Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14

Il collection in America. nor indeed
in Europe, than that in the Bal
tmore home of the Attorney General of
the United States. Besides collections. in
Guiding personal reminders of the Empress
Josephine. whom Napoleon himself put
aside for the Louise. who was to be the
mother of the tragic King of Rome. may
Vie in interest. but there is. in the minds
of many even a deeper pathos in these
relics of the handsome Betty Patterson
whom an imperial decree separated from
her princely lover. Here are remembrances
not only of the beautiful Baltimore girl
and the obedient King of Westphala. who
gained his crown by deserving his wife but
of their son, the father of the Attorney
General. who when he travelled over
France was acclaimed as l. Emperor by a
people who took him for Napoleon him
self. Here in single family collection are
mementos that possess more than mere
historic value
The home of the Attorney General is
square heavy pile of dark red brick. stand
ing upon the corner of Park avenue and
Center street
Mr.. Bonaparte's father. Mr. Jerome Ma
poleon Bonaparte, built this residence in
1910. 1t follows the English basement plan.
with the main living rooms in the second
story. A wide winding stairway in the
center of the spacious tiled hall carries
one to the large and handsomely furnished
reception room upon the upper floor. From
this on one side. open the drawing room.
and billiard room. and though the latter
one passes to the conservatory and dining
room. On the other side of the reception
room is the Unique and most interesting
faat of Z ic he grff
room. devoted exclusively to memen;os of
the house of Bonaparte. An important fac
tor in the value and interest of this col
lection lies in the knowledge that the OBJ
jects have all been inherited by. or pre-
scented to, the Attorney General and his
ancestors. Nothing has been bought or
b. lined for.
The Bonaparte room is square apart
ment of medium size. lighted entirely
from above. On two sides the main wall
spaces are filled with large mirrors,
which reflect and multiply the many OBJ
jects before them. y large. classified
opening takes the place of the greater
half of the south wall, which gives an
effect of still greater space to the room
and reveals its contents to not only the
occupants of the adjoining chamber, but
to the drawing room beyond. for the
two glass doors from the reception room
into the salon further demonstrate
Bonaparte leaning toward the luxury of
light in abundance.
Placed in the most conspicuous posi-
ton in the Bonaparte room, in front of
a mirror and opposite the large plate
glass opening. is the most valuable OBJ.
ject in the collection. This is a splendid
marble bust of the Emperor Napoleon, by
Corbet. 1t is inscribed as follows: lie
Gerl Bonaparte, en- Tan 8, par Corbet au
Cairo. En- marble par Iselin, Paris, 1853"
To the right of the bust is an easel
draped with a richly embroidered scarf
and upon it stands portrait in oil of
Elizabeth Patterson, the wife of Prince
Jerome Bonaparte, and the grandmother
of the Attorney General. This was exc
cuted in 1929 by Mascot, in Geneva. The
work is done on wood which to insure
perfect seasoning was taken from the
panel of an old stage coach The paint
ing shows the lady in the prime of her
beauty and womanhood. Her son, Je-
rome Napoleon, was then nineteen years