The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-02

dered the restoration of General Beau
harnaiS sword. This incident led to an
introduction to Eugene's mother whom
he married in the following year. The
creole widow hesitated to marry a SOL
der Of fortune, whose sole wealth con-
sisted of his sword and greatcoat; but
the kindness which Bohaparte promised
to show her fatherless children finally
overcame Josephine's fear of making a
second unfortunate marriage. Barras
their common friend, gave Napoleon
the command of the army of Italy as a
wedding present, and shortly after his
marriage the young general undertook
the Italian campaign, taking. his GAL
liant stepson with him. The boy. to
whom Napoleon always referred affcc-
tionately as "our Eugene, showed
great military promise, verifying his
stepfathers predictions of a brilliant
military career by rising rapidly from
one office of trust to another, until at
the time of the coronation of the first
emperor and empress of the French he
was made a prince of France and vice
roy of Italy. At that time Napoleon
even went so far as to declare him his
adaptive son and heir of the kingdom
of Italy
Although six years older than Bona
parte, Josephine's marriage was nat he
less happy on that. account. She had 4
firm belief in his destiny, and vas such
an excellent adviser of his political and
military undertakings that he called her
his mentor Strangely enough, the
campaigns which he insisted upon I'M
dertaking against her advice-viz., the
short-lived Spanish conquest and dis
astrous Russian eXpedition-turned cut
most fatally. 1t is probable that she
was the only woman whom Napoleon
truly loved and she retained her hold
upon his affections by continuing to be
his confidante whether his commune
cations to her were glorious or per-
sonally disgraceful.
While Napoleon was winning king
doms abroad. Josephine was winning
friends for him at home, harmoniZin5
by her infinite tact the heterogeneous
forces with which he was surrounded.
Napoleon acknowledged the success of
her efforts in ore OF his letters saying.
IF 1 gain the battles, it is you who
win the hearts"
Very unassum!ng, yet very cordial to
all, Josephine's "ourt was tie rendez-
vous of the most brilliant leaders of the
day. Napoleon was over particular IN
regard to the conventions of court ETH
quette, so that Josephine was frequent
ly obliged, in order to insure domestic
tranquility, to change speedily the court
robe over which her disappearing hrs
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against many of her former friends.
With a nicer taste than her husband.
she was ever indulgent in matters of
punctilio. urging that what might be
suitable to princesses accustomed to
the Obligations of royalty, would be
ulbecoming to hitherto
obscure person in her social intercourse
with those acquainted with her as a
private person. The Bonapartist court
was necessarily somewhat nondescript.
for the old noblesse considered it be-
meath their dignity to acknowledge the
new courtiers created by imperial de-
cree, to whom they referred contemp-
tuously as newly baked aristocracy."
Although not strictly beautiful, jose
phine possessed great personal charm
of manner and figure, combined with
an exquisite simplicity in the style OK
her dress Although undoubtedly eX-
in her fondness for fine ma
terials and jewels. her extraordinary
and compassion were con-
sidered to more than condone this fail
ing.
Note.-Tbi. DaDer will be concluded On