18 APRIL 1896, Page 25

a match-maker. The Emperor, then at the zenith of power,

marries his step-son, Eugene de Beauharnais, to the Princess Augusta of Bavaria, and his step-daughter to the Crown Prince of Baden, himself, in former days, the lover of the Bavarian Princess. There is a very spirited description of Josephine and her imperious husband. Altogether, the little drama is well put on the stage and made to move very briskly. We must not forget to say that the book is cleverly illustrated by the writer.