The record-union., 1895-10-19


her recent photographs that her sorrows
have preyed upon her, but they have
been considerable. -Four years ago she
was divorced by King Milan on the
ground o; mischievous interference in
party politics. and subsequently, was ex-
PEELED alter riot which she sllilltully
provoked. Later King Milan was him
self driven Out by a revolution, and now
his l5-year-o son rules Servia with re-
markabie precocity.
BEAUTIFUL EUGENE.
The widow of Napoleon Ill, ex-Em-
press Eugenio, may be counted as the
most unfortunate and unhappy of dis
treSseu !nOnarclS-SO unfortunate as TO
have disarned the rancor OF parties that
have divided her former empire among
themselves and who feel com misseration
tor the woman who WAS struck down al
most at one and the same time as wife,
sovereign and mother. and who passed
intn exile beneath a strange sky, among
an Indifferent people.
she speaks English SO well that, far
from her English Icing affected by her
French, il Is her French that is family in
iueDCed. n her days OF power she was
sometimes little criticised for this very
thing, W hich would he a great success II
only her days OF empire were now. For
AnsIomania in Paris is making SUCH pro-
greSs that the English nursemaid and
English governess are not only permitted
but encouraged 10 taIuper with the Paris
ian accent of Jack" Fred" Maud"
aud lie petit Bi!lee."
The eX-Lmpress had an imperious
nature that resented opposing opinions
and ever was seeking Tor extended
power. 1t is indisputabe that the con-
slant nagging OF his mother drove the
Prince Imperial to Lululand, where he
was killed. AS Pierre de Lsno says;
she exhorted him as If he were G girl,
she lectured him III the manner and lam
guage OF a father cOntessor. The young
man could scarce bear these childish re-
mOnstrances; but. having respect for his
mother, he endured them with apparent
submission. Neary and sick at heart,
his hours dragged like the ball and
chain OF a condemned man, only taking
heart little when away from home-a
home on whose hearthstone burned no
flame for it was desOlate and filled with
dead ashes"
Forty young Frenchmen offered their
services as a guard OF honor. The En-
press would not accept their services.
NO." she said, emphatically; no one
shall accompany my sou. He has as
sumed the garb of soldier. He shall do
rs other soIIiers do. lie must go forth TO
the field OF battle mingIing with the rank
and file, equally protected; nothing
An iudiScreet and ungallan. habitue OF
court ceremonies, whose repute is not of
the best, meeting the ex-Empress not
long ago remarked to a friend in a
voice that probably was louder than he
intended, Her beauty is passee." Eu-
genie heard the observation, and turning
slightly, she reioined: "1 es, Monsieur,
like your reputation"
II IS rumored in England that the ex-
Empress has recognized The Legitimacy OF
tho son, now fourteen years Old, born TO
the Prince Imperial by young English
girl named Watkins. 1t is asserted that
both the boy and his mother visit the ex-
Impress frequently, and that after
EugeDle'S death The young man will urge
his claims and announce his pedigree.
The last letter written by the Prince was
addressed to Miss " atkins and hangs in
the LoudOir OF the eI-Empress. 4 sig
nific2nL passage in 1t is that reading:
An that | may become great man,
because l want 10 make you grand little
woman. | pray that for your future and
for the future OF my family Providence
viii preserve me-"
CHRISTINA.
Christina. the Queen Regent OF Spain,
prematurely separated from an aHniable
and popular Prince, an Austrian, isolated
in the home OF jealous people, sur
rounded by Intrigue and with the heavy
responsibility OF an infant Kings educa-
ton upon her shoulders, has disturbed
and somewhat melancholy life. She is
trammeied by the strict convenlionaities
OF the spanish court dwelling amid the
shadows OF past glory and looking for
ward with uncertainty 10 the inQuietudes
OF lhs future.
The chief conspirator against her COM
fort has been Madame CanOvas, The am
- n wit nf Ia
Conservative leader. She simply detests
the Queen Regent. especially since that
moment when The latter WAS obliged TO
remind her III the hearing of others of
the difference between their respective
ranks. 1hls aud a subsequent little
woman's quarrel so angered Madame
Cauogas. that last year she caused her
husband to call the attention or Princess
Isabella TO article IS OF the Spanish Con-
stiiution, which declares that lin the
event OF the minority of the sovereign
the regency must be held by the nearest
member OF the family OF Spanish nation
ality."
This word nationality" was construed
TO mean Spanish nationality. AS the In
fuuta Isabella daughter Of ex-Queen Isa-
bella, is tho nearest Spanish relative of
the baby King, an agitation was started
III her favor and to depose Christina.
Princess Isabella went on an electioneer-
ing through the Spanish provinces,
drumming up adherents TO her cause.
and so bOls,erous did the conspiratOrs
become tBat the Queen Regent removed
Cauovas from Office, and invited her
scaeUlng sister-In-Iaw to return TO Paris
and ,ake no her home with her mother,
" A.ch isabella did.
~ tlls moment Chris ina is having
trouble with the most fol nlidable pre-
to8der TO her throne. This pretender is
not Don Carlos, but a man whose name
= unknown outside OF Spain. He is the
Duke OF Medina Cell. Chic! Defender of
the Faith, :ourteen-iold grandee o: Spain,
first OF all Castl!lan knights, and direct
descendant OF Ferdinand and isabella.
For him and his family the race Of Bour-
bon AMOS, VINO now rule Spain, are
nothing more IMAM usurpers.
The Dukes herald appears in the pal
ace and in the presence OF all the erandees
OF pain protests Ia the name of his lord
against this usurpation. sets forth tho
claims OF The MedIna-CeIis 10 the throne
and challenges every knight who may
venture 10 dispute the legitimacy OF the
Dukes rights to defend bis opinion in
duel to ihe death ION the mountain or on
the PLAIN, by day or by night
ASH granuee OF Spain has ever seen
fit TO Ia SO The Duke and his herald s1ri-
ously, the head of the house OF Medina
Cell has been left free TO spend the in
come from his enormous fortune on
beautiful Spanish girls. and 10 mako
perennial tours Of his numerous estates.
1t is SAID he can travel from one end OF
Spain to tho other aud sleep every night
In bis own house.
UNHAPPY CARLoTTA OF MEXICO
Another widow whose sad position is
due to the fall of Eugenie had fate more
tragic than that OF all the others. Her
eyes are lighted by mad fire, her hair
is snow white. her face is expressionless,
and she wanders through the deserted
paths OF a vast park ever searching Tor a
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