NAPOLEON'S MAIL.
FOR LONDON MUSEUM. ST. HELENA RELICS. MIRROR WITH A CRACK IN IT. LONDON, August 12. The chain armour which Napoleon wore under his uniform after an attempt to assassinate him had been made are among the many articles associated with the Emperor which have been lent to the Royal United Services Muesum, Whitehall, London.
They have been lent by Mr. and Mrs. C. H. L. Alder, who acquired them from a collection made by Prince d'Essling, a descendant of one of Napoleons marshals. Included in the acquisitions are many articles associated with his life in exile at St. Helena, such as his inkpot, tobacco-box and various relics from his bedroom, including the dressing-table mirror, which shows a large crack. It is recorded that when Napoleon first noticed the crack he was very perturbed, as he regarded it as a bad omen. Count Montholon, one of the officers who accompanied him into exile, suggested that he had cracked the glass by scowling into the mirror. " >
This suggestion Napoleon evidently took seriously, as he is reported to have been greatly angered by it.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 207, 2 September 1939, Page 7
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183NAPOLEON'S MAIL. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 207, 2 September 1939, Page 7
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