The Washington herald., 1914-04-19

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hard choice was presented to the Holy
See. but after long and anxious delibera-
tion, the Pope chose compliance to de-
tiance.
Paris booming.
When at last the news arrived in
Paris that the Pope was coming. Ma
poleon ordered the preparations for the
coronation 10 go on with the utmost
haste. The gray walls Of Notre Dame
had risen for 60 years and more from
the Island Of the city" where in the
middle of the Seine Caesar found a
cluster of savage huts that constituted
the Paris Of twenty centuries ago A
tumble of old buildings shut in the great
cathedral and Napoleon ordered those
structures to be torn down right and left
to clear the way for the imperial pro-
cession. The work OF demolition was
pressed by day and night. New plat
forms and galleries were hastily erected
within the church. Streets were paved,
and all Paris was filled with the chorus
of hammers.
Workmen took advantage Of the great
demand for labor to extort unheard-oc
wages. amounting to as much as 81, ~,
and even so cents day. Dressmakers,
taiIors. and milliners. goldsmiths and
jewellers did q rushing business. The
making of crests. 4 lost art since the
Revolution. hOurished once more. Napo-
leon adopted the eagle of CharIemagne
for the standards of his legions and the
bee as his personal emblem. scattering
swarms of bees over his ensign and
escutcheon, his palace carpets and dra
peries. The only memento of his native
Corsica that appears TO have interested
him was its emblematic color, green.
Which he adopted for the livery OF the
empire, a choice that is perpetuated to
this day in the national flag OF Italy.
lsabey. the artist. was ordered on the
eve Of the coronation to prepare seven
drawings in colOrs of the seven scenes
to be enacted at Notre Dame. 1t was
an impossible feat within the limits of
time. But the resourceful artist pur-
chased all the dolls in Paris and. dress
ing them up as Emperor Empress, Pope.
Prince. chamberlains, eQuerries. ladies
of honor. and the rest. he arranged them
on little stage that was a miniature
% the church interior. Napoleon was
delighted with his clever plan and. call
ing in the various actors and actresses
in his cast. he personally taught them
their proper positions. As the custumer
of the play he insisted at the same time
on efectually masking the old repub-
!icans and revolutionists with the gold
foil of the new empire. Uniforms were
designed for every little functionary in
France down to the mayors.
Meeting the Pope.
o a grave crisis arose as the Pope
neared Paris in his journey from Rome
over the newly constructed Mt Cents
highway. Where and how should his
majesty receive his holiness? In his
new eNaltation Napoleon was extreme
ly anxious not to place himself in a
position where he would have to take
second place even to the Pope. II was
decided. in keeping with the merely
theatrical character of the entire coro-
nation. that he should go hunting and
meet the Pope informally and by
chance.
While pretending to be taking part
in hunt in the imperial forest oil
Fontainebleau, he affected to be sur
prised by the arrival of the papal
party. numbering more than 100 per-
sons. He dismounted. the Pope step
ped out of his carriage. and they en-
braced. afuer which one of the imperial
carriages drove up. The Emperor en-
tered IL before the Pope. but he took
the seat or the farther side which
procedure had its compensation for
the pontin. since IT left him the seat
on the right.
4 Second Wedding.
Plus. an amiable and benevolent
character. was determined to make the
best of every situation and not to