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mined to live until the Germans wer
driven from France.

mined 10 live until the Germans were
driven from France.
i:uEcnie's Meeting with Napoleon.
]i.qsenie had developed a wondcr:
iul beauiy whcn by chance she met
~Ha?2leon Ill. Emperor OF France.
az the very dawn Of the second en-
rirc. All of the glory. s~picndor.
,fnIshy; and love OF her life was
thread Of this meeting. Touring Eu.
rope with her sister. the beautiful
Euscnic was seen by the Emperor
at Il bal! IN parig.
WHO is she?" he asked of the
Princess Mathildc. the hos;c:s.
e,,.m Mademoseil dc Montija; a for
want to be Introduced"
walking in the imperial gardens
lhe iaN he asked his fair companion.
as II for the purpose OF making light
conversation, il She had ever been in
Ter First Crown Wreath Of Green.
should deceive you. SIR" the girl
replied. III ! did not confess thai my
h.att has been touched. and more
thai once. but ! have never forgot
Yen mat am Mademoiselic dc Non
Then said the Emperor. you
shall become Empress
n,'pp'mE to he hedge. he broke a
her head. "A temporary crown until
the other Is prepared he said.
Forthwith the Emperor forwarded
e. ''Ib'HA - H'T mana 10 nor mother
and on January 20. 1853. ,hcy were
married. within Two months Of their
first Meeting
%itnridiy Won Heart of France.
Hith!n Il BRIEF time ]I,uc.nic be-
came beloved Of all her people. When
IN" and her mother made their home
u france the imperial court took on
"a new s~pIcndor. She had been clos.
enough TO tho ornino people before
ct marriage to know OF their suf-
:sri.nsS n sorrows. and sh. did all
ga she COULD 70 help them. soon
i''sr her honeymoon az 81. Cloud had
ended. She gave To charity the 10000
franc wedding present the Emperor
mad given her.
beauty. the idol OF all of Europe. the
Empress f:uIcnie commenced n series
81 faia festivals. entertainments and
pompous receptions the like OF which
the French court had not seen in
census OF opinion among those OF
woman who had ever rraced n French
court. Her profile had all the refine
nsn' Pr a cameo. She had violet
small and charming mouth. a com
n!eNion that came Of a healthy life
"a lAe glorious sun OF her own An
~ualusia. hair neither red. nor lair.
nor auburn and a wonderful bosom
and shoulders.
Miniature Spectacular Court.
- S-'2i@S AHc fFIpTeSS was all
o. INC spectacular beauty o! "A mag
nihccnt and c~Xiravarant court. SILKS
AMI sat!ns. brooches, huckled shoes,
Si!st"n!nG gold and sparkling Jewels
nihrkcd the assembly Of tho fashion
aoie IN the salon of Louis NV. to
ray homage to their Emperor and
Empress.
Perhaps Il was tho blood Of spain
In her veins, but the Empress found
IL impossible 10 keep out OF notifies
and Intrigue. For twenty years sin.
FciSned happily, peacefully ana clori-
ously. Then she thrust her fair hand
INTO The murky. linpid pool of hid
den politics, whcrcupon trouble com
nenced.
The Empress formed a party Of
her own. wihich became known as the
c]onsorts aasscnce she MAD adF'h hers nGf
made regent. and in 1870. while the
Emperor was off TO the Franco-Prus-
sian War, ;he Empress again became
regent.
brilliant Hour in Cairo.
onc instance OF Eueenie's former
hrili;ancy recall the opening OF the
Sucz Canal. She was the center OF
IN" festivities az Cairo. upon which
tho khedive Is said TO have sncnt Mi
OF the sll,nOO.0 600 in his treasury.
me gown she wore 1T the Khcdival
pan cost $4,000. and later IL served
10 nay q debt when She fed from
anris. IL has since been reported
as orouSht TO America for sale.
II has been estimated that the for
tmnc OF the eN-Emprcss amounts to
~3o.oou.ooo. y export was published
IN ,i'aris several years ago thar she
had been induced to leave her en-
TIRE estate 10 the church. hut this
mas not been confirmed.