The Washington herald., 1914-04-05

still able to congratulate himself on hav-
! ing made a liberal prott
That was not BourTienne's only un-
pleasant experience Of the same kind
/ When Napoleon bestowed on his sister
as wedding gift a necklace belonging 10
Josephine, she lOnged to replaC. the OTra-
| thcht Wit som" pearls she had seen
wear them and let them be seen by nor
The price was S5O.OHI cash. and nor dsr
ing 10 propose such an cNtravagance 10
Napoleon. she was aided to mako the
purchase by Gen. Bcrthier. who proceed
cd TO eNtort the needed amount from a
big army contractor
After getting the coveted pearls. jose
prime could not summon the courage n
wear them adm let thom be seen by her
husband. who BOurricnne >feIls us was
somewhat OF hUsybOdy. Finally, un-
able longer to resist and conceal the
beautiful necklace. she impIored the sec
retsry TO stay near her and back her up
How nne you are today Napoleon
sam. and then. just as she had expected
and feared. he added. What is il YOU
pearls
20, Mon Dicu.'' Josephine replied in
her most caresSInG tone. You have seen
4 them r dozen times before. II is the
neCklaC" tho cisalpne republic gave me-
Ask BourriennH: he will tell you
Yes. general tho second conspirato-
said in corrohoratiOn Of ;he first. Il rec
ollect very well seeing this necklace be-
fore
The HeIcpmatc.
Still Josephine was worth all she cost
Napoleon. Great stage director as he
was. his court never would have hcen
much more than a camp except for the
assistance of his wife He said in Italy:
Il win battles while Josephine wins
hearts"
He bound together the French fac
tions in law and justice and glory. but
socially the old France and the new
were united by the tact and charm of
Josephine. 1t was in her drawing-rOom,
long before they would cross his thres-
hold. that the returning ariStocrats first
consented to minglC with the men and
women Of the Revolution. She filled with
flowers tn" bloody Chasm that had long
divided them. and drew them together
with her smile. She cared nothing for
their tragic quarrel and was herself too
amiahle for quarrelinC. she had no
more resentment than a pigeon" Napoi-
con said.
As the women OF the nobility began to
gather about her. she did not forget her
friends in the dark days and wcpt when
her husband drew the line on Nine. Tai
lien. her companion in prison. Napoleon
assured her he liked her loyalty and was
sorry to ban old friends: but new court
had to be very careful of its moral tone.
An Evening at MaImRis"n.
An evening at Malmaison was the pro-
loCue of the empire. a tableau represent
ing the day before the opening of tho i'm
periaI drama. when the flower of rcpubl-
can youth bloomed into kings and CSIeens
princesses and princesses, dukes and
duchesses. If we leave the park and re-
enter the chateau. we may reconstitute
the scene in fancy.
Nine. Grassini, the celebrated Italian
prima donna, is singing under tho too
fond eyes of the First Consul. whCrcat
Josephine is hiding her jealousy with !
poses in her robe of white crepo-"Bona- |
parte always likes to sec me in white
with little feathers sewn all over il and |
pearl at the end of each feather a silt !
net Confining her hair Meanwhile. De-
stree Clary looks on with malicious sat |
iSfaction. for although she is now Mime. |
Bernadotte. she cannot forget that she |
herself might have been Nine Bona |
parte had not this "elderly cOguette" |
est triumph had come when she brought |
Oscar. her first born. to Napoleon. him
self longing in vain for an heir. and |
asked him to stand godfather
Louis Bonaparte, as in duty bound. |
leans over the chair Of HOrtense Beau |
harnaiS. buI he glances lonGingly at Aunt |
Fanny Beauharnais' daughter. now Nine.
de I.avalette. his lost love. while his he
trothed. Hortense herself. flutters as
Roustan. the Mameluke whom Napoleon
brought back from Egypt, ushers in her
hearts desire, Gen. Duroc. BY her side
sits her American chum at Nine. Cam