The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-07
VIII.

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As soon as the announcement OF the Emperor
betrothal had been made TO the great bodies OF
the State, Nine. de Montijo and her daueh-
ter quilted their apartment in the Place Ven
dome and Installed themselves in the ElysGe
palace. where they were to remain until Sunday,
Jan. 30, the date fixed for the celebration of tho
religious marriage at Notrc Dame. Until then
the Emperor made daily visits to the Elysec,
where he paid his court to his betrothcd and
carried her bouquets. On the eve of ascending
the throne his ilanc6e had a charitable inspir-
alton which pleased the Parisians. On Jan. 20
the Project Of the Seine read to the Municipal
Council a letter addressed to him by Mile. do
Montijo as soon as she learned that the Council
had determined to present her with a set Of
diamonds. The letter ran as follows: MIR.
Project: / am much affected on learning the
generous decision OF the Municipal Council OF
Paris, which thus displays its sympathetic nd
hesion to the union which tho Emperor has con-
tracted. Nevertheless, I experience n painful
sentiment when i think that the first public act
attached to my name at the moment OF my mar
riage Ia to impose q considerable expense upon
the city OF Paris. Permit me. then. not TO
accept your gift, however fattering TO me;
you would make me happier by employing
In charity the sum you have fixed upon
for the purchase OF the ornaments the Municipal
Council wish to offer me. j desire that my mar
TlhHc snail not De the OCCttlOu OF any new *
pense to the country To which l belong hence
forward, and the sole thing i aspire To is to share
French an peo g%PsfSMf Moved by this letter the NUM-.
cipal Coincil unanimously agreed that, in contor-
n ISs sn Ma' Of t 900 W 'oS6 fsa ot iR Which t9'q hsd FSe een dSs.
tined q for tas purchase hH OF a set Of is Ses,, should saSslIaa
education and which they should leave only
when provided with suitable, positions; The es-
press, and TO be placed under her protection;
Tho civil marriage was celebrated at the Tuil-
In the evening. The Due de Cambaceres, Grand
Master of Ceremonies. went 10 the Elysee Palace
or. bctrothod and conduct her to the Tuileries.
The first carriage was occupied by two ladies OF
ssso p%alG Sssci sHd Il! Mile ms dc MS on fSS'% hsr msih sa'
n. MARQUIS de naidegamns, Ambassador OF
spain at Paris; IAN and u the hi Due niv; Ge CHmhasefe e
Empress was taken back to the Elysee with the
same SeremGonil observed for her arrival at the
bad already made known the formation Of
ling" L,dS Of Honor. The Dachesse de BSs.
G ssn%i LADIES dc %on tes If"''SMf iine the ra SS%'e the
XX%icG%tssse dc 6nrS y;M.r ne N,I the rs, B,Eo osnS
Master, Gen. Comtc Tascher Dc la .Pagorlc;
chamberlain. the Vicomte de Lezmy. Marncsia:
n nSqrrss Witch fa W"s q" "Slcbrared at Sotrc Dane
the day after the civil marriase, was one OF
t n%r;S s sStS%ni,ios ,,.c Mith which HHoD the r., who'll.
non Of the InvaiideS Numbered Soy.
% WREN the ZEN Emp p ss'S arrived at the Taile erRs' ny
the Gnte Of the Pavilion Of Flora. Prince Nsyo-
panied BY King Jerome; ths MiHi;Isrs, Mnr.hnI..
palace, Napoleon III. advanced beyond Ihe
salon OF the Emperor to meet the Empress, led
a appd intS ' an ia, inif Ssld %@5' Es iiylht"SS c her Roth ati G %ef:;
received with immense applause. Presently
the procession Ho to iS1 ~ pane ,hG 6Sfnn n H., Il:
National Guard, the Mounted National Guard
ssG9 e" ( TS2 Of d, t RSri s' ySS Of l e" Frs, nj Mtf { siHtr b St
vision. NcNt zane two,hors' carriages bearing
the household Of the Prin"csSc Mathildr, tho
bcrlain, the officers Of the Empcror's civil house
hold, and the Secretaries OF state. Then camo
eont"ininF lie Grand Marshal Of the Palace, the
Grand Chnmberlnin, the Grand Master OF The
thnt OF the Princcsso Matiilde and the Com,
tcssG do Montijo; that, finally, of King jerome
by a squadron Of Guides and Tie general ot,icers
MOI provided VIII commands, the etght.horse
S %as H. @ Sn 1nG GmESr Siid Hda co ssS E s"4Pmg%nti 4
by IN imperial crown, which, on sept, ., lSO4,
had c~orycyed NAPOLEON and Josephine to Notrs
Dame Tor The ceremony OF the coronation.
We shall not follow VI. Slint.Amnnd through
al the details Of the imposing ceremonial at
which to us, looking back upon the destiny ot
the imperial pair, must needs seem of sinister
augnry. At the moment when the procession
had begun to move the following accident oC.
currcd:, Scarcely hal tho carriage which con-
ycycd their Maiestics left the arch of the Tuil.
cries when the imperial crown that surmountcd
II became detached and fell TO the grOund. IL
was necessary to replace It as quickly 10
possible, hut meanwhile 10 suspend tho
march. This could not be done without crcat-
ing 4 certain sensation. An old %scryilor Of lao
First Empire pointed out that the same thing
had occurred under precisely the same condl-
tions a. the lime OF the marriage OF Napoleon l..
and Marie, Louise, II was the same carriage,
snrmonntcd by the same imperial crown ANA II
WIS the same accident. Napoleon III, la.
CURED tho reason OF the delay. When
II was explained to him, his impHssi'o
countenanco betrayed, az usual, no emo.
tion, though he must have known what hid
happened AT the time OF the marriage ot Napo-
leon ]. Tho author OF this book tell, rs t,lt,
mingled with the crowd in the Court Of tho
Louvre, he saw the procession l'ss; He says
hat a nhme!css prcscntlmont warned HIM that,
ike all incompnrnhly beautiful women, ike
Cleopatra, like, Mary. Stuart, like Mario An.
~tolnette, this admirable sovereign was destined
TO calamitie5 as exceptional rs her fortune and