The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-23
A Partisan Celebrity I'm Town.

"A Partisan Celebrity In Town.
All the world has heard Of the wandernss and journey
iDgs Of Madame Ida Peiner, Of the similar Of
Lady Hester sanhope, of the phAnhrophic career of
Miss Nightingale, and Of many other female cole
brides One of the women of the age, who are as 1t
were, living types and embsdimens Of our wonderful
epoch-exempncatons Of that energy, activity and
ceasng resessness In The pursuit of novelty and know
edges now, We learn, among This Lady is
other than the famous Madame Giovanni, from Paris,
whose career, for the last few years. forms perfect
Homsric Odyssey. mes pdrMI .eas seems Indeed 10
have animated this heroic iady~,aA W dalmost the
genius Of Homer distipguishsshsr Re a~rations.
We remember perusns, at Paris, sOsns' y back, with
infinite pleasure, the lively sketches of Madame Giovanni
drawn up from her manuscript by the celebrated Dumas
and little did expect that time to see the lady
herself in person. In great city Of New York. whose
acquaintance we had already made in mind in the lesser
city Of Paris.
Madame Giovanni, Ike Homer's wandering hero. his
visited the remotes countries and studied the manners Of
comparatively unknown people Her accounts of the
scenes abe witnessed far interesting than the
best concocted romance ever read. The following
may give an idea OF her amusing and lively Of
narI alton The scene is Auckland In New Zealand, and
the drasai persona are the cannibal New zealanders
One day having been led by curiosity 10 visit the mar
kst and in CONSEQUENCE Of the heat having suffered her
with the folio sing advenureA Maori drew TO me-
and with sparkling eyes and fascinating sme took my
arm between his thumb and forefnger while be distinctly
pronounced the word mdkai which word was re echoed
By the surrounding crowd with evident symptoms Of ap-
Re wore besides bis mantle and dangling frsnsss an old
reeimeDal cap, stf shirt collar, and spurs upon his
naked heels. He was accompanied by kind Of abide
camp, who was alfred in European coat sleeve which
reached from the waist the elbow Of one arm Percey
ing my bearers laugh heartily At the compliment which
bad been paid me, inquired the meaning OF the word
mdkai"
Very good" vas the reply.
But how can they tell whsthes am good or other
ooh, very easily. The man Of the cap, collar and
spurs means HE compliment TO be taken - sqss, not
al understand; he means 70 nsinuase that my appear
ance pleaseh him
thai yo are young, plump, and tender-in word, Just
must owp that cold SILVER seized me from head to
foot that longer sough, proor hazardous
promenade among the canniba Asors."
Madame Giovanni singuarly successful In descrip
tons Of and female society wherever she has
yelled. Her adventures California, where she accom-.
panied her husband through trying and noouoeiv
able dccires may, without e1asgerAon, be said 70 be
thrilling. lively writer Of travels and narrator Of
adventures met with. The Journal Is absolutely
fascinating. Sohipg can be seductive than her de-
scrpton Of the Island Of TAu, and Of Ia par
ucuar. This perfect Island Of Calypso; the French
officers however, who FOR the chief society Of The island
nite less continent than Telemachas. Nine Govan
nj ia no ordinary person; she lady Of TASTE sac. and
talent, and has been in the habit Of moving among the
higher er,les Of European society Among the many dis
tnguished Of her correspondents might mention
lord Cowley, the Priuccss Mathde with host OF literary
celebrities, among all Of whom the peculiar talent and 70
Variable genius Of this lady, ssaveer, and most de-
nshdul narrator OF travels, s highly esteemed and de-
servedy admired We regret that the urgent pressure Of
political Incidents debars present from devons
space The Journal and history OF this enierprzing ira
yerer and amiable lady.