The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-24

" announced, was 10 be united TO Icuis Ma
POlron by civil act On the 22d, aud bt relic
ious rites on the 29th VI last month. These
details we have received from foreign gen
tleman who is perfectly acquainted with the
facts sDd persons in Gheslion; and they may
bo relied on as authentic.
S0notitA EugeB'a de 7reba, or as she is
more usually known, Mile. de Mnntijo. is
the daughter ofS nobieman who belonged 10
ono Of the most eminent f-milies OF the
Spanish aristOeracy, that Of Paiafox, and
who distinguished herself in the civil war Of
1882, under the title of the Count de Teba
At that time be became acquainted with
Miss Maria kirkpatrick, the dashing aud
handsome daughter Of a Scotch gentleman
who held the post Of Consul Of the United
States at Malaga. A love affair and rO-
mantle marriage was the s0nsoqesnss. The
new 1ads EnprSSs is the daugbter Of this
Spanish grsndee and Maria kirkpatrick.
who 10 still living, = widow ,Sha ascon psnis.
her daughter OH her present visit - Paris,
whore she has appeared under the title of
Countess do Tsba. After the marriage, 10
1873, the death OF an elder brother conferred
upon the Cosnt, along with aseors of other
titles, that Of Aontjo, by which name, since
her first appearance in fashionable life, the
daughter has been generally distinguished
She also iRherits q handsome fortune, her
Independent income being something like
$4,000 year. The father died some years
since, agiEg two d. uRhtelS; the elder now
wears, by marriage, the title Of Duchess of
AlVa and Berwick than which the Spanish
nobility can boast nothing more elevated.
Fer sone years the young Countess de
Teba or MOBtijo, who il now about twenty
five, has enjoyed at Asdrd the reputation Of
an exceedingly (ds! woman. Tall, grace
ful, OF s:atuque symmetry Of person, with
luxuriant auburn or rather red hair, Z pale
complexion, which has lately stood in need
OF little rouge, great electrical eyes ofs
brown SO deep and radiant as to pass for
black, rather long and aristocratic f-atvres,
large but exquisitely sculptured nose,
lovely mouth, and teeth of dazzling white
ness, she is atype ofadmirable beauty which
lsnguid and blase air hardly diminisheS.-
Endowed with uncommon wit and spirit she
speaks French, ERgIish, Italian and Ger
man with as much huency as Spanish. A
proficient in exercises of strength and ad-
dress, she rides with the boldSst, and drives
four-in-hand with the most skillful.
to bid defiance TO public spiniSa as the whim
might seize her. She used TO appear alone
in public, driving her owE esrrisge. She
had separate establishment in her moth
er's palace, inviting and receiving company
without consulting her mother, and often re-
fusing access even to her relatives. Once
her mother forced her door, despite the re-
monstAnces of her servant, who protested
that the Countess wanted to be alone. To
her great amazsment, she found that her
daughter was missing. For twenty -four
hours the young lady did not appear, and
when she returned cody informed her af-
flicted parent. who had loudly expressed her
fears that there had been an Slopement, that
she had been away on an errand!
On another occasion, the whim takes her
to pay special compliment to literature,
and her carriage stops al the door of Senor
EScosura, ore of the most prominent OF liv-
ing Spanish autho who was some years
since a Minister of the Crown. GOOD
morning, my dear sir was her sautation to
the astonished lIttsrstsur; al have come to
breakfa with you in order to have talk on
literature and poetry" A few weeks later
Eseosura gave dinner 10 q number of lite
rary men, artists, aud actVrs, at whish the
Countess wEs present without her mother or
any other lady as chGpsrons. She was the
life of the party, making speeches and Civ
ing toasts with the loudest. Among the
guests wa. third rate French actor. named
Laferriere, who had great success in Mad
rid. He was from the Theater Historique in
Paris. She took a fancy to him, and had a
long conversation with him. When the
time for leaving came, "Wsll," said the
Countess, "my carriage is here, and will
take M. Laferriere to his hotel" The young
man was a little absshed at such courtesy
| from such ladv; but she insisted, and they
departed together. ..-
Mile. de Montijo was also q great sports.
woman, and very pofuar. OF course, among
the terreadors, or bull-fghters. She wa;
present at all the bull-6ghtsin Madrid, where
she usedto wear the most magnificent COS.
tune Of q Maja de SeuiAd, something like
that of Mile. Soto, in the ballet Of the same
name at Niblo's, but much more character
istic. A very large and high comb at the
! top of the head, with wreaths ofroses falling
each side, mixed with the hair; = profusien
of diamonds, necklaces, bracelets and rings;
a very snowy and tight waist, cut low in the
neck, and with bare arms; a very short skirt
open worked stockings with colored EN-.
broidery, and very small embroidered slip
pers When she appeared in the circus she
was Taluted by all the terreadors, and ex'
changed with them the most cordial greet
ing. "To thee, Countess de- Teba, | dedicati
my love and my prowess!" they would ex
claim, waiting kisses toward the young lady
"Bravo, Antonio! brave, Jose! Well fought
my boys, "and other words,ofths mosdbsra
appreciation, were the answer. In all sucl
scenes there was considerable display O
Spanish frankness, which would have bse
very shocking to the sense Of propriety G
American ladies'.
/ Like sll fast women, our Countess foun
a matrimonial establishment difficult to Oh
tain. Once she eourted the Duke Of Ossu
ma, the richest grsndee of Spain, but he de
clined the hsnor. Disappointed in thi
scheme, ,.ho received the addresses OF a youn
noble OF CASTLE. and was nearly engaged I
marry him. But she eoHld Aot help frtn
at the same time; and once, when thi'youn
maR was in the drawing room, she went s.
far in her coqustEy with another that th'
former aspirant for her hand seized ehai
and threw il at her head, saying, with th'
most opproprious epithets, that he weHI'
mot marry her for tho world. The insul
was resented by the last object OF her atten
tions, nd two or three duels were the con
seousnce. The result Of all these acts o
' dashinr eccsntricity, and Of these scandals
and OF others quite aS notorious. was, that !
would have been little less than Impossible
for Mile. de Eontijo to marry gentleman
r l. In mai