New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-29
EUGENIE IN ENGLAND.
REcoLLECTIoNs OF CAMDEN HOUSE AND
FARNsBOROUGH.
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presence gave certain feeling Of security; ne
brigade lived in the village and the Prince
whom they adored. knew them an. n Lam Some
amused himself By giving them false alarm
times during the dark night, he would glde my SUIT
ously through the trees Of the park afer cmos ,i
incosing hedge or else he would scale the walls anu
reach the upper windows with remarkable agility, W
the great dsmay OF the Empress who ved N af tsne
an accident, and who also feared that the ponce tas
him fora malefactOr might fire upon NM 30 oIHei
were given that they should never make use VI Oi0
The house was painted brown and was surrounded by
glazed dome, which lighted tho great hall t!at occ1
pied centre OF the dwelling. In the vestiDule dl
ways stood two footnen clad in the imperial vey o.
green and gold, with scarlet vests AFTER te oeIn "
The Emperor they mourning lveries wlhch wvIp
destined never to be laid aside After passing through
long corridor one entered the great hall and the draw
time Hero the Empress received all her visitors and
the corridor served her exercise ground ioI I,e
Empress dslked leaving the house and 1t was WIN te
greatest difficulty that she induced TO 90 ont at AL
She would 90 to the church. about fifteen minutes as
peral or IN obedience to the Emparor's wish but some
times whole weeks would pass during when ehe only
breathed the open air on her way 70 mass. -
The dining room was immense. When the Empress
first entered II she struck by the beauty OF the Woou
work, and examining 1t closely she found hat y W'S
Identical with the carved woodwork she had purchaser
for the decoration OF the Hotel d'Albe reA ence S9
swept away b. the improvements in that quarter OF
the Champs Evsees II seems that me n %DS4~orE
was divided into tvO lots The first was purchased by
the Empress the second lot had been sent to England
cdence the decoration Of the dlnne.room at Camden
Place IDENTICAL with that of the diningroom the
Empress had fitted up for her sister in Paris.
In the evening the household sat in one OF the draw
ingrooms which occupied the other side Of the house
PLAYING intermlnable games of patience apBaNenty
absorbed in the different combinations of the cards. but
II was easy guess that his mind was far away: Inc
Empress, employed m needlework, cOnversed WIN the
French mail arrived they were placed on table in the
corridor, where they were sorted after dinner. INC
newspapers were read aoud and the news CONTAINED
In the different letters formed the topic OF conversation
during the evening. , -
The customs were the same as at the Tuieres e
cept that the Empress, dscarding her low dresses a.
ways wore severely simple black toilet cut square
the war of 1870 since then her deep mourning has
never been, and never will be, laid aside.
took cup and retired He was always iii, and for
three years the malady destined TO prove mortal made
waxen his frame more STOPPING, his gait more feeble
During the winter of the year 1oh2 inc Emperor gave
usual hour, was invariably present at meals ana
worked increasingly ,., -. .,.,,o
upon the fallen sOvereigns was too gloomy for youth
on the return OF the Emperor from captivity, py
Prince Imperial should enter the famous military
school at Woolwch. The Prince and his constant com
pauiOn Louis COnneau, entered the school together
TIE Prince wOrfer very hard, and his holidays soon
became the only bright spots In the dull life at Chse-
hurst He reOiced over his return do all tenderH
devoted sons and the young companions invited 10 be
with him. the excursions and games organized for MS
amusement, filed the house with HOOD OF yOuthful
eayety. No sooner was he gone however, than silence
and monotOny once more br9oded over the household
poleon expressed his opinion that the school at Wool
wf the w Sead 0s Of Re my The Rmpe left the mat
ter 10 her sons Judgment. " 1t was the Emperor
wish" replied the Prince that should fnish my my
wlshe. are doubly Sacred and shall obey them' lie
therefore remained at WOolwich until he came OF age
The Prince Imperial of very quiet tastes He
liked his own people his friends his servants nus own
home Often the Empress would beg him 10 get out, 70
mngle more freely with the Young members OF the
English aristocracy, by whom he was much sought and
Thn Drf ".
would always return greatly depressed. and when the
Empress TO relieve the monotory Of his e' would nrgo
him 10 attend balls hunting parties" II VIII amuso
YOU she would say-the Prince would shake hts head
sadly. DO not think that he would reply % may
amuse them but they cannot amuse me-"
No one ever suffered more from that shaving pain
greved more over the sorrows OF France. one might
say with trUth that they caused his death.
