New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
LOVED AN EMPRESS
Ner Minister'S Name Recalls a
Strange Romance.

tCopyrisht. 1914 by the Brentwood Company
King Georges appointment of NJ Cal
ierghis 20 the post of Minister of Foreign
Affairs at Athens cannot but have stirred
up memories of the past in the heart of
EMPRESS Eugene for his father. the late
lean C-ailerrhis vas the hero of one of the
mos, extraordinary romances OF her reign
a romance which reads like a story by
Anthony Hone The Callerghis are an old
Cre,aD family. and General Callershis.
father Of Jean and grandfather of the new
Minister OF Foreign Affairs, was one OF
the heroes of the Greek war of inde-
pendence and the leader of that miitary
coup detat which forced King otto TO
rrsnt a constitution to his people. Perse-
s,Ited by the court after this, the generai
was Obliged TO fee 10 London where ne De
came a fellow exile and intimate 1rleho OF
Louis Napoleon. When the latter became
Emperor of the French he asked Callerghis
20 send him his son Jean. offering 10 orins
him rr at his own expense as an officer OF
the French army.
Jean Callerghis, extremely good look
ing and brilliantly clever, after graduating
from the French military academy ar 81
C-vr and receiving his commission. was ap-
r,ointed TO the personal staff of the EN-
reror his father the old general, having
meanwhile been accredited to the court or
the T,iileries as envoy of Greece. Brought
into daily contact with the Empress the
young orderly officer fell mead over heeiS
in love with her. and, what was graNer
still became firmly convinced that she was
not wholly indifferent TO his infatuanon-
Unfortunately Fl proud and passionate
nature such as that OF Jean Caherghis
could not long be content with the a'u
tude of the silent and respectful adfnifei
Of an empress who was then in the hey
day of her beauty and one OF the most
fascinating women of the Napoleonic era
The crisis came at one Of her Monday
evening parties when he became seized
with .uch a fit OF jealous anger at her par
ticular grsciousness to one of the Princes
Murat that before the evening was over
he overwhelmed her with torrent of the
most violent reproac hes, losing all restraint
There were several witnesses of the scene
the like OF which has seldom been known
III all the history of the Tuileries, ana the
Empress was forced in sheer sef-uelehce
to complain at once to the Emperor Oh
"A hat she described the disrespectful
conduct toward her of his orderly offlceT-
Had she not taken this step she Woulo
have given additional color TO the story 10
the effect that she had accorded TO young
CaIIerghis the right TO be jealous OF her-
NAPOLEON made short work of the matter
He summoned the project of police, and ny
6. o'clock on the following morning Jean
was on his way TO the frontier under a
strong police escort expelled from France
some hours later his father. the Old gen
eral having heard that his son was IN
trouble and had been forced to leave Paris,
presented himself at the Tuileries- he was
received by the Emperor and asked TO De
informed what crime his son had commit
,e6 Mon cher ami" replied the En-
-eror lit Is worse than crime; 1T is leze
ma iesty toward the Empress
NEXT dsv the General asked TO be re-
called and followed his son back TO Gfeece-
There Jean entered the army. and AFTER
he wing risen to the rank of colonei. even
tuelly married, and then Joined the dlpio-
matte service, being for many years Greek
charge d'Anaires at Constantnopie' "heie
his son, the present Minister OF forelsh
Affairs, was born and educated
After the loss of his wife, a fellow coun-
.-v,omsn. member OF one of the Old
Greek families OF Constantinople, Jean
withdrew from Constantinople, and settled |
GOWN AT Argos The Quietude of the place, |
instead Of bringing to him peace OF nina |
sf-er his somewhat stormy life. served, III |
: measure to unbalance his reason The /
memory Of his wife became efaced, ana |
mat of the Empress was revived in all its |
intensity He was perfectly harmless, put |
had his house filed with pictures OF the /
FnpTess before which he was wont 10 /
keen lamps burning, and fresh flowers. !
"a F1ile he was never seen without a small /
u oruan's shawl around his neck. which he |
the impression was a relic OF |
Fusenie Whether this was the case or not. |
the shawl, in accordance with his en-
was buried with him when he died |
last year.
His son, the new Minister OF Foreign Al
fairs. was for time Greek Consul at Mon /
Z stir, in Bulgaria, but was regarded by the
Turkish government SO important FAC
tor in promoting the disturbances in Mace |
donna. that they demanded and obtained ,
his recall Under the circumstances, MS
sppoint1nent 10 the post of Minister Of For
eign Affairs seems hardly calculated to /
improve the severely strained relations be-
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