New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-10
EUGENE and CLOTHILDE
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Christina confided these two little girls to the
Comtesse de Montijo. and that the latter
brought them up her daughters CERTAIN IL Is
that while not the slightest trace of resemblance
existed between the countess and her alleged
oaughters Eugene possesses all the character
is.ics and strongly marked features OF the boci
hons Indeed. there is more of the BOURBON III
- face of the Empress than in that OF any
y ember of the Orleans branch of the fanny.
How 4 girl the very legitimacy OF whose olrth
vas i'm so much doubt that 1t necesslIateu Inc
Loctoring of innumerable official records anu
became the subject Of much critical inVeS'ied
tion and unfriendly discussion In print shouiu
have succeeded in raising herself TO the poSi
ZION Of Empress OF the French. which she re-
tanned for seventeen years, constitutes d s'o'
which surpasses in amazing and improbable ro-
nance the most uonal OF novels tha' h''
CAR haan conceived by writer's brain. Inc
Countess de Montijo did not precisely SHINE aS
a duenna nor was she the woman quaIlileu u
1lay the role OF careful mother TO TWO peau
tiful and headstrong girls Her aHalreS ue 'oui
with Lord Clarendon. Prosper Meriihee anu
other equally prominent men were sup'ec'
cf worldwide notoriety and easygolhs as 10
Queen Isabella Of Spain the day came "He"
s,a declined to tolerate the countess at her
court. deprived the two young girls' whose eA
trayagances were the talk of the town. OF thelr
,,,si,iops a.. maids OF honor, and sent the whole
family to travel abroad. They became falnlllar
figures at the various French and German
watering places, were frequent visitors 10 fhs
land and spent much OF their time al fariS'
the elder OF the two girls meanwhile Oe'o'i'ii'e
the wife of the Spanish Duke OF Aba.
Eugene. who was more beautiful and fascinat-
ing than her sister. had many admirers aiiiohs
the number the late Duke OF SeSto, Stepid'iel
Of the present Duke de Morny, and who was
com
Worlds Fair at Chicago; the late Duke OF
Cssuna for a time Spanish Ambassador at St
! etcrsburg; Senior Rosas whose correspondence
with her during the time of their Irritation was
sid by public auction in Paris the other daE'
one of her letters containing the image OF
Heart traced with her pen, instead OF blowing
MIN lots OF kisses" and last, but not least
Prince Jerome Napoleon. the brother OF Princess
Yathilde Napoleon III. at that time President
cJ The French Republic. became alarmed by his
Cousins infatuation for Eugene, and. fearing
tiat a marriage between the two would damage
his prospects of a restoration OF the empire
wrote a rcmarka Bile letter to his uncle. old ex-
Eng Jerome Bonaparte. OF Westphalia. in which
IT, warned him against his sons devotion to
MIL Eugene de Montjo. declaring that she
vas not the kind OF a woman for man to
marry. the word marry" being underlined This
vas IN 1880. This remarkable letter which WAS
futll IN fac-simile III rance Il lev years
ago 10y N. Paul Lenglt. the intimate friend ana
iICsrapher Of Prince jerome Napoleon, had the
desired effect. and undoubtedly Influenced the
IcinCe For when the Countess de Teba suS-
gested that his admiration should take the form
q marriage he scoffed at the idea in manner
tlat she never forEaVe nor forgot. Three years
later Eugene, who had meanwhile become
twenty nine years of age. ana whose social posi-
ito" had become more difficult than ever, the
lite Princess Mathilde being among those who
objected to receive either her mother or herself
Lecame the wife Of Napoleon III. The latter
Easa, now widow of the King of Saxony; Of the
Princess Adelaide Of Hohcnohe, mother of the
German Empress; of Princess Mary of Cam
tTldge. Who died as Duchess Of Teck, and of one
q the prlncesseS of the reigning house Of Rus
fla. After meeting with refusals on every hand
and hesitating about the Polish Princess Caro-
pska, he finally decided as Princess Mathilde
remarked, in favor of Cachuca instead of Ma
Zurka, and offered to share his throne with the
Countess de Teba, who had previously Informed
MN that the only way TO her heart was through
the chapel
nave before me a copy OF the letter which
Ahe wrote on that occasion to Queen Isabella
10 announce to the latter her engagement 1t
Is dated January 20. 1853. and couched in the
most submissive language: implores Isabella to
degn to be assured of the loyalty and devo-
ton or the writer to her Spanish majesty and
10 believe that the French throne sba will