Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-02-19
From the n. Y. Tribune.
The New Empress Of The French.

I dauglier Ot nOblenian who belonged to
one of the most eminent families of the
| Spanish nrisiocracy, that of PulalOix, and
VINO distinguished himself in the civil war
of 1898, under tic tItIe of the Count dc 're-
la. At That time he became acquainted
Miss Maria Kirkpatrick, tie d1slug aud
handsome daughter of Scotch gentleman,
who held the post OF Consul OF tic United
States at Mnlpga. love affair and ro-
mantle marriage was the consequence
The new made Empress is The daughter of
this Spanish grandcc aud Maria kirkpat-
rick, who is sill living, a widow, aud WHO
accompanied her daughter on her present
visit to Paris, where she has appeared under
the title of Countess dc Tcba. Aiier the
murringe in 1923, the death of an elder
brother conferred upon the Count, nl0ng
with a score OF other titles, that of M1niin
by which name, since her first appearance
in fashionable life. The daughter has been
generally distinguished. She also iulierts
handsome fortune, her independent in
conie being something like S30OU0 year.
| The father died some years since, leaving
two daughters; the elder now wears, hy
murriagp, the tile of Dutchcss of Alya and
Berwick, Than which the Spanish nobility
eau boast nothing more elevated.
For some years the young Countess dc
! Teba or MontjO, who is now about twenty
five, has enjoyed ut Madrid, the reputation
of an exceedingly fast woman. Tall, grace
! iul, of staiucsqTe symmetry of person, with
luNtlrinnt auburn or rather red hair, II pale
complexion, which has latGrly stood in need
ol little rouge, grrnt electrical eyes of II
brown so deep aud radiant ms TO pass for
black, rather long and nristocralic features,
n large but cN1nlstely scnlptlIrcd nose, n
lovely mouth, aud teeth of dazzling white
ness, she is type of admirable beauty,
which u angriid aud Ndsc mir hardly dimin-
isIrs. Endowed with uncommon wit aud
spirit, she speaks French, English. Italian
and German with as much fucucy MS Span !
ish. a proficient in exercises of strength !
aud address, she rides with the boldrsi, and |
drives four in hand with tho most skjlI.ul.
Al Madrid it was the habit of our heroine |
TO bid duiinnce 10 public opinion MS the within /
might seize her. She used to appear alone /
in public driving her own cariinge. She |
had separate establishment in her mothers !
palace, inviting aud receiving company {
without consulting her mother aud often re-
insing access even TO her relatives Oncc
her mother forced her door, despite the re-
monslrnnce of the servant, who protested
that tie Countess wnpicd 10 be alnnc. 10
her great umHzcncnt, she found that her
daughter was missing. For twenty four
hours the young lady did not appear, aud
wien she returned, coolly informed her
afflicted parent, WHO had loudly expressed
her fears that there had hcen an clopcmcnt,
that she had been away on an crrand! /
On another occasion, the whim takes her
TO pay special compliment to literature, aud
her carriage stops at the door of SenOr Es-
cos'lrh, one OF the most prominent of living
Spanish authors, who WAS some ycnrs since
Minister oi the Crown. Good morning.
my dear sir" WIS her snluiulion to lhe as
touisled EiferdtcW ~ have come to break.
fast with you ia order to have talk on liter
nturc aud poetry" A few weeks later Is
cosllrn gave dinner 10 number of literary
men, artists, and actors, nt which the CouIi-
tess wns present without her mother or any
other lady ms chlptrOne. She was the life OIL
the pnriy, making speeches aud giving
toasts with the loudest. Among the guests
was u thild-rniC French actor, named LATER.
rlerc, who had great success in Madrid.-
lie was from the Theatre llOslorique in
Paris. Sllo took fancy to him, aud bud n
long conversation with him. When the
time for lenving came, "Wcll," said the
Countess, "my carriage is here, aud will
tnke III. Lnrrrere TO his hotel" The young
from such II lady but she insisted aud they
departed together.
Mile. de Montijo wns also great sports
wonmn ana very popular, OF course, among
the torredors, or hull-fghtcrs. She was
present at the bull.fglts in Madrid, where
she used 10 wear the most magnificent cos
tune of .lHge &c Serbia, something like
that OF Nile. soto in the ballet OF the same
name NJ NlhlOs, but much more chnrncteris.
tie. a very large aud high comb at the ton
OF the head, with wrealIs OF roses falling
eacl side, mixed with tho hair; u prolilson
oidlanonds, necklaces, bracelets aud rings;
n very snowy aud iiglli waist, cut low in the
neck, aud with bare arms; u very short skirt,
open1d-worked stockings with coIored en.
broidery, mud very small embroidered slim.
pers. When she appeared in the circus, she
wus saluied by all the torred0rs, aud ex
changed with them the most cordial greet
ings. "To the Countess do Teba, dedj.
cate my lovo aud my prowess" they would
eXclainI, waiting kisses toward The Young
lady. "Bravo, Antonio Bravo, Jose! Wen
fought my boys" aud other words of the
most liberal appreciation, were The answer.
In all such scenes there was n considerable
displny of Spanish iiankness, which would
have been very shocking to the sense OF pro-
prety of American tadies.
Like all fast women, our Countess found
n matrimonial establishment difficult TO oh.
tain. Once she coured the Duke Of OssnnI.
the richest grandee OF spain, but he ,lecin.
cd the honor Disappointed in This scheme.
she received the addresses ofn young noble of
CASTLE, aud was nearly engaged to marry
him. But she could not help flirting at The
same time; and once, when this young man
was in her drawing room, she went so ii.r in
her cOqnery with another that the former
nsplrnnt for her hund seized chair and
threw il at her head, saying, with tie most
opprobrous epithets, lhnt he would not mar
ry her Tor the world. The insult was resent
cd by the last object of her attentions and
Two or three dnels were the consequence.