The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-02-25
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riere, who had great success in Madrid. He
was from the Theater IIistorique in Paris.
She took q fancy to him, and had long con-
versation with him. When the time for leav-
ing.Qame, "Well," said the Countess, "my
carriatBis here, and will take NJ. Laferiere
to his hotel" The young man was a little
abashed at such courtesy from such lady;
bu, she insisted, and they departed together
Mile. de Montijo was also a great sports
woman, and very popular, of coU?sc, among
the terreadors, or bull-fghters. She was pre-
sent at all the bull.fghts in Madrid, where
she used to wear the most magnificent cos
tune of Maja de Sepilla, 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 of roses falling
each side, mixed with the hair; a profusion
of damands, necklaces, bracelets and rings
a very snowy and tight waist, cut low in the
neck, and with bare arms; very short skirt,
open-worked stockings with colored embroid-
cred slippers. When she appeared in the
circus she was saluted by all the terreadors,
and exchanged with them the most cordial
greeting. "To thee, Countess de Teba, ded-
icnte my love and prowess!" they would ex-
claim, waiting kisses toward the young lady.
"Bravo, Antonio! bravo, Jose! Well fought,
my boys" and other words Of the most libe-
raj appreciation. were the answer. In all
such scenes there was considerable display
of Spanish frankness, which would have
been very shocking to the sense Of American
ladies'.
| Like all fast women, our Countess found a
matrimonial establishment difficult to OBJ
tain. Once she courted the Duke Of Ossuna
the richest grandee of Spain, but he decin-
ed the honor. Disappointed in this scheme,
she received the addresses of young noble
of Costile, and was nearly engaged to marry
him. But she could not help flirting at the
same time; and one, when this young man
was in the drawing room, she went so far in
her coquetry with another that the former
asprant for her hand seized chair and threw
it at her head, saying, with the most appro-
bious epithets, that he would not marry her
for the world. The insult was resented by
the last object of her attentions, and two or
three dues were the consequence. The re-
suit of all these acts of dashing eccentricity,
and of these scandals, and of others quite as
notorious, was, that it would have been little
less than impossible for Mile. de Montiio to
marry gentleman Of her own rank in Spain.
For three or four years past, Mile de Mon
tito has been wont to spend the winter in
Paris, where her conduct has been much
more circumspect than at Madrid. Still, she
has never gained an entry into the arstocrat-
ic circles of the Faubourg st. German. But
she was compensated for this exclusion by
the cordially with which she was received
at the Elysee, and by the profound impression
she made upon its master. From the first
she inspired Louis Napoleon with an ardent
passion, which justified her resolution to be-
come his wife and share the glories that des-
tiny had in reserve for him. In accordance
with this determination, she steadily rejected
other proposals, without regard to their mag
niicence. 1t was currently reported at Paris
few months ago, that her reply to his pro-
testatons 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. Lat
terly the attentions of the lover have increas-
ed 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 his head as the bright, particular
star of the imperial admiration, 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
skillful an actress to be at fault in such an
emergency. She announced the approaching
departure of herself and her mother for Mad
rid. The result was the proposalof marriage,
the appointment of the day, the annunciation
to the Ministers and the world that the Count
ess was to be his wife, and no doubt ere this
the lioune of Madrid and the grand daughter
| of the former U. s. Consul at Malaga has be-
come EtGENIA, Empress of the French. 1t
is said gipsey one predicted that she would
be elevated to throne. after the fashion OF
the famous prediction of the negress to jose
phine. 1t remains to be seen how far the
future will complete the parallel between the
wives of the two Napoleans.