The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-19
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The Euuress EuEsnis.

allftrIlG 81 rNitrnAtluu ~ j. ulllAFiAs " -
no doubt the fact that the eager ssarch fur
fresh Documents which may throw now
light upon famous percentages frequently
resnlts In the discovery oi valuable and un-
suzneCted treasures II h. quite evident
that Mr. TuwAEp LKGGF - unlrT the I'M
preston that he has unrar'hei that sort
ofatrea-ure and u erhihlting IL to a world
which will revrrentlv admire H. As though
u we're crown jewels. m has volume en-
titled primarily, Ths Emprsss EugfHio
(Charles Scribusr sons. The sub title
h Her Majesty l.fr since The Ierribl"
Year Togrthrr with the statement II
her case. The Emperor own statement
81 sedan. An account ~ his exile and last
daya. AMI rsmin. -ccnoeS II tho Prince
ImafriaI from authentic ~ouru-.
III tex. ny rho Sol. lmg o., furnished uy a
oualation from rhr impress Eugene I
am lsft alone. IN. sole remnant ~ a ship.
wreck. which proves now fragile and vain
are The rrtri"urs of this world /
cannot even doc. and God. in His infinite
nsrcy, viii giy" ME a hundr"t wears OF
life Thri ~ about the most important
utteran cp Of tho volumes heroine for n
must no said az the outset that b. - by
no Wirh 0r act OF that adv that no hook
exlsts She ms not only desired 20 bc bui
has actually made herself "A strictly
private CITIZEN
As newspaper correspondent Mr.
Leegs WIS Spectator q the ilusnrv
Frenrh victory a. SaarbrOcken and It
the cDrnhat 40 Sodan Also IN his quality
of c6rrrsponient he has sern more than
almoai any ono else IT the later life Of the
Empress except her immediate suite. One
dihimllty was that there was exceedingly
littla to $50 No efforts " hookmakrrs
can erect The Empress Eugene into such
an dice II interest. SYMPATHY or impor-
tancs a.. f1r example. the Empress Io-
ssphine Sha herself would ~ the last
person IN tho world 20 claim tho sort n
exaGEnmtcd syuuathy iemandedat every
turn by Mr. inrge and others for afflic-
tiona common to all humanity simply
heoanse ~ fhr former throne. which was
but hrirf incident ~ hest In the present
casa
To chi,f merit ~ the book lies in the
fact that tho materials gathered from
varioIs SOURCES. regarding certain events
NAV save tho superficial reader the ~
search which fhn student might N a more
important cls, undertake The few
hitherto unpublished facts and documents
arr not u1rnrionIllv interesting In
reality thew amount to evidence from Il
phvnirian thar the Emperor Napoleon vi
diedfrom blood poisoning not, a. asserted
by a. Coutc 40 la Chapelle from an
overd1sa ~ choral admin stored by the
Emprrss. and that Sir William Gull adj
vissd his Majesty not o. submit 20 the
operation f.r PAIL STONES ~ 70 had been
negiectei f0o long Mgr Goddard. the
Roman Catholic pria-' - ~ Mary's
Church. Ia.-lsHu~=f. a. whom tho Pm
perDr o0ni'aI sr- religious education -
the Prince Imperial became friend ~
Mr. lSCE0 whom th' Emperor died and
his brother gave fu 'l. author uuruer-
ous papers ~ by " Goddard 40 his
death The thr-s laftr- from the Em-
prpW personally which are quoted one
~ them containing Part q the text We
have cited. are mildly Interesting The
rest are from her secretary or lady in
waiting. with a couple from Mgr Goddard
20 the Emprr,s when he thougrta GOODNESS
had arisen on her part and wished 90 81
matters right a. well a. o. request an
ASSURANCE that material favors accorded
In the past w1..d b" continued 10 the
future. The Empress through her sncra-
taTy wisely declined o. bind herself and
establish precedent Ghas" papers
arr % Importance chiefly b-caus. -
tho letter which Mr. IagRe's written
offer % present the whole correspond
enoe o. the Empress evoked from her
secretary tn. secretary SAID In effect
that he had not mentioned the matter %
the Emrrpss 1s her Majesty had declared
her intention to remain an absolute
stranger to all Publication 0f letters or
souvenirs ~ her time leaving % every
one the ul-riy and responsibility ~ that
which concerns them more dIguidei
truly royal attitude could not hay. baen
assumed ~ one born 10 the throne. and
20 should 10 kept 10 mind when reading
the present volume and any others which
may arpsaF Mgr G0ddlrd's own ac-
count ~ his first interview with the
Empress Eugene. now first published. Is
also fairly interesting a. the I'm press Is
said 20 have made few remarks ~ some
what more interest than tho stencil plate
comments ~ which highly plac'-d Person
ages are forced o. C1nfne themselves
Specimens ~ the latter sort are recorded
by the author IN mon. than one occasion
with an imperturhable gravity and mani
fest alteration which are decidedly com
icsi His own uncJnsciDusneSs Il his
amusing attitude adds ~ the hurDr -
the situation.
Camden Place. Chislehurst Kent which
was the home ~ the Emperor Napoleon
III. when he joined the I'm press after
his rclease from imprisonment M ls7'.
received IT. name from the famous anti
quarry and historian William Camden.
who there wr0t. his Annals n the Reign
q Queen Elizabeth and u Dur.si 10
Westminster Abbey The Empress c0F-
tinued o. reside there until lssD. when.
finding that she would MT 10 allowed
% acquire land adjoining 81 Mary-
Church On which 20 erect mausol"um
for her husband and son shs purchased
Farnboroug1 Hun Hampshire where she
htnlt IN her estate ~ unlv a rnlu-pI.Im
hiif an ahley and church In wh.ch she
installed body of monks When the
Emperor hnird af Dover the person
who officially welcomed him wl- the
Coroner. who was al-I the Mlv1r To.
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