The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09

NAPOLEON acted toward Eugenie with chiVai
rous loyalty He laid before her all the disad-
vantages of the brilliant yet uncertain posi-
tion he was offering her. He explained to her
his unpopulariy with the old French aristo'
Gratis the bad will of certain great powers the
possibility OF his being assassnated by some
secret ociety of which he had become a mem
Der in his adventurous youth. There were hos
tilites even In the army, In his opinion the
most serious danger: but he could cut them
short by declaring n war.
81 would not have it otherwise" she an
swerod 81 will take my risks beside you. 30
may | be worthy"
As queen she lacked dignity. She had
not been born TO the solemn selfappreciation
OF royalty; and she was mixture OF lightness
and austerity generosity and sense, kindness
and Indifference, In which the transitions
were abrupt end discoucerting to French order
Illness
Alone among the sovereigns OF Europe
Queen Victoria had received her cordially;
more she had taken up Eugene and Imposed
her on the courts OF Europe. Yet even at
Windsor. where the imperial couple were re-
celved with extraordinary pomp, Eugenie's in.
soucanCe threatened to play her bad turn
that would have illustrated her unimperial
attitude
quarter Of an hour before they we're to be
in the throne room, Eugene discovered that,
among tho hundred trunks Of the French visi-
tors hers alone had not arrived The EN-.
peror was deeply mortified that the discovery
should have been made so late, az showing
lack Of discipline and serene orderness and
on his advice Eugene had already begun to
pretend n headache due to suppressed seasick.
ness when one Of her ladies dared to offer
her choice OF gowns.
blue dress OF the simplest description
seemed the only one that promised well. Great
ladies and maids fell upon II deity, and in n
few minutes the blue gown was readjusted TO
the empress So Eugenie-without jewels.
flowers at her corsage and flowers In her hair
appeared before the British court In her own
dazzling beauty. She made an immense sue.
cess
What most touched Victora's heart It may
be told was the pathetic and pretty way In
which the young couple spontaneously confded
certain doubts and fears 10 her as an expe-
rIenced matron and mother of eight. They
had been married two years, and as yet there
was no heir. When the little princeimperial
born, one lady only was permitted to be
present with the doctors and the serving.
women all the time. This was the Countess OF
Ely, Queen Vlctorla's intimate friend, sent dHAr
from England TO help along
AS had been done for the King OF Rome II
was announced In advance that should the in.
FAINT be n boy cannon would Are not twenty.
one times. but hundred
II happened after midnight. and the Paris.
ians. awakening, counted the cannon.shots.
When they got past twenty-one. the Parisans
rolled over In their beds and yawned We'll.
she is lucky"
The bigamOus old Jerome had bitterly per.
secuted her as an lnterloper. His son, Plon.
Plon. her Halter and detractor by Inheritance
was not persona grata with Eugenle So Ma
poleon, who enjoyed smoking cigarettes with
the reprobate father of the present pretender,
Victor was forced TO visit him secretly One
day, some time after the marriage, he came
sat down. and said:
Prince. does your wife make you scenes7"
NO" replied the husband OF Clotilde, the
daughter of Victor Emmanuel
There is no living with Eugenie." sighed
Napoleon. "The moment give audience with
another woman risk a violent quarrel"
Crack her on the side of the face the next
time she makes you a scene" suggested Plon
Plon.
Don't think OF It," exclaimed the emperor
You don't know Eugenie she would open a
window OF the Tuileries and cry 'Pollcen"
To the end women took advantage OF this
breezy independence natural exuberance, and
ineradicable unconventionality OF Eugene to
formanee OF the Lady walking amid the rout OF
Comus Among others. Nine de Metternich
wife OF the Austrian ambassador. seemed to
have vowed Eugenies destruction. Once. at
Fontainebleau she almost led her into goipa
TO the races In short skirts
MY dear Pauline" someone asked her
would you counsel your own sovereign to
get herself up in short skirts?"
THAT Is different" replied the Metternich
my empress is n royal princess, real EN-.
press, while yours. my dear is Mademoi.
selle de Montjo!"
Was she only Mademoiselle de Monitor
Did she not keep her word: so may I be
worthy" to the Empire and to FranceI
Twenty years later, in her dealings with
bismarck after the Franco-Prussian war, Eu.
genie had practically concluded a treaty while
refusing to concede ian inch Of French terri
tory! the Republicans, taking the deal out Of
her hands. agreed to the loss OF Alsaco and
Lorraine