New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-04
THE EMPRESS'S VISIT TO PARIS
INCIDENTS ATTENDING THE ARRIVAL "
KAISER FREDERICKS WIDOW.
EMPRESS EUGENE MISTAKEN FOR THE OTHER
ROYAL vIsITOR-A CALL UPON BON
NAT, THE PAINTER.

EMPRESS EUGENE MISTAKEN FOR THE OTHER
ROYAL vIsIToR-A CALL UPON BON
NAT, THE PAINTER.
IRON ~ OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE
Paris. February 81.
Empress Frederick, or rather Countess Won Linsen,
under which name the widow Of Kaiser Frederick
II Is travelling incognito has arrived here, and
has already spent one day in Paris. some
persons say that she las here her own voiton.
merely to spend few days in this capital in shopping
and sightseeing. Others pretend that sue Is sem
here by her son, Emperor william. in order 10 feel
the pulse of Partisan sentiment. and see how he woud
himself be received If he should carry out his per WISH
10 visit France / leave to diplomatists the TASK Oh
pronouncing upon tie true motives OF the Empresss
Journey. and shall cOnine myseI 10 reiah5 oreh' wv
incidents Of her visit here.
The Empress had already spent few days ID
Paris clothed with an impenetrabe mcoghlo, III
1878 and 1853 but this is the first time she mas oecn
here since she became an Empress and since hef
husbands death. The newspapers had aihounoeu
that she would arrive here By the Cologne tram az
the Northeastern Railway station at p. M crowd
of 200 or 300 persons had assembled by that time
in the square facing the exit gate OF tine arriving
trains woman of German origin was "ai'i's
In the crowd, holding In her hands me oouque'
Of viocts. When asked whether the flowers "e'e u"
tended for the Empress she answered IN the aF'n'''
and WAS not disturbed by anybody. At p. IN
ti, arrived at tie station, the gate was opened ana
lady vrapped I'm fur cloak, her face well covered
with a veil appeared she met by gentleman
who accompanied her to carriage, WHICH quietly
drove down the street. Most Of the peopc composing
the crowd silently took of their hats ara Only
few murnlurs were heard as the lady ana Her esco'
passed through the ranks of the bystandeIs. she WI"
a widow also but not the German Empress: she was
ex.Empress Eugene, and was escorted by NJ Ram
houv her former equerry the Court Of the TulereS
Whom the crowd learned Of their mistake. and weN
told also that il the Bouogne and not the 'oosS
train which had arrived. they dispersed quieuy' ie'
.ro M spectators in the railway station square az
:i5 a. m when the ex-Empress OF Germany arrNeu
there She was accompanied by her daughter triu'e''
Marguerite Countess Perpoucher, her lady OF hono'
and Count Seckendort. her chamberlain. The WHO'S
staff Of the German Embassy was in waiting on ''s
atf,rm Ct the station and the Empress received
by Count Munster the Ambassador, and MS oaus"'e'
the latter of whom the sovereign Kissed cofuai'.
Three lsndaus Of the Embassy were In waiting one u
which the Empress entered. with her daughter ana
Count Munster and his daughter. They were un'en
IN tho hotel OF the German Embassy, where apars
ments had been prepared for the Imperial guests,
I'm the next morning the Empress and her dauglter
.. ted the Garden OF the Tuleres, the panorama aha
the artistic exhibition in the street Boissy dAneas. AZ
the afternoon while Princess Marguerite took ride
the Jardin dAocmaation % %n sou a,s visit 10 the
studio OF the famous portrait painter Bonnat' ~he
III STAYED for than an h0nr liNlne nouev~
that she was recognized and that people were ASSEM-
bling I'm front of the house, she sent 9iers 70 ia
coarnan 10 drive TO another street which she reaoS
through a door In the OF the house Inc S,ine
pTecaution for maintaining the incoento was an
rhcrever the Empress went I'm or out OF the uermao
Embassy In the evening grand dinner wac gIVea
nj The Embassy. the only guests beng the menpe's
Princess Marguerite took ride today 10 the bos -
do Bouogne accompanied by Mrs. Schoen tne VIE ~
The Embassys counsellor. Hex mother went 70 U
civ Hall of Paris which burned during the ION.
mnne but which has been splendidy rcbut aha I'm IN
end. inst AS IL was formerly. WhlAtolng there ~
her carriage along the auays of the LEFT BANK o. ne
seine the headquarters OF many cseorateH 100 nc
note and 10 see some fine etchings. Al hali pas, ls
The Countess Won Lingen returned to me German I
baSsy.