The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-28


Nine. Bourbaki, whose death has Just
taken place i'll the neighborhood OF
Bayonne, on the franco-Spanish Dor
der, was the widow OF the general who
played so memorial BILE a role in tho war
OF 1870, and WAS in her day a notable
hSurc ut the court Of the Tuileries,
and member OF the immediate entour-
age OF Empress Eugene.
Her husband was inveigied out OF
the pcleagucred fortress OF Metz by
summons from Empress Eugenie to
confer with her in England the Ger
man bcsiesers passing him through
their lines III the belief that his inter
view with her might promote the con-
clusion of peace. When Bourbakl
reached England. he found that the
message from the Empress was bogus,
and that he had been made the vic
tim OF AN extraordinary hoax by
mysterious individual OF the name or
kcgnier. for what reason one TO
this day knows. IN fact. the true in
wardncss OF this episode has never
been revealed.
Denied by the Germans permission
to rejoin his comrades in the besicged
fortress of Metz, lie placed his sword
1T the service OF the provisional gov
crnmcnt ut Tours. WAS intrusted with
the command of what was known rs
the Army OF the East, composed III the
main Of utterly unframed levies OF
young soldiers, many of them wholly
ignorant even of the use OF firearms.
They were driven over the frontier in
TO switzerland by the Germans under
General Werder ard when Bourbaki
realized that his army, such as II was.
had been routed and had ceased TO
exist being interned III Switzerland
he attempted TO blow his brains out
/ To the nmazcmcnt of every one. he
survived, and lived to an advanced old
age His sister, Nine. lie Breton. was
lady in waiting until her death TO En-
i press Eugene, throughout many years
! of tho latters widowhood
/ The only other former women OF the
! Empress left are the Countess Adolphe
Clary, formerly Mile. Marion. the wife
| Of General des Carrots, who was Mile.
! dc Larminat, and Nine. Carettc. form
! crly Mile Bouvet: all three, as young
| girls, were "lectrices." that is TO say,
readers OF the Empi css. at Tuilcries.
/ The venerable Baroness dc BourEoinS.
! widow Of one OF the cquerries OF Ma
| poleon Ill, equally aged Baroness
| Morio de LIsle whose husband no"
dead, was one of the masters OF the
/ ceremonies ut the Tuileries, the octo-
genacian and widowed Comtesse de
Baillcncourt. whose husband was one
Of the generals OF the Imperial Guard
II and a member Of the military household
Of the Emperor; and tho widowed
Marauise dc Chasseloup- Lauhat. whose
husband was Minister of Marine. may
also he mentioned among the very
few survivors of the court of the
'Iuilcrcs
Among the men, there remain NJ
Raimbcaux, that equerry OF Napoleon
Ill who, by squirting his horse for
ward to receive the bullet or th'
Polish regicide. BcrZowski, saved thu
life of car Alexander II. and OF Ma
| poleon III, when driving home from
I.ongchamp through the Bots de Bou
loCne in 1867. Two other eQuerrie
Of Napoleon III, namely. the Marquis
du Bourg. and the Marquis dAulan
are still living. as we'll rs General tn
MARQUIS d'r.spcuillcs, and Admira
4 Charles Dupcrre. who were aides-de
camp Of tho ili-fated Prince lmperia
until the fall of tho empire
or the diplomatic corps accredited
/ TO the Tuilcrics. there arc left oni
4 tho widowed Princess Pauline Meter
4 Mich. ambassadress OF Austria -Hungar
4 during the last eleven years OF tn
4 French empire, and Lady Eco Bertif
d now british ambassadress in Pari:
and who made her debut in society !
1865 mt the court OF tho Tuileries, I
A which her father, tho first Earl Cow
lev. was accredited as ambassador.
n (Copyright. 1919, by tho Brentwood
ComDany)