The times., 1898-12-24
Ex-EMPREss EUGENE.
Her Daily Promenade in the Garden
of the Tuilerfes.
(From the Chicago Record

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(From the Chicago Record1
| The reported affection of ex-Emnress
Eugene for the gardens OF the Tuileries
IL much more than q picturesque mytn
| While in Paris the graceful o.d iady finds
an irresistible fascination in the gardens.
and never let's an afternoon pass without
taking sad, slow promenade there. with
only a middle-aged woman as her attend
/, ant. At present the former empress Is
occupying her accustomed suite of rooms
in hotel in the Rue de Rivoh just op-
posite the Tuileries. and may be seen eaca
afternoon walking to and fro in the ave-
nue. of the orangerie. near the Arc de
| Carrousel. and just where the gardens
| lead to the wing OF the Louvre Most
persons who see the sad Eugene walking
| In the garden are ignorant of her iden-
| tity, though her appearance is striking
enough always to attract attention and
comment. She dresses entirely in black
except for a ruching of white mousseline
de sole at the neck. and the snowy white
| ness of her hair and the fairness of her
skin are thus strongly set of.
The ex-empress smiles at the small chill
dren VINO brush against her skirts now
and ,feu as they play their games under
Inc eyes of the nurses. clad in the pretty
Aisatian costume. with long. yariegated
streamers fiut.ering from their caps: but
she never speaks. and finally disappears
| through the gilt gates at the head OF the
Rue castiglione.
1t seems that not even all the guards
stationed in the gardens know who the
old lady Is for Eugenie had an adven-
ture there day or two ago which at one
moment threatened to end rather awk-
wardly and which would never have be
fallen her had the guard in question
known the illustrious person he was be-
rating with the wordy abuse known
only to the Partisan public servant. Eu-
1, genie stopped before one OF the parterres
and absent-mindedly plucked from one
Of the geranium trees flower. which
she then stuck in the buttonhole Of her
dress. She had scarcely done so b-fore
gendarme rushed furiously after hef.
tore the flower away with an angry ses-
ture and threatened 10 take the ex-erll-
press TO the nearest commissary OF Pc
lice. IL was in vain that the old i2oy
tried to get In a word OF excuse; the man
so terrified her that she was on the ve-se
Of tears, when a fellow-guardian made
his appearance. and. suddenly recogn z
ing the "culprit. whispered savaseiy
into the ear of mis- abusive comFanion-
Immediately both OF them drew UP 10
their full height saluted the frightened
Eugene and then quietly took to their
heels. They had been insolently ,errify
ground the Tuileries were not so many
years ago
The Infanta Eulalia, who usually stays
at the Hotel Bristol when in Paris--the
hotel at which the Prince of Wales and
a number of other notabies also put up
left it recently for the Hotel Ritz. which
also borders on the Place Vendome. but
which is "a bit less old-fashioned- The
infanta. however, has had experience
as the result of the change which she
will not soon forget. and she is now back
at the Bristol. which henceforth, she
says, is good enough for her. The Bris-
tol certainly has never been known for
its cheapness. On the contrary, the hotel,
patronized almost exclusively by royalty
and continental nobility. was fairly out
OF the reach of everybody else; not did it
even receive Ordinary guests at al.
The Ritz, only few months old has the
same clientele, but It is bit more public,
and its prices dwarf even those Of the
Bristol. The infanta. however. did net
know this. and few days after Ger ir-
stallation there gave a dinner for seren.
among here guests being grand duke
and the Comte de Turin. When the bill
for the dinner was presented it is said
that Eulalia literally grew pale; itswas
close on to f,ooo francs, or over 500 a
person. The room alone had cost go
francs.
Then each plate of asparagus was put
down at 90 francs or IS. and all other
dainties out of season at equally prepos-
ferrous prices. The charge for a couple Of
Hungarian musicians was 80 francs apiece,
though II is certain that the musicians
themselves did not receive more than
francs each. For the Russian salad
charge of 20 francs was made. and the
whole bill corresponded to this kind of
proportion. The strangest part OF Il all
is that this was not at all in the nature
of a swindle but only the ordinary scale
for the table of royalty. But the infan:a
has discovered that the Bristol Is near
enough TO the Rue de la Paix. and that IS
her one experience with up-to-date Pa
risian hoStelries.