The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-26
The Prince and the Actress--.A RO.
mantle Tale OF COnrtsElip.

raris tJuly ~ Correspondence Court journal.
The announcement of the approaching
recognition of the Imperial family of Aus
tria of the marriage of Duke Louis of Ba-
varia with the beautiful Mile. Mendel, the
actress, of IAugsbourg, has given new aim
to the theatrical ambition of the ladies OF
the Paris boards. The visits about to be
made by the Empress Elizabeth to the
beautiful castle of Lake Stahnberg, where
the ncwly-married couple reside, has
become the talk of every foyer ddr-
iiSiGs in Europe. They say IN the
coulisSeS here that her Austrian Majesty
was the great promoter of the marriage, the
story connected with her brother love and
courtship being romantic enough to excite
the strongest interest in her kind and wo-
manly heart, and making it forgettui OF all
distinction of rank where an equal share OF
love and delicacy had been displayed by
both the lovers. Mile Mandel, who had
preserved her reputation unsullied amid
i'll the perils and temptations of the
atrical life, is considered as the most
lovely woman in Germany, her beauty
being of the true German type, OF the Pc
culiar fairness beheld in no other country
Golden hair in soft silky masses, without
the smallest tinge Of auburn-pure gold
unburnished complexion delicate
as the inner petals of the Bengal rose
pale pink, scarcely ever seen in nature, and
almost impossible to produce by artificial
means; lips of the deepest carnation
teeth small and exquisitely white, and eye.
hrows of the darkest brown, with eyes OF
the deepest blue. All this made such an
impression on the heart of Duke Louis that
l,nS ,ct hall al
Munich Theatre he vowed himself to the
worship of this one idol. But Mile Men
del was valiant in defence of her repu'
tation, and aware of the responsibility in
CURED by the possession of great talent, she
resisted every overture, even that OF mar
riagc, on the part of the Duke, well knowing
that it was out of his power to contract
any alliance of the kind, as much was ex-
pected of him by his family. AT that time
Mile Mendel was in the habit Of wearing
a velvet collar with clasp ornamented by
n single pearl of great value, which had
been presented to her by the King OF Sax
ony, and in order to quell all hope of sue
cess in the bosom Of her royal admirer, she
declared to him one day that she had
made vow to bestow her heart and
hand on him alone who could match
this single pearl with as many others
as would form the whole necklace. The
declaration was made laughiugly, for the
fair creature knew well enough the Duke,
living fully up to his income, which was but
mediocre for his rank, could never accom-
plish this herculean task, and she laughed
more merrily still when she beheld the
disconsolate expression of his countenance
at the announcement she had made. But
!, soon afterward she heard that the Duke had
3 BOLD his horses and broken up his establish
eement--gone to live in the strictest retire,
ment in small cottage belonging to hif
brether's park.
That very night, when about to place the
velvet band upon her neck, she found, t
her great surprise, that second pearl had
been added to the clasp. She knew well
enough whence it came, and smiled sadly
at the loss of labor she felt sure that Duke
Louis was mourning for loves sake. BY
degrees the velvet band became covered