Evening star., 1937-05-30
TWO ROMANCES OF ROYALTY
Baltimore Has Its Historic Place in Connection With Both of
Americas Great International Alliances-Story of
Elizabeth Patterson and the Bo1apartes.

Patterson, and she was famed far and
wide in her day for her perfect form
and features, including what have
been said to be "the most trans
oendantly beautiful back and shoul-
ders that ever were seen"
ITO her mental gifts" We are also
told, was added the beauty Of
Greek, yet a glowing type, which not
even the pencil of Stuart adequately
portrayed in the exquisite portrait
that he wished might be buried with
him; nor yet on his other canvas,
which, with its dainty head in triple
pose Of loveliness, still smiles In un-
fading witchery.
The romance which is about to
culminate in the wedding Of the Duke
OF Windsor and Mrs. Warfield is far
more spectacular than was the mar
riage OF Jerome Bonaparte to Miss
Patterson. and still this wedding.
which occurred 1874 years ago, is Just
as historically fresh to many as if
1t occurred but yesterday. and par
ticularly so to those familiar with
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events Of bygone days, since both the
brother Of Napoleon I and Miss Pat
terson spent much of their time in
the Capital City as well as in nearby
Baltimore
Jerome Bonaparte was the youngest
brother Of Napoleon I, and came to
this country in an accidental way. He
was born in Ajaccio, the capital of
Corsica, an island in the Mediterran-
can, in 1884. and after a brief but
uneventful period in the army, was
transferred as cadet to the naval
branch of the service, and 1t was while
serving as captain that he escaped the
British, who were guarding the port
Of Saint Pierre, Island Of Martinique
and landed at Norfolk, Va, whence
he came to the District Of Columbia in
search of the French commissaire,
Pichon, who was then residing IN
Georgetown.
Evidently the commissaire accom-
modations were not adequate for the
distinguished visitor. and his contem-
plated early departure WAS rather
urged. However in the meantime, he
received an invitation from his old
friend. Joshua Barney-who had
served in the French navy-to stop
with him at his home in Baltimore
And this was the greatest mistake
OF his life, for in accepting the future
commodore's hospitality, he not only
embroiled himself in lifelong trouble,
but wrecked the life Of an estimable
lady as we'll, for it was some time
afterWard that he was introduced to
Miss Patterson by his host, when love
and courtship rapidly ensued, follow
ing few months later by marriage,
much to the regret of her father,
William Patterson. and to the disgust
of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Mr.. PATTERSON was born in
Donegal, Ireland. in 1852 his
father being farmer with a large
family: his mother, Elizabeth Peoples,
both said to be descended from Eng
lish and Scottish families that had
settled in Ireland after the conquest
of that country. With but an ordin-
ary education, his parents sent him to
Philadelphia when IA years old, and
there he was employed by an Irish
shipping merchant. He was indus
trious and thrifty, and by the time
he reached his majority he was es-
tablished in business for himself.
He was patriot, and during the
American Revolution when Washinr.
tons Army was before Boston, with
hardly enough ammunition to fire a
salute, a cargo of powder arrived in