New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-11

be. of hearing the servants announce
Duchesse de Reggio's carriage. i"i' '
qualification of hers in her marriage u ohe VI VIC
most tempestuous fighters IN the army u"'
through all her pages and presents o"u''o' !" |"
guise of unfailing heroism IL cah"o' NC '"'u
however that she makes MIN eNac''y ''"'p
thetic. He was enormously cleVer' anu '"e ,'''
OF his wounds is eloquent of his courage. but Ma
poleon's confidence in him inspires respect WIN"
out regard ratifies his deeds without throwing
anything like such an atmosphere ABOUT MIN as
accomnan,es for example, the more or less neg
,ec,ed Ieteune The Due de Reggie was bour-
seo,s nv birth. and. again unlike Lejeune' re-
manned bourgeois TIL the day ne died his "iie
was Of the same strain, and her recollections,
without containing passage that ~ really VI
fensive. are nevertheless a shade vulgar. on
,ho o,h.r hand there is much good anecdote in
them. and while one may smile at her sriet be-
cause tho ru,es Of court mourning compelled her
to cover up the very armorial bearings on her
coach there Is great deal else that Is OF serious
interest She has one superb story OF Princess
Rorghese travelling in Germany and ordering
the prefect Of n town to do miraculous tnlnBs.
Her milk bath was an absolute necessity, and
the whole force of the Departmental Guard was
sent to scour the neighboring villages for the
LIQUID Then she asked for her shower bath. NO
apparatus was available. Upon this she caimig
ordered the Project to make one. have Some
holes pierced in the ceiling just over the Piace
where my bath will stand when II Is brought H.
she commanded, and the thing was done Inc
Duchesse de Reggie has another anecdote' equal
" picturesque. of Josephine brought 10 Day ~
Nine de Stael who brazenly asked her' ai'ei
the divorce. whether she still loved the Emperor;
hut nerbaps the best thing in this bundle OF dis
curs,ve recouections and unconscious garrullties
is the following incident on the return from hioa.
Oudinot was preparinc to review the troops OF
Louis XVIII and was uncertain as to what inc!
would do with Napoleon's onward march ring
ing in their ears When he cried long i've the
King" would they cheer or not? he caheu d
meeting Of all his officers and proceeded 10 au-
dress them:
"Gentlemen"-he said-"in the circumstances
in which we are placed wish to make an appeal
10 YOUR loyalty. We are marching uhuer the
white cockade. / am to review you to-norroM
before our departure: with what cry VIII you y, y,
and vour men reply to my Long live the klng!
These words were followed by absolute silence
Nothing so striking ever passed before my eyes;
| was hidden behind curtain ana hau rtina 1r
n forced witness Of this unparalleled scene lWo
hotel candles lighted it sufficiently TO prevent me
from losing any of it; but their pale reflection on
those manly and gloomy faces produced an IN
describable effect. rms snehce' eApieSsi'e
though it was, could not be accepted by 'hf
Marshal as a reply. ! saw the storm about 10
break forth: each second was century.
At last the Marshal said:
We'll gentlemen?
Then a young officer of inferior rank stepped
forward. and said: -
Monsieur le marechal. am bound 70 tell you,
and no one here will contradict me: when you
cry Long live the King" our men and we will
answer Long live the Emperor!
1t Is on that loyal note that nearly all Ma
poleonic memoirs are bound to close. The years
traversed by the present volumes are dripping
with the life blood Of countless thousands. Le-
teune and Oudlnot both went through the bit
terest suferings Yet both point proudly to
their wounds both rejoice that they served the
Emperor. and though Oudnot could not with
honor side with his recacitrant officers, In his
heart he was with them, and the Duchesse de
Reggie felt as he felt.