillons at the Empress's
Monday evening parties and had the ear Of their
Alaiestics and enjoyed their favor This gave him
great prestige. Tie Emperor then being lookcl
upon rs the arbitcr Of Europe. He
waS not very young-thirty- nne-when Patti
icll in love with him. But she was
tired Of St'ako>ch. and she thought the
Court o. the Tuicrcs fairvland lie led hcr TO
hope that she would he received there Marquise
he CauX But the Empress. TO PATHS fearful dis
appointment. insisted that the Marquis, If he
RED a songstress who meant 10 remain the
lyrical stage. should resign his erryshp. Nor
coud his wife be received Marquisc dc CauX.
Patti was so tired Of her brothcr-in-law, Stra-
},osc} that she persisted in marrying the Marquis
lie saw a gold mine in Ter throat and as lie had
been a roving dipomatist in his youth, he
did lot object to wander about with
her from capital TO capital. Pos
sihy hc was in love with her.
But if so his passion overcome by stronger
one for gambling. Whenever lc was in n town
where there gambling tables lie was the
6rst TO 20 10 the Casino in the morning The
religious marriage took place in London, and the
wedding lunch given by Mario and Gris-
whose daughters had acted bridcsmaids-at
their villa Of Brixton. The Prince Of Wales
attended and the Princess went with him 20 the
church
Patti as a Marquse was received at Marlborough
House and when she went to Russia by the
Cesarevna. Her marriage brought her 10 the
top of the wheel, and the world thought her lot
a most brilliant one rut it was one Of utter
misery She earned, and under French law he
drew her earnings Size was grossly neglected by
him. and he wanted 10 lay hands on her diamonds,
which she cOnfidcd 10 the care Of a friend 70
whom she said that if she did not take this pre-
caution paste sure 20 be substituted for the
gems. Then be got Jealous, and began 10 talk
OF his dignity. In Russia he by Imperial
order shut out from access to her dressing room
o. 10 the wings Of the State Opera House. Sgnor
Nicoliui had been kind 10 her. and she found
a true friend in him. VI De CauX then got mp
campaign Of privately circulated libcls against
Patti friend Of mine showed me a letter which
he had from Tie Marquis filed with lbels which
he wanted to be published lie threatened the
editor and owner now dead Of great daily
paper in London that he would attack him as a
correspondent if he took PATHS part in his
lnnrnal Whom he had thus prepared for a