The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-01-02

parte Is the daughter OF jerome Bona
parte. and great-granddaushter OF Jerome
Bonaparte younger brother OF Napoleon
I, one time king OF WestohaliI. AMI hts
wife. Elizabeth Patterson OF Baltimore.
Her mother nee Appleton, OF Boston VS.
at the time OF her marriage to Mr.. Bona
parte widow OF Mr.. Edgar Newboid of
New York. On the maternal side Alss
Bonaparte Is a great-granddaughter Cf
Daniel Webster.
She Is a slender girl os - years. with
wistful blue eyes. shaded by dark lashes,
brown hair. with pretty gold lights where
1t waves from her brow. and fair COM
plexion. Her features are delicate. her
figure graceful, her "hrst Impression m
teresting.
She was educated at the Convent OF the
Assum ptton IN Paris. has several lam
gUaSes besides her own, and the musical
accomplishments OF a fin-de- steele girl
Her hands are we'll formed and small the
left making an attractive background for
her engagement ring-a ctrclst OF dla-
monds set with large sapphire. She
made her debut In Washington. D. c..
some years ago, at n fine ball given In her
honor at the Arlington hotel. The occl-
sion was brilliant. and among the COLL
lion tavors were gold bees. suggestive Of
the imperial coat Of arms Of France.
Count de Moltke- Hultfeldt Is % years
old. tall and blonde. He is In the diDl5.
matte service. He Is at present stationed
At St. Petersburg. where he Is charge
d'afHalres OF Denmark The oddly Of
Won M0ltke and a Bonaparce marrying Is
not so great, as Count de Moltke ia a
Dane and the famous General Won Moiike
4 very distant relative
First American BonapaPte.
The story Of the first American Bona.
parte Is both sad and brilliant. In 1903
Jerome Bonapar.e, youngest brother Of
the emperor. visited this country, and
while attending the races at Baltimore
fell in love with the beautiful Elizabeth
Patterson. She reciprorated his affection,
and her ambition was grltifisd by his
preference. II had rather" she said, be
the wife Of Jerome BonAparte for an hour
than any other mans for Hfe" He Dis
the dlsapprobation of his i'm
Derial brother. ana made her his wife. the
bishop Of Baltimore performing the core
mony
Napoleon. In great wrath called on Popa
Plus VII. to annuI the marriage. sending
him persuasiyeIy magnificent gold ,tlra
10 aid his endeavor. The pope refused,
but the members of the council Of s,ats
we're amenable to Napeoleons reaao1lny
Nine. BOnaparte. though forbidden. visit
Vi Europe. hoping to win tho emper,r'a |
consent. but he denied her Her husband
Fas, however. made prince and an ad- |
niral. and honors thrust upon him rn1.Ie /
him false to his welded vows. for later
&c consented to a divorce, and married
he princess Of Wurtemberg. The oTsr
u home In his dominion 10 Nine. Bona
'ar'e and his son. Jerome. made by the
alse husband and father. was Indignant
declined. 'Westphalia Is a large king
iom, but not large enough for two
Iueens." was her reply.
Nine Bonaparte visited Europe Ig times
Turing her life. and was a belle in aImos,
very court Of the country. She counted
.mons her friends Wellington, TaiIey-
and Nine. de Staei. Humboldt, canoya,
an1artine the duchess de DuraEs and
fhsrs. Her son was educated at Geneva.
taiy. and Harvard college. An invitation
Eas conveyed from Pauline BOnaparte,
'rincess Borghese. to the divorced wife
nd her son to visit her by John jacob
Lstor, but was declined. Later the son
pent some months with his father in