The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-05-12

glance changed from mild to severe
and from angry to good humored al
most with the rluisiity of lightning
1t may truly he said that he had Il
particular look for every thought that
arose in his mind.
"BOnapartc had beautiful hands, and
he was very proud Of them. While con-
versing he would often look at them
with an air OF self complacency. He
also fancied he had fine teeth. but his
pretcnsion 10 that advantage was not
SO well founded as his vanity on the
score of his hands.
when walking. either alone or in
company with any one. in his apart
ments or in his gardens. he had the
habit of STOPPING little and crossing
his hands behind his back. He fire.
Quently gave an involuntary shrug of
his right shoulder which was accom-
panied by movement of his mouth
from left to right This habit was al
ways most remarkable when his mind
was absorbed in any deep subject"
He used often to say to me: You
see, BourriennC. how temperate and
how thin | am. but in spite of that |
cannot help thinking that at forty
shall become Il .,rcat cater and get
very fat. | forcSce that my cOnstitu
ton viii undergo Il change. l take n
great deal of exercise, but yet l feel
assured that my presentiment viii be
fulfilled"
A vein OF criticism more or less
marked runs through the remnis-
cenceS of Nine dc RemuSat, a close
friend and companion of Josephine and
her chari;oH IN the rupture with Ma
pOleon. The following descriptions Of
NapolCon'S person and OF his appear
ance on state occasions are taken from
her memoirs, translated by Mrs. Cashel
Hoey and Mr.. John Lille:
Napoleon Eonaparte is of low stat
ure and rather i'll proportioncd His
bust is too long and 81 >EortcnS the
rest of his figure. He has thin chestnut
hair. his eyes are @rayish b,tIe. and his
skin. which WAS yellow while be was
slight. became in later years Il dead!
white without any color His forehead.
the setting of his eye, the line Of his
nose-all that i beautiful and reminds
one Of an artiIur medallion. His
mouth. which is thin Tipped becomes
agreeable when he laughs. The teeth
are regular His chin is short. and his
jaw heavy and square. He has well
formed hands and feet | mention them
particularly because Ike thought Il good
deal of them.
He has an habitual slight stoop. His
eyes are dull. giving to his face when
in repose a melancholy and mctlitative
expression. When he is excited with
anger. his looks are fierce and menac-
ing. Laughter becomes him. Ii makes
him look more youthful and less for
midable. 1t is difficult not TO like him
when he laughs. his countenance i'm
proves so much. He was always sim
pie in his dress.
Il have said there was q sort of fas-
cinatiOn in the smile Of Ronaparte. but
during all the time / was in the habit
OF seeing him he rarely put forth that
charm. Gravity was the foundation of
his character-not the gravity of a dig
nifed and noble manner, but that
which arises from profound thought
In his youth he was a dreamer, later
In life he became a moody and later
still an haNtually i'll tempered man"
Being in the suit of the empress at
the coronation Of Napoleon and Jo-
sephine in 1904, Nine. de Remusat was
close to the emperor and gives a graph.