Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-11-29

formed centre" He would have built |
aiace for them, and led 4 country |
house life, surrounded by men Of mark. |
Curious that Uf all rich men of modern
times not one of them has ever SUCCESS
fully carried out this idea, which, if
we'll done, would bring any one dis
tipction. In classical times and in
Renaissance times tine rich mans
patronage Of the liberal arts was not
confined to buying pictures by the
yard. The Emperor was very fond OF
books in a peculiar way. We have
already heard how, in earlier days, his
coach WAS filled With books, which he
flung out of the windows as he finished
reading them. At ST. Helena be read
Corneille and Racine. "Above ALL, 7" he
said, ~ love tragedy" He was fond of
Voltaire's works, and showed curious
liking for yoltaire's Zaire. Napoleon
always wished that he had died ut
Moscow. Ever since Moscow his life
had been filled with disasters. He con-
tenplated suicide, and often discussed
the subject. Conceive Romilly," he
said, "ore OF the leaders of great
party, committing suicide at 30 because
he had lost his wife. - For the sake
OF history, he said, should have died
at Moscow, Dire den or Waterloo. The
greatest moment in his life, he thought,
was his stay at Dresden in 1912, when
nearly every EUROPEAN sovereign was at
| his feet.
Napoleon delighted to talk over his
loves. When his felt gloomy he said,
LET US talk about women,o and this
he did with zest. He said he preferred
fair women to dark. lie said also that
he was naturally susceptible, and fea' ed
to be dominated by women but were he
again on the throne, he should make a
point of spending two hours day IN
conversation with ladits, from whom
he should learn much. Napoleon. like
many other great men, has been accus-
i ed OF faithlessnes3 towards women. The
true explanation nf this alleged faith
less attitude of the great man towards
women is that women favorites have
tiresome way of interfering with q
his ambitions. There IS no better way
for a woman to keep the friendship o.
man for whom she cares than TO study
to feed his ambitions and to assist il
confusing his enemies. Whenever {
woman has succeeded in doing this She
has never been able to accuse amy mar
of faithlessness. n...
Lord Rossbery says truly that thu
wotld has usually made short work o
its Caesars when it has done with them
Napoleon was an exception and tn
task of gagging and paralyzing 81
gigantic an Intelligence and force wa
,, an unprecedented one. We did it, am
the story, as told by Lord Rosebery, j
profoundly fascinating though pro
, foundly painful. "A sure test of grea
men, says Lord Rosebery, lis, til
, absence of lukewarmness with regar,
to them. They are detested or adored
The idolatry and hatred which Napo
leon inspired survived him too long t
allow of the play of reason. No on
seemed able then or for long afterward
to put on pair of smoked glasses an
J gaze dispassionately at this dazzlin
! lumipary.
Ali this about Napoleon, and wa
! going to tell you about the New lor
= Horse Sbow--that must brilliant Ameri
can pageant, but week of it tired IN
> and Lord Rosebery's book was an anti
dote I needed. Next week will be tim
: to tell of the gowns and the prett
: women, who, after all, are the Sho
. at Madison Square Garden, just now.
am SO tired Of spangles, panne velvet
a ermine, sable and jewels, | cannt
. think. Portia.