There certain DWELLINGS that ke certain people
strobe came into possession Of II Camden pace Iad
long been untenaned The memory Of tragic o cr4 s
many years repealed wond-bc purchasers The bed
room occupied by he Emps wa. the scene ae Of the
spite Of IFS numerous windows, it wa, darEened DIV
heavy hanGngs in darkred damask The bed, very
large sort of platform backed against the Wa!
Just beside the door: Tho first person, To- tenant II
iortGnSte nair were found murdered in their bed.
The murdered couple had lived almost alone at Cam
T T servant disappeared. and was never again
Fey conld and no proof aganst him he was set free
Set he was not acquitted BY public opinion. which ac
slain bIt narents To- inherit their weal.h He wa
treated rs a criminal and an Outcast No one woulf
associate with him. and he shut himself up in his
house gloomy and alone He noyer lett IT. w2 eH
erscted by his order the grave Of his parents AZ
his death he ordered his body to be buried the sa9
grave In hi, will he left directions that the house
should not be sold till after certain length Of time
had elapsed and also that the following strange epaph
should after his death, be engraveu upon the laInuN
tomb: II is I be not afraid7 one day. on visiting
the little cemetery the Prince discovered this eRaph
nd fvad Int he -tO /
that in these words lay the explanation Of the TRAGEDY
He pondered over them for long time trying 10 dis
1T IS either confession or a recollection said tho
Prince, thinking one could ind double sense III tA'
puzzled greatly over thi. enigma and o whence en- yer
tomb ask their opinion and try In that way 10 FORM
The remains Of the Emperor were buried in 1873,
in the little Church Of It. Mary. az Chlselhurs I'm
Later on when the body Of the Prince Imperial was
brought from zuuland, sort Of crypt was hastily con
tructcd. which opened into the churcn Iheie Wa
placed the coffin Of the Prince Imperial. For seven
wears il remained there The wall of the crypt dis
appeared under black hanglngs. The conn was COW
France covered the whole as IS the custom in the case
present from the Duchess de Cambaccrs an old friend
whom the Prince Imperial loved dearly The nag OF
cred by an immense pail Of embroidered velvet royal
OF warriors who die on the field Of battle For sevon
wears the Empress brought flowers and knelt in
gGM each Sce d2H 9 the conn and d 9G rs BY some
strange process probably duo 10 the dampneS Of the
vault they never withered nor changed color When
they wera swept to make room for others they
we're a. fresh as when first gathered. The Empress
seemed 10 find sort Of passonate consolation IN ne
30, session OF hcr sons coffin. Not finding ut ChlSel
hurst the necessary ground for the erection Of fitting
mans Oolm for the remains OF her husband and son.
the Empress decided 10 purchase near Windsor the
cstate Of Farnbcrough. whore she erected church AMI
n convent vbcrc the monk, have received the mission
NJ keeping watch the tOmhs. The transportation
Of the remains Of tue Emperor and tine Prince Imperial
rcoE place in 1885. Then, and thon only, was the |
Prince Imperial buried.
Farm borough Is handsome residence Of arstO- |
cratic aspect. looking Ike cross ctwcr castle an
a cottage Tho Empress has collected there an ne |
reconstructed N, bedroom Of the Emperor and that Of
the Prince Imperial a. they Lad existed at Camden |
Place Beside the young soldier narrow bed al |
WAYS covered with flowers stands the cradle
offered the CITY OF Paris to the imperial infant on
the day ~ his birth. March lG. 1886.
Tho estate Of Farm borough Is bequcathed 70 Prince
Victor the eldest Of the late Prince Napoleon. il
Is well known that by tn" English law no foreigner |
can inherit land in England In compliance with the |
wish OF the Empress however. the queen, by special
decree has authorized Prince Vcsor to Inherit and hold
the estate OF FsrnsbOr0ugh.
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