The Washington herald., 1910-01-02

right sat the Prince Jerome better known IS
" Plon-Plon," and on the left Of the empress
the Princess ClotIde. on her left Princess
Mathllie and next the Princess 3lurat; behind
them a hair dozen or more maids Of honor. As
this was The first opportunity had had OF seeing
either Of their majestes so near I 90 not think
took my eyes OF them until they went into the
supper room after midnight. The empress did not
impress me SIS much Tor quite IN the way / had
expected She Is pretty woman; has q graceful
figure; moves gracefully; has beautiful sioPiug
shoulders, dropping eyelids and yet there seemed
20 be nothing regal and sovereign in her appear
ance. nothing that indicated any comprehension
Of the part she and her husband were playing H.
the history OF the world. From what I saw Of her
IL would never have occurred 70 me, whatever my
opportunity, to attempt 70 interest her ia the
career Of which her husband was such an imp0r-
tant factor. any further than as It affects her as
a wife and mother.
The emperor, also. whom HAD seen only By The
empress side in their carriage. disappointed me-.
He is short. with broad shoulders. large chest.
and barrel tapering OF into two legs. so short as
10 seem very. very small. His head, too, seemed
rather large for HIS legs. and he looked, as the
sailors say. ali by the bows Ike catfish.
This impression, however. was not lasting; bis
movements were all slow and deliberate Owing
20 the shortness Of his legs HIS walk is not grace
ful. lie seems to advance hrst one side and then
the other, as or a pivot his head moving from
side 70 side as il trying 70 keep time with his
legs. The first impression his face left upon ms
was that Of an overtasked man going through a
wearisoue ceremonial when he was dying for
sleep His eyes were small. without luster OF
definite expression, which with the slowness Of
20 Ia FHlr-ff lfg h1T
Mr.. Bigelow discovered that this impress
sion was erroneous, and that the emperor
was not bored. He had not watched MN
long before he began to realize the great
economy Of force he exhibited: He did
not waste anything-not a smile, not step,
not a gesture, not look. not thought
not a word" His smile was sweet, but
It stopped abruptly, and his laugh had un-
mIstakable evidences Of insincerity
From Paris Mr. Bigelow went to London
and dined with William II. Russell. the
famous war correspondent. He met De
lane. the editor of the Times:
Delane impressed me by the accuracy OF his
information on a variety OF subjects. BY his
ouickness to apprehend and eagerness 70 appro-
pirate what seemed true and new IN what he
heard and the correctness Of his scent, IN a
rambling conversation, for what IS reliable
After he left 1 mentioned my impressions tc
Russell. adding that Delane did not look 70 me
like man Of very strong convictions, but would
surrender any OF his opinions without pang 70
others that had any additional merit to COM
mend them Russell, In partial reply TO this
remark, said that Delane could never let Louis
Napoleon up nor could he bear a " pure Wing.
It was during this trip abroad that Mr.
Bigelow and his wife dined with Thack-
cray. Among the company were
Mrs. Charles Dickens. DR.. Quinn the earliest
homeopathic physician, as he claimed TO be-
Mrs Caulheld a pretty and unaffected woman
whom I was permitted to take down to dinner
Sir Henry Havelock. son Of the famous de-
fender Of Lucknow; Mr.. Olphsnt. the eccentric
though gifted husband OF an eccentric wife