New-York tribune., 1906-07-27
PRINCESS KEPT AWAY.
WIN Nine. de Metternich Refuses
10 Meet Empress Eugenie.

=. ,,..s Pauline ATctIeruich declined TO accept
,--r,e-7r Francis Josephs invitation 10 the dinner
ss ~ gave last week at Ischl in honor Of En-
- r-rronfo She gave i'll health as the reason
y ,.- refasaL But her health is excellent fer
-, Of her years. and the true reason OF her
-,-,,tanoe 10 meet the woman at whose court she
- mere than twelve years the wife OF an
-...sssador is Of much more sensational char
sctsr- -. g.. .,.......
s-e- rartian o. the Third Empire Princess Net
ss,frh was one OF the most brilliant figures at the
- Of the TUileries. The virtual leader and
-..sna,or OF SIS revels and the most dashing men,
- - that corte-ie Of fascinating women who
s-,ss The immediate encourage Of Eugene it viii
s-b.irss be a source CT amazernent TO know that
= i. me rhirty-siX years which have elapsed since
- overthrow OF the Nap0leonic Empire Eugene
- Pauline 1Ietternich have met but once The
,o-,.evr took place az Chisehurst and II is owing
% ffe discreditab bic construction placed by the ex-
-,rress upon that visit Of the princess at Chise-
e-r+ tha, Nine de Metternich absolutely refuses
- hold any Intercourse with the consort of Ma
-,1eon II 70 meet her
IN order explain matters. It is necessary to re-
csu the fact that the eve OF the Franco-Ger-
,,, Var negotiations had been inaugurated bv
grs,oleon for offensive and defensive alliances with
,o.h Austria and italy. It was only the ranid
,,-,press OF events. one German victory foIlovrng
ne other with startling quckness which prevented
sbe treaties from being completed. In fact Ma
fhe latter part o. 1872 drafts of the two treaties
thaf with Italy bearing annotations in the hand
-Triting OF the late King Victor Emmanuel while
fhat with Austria bore corrections made with his
oEn hard by Francis Joseph.
n lS7Z when 50 many Of the actors in the great
events OF two years previously were endeavortng
% relieve themselves Of the responsibility rnsfin
won their shoulders. the late Due de Gramn7ont
vho had been Ambassador at Vienna and tl,an
Minister Of Foreign Affairs at Paris. during the
few months Immediately preceding the outbreak Of
the hostlites, announced his intention OF publish
tag q volume describing his action and policv in
Connection with the whole affair, with a view. OF
course OF exculpsting himself from the charges
freely made that he had recklessy precipitated the
struggle Naturally. the people at Vienna and ar
Rome did relish the idea of the dukes revealing
70 TIE world large the fact that they had in
tended 10 Join IL the war against Germany. and
shat they had only been prevented from Joining
France by the latte-'s defeats even AT the very,
outset o. the war OF course this was no secret 70
re German government, but il was TO the German
people and they did not ike 10 expose themselves
70 TIE danger Of exciting public opinion in Germany
aganst themselves.
HEB LAST VISIT TO EUGENE
Il was about that time that Princess Metternich
svaisd herself Of her sojourn in England 10 call
upon her old friends the Emperor and Empress. at
Chisleh-rst- and during the course Of a converse
ton WIKI the Empress is said by the latter to
have referred - The projected book of the Due de
G-ammont and 20 have intimated that its publica-
tor would he viewed with great regret at Vienna
The Empress may or may not have taken the hint
thus conveyed Al any rate the publication Of
he dukes book was delayed for several years.
Ab5ut three months after the visit Of Princess
Msttsrnich u Chislehurst. there was a robbery
there, and one of the French servants disappeared
carrying cf ABOUT 17.Go0 francs In the following
Fear Napoleon III died, unexpectedly and through
he mistaken administration OF a narcotic which
hs wife beleTe7 was necessary for his health. and
which he bitterly resisted taking His papers were
good deal u confusion. showing that he had
Lad 10 time 70 order or 10 attend 70 them for some
Tine previous = his death among the papers
found was The draft os MS treaty with King Victor
Emmanuel But the draft OF the agreement with
EaTeror Francis Joseph was missing The late
Pance Jerome Napoleon and the Comte de ID
laapsle, VINO were present, with other trusted
Members ot the imperial household, al the search
pointed our The drawer from which the Emperor
had taken il about year previously 10 show them,
bui 20t a trace Of il could be found