Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-22

the Emperor as no one else could have
done. NJ. Imbert de Saint-Amand says
IN his preface 70 the work. and says truly,
that no man had nearer view OF
Napoleon l.: ard no one has given more
exact details regarding the great man 5
character"
The memoirs deal with every phase Of
Napoleon character, his personal appear
ance. mis- outbursts Of temper, his vanity
his family relations, and his moral .apses
Writing u the Emper0Ts appearanc'
upon his return from Egypt. ConstaH
thus describes him:
ION his return from Egypt the I'm
peror was very meagre and very yel!o"
hts complexion copPery, his eyes sunken
his shape perfect. although rather slender
then. / think the portrait made by Nj.
Horace Vernet in his picture. Une revue
du premier consul sur Ia place du Car
rogsel.' is very like hin. HIS forehead
was very high and open. he had not
much hair, especially on the temples,
but il was very fine and soft IL was
Of a chestnu. color and his eyes were
a beautiful blue, which depicted in an
incredible manner the different emotions
which agitated him, sometimes extremely
soft and caresslng, ana again severe all
hard. His mouth was very beautiful. the
lbs smooth and somewhat contracted.
especially IN Al-numOr his teeth, win
out being very regular. were very white
and very good; be never complained o.
them. His nose. Greclan in form. vas II
repr sacnab,e. ana his sense Of smell ex-
ceedingly keen. II fine. the ensemble OF
his face vas regularly handsome. HIS
head was large, being twenty-five Inches
In circumference, il was Ettle longer
than i was wide, and consequently
trtle nattened on the temples Il Was
extremely sensitive. 50 that had 10 wac
his hats and 4 TOOK care 10 wear them
several lays IN my own room. 50 as e.
break them Ia. his ears were small,
perfectly shaped. and well placed. Ills
figures was five feet two inches ihret
lines Ia height"
AS 20 Napoleon's dress. Constant says:
As concerned MS clothes. the Emperor
was particular about nothing but the fine
ness OF the material, and that they should
be .arge enough. His dress-coats and al
others. including the famous gray great
coat. were all made OF the finest Louviers
cloth. Under the Consulate. he followed
the exiting fashion BY having his coat
tails extremely long. BaieT, the fashion
having changed. they were worn much
shorter but the Emperor adhered singu-
.ar.y 10 the length o! his, and had great
Difficulty IN inducing him 10 give them Up.
Even then, IL vas only BY a trick that
managed IL. Every time l ordered a new
coat for his Majesty. / recommended the
tailor 10 shorten the tails by good inch.
until at last. without the EmperoTs To-
t.ciag il. they ceased TO be ridiculous"
In describing the Empress Josephine.
the valet writes:
The Empress Josephine was OF medium
height and singulariy well made. There
vas a sUppleness and hgEtneSs In her
movements which gave an almost aerial
grace 10 her bearing, yet without de-
tracing from the majesty OF sovereign,
Her expressive physiognomy Translated al
the IMPRESSIONS Of her soul. without ever
losing the charming sweetness which was
its basis In pleasure as In sadness she
was beautiful 10 behold. You smiled
in spite of yourself on seeing her
smile. II she were sad, you were
so likewise. Never did any woman justify
more fully than she the saying that the
eyes are the mirror OF The soul Hers,
OF a deep blue. were aim st always half
closed by her long Ids. slightly arcned.
and fringed By the most beautiful lazhes
Ia the world. and when she looked thus.
one felt drawn toward her BY an irresisu-
bic power. II would have been difficult
for the Empress 10 imparf any severity
TO this seductive glance. but she could.
aaf at need knew how 70 render II I'm
posing. Her hair wzz very beautiful.
long. and silky. and Its pale. Chestnut
color blended admirably with that OF her
skin. dazzling with celicacy and fresh
mesa At the beginning o. her supreme
power the Empress still liked 10 put a
red Madras handkerchief on her head
In the mornings. which gave her a most
plcuant. creole-Lke appearance But
what contributed more than anything else
20 the all-peryzding charm Of the En-
press was the ravishing sound OF her
voice"
Among the many other subjects treated
by Constant are the Household OF Nine
Bonapasfe," The Emprsss's Dislike Of
Tobacco" Her Kindness TO Her Ser