Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-09-24
0Nurtester Daily Spp.
A PARIsIENNE,s ADVENTURES.

The correspondent of the New York Courier
des Etats Unis gives the following account OF
character in Paris Madame Hertz. whose
career has been wonderful one, even for that
rapid city
Among the young spendthrifts noticed in
the journals of the day is the name of a Prus-
sian prince, Count or Baron Enchel, who has
eaten up in less than four years Il fortune of
more than six million francs, all for the sweet
eyes OF woman well known in Paris as the
Marchloness of Paiva The history of this
woman is curious. She was observed in Rus
sla, where she was born of Jewish parents, by
great pianist, who conceived for her passion
Justified by her beauty, and, above all, by her
knowledge and intelligence. She spoke seven
languages perfectly. The pianist brought her
with him to Paris, where he had the weakness
to present her as a legitimate wife in society.
and even at a court ball. AT this ball she
made such an impression on one of the
princes of the Orleans family, that she at
tracted him to the home of the man whose
name size bore. Borne down by his excess
i've expenses, the artist quilted France for a
time to mend his fortunes His companion.
left at home during his absence, quilted it one
tlne morning to follow Lord Ward, known in
London by his conquests of this kind. The
nobleman did not retain her long he econo-
mixed too much the wealth of which she was
greedy. Returning to Paris in quest of a new
position, which was the height of her ambition,
aforementioned the young Marquis of Paiva
brother OF the Portuguese ambassador whom
she so fascinated that he espoused her legally
anC religiously, promising her million francs
IN case they should separate from ncompati-
bllity OF temper. This eventually was not
long III coming. The Marchioness could not
consent to live in the heart of Portugal, with
er her husband had taken her; so, after max
ing useless efforts to retain her he counted out
the million and let her go. AT the end of a
year the million had vanished, so the March,
ioness was obliged to sell furniture, horses
and carriages, and to take refuge in the fur
nshed lodgings, where she spent her last
cent. She had not the wherewithal to
pay Tor dinner, when she met a friend
10 whom she told her condition, and who Of
tered her meal at the Restaurant Ledoyen in
the Champs, Elysees. In the conversation at
dinner she told him that here she would so on
be a millionaire or drowned; that this was her
Interchangeable resolution and the vision of her
slumber. While saying this she held in her
hand a journal, and her eyes rested on an ex-
tract from Prussan gazette relative to the de-
cease OF Prussian parsonage, who left a for
tune OF ten or twelve millions to his two Young
unmarried nephews. She read this several
times, became thoughtful, and four days after
wards she left for Prussia, with 1000 francs
borrowed from her acquaintance. She was
presented afterwards, know not how, to the
eldest OF the heirs. But he was a species of
Nimrod herdsman, who had no passion but the
chase, She addressed herself to the cadet of
the family. He just coming from school, was
OF nature sweet and sensitive as that of his
brother was rude, He was an easy prev. and
hardly had the adrot huntress caught him in
her tolls, than the death of his brother
doubled his fortune He followed his
tempter to Paris, and surrendered himself
to her, with such abandonment, that have
heard that young man, endowed nobly in body
and mind, who knew all the antecedents of her
who had seduced him, express his regret that
she was not widow, so that he could bestow
upon her his name, as he had his fortune He
was hardly twenty eight years old, while she
was over forty He covered her with the rar.
est diamonds and pearls that could be found
He bought for her a country seat near Paris.
which is a princely chateau She gave every
week splendid dinners, but she had for guests
only men, and this tormented her. Her ambi
ton, when all else was satisfied, was to attract
to her, by her splendid style of life, women
who were not OF the demimonde This ilnpos
slble thing caused her to blush amid her opu-
lence. Hoping to triumph over this obstacle,
she commenced to build in the great avenue of
the Champs Elysees mansion which would
be wonder. The staircase is entirely of
onyx, and the dining room of malachite. But
the work has been suspended, after an expense
of two or three million francs. The poor rich
man has come to the end of his millions after
reaching that of his illusionsI"