Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-17

/ fish face: darkish-bfown cropped hair, thin
on the fore part OF the head. and always
dishevelled: small eyebrows. very light gray
round eyes, rather than otherwise: nose
| moderately long. inclined to aquiline'
| mouth small with good small teeth: chin
| rather fat. turning upward. which gives a
peculiar cast of countenance. saiIow COM
plexion without wS,iskers very short neck;
stout shoulders. inclined TO be round; cor
| pulcnt body, large hips and thighs, Win
n well-formed leg and foot His age was
q on August 18th last. His health Is per-
| fecty good, although he takes but very
I moderate exercise Indeed. II was SUD-
Ject OF surprise during the passage out
az 1t Is now. that from the life OF mac
tivity he led and the quantity and descrip-
| tion OF food he ate land does eatb Ms
health should continue so good as never
to appear TO suffer the least inconvenience
or his yigor to be the least impaired.
HIS DRESS AND MANNERS.
"Durirg the passage he constantly wore
. Iow-cocked hat. with a small tricoioreo
| cockade, n green uniform coat trimmed
with red, a pair Of large gold epaulets,
! the facing OF the coat cut away from the
breast and tapering 10 a point behinu'
| tie collar butsoned close around ah'
| throat, 50 as not to allow even the neck
/ handkerchief TO be seen. on the iei'
breast he wore n large silver star Oh ,ne
| Order OF the Legion Of Honor, anu rum
the buttobhole the Order OF the hoii
1 Crown and a Dutch order: under the coat
broad red ribbon similar TO the order
of'the Bath. white kerseymere breeci'S'
silk stockings. shoes. and buckles.
| "He generally walks with one manu- III
his breeches pocket ard the other III NE
| 10
| in moderation from an obiong box OF
| dark green stone. lined with gold and
set with four antique silver medals on 'hc
top and a small gold one in front. 1hese
medals Nine. Bertrand told me Bonaparte
himself found at Rome. The silver ones
bear the heads OF Agrippa, sylla' forlpey !,
| the Great. and Julius Caesar, the so'u
that of Timoieon. Since he mas peeh o,'
| shore he has substituted plain coat WIN
the star for n uniform one, and ne wears
military boots OF a morning. In other re-
spects his dress continues the same
He was a very selfish man TINS war
god While on shipboard his seliishhess -
| thus recorded by Lieutenant clover.
| Mime. Bertrand had been confined 10 heI
cabin by serious Illness for ten Gays ., a. q
fortnight. On her appearing in the capn,'
we ali cfreratulated her on her recovery.
! Il MS was IN tDe lOi'il''''' 49,
| O'Clock Bonapartc came into the capil ar,
sat down 10 play at chess WIN beher",
Montholon. At this time Nine. bef trai.''
was below. but soon after made her APP
uearance. seemingly TO pay her de'ois
70 this once great man. Putting on one -
her best smiles she approached the tdo',
where he was playing and where she stoV''
by his side silent for some time. no uoup'
In anxious expectation OF receiving ,ne ei"-
peror's congratulations. which would nave
amply repaid all suffering she had uhCeI
gone. But In this disappointment aio"'
was her portion, for he merely starea nc,
stcadfastly in the face. ana then cor'ih'eu
his game Of chess, without TAKING .nc
slightest further notice. She eVideh'y
pjqued. quilted the table and came over "
! The other side OF the cabin where she sat
bv me on the sofa until dinner was an
nounced when the admiral. as ne usually
did. handed her To her Heat. Even slt,ins
down at the table he took not the slisn'e7
notice of her. missing the bottle oil clare.
which usually stood there before hlnl' ana
| Mime. Bertrand ever watchiul OF MS mo-
tions. handed him one which was heat
her ne condescendinGly exclaimed: An
| comment Sc porte, madame| ana theh ue,
! ljberately continued his meal. ms ana
this alone. was all the notice the long ana
serious illress of his favorite drew forth'