The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-12
'gether. But here were pair of them, two
widows with
THE EVIDENCE OF THEIR LOSS

gether. But here were pair of them, two
widows with
THE EVIDENCE OF THEIR LOSS
in their dress, driving over the roads in a
very unpret.ntious carriage with no other
evidence of their position, than the crest on
the wagon door, and in tie livery OF the
coachman and HOFFMAN on the box. They
were chatting earnestly, as if deeply inter
ested with the subject they were discuss
ing. For the Queen of England and EN-
press of India leaves nothing undone to
keep this eXiled Empress, of whom she is
very fond, from missing an attention she
might have if she were still in power.
Gratifying as all this may be, to Eugene,
the unreal features of the assumption plust
occasionally step in, and remind her how
different 1t is now than before the sceptre
fell from her husbands hands.
The communion and association between
this pair of Queens and pair of Expresses,
which may be more correct, is one of the
most delightful bits of sentiment that |
have ever met with between women. In
1888, while the Crimea war was yet in pro-
gress, and Eugene bride, she visited Eng
land as the guest of Victoria, and Victoria
soon afterwards visited Paris as the guest
of the Empress. This friendship began
then, and has never been disturbed during
all the storms that have beaten about the
house of Bonaparte. OF course the visits
to London and Paris were in some degree
political, intended to strengthen in con-
spicuous way before the people the alliance
between France and England, for that war.
Yet the intimacy begun in the diplomacy
of conflict has been so lasting That it has
never furnished in the direst adversely tc
the one and the zenith of success to the
other. 1t was quite natural then, that the
Queen, when the intrigues and
MIsFoRTUNEs OF NAPOLEON III
had undermined his throne that she should
offer her old ally and his wife an asylum il
the land she ruled.
Chiseihurst is beautiful old estate lit
tie more than ten miles from London. 1t il
surrounded by a lovely bit of country anC
with as pure air as there is in England. A
splendid place with large grounds and theil
belongings, lit for any dignitary was Loaned
to the Emperor for as long as he chose Il
occupy it. His stay there was brief. Al
old disease and the cravings OF remorst
and dlsapDointments struck him in vita
spot when he died and the mantle of char
| ity covers any criticism of his career tina
might naturally thrust itself into descrip
ton of those he left behind him. Chisel-
| hurst had more sad memories to Eugeni;
than the loss of her husband. Her son, the
Prince Imperial, firing OF study and th'
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the Zulu, Land with the English troops Il
hunt savaees he hunted one too many
and paid the penalty with his lfe.
Tae other day the property associated
with the last days of Napoleon III sue
cualbed to the avarice of trade and We.
Sid TO q speculator Within short tim,
what was once the home of royalty will be
come the abiding place of the tradesman o.
mechanic. IL is to be cut up into building
lots and homes for the many erected, wherl
once only the few were even admitted. VI
TO the last moment it was expected tina
some Frenchmen, who still cnng to tn,
Bopaparte name, would purchase the prop
erty where Napoleon Ill passed his las
hours ami present it to the Empress, but u,
one came forward and the money make
will now turn it to other uses. Few womel
of any rank
HAVE HAD MORE SORROWS
crowded into space of a few years, thai
Empress Eugene during the five years be
tween 1859 ana 1874. She saw her roya
house destroyed her husband an exile iron
the country he had ruled, wanderer IN
strange land, now in his grave with his sol
beside him.
Marlborough was great relief from tn,
sad memories OF Chiselhurst. She had
long time before bought a strip of lant
along the railroad covered mostly witt
heavy timber. On the summit OF a wei
wooded hill an old-1ashioned house stood
which she remodelled to suit her tasIes
when it was out of the artisans hands
was fit dwelling place for any person VIII,
wanted retirement and had the means Il
support an expensive establishment Thu
grounds are beautifully lad out with tn
| richest flowers and shrubbery. There ar
plenty Of plea srollng places and drivt
ways leading in and out Seciusion i.
written upon every line of her immediate
surroundings. The castle cannot be seer
| from the road, or from any point in the i'm
mediate vicinity, and yet no queen in til,
full possession of her political power coulC
wish for a lovlier spot. or a more perfec
equipment for the enjoyment of the gooC
things of this life.
Yesterday ! sat in the same room witt
her, and The presence recalled unbidden ;
thousand recolectioDs of her past She i.
no longer young. Sixty tour summers anC
winters have come and gone over her head
| Yet, traces of that singular beauty both il
form ana feature, which once made hel
such popular leader of her sex are still
there.
SHE is RATHER TALL,
and grace itself in every movement. Wer,
she younger, she would be called 1.-the an,
willowy for one who in middle life was in
clined TO be stout. In other words now sh,
is Just the style of woman TO give effect L
the dressmaker's art. Her face which i
growing rather thin, and is somewha
darwin with the harsh lines of sufferin,
still retains that wirsom expression which
in the young, fresh days OF her life, mad
her so charming. Her deep, blue eyes
still show much of their old time fash AM
| in them and the tightly closed mouth ca,
be seen the play Of that force and determin
alton which has always been a market
characteristic of Eugenie's life-an elemen
of force than has kept her in touch with tn,
world amidst sorrows and disappointment,
that would have destroyed an ordinar-
weman. Her rich brown hair, always suci
beginning TO show white marks from tn
frosty fingers of age. Yet, she still repre-
sents in the very fullest extent that superb
and subtle dignity of manner and gracefu
bearing which made and makes her such ,
marked figure among the royalty of the OLE
world. In her exile there is no relapse int,
sadness and she looks towards France. am
preserves the forms of its people as far a,
possible about her. AS / saw her in. he,
heavy Widows weeds, she looked ever,
inch the dignIfied character she is. Wbei
she speaks, her voice is low and pleasonr
with just enough OF accent to give he
words an additional attraction. 1t has beer
said by some critic shat at sixty we Low,
only ourselves This certainly
Is NOT TRUE OF EUGENE,
who seems to be still in love with her PEG