Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
Surprising Moral Significance
OfHSNew queen Eugene Hats

h IOBODY knows when Louis Napoleon met
~ Eugene. Some say that it was In 1s47-4s.
just after she and her mother had left the
court and Madrid
Napoleon had been q harum- scarum sort Of
youth who used to ride down the streets. shoot
ing. jumping fences smiling at pretty girls He
was rather small and not very laxative
Mile. de Montijo. Eugene was known
before her marriage, wanted to marry Napo-
leon and be the Empress. But she was clever
enough to keep the knowledge from him. Every
where she went men focked to receive a daz-
cling smile. The group included Napoleon.
For two years or longer Eugene kept him
fascinated She was very careful to let him
know that he couldn't have her unless he mar
ried her. Napoleon very much in love. forgot
all about wanting a princess of royal blood,
and proposed
So she married Napoleon en- January 80,
1858. The church bells of the capital all
pealed forth. and l0l guns Numbered salute
as she went to Notre Dame for the ceremony
Pretty soon every one was talking about the
manner in which the beautiful young Empress
trying to initiate Marie Antonette, espe-
cially the faults and foib.es of the unfortunate
Queen.
= RAND parties were the vogue at the pail
- ace. Eugenies toilettes were the rage of
Paris. Her equippage, when she went riding,
was magnificent. She was as extravagant as
she pleased, and Napoleon highly approved
Of her every act.
However. she discovered that her husband,
although he really loved her. was a very fickle
man. He went from one amour to another.
He had whole succession of mistresses.
Somebody told Napoleon, one day. that he
wasn't playing fair with his Eugene.
II was faithful to her during the first six
months OF our union he answered but
need little distractions and I always re-
n fo a0r With r,lao
II the wife of Napoleon III had been the type
Of woman that the moralist thinks wore the
strich-plumed hats she would have been
shocked.
Not Eugene!
She didn't like it. but she was game. She
started to pick out beautiful women to amuse
her husband.
Eugene herself had a great number of
ardent admirers. But it is said she didn't have
any lovers. What was all right for Napoleon
enough to know it.
The Empress who set the styles in fashions
had q hayward streak that liked adventure.
One time, while at Founts inb,eau she decided
to go to a rustic dance in the village. She told
one OF her ladies' waiting about it, ard the
woman got two peasant costumes. That night
they drove to hut in the woods changed their
clothes, and entered the dance tent to mingle
with the dancing peasants.
Some OF the peasants tried to make them
dance.
The shining lovely Empress wouldn't. When
she had been a girl in Madrid, she remem-
mered. But she was an Empress nowi
Just about the time that one of the workmen
put his arm around Eugene and another kissed
her lady-in- waiting the husband of the lady
h-waiting arrived. His wife confided in him.
THE court shook its head It was agreed
that the Empress Eugene was over
riding entirely too many conventions.
Meantime Eugene was fascinated by cletiaes
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