The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-07
ANOTHER ROMANCE AM ONO ROYALTY
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 tory of Baltimore. One of the male guests wrote later that "all the clothes worn by the bride could have been put in my pocket. Her dress was of the thinnest muslin, richly embroidered. Beneath 1t she wore but a single garment"
 Young Jerome apparently was a wild blade. One of the old books describing the romance, called him a bon vivant and roue.', none theless he remained constant for 8 time to his lovely bride, even though Napoleon ordered the French consul general in New York to give him no more money, and directed him to come home at once and alone.
 Turned Back Each Time
 Time and again Jerome tried to sail with Betsy by his side, only to be turned back by French gunboats. They finally sneaked aboard one of her fathers merchantmen, the Erin, bound for Lisbon, Portugal. There French officers refused to let Betsy land with her husband. He went to Paris, to plead his case with his brother, while Betsy sailed on to Amsterdam, where French agents again refused her permission to leave the boat.
 She finally reached Dover, Eng land, where crowds--such as those which today pursue Mrs. Simpson were so great that authorities had to call out the militia. She obtained scantuary in Great Britain, only to learn that Emperor Napoleon had won his argument with her hus- band.
 Betsy Was Deserted
 Jerome deserted Betsy and her unborn son for a sceptre and a crown; for a throne which soon fell. As soon as he renounced his wife, the emperor ma de him king of Westphalia. A few days thereafter, at Chamberwell, Eng, Betsys son was born. Still in love with the hus- band, she named the infant "Jer- ome Napoleon"
 The emperor of France demanded that Pope Plus VII dissolve his brothers marriage. The pope re- fused. That brought on complica- tions which made the very empire totter.
 The Maryland legislature. prod ded by the wealthy relatives of Bet sy, was not so reluctant as the pope. By special act 1t annulled the marriage of Maryland's fairest daughter.
 Refused Yearly Pension
 Her ex-husband, meantime, offer ed her 8 yearly pension. She re- fused. Then Napoleon Bonaparte promised her $12,000 a year for life, if she would quit signing herseH Madame Bonaparte. She accepted this offer, shortly to be chided by Jerome. To this she replied:
 T prefer to be sheltered under the wing of an eagle than to De suspended from the bill of goose"
 Betsy spent several years on the continent and in England, where she became social leader. The duke of Wellington was one of her ad- mirers. Tallyrand praised her wit and beauty. In 1884 when she was 49 year old, she returned with her son to Baltimore. She still was lovely. One of the local historians described her thus:
 "The delicate loveliness of her mouth and chin, the soft bloom Of her complexion, together with the beautifully rounded shoulders and tapering arms combined to form one of the loveliest women"
 Never Saw Him Again
 She never saw her royal husband again. She spent the rest of her life in Baltimore, planning the career of her son, and Investing the money which Napoleon sent her regularly.
 Constanly she wore a black vel- vet bonnet with dashing orange colored feather in it and constantly she carried a brilliant, red silk umbrella. She was one of the most popular women in Baltimore and, as the years went by, one of the richest. The Napolenic dole multi piled under her stewardship until at last she was worth more than $2,000. .000.
 When she was 90 years old she still handled her financial affairs personally. Four years later she died. According to one of her biographers "her forehead was still fair-and her dark eyes never lost their brightness until quenched by death."