The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-15
Victoria AND EUGENE
The Ex-Eupres- Accepts the oueen's Inv.
tntlon and XIsIis Scotlnnd.

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invitation OF the reiRnine sovereign OF Great
Britain and left Marlborough for Scotland.
On her way sho stopped at Mekleour House IN
Perthshire. on a short visit to the Dowagcr
| Warehouses OF Bansdowne before proceed.
ing to Ahergeldie Castle further north. which
has been lent her by Queen Victoria. Meikle-
our 10 one OF the finest seats belonging to tho
Marine family. 1t is q beautiful demesne. sit
uated on the banks OF the river Tay; II 10
richly wooded and 10 especially famous
| throughout Scotland for o magnificent and
unique beech hedge.
| At Abergedie for short time at least, the
once beautiful and worshlpped Eugene will
find herself in an atmosphere OF regal state.
| 1t is said that those heetng returns TO sur.
roundinGs that we're once her own. and which
| fate has obiterated. cause her half i'm.
patient pain; that she finds moro solace and
oblivion In the solitudes OF Marlborough or in
her incoGnito wanderlnga to the south. and
that as the years glide by. the cruel years that
have robbed her OF crown. = husband. and an
| only child, and are now stealing away her
| health. strength. and beauty. she turns ever
moro fondly to those long past days when she
| had no foreboding OF the destiny. at once sue
perb and fatal. that awaited her.
And assuredly 1t has been wondrous destiny
that OF the child born at Granada In 1s26-on
the 9Th OF May. the very date that five yeart
before had marked the last scene in the epic
drama OF St Helena. A violent earthquake
shook to its foundations the volcanic site Of
the Spanish city. as II the elements were un-
consciously drawing the horoscope Of the
was the second daughter OF Don Cyprian Guz-
man Palat9x P?rtocarro: Condo de Teba
regiments OF France under Napoleon l.. under
whose ro m fHn the aft
The Count de Teha had an elder brother, the
Conntde Montijo. who died childless, and whose
hitherto enjoyed only, tho limited resources
aW W;, In spHin to the younger scions Of
seriously impaired by the repeated wounds
reserved 81 ed in action and he was compeled 70
Miss Edith, Kirkpatrick. young girl OF Scotch
descent who. without any claims to regular
W.T. snerss and arss
strength Of will; They lived either IN Madrid!i
Ssye ae or o e of In the Of o.
banchsl. within n drive Of Madrid, poor place
sun urn arid plains q Castle The Montos
hey two sad s
s masters and ssso%PIshsa EnsisS
friend q the family long after her
no had no son. Count de Montlo tiled to forget
his disappointment in giving his daughters
herself has Gelated that we we're MAGE 10
ride and walk in all weathers dressed tho
sisted that we Should 90 out at ali Ht seasons
bareheaded and stockineless At meals we
likes we both hated spinach. and e our father her
should be served day BE- by
us; We ended by declaring that we perfectly
qualification when it was heaped on our plates.
and our subterfuge proved successful. for after
dl de- in
Or, Dry OF the great Napoleon. ana the minds Of
ths Two young girls wore deeply i'm hued with
i liz neiriai legends From their earliest years
was to play in that country. In 1880 the
Mtontilos settled for a while in Paris. where
q artistic and literary celebrities The macs
tro Yrs al brought his young daughter, who
NEE and stendhai We're the intimates' Of "e tho
family. and both delighted in drawing out the
We're present in their mesner 'ss soon % and toos
keen delight in the clever and witty conyer.
NEE corrected their French exercises and sur.
reptitlously took them with him to the fash.
to cakes and Ices. The novelist II retained i" his
nieGtl9n for the Empress to the last: his
had paid to Madrid. when she was only Years
o n h ne mad been struck by her peculiar charm
eyes we're those OF prsdesilar. '''A' '' '''''a
~ The Duchess Of Alba Berwick, the olderot
ne sisters; was Dark Ike her mother: witha
ures miniature ofthe Count de Montiiow which
reproduces with singular fidelity the long oval
of her face. her FURNISHED hair and penciled
eyebrows, Even the black silk bandage hiding
vice Of France. does, not conceal the eyes Ola
soft deep blue and the gentle intensity OF ex-
Of Che eon s@ tn Of Napoeon Il inc
After the Counts death, In 1850. his widow
Paris; il was there that the hmpress ' formed
the numerous. friendships which she after
French accent. She spent some months at the
aaonvent OF the Sacred Heart to prepare for her
tresses by her facility and her ne prodisioSs
msnory which enabled her to, learn By heart
shs 5t Whole Of h
much preferred the sister art: she soon began
With sx anccss Draw and paint in water colors
Heart was OF short duration: the conventual
9r and prim regulations agreed q with
Q set them at naueht Even her mo Ss ef who
as q hitting accom- paniment Of beauty. eI-
per e much difficulty In implantine them
Two. walked fast. taking long strides like
% . to the utter despair Of the Cou ntess. who
oand fastened to both her garters and short
. .ntfa to compel her to take only stems Of
,eeding grace of the Empress s walk the plan
haTa baS certain it that
ne eN-E Empress OF the French.
Nile. de Montijo saw her future husband for
he first time In 1870. aft or the adyenturo which
z e ~! usually called "fechaBourte de htrasbon0"
y IN IN ner mother and sister she WAS calling on
'olice. when they were informed that Prince
louis Napoleon. recently arrested. was Just
icing brought in to the Prefecture OF Police.
me ladies' rushed to the windows In time to
zee the prisoner pass in escorted by an officer
y z man who had travelled day and night
without the opportunity Of attending to his
oilet or changing his linen. and did not greatly
mpress the Countess and her elder daughter.
me oiiicer whose duty it had been to accom-
ANY him acquitted himself OF his mission with
u possible courtesy and forbearance: touched
y MS conduct the Prince gave him a lock OF
lis hair before taking leave OF him. saving
hat he had nothing left to dispose OF. but that
'e wished TO present him with token. how
yer Insignificant. OF his gatitude