Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-03-09
GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1858
such lady but she insisted, and they departed


together.
Mile de Montijo was also great sports-wo-
man, and very popular, of course, among the
torreadors, or bulI-fghters. She was present
at all the bull-fghts in Madrid, where she used
to wear the most magnificent costume of a Ma
ia de Serbia, something like that of Mile Soto,
in the ballet of the same name at Niblo's, but
much more characteristic. A very large and high
comb at the top of the head, with wreaths of ro-
ses falling each side, mixed with the hair;
rings; very snowy and tight waist, cut low in
the neck, and with bare arms; very short skirt,
open-worked stockings with colored embroid-
cry, and very small embroidered slippers. When
she appeared in the circus, she was saluted by
all the torreadors, and exchanged with them the
most cordial greetings. "To, thee Countess de
Teba, dedicate my love and my prowess 2" they
would cxcaim, waiting kisses toward the young
lady. Bravo, Antonio! Bravo, Jose Well
fought, my boys" and other words Of the most
liberal appreciation, were the answer. In all
such scenes there was a considerable display of
Spanish frankness which would have been very
shocking to the sense of propriety of American
ladies'.
Like all fast women, our Countess found a
matrimonial establishment difficult to obtain
Once she courted the Duke of Ossuna, the rich
est grandee of Spain, but he declined the hon.
or. Disappointed in this scheme, she received
tho oJJroeoaS Of n youn,r pohl, Of Coctilo opd
was nearly engaged to marry him. But she
could not help flirting at NE same time; and
once, when this young man was in her drawing
room, she went so far, in her coquetry with an
other, that the former asprant for her hand
seized chair and threw it at her head, say
ing, with the most opprobrious eplthets, that
he would not marry her for the world. The in
suit was resented by the last object of her at
tentions, and two or three duels were the con-
sequence. The result Of all these acts of dash
ing eccentricity, and of all these scandals, and
of others quite as notorious was, that it would
have been little less than impossible for Mile
de Montijo to marry gentleman of her own
rank in Spain.
For three or four years past Mile dc Montijo
has been wont to spend the winter in Paris
where her conduct has been much more circum-
spect than at Madrid. Still, she has never gain
ed IN entry into the aristocratic circles of the
Faubourg St. German. But she was compen-
sated for this exclusion by the cordiality with
which she was received at the Eysee, and by
the profound impression she made upon its mas
ter. From the first she inspired Louis Napole-
on with an ardent passion, which justified her
resolution to become his wife, and share the glo-
ries that destiny had in reserve for him. In ac-
cordance with this determination, she steadily
rejected other proposals, without regard to their
magnifcence. 1t was currently reported at Pa
ris, few months ago, that her reply to his pro-
testaion of love had been: Prince, am of
too good family TO be your mistress;" and, if
the saying be not exactly true in fact, there is
no doubt that it is so in spirit. Latterly the at
tentions of the lover have increased in zeal, and
the position of the lady in his court has been
more marked than ever She was the heroine
of every festival; during the recent excursion
of the court to Compiegne, she stood at its head
as the BRIGHT particular star of the imperial ad-
miration, and there were not wanting those who
predicted her marriage with Napoleon. Still
the lover hesitated. He adored, he worshipped,
yet he didn't come up to the mark. But the
Countess was not discouraged. She is too skill
full an actress to be at fault in such an emergen-
cy She announced the approaching departure
of herself and her mother for Madrid. The re-
suit was the proposal of marriage, the appoint
ment of the day, the annuncation to the minis
tiers and the world that the Countess was to be
his wife, and, no doubt, ere this, the honne of
Madrid and the granddaughter of the former U.
S. Consul at Malaga has become EUGENA, En-
press of the French. 1t is said that gypsy once
predicted that she would be elevated to throne,
after the fashion of the famous prediction of the
negress to Josephine. 1t remains to be seen
how far the future will complete the parallel
between the wives of the two Napoleons.
Examiner.
The BETTER WAY.-The sons of the poor
die rich, while the sons Of the rich die poor
What encouragement to toll through life in nc-