The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21
r EMPRESS EUGENE.

woman in Europe. She had brains an,
stion as Empress. and she used both royal
iy- To-day. the Misunderstanding old lady
who does ner simple shopping in the IN
fashionable parts Of oxford street. wanders
about locking for bargains on her occasiona
visit TO town-all traces OF grandeur de.
parted
IN TOUCH WITH ROYALTY
Eugene Is not forgotten by the greal
ones OF the earth. however. King Edward
and Queen Alexandra received her on board
Of Brtain's royal family extended every
courtesy TO the owner OF the ne!ghborins
yacht Eugene was sailing in North Sea
so did not see King Edward crowned, bui
she was keenly interested in all accounts O.
The ceremony and had the honor Of hearins
selves. Eugenie's long cruise hss not taken
her far from England Most OF the eigh,
try place, Farnborough, the ex-Empresz Ia.
Travelled, as the impulse moved her, from
point to point along the North and Irish
seas.
Eugenie has one odd expectation. sh.
is said to believe firmly that she will live
to be at least a hundred years old
faced woman OF "a avs. hence / know j
shall just keep or living"
And so she will, probably. for she has nc
illnesses as yet. Is active and fond OF out
door exercises. Eugene has been SO much
on the water that she has acquired tbs
sailors rudy, color and much of her
bracing sea air.
HER BEAUTIFUL EYES.
People who saw this lady IN the days of
her prime win remember her strangely
called An unusual type they were. and are
the eyelids dropping 50 low as TO give an
arched look 70 the dark eyes which are
bright. almost glowing. still Eugenie's eyes
were ALWAYS her marked claim To rrear
The Empress Eugene was sincerely be-
We Americans would term go" She won
more loyalty for Napoleon than she ever
lost for him. and when the disastrous eli.
max Of the Franco-Prussian War drove the
Emperor, Eugenie and the young Prince
imperial from France, in hurried and final
fight TO England. the dethroned. Empress
rose to the CALLING emergency and accepted
her fate with truly imperial sp:rit.
1t was a few years after the Emperprs
death ,hat the Prince Imperial at WHOM the
Queen VIctoria's daughter. the Princes
Beatrice. was forbidden TO marry. forsock
South Africa All the world Knows the
tragic story Of the young fellows death: OF
his mothers long Journey out TO the Cape
OF the memorial she afterwards built TO the
Prince Impef.al at Chiselhurst near the sea
This memorial tomb. like that Of the boys
father. the Emperor. Is striktngly similar
10 the tomb OF the great Napoleon In Paris.
FARNBOROUGH HOME.
The ex-Empress Eugene lived for many
years at Ch.seihurst. but she has recently
moved TO Farnborough. farther inland. A
pretty place IL Farnborough. no more pre-
tentous. however. than tRs home Of many
less historic personaRes- Three rooms IN
the house are KEPT as silrines- Relics of the
first Napoleon I'll the one: ~belongins sa-
cred TO the memory Of Eagen.e's husband
are kept In another; the playthings Of the
Prince Imperial and the ~trappings Of the
horse from which he fell TO de. together
with little childish things OF eternal impo--
lance TO mother. are the OCCUPANTS Of \
third large apartment in the Farnbo-ouRh
home. Eugene herself scarcely realizes thai
her boy. had he lived. would be to-day a
man Of IS.
A lie of contrasts is that Ct Eugene. Sh.
has seen all that Is brilliant in the court
lie Ct France. and has known What IL
means 10 be q childless widow. remembered
occasionally but more frequently forgotten.
The mother of the Empress must herself
have been amazed at her daughters career.
ECgeuteS mother was the child o< an Irish
man who settled In Spain and dealt In wine
A spanish Duke married Miss Maria Kirk
patrick the wine merchants daughter. and
3, Was the child OF this marriage. the beau
ttful Eugene. who completely infatuated
Napoleon III She kept him hLsltuated
moreover. TIL he died