. Imperial courts of France, England, Russia, Prussia, Sardinia, and Austria. Richly illustrated with portraits of imperial sovereigns and their cabinet ministers' with biographical sketches . d on a little Arabian pony, ai^tended by tbe Imperial Guard, and sometimes in an opencarriage with his mother, or the Emperor. The ever-varying Goddess of Fashion, jjrivileged as sheis to whim and caprice, never received into her court amore changeful votary than Eugenie. She dehghts tostartle the fashionable world with combiuations of graceand elegance as original as strHving. The celebrated hoop-skirt
. Imperial courts of France, England, Russia, Prussia, Sardinia, and Austria. Richly illustrated with portraits of imperial sovereigns and their cabinet ministers' with biographical sketches . d on a little Arabian pony, ai^tended by tbe Imperial Guard, and sometimes in an opencarriage with his mother, or the Emperor. The ever-varying Goddess of Fashion, jjrivileged as sheis to whim and caprice, never received into her court amore changeful votary than Eugenie. She dehghts tostartle the fashionable world with combiuations of graceand elegance as original as strHving. The celebrated hoop-skirt is of her creation. By her imrivaUed taste she hasmade graceful simplicity and a judicious harmonizing ofcolors the true standard of elegance in a ladys dress. Since the death of a beloved relative, the Empress hassuffered under a deep melancholy; for which continuedchange of scene became necessary. Her rehgious views atthe time became gloomy and ascetic, and she contemplateda pUgrimage to the Holy Land, as the only means herfaith suggested of tranquilhziug her mind. This event has,however, not yet taken place; and, her health becomingbetter, she has resumed much of her early \ NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, MORNING OF THE EIGHTEENTH BRUMAIRK The memorable event which the accompan3ang plateillustrates, was one of the turning points in the history ofNapoleon. The overthrow of the Directory became indis-pensable to Napoleons progress; and on his return fromEgypt he immediately commenced the intrigues which ledto the accomplishment of his object. A coalition with theAbbe Sieyes enabled him, with his secret friends in theCouncil of Five Hundred, to effect the bold stroke whichon the ninth of November, 1799, put an end to the strongand popular government of the Directory. On the morn-ing of the day resolved upon, all the generals and officerswhose adherence to Bonaparte had been secured, were in-vited to repair to Napoleons house at six oclock. Threeregiments of cavalry were appointed
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