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Show LAST OF NAPOLEONS. Mathildc, Known as "the Good Princess," Prin-cess," Daughter of Prince Jerome Bonaparte, Passes Avray. Paris, Jan. 2. Princess Mathildc, the only daughter of Prince Jerome Bonaparte, Bona-parte, died here at 7 o'clock tonight. Shortly before the Princess expired ex-Empress ex-Empress Eugenie and Princess Clothllde visited the bedside. The death of Princess Mathilde has caused sorrow throughout France, not only because she was one of the last of the Napoleons, but because she was always al-ways known as "the good Princess." Count Felury once told this story of her: "A little cousin of the Princess asked her, 'Do you know that through Queen Catherine you are related to almost all of the reigning houses of Europe? The Princess answered: ' 'TIs good, 'tis good; but what Is that beside being the niece of Napoleon?' " Prince Jerome Bonaparte arranged a marriage between his daughter and Louis Napoleon, but without success. The Pretender, who later became Emperor, Em-peror, caused the breaking off of the match, and this rupture was followed by Princess Mathllde's marriage to Count Demidorff, a rich Russian. While they were In St. Petersburg Emperor Nicholas conceived a groat affection for the Princess, and gave her a decree of divorce when she was no longer able to live with her husband. During the Presidency of Louis Napoleon Napo-leon Princess Mathilde managed' his house and dispensed the honors, retiring retir-ing gracefully to her personal studies when Louis Napoleon married. During that epoch she was regarded as one of the most beautiful women In France, combining, as she did, the French type of beauty with Italian vivacity. Since the fall of the Empire Princess Mathilde had maintained a salon in Paris, which was frequented by celebrities of the art, literary and military words and by diplomatic and foreign Princes. Until her last Illness the Princess was deeply Interested In politics, and it Is said that after Joseph Relnach's defense de-fense of former Capt. Dreyfus she sent to Relnach her card initialed "P. P. C." (pour prendre conge), a punishment she meted out to all who displeased her. |