National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-01-14
A WEST END BEAUTY.
ONCE ATAMRoRINE GIRL.

Courted and Won by Her Faihcr-The Roc
mantle story Of Her Iife-shc Is To De
Presented na the Princess Amelia.
II was the pleasant fortune Of RgPUBiicAS
reporter TO 90 shopping yesterday afternoon
with the famous and courtly Madame Cantel A.
Bplle, CHATS not the mndames true name, but
It's near enough) As she stepped out Of her
carriage to go into John T. Mltchell's elegant
and fashionable dry goods store, to make selcc-
tons for evening dresses from Mitchell's mag
nincent assortment Of silks, yelvets, musllns,
plain and spangled tarletans, tulles, gau1e de
chambmys aud lovely lacea, she remarked
''rHis IL TuE sroT."
When she re-entcred the carriage the gues-
was asked. "Nhat did you mean by saying this
IA the spot ~ In reply the madame went on TO
tell the following stOry-one almost as strange
as pure fiction itself could conjure up:
"SUme ten or twelve years ago there wns
very beautiful little tamhonne girl, known as
Euterpe, and who followed an otgan-grindcr
about the streets Of this city. As sne did SO
almost every one wOull stop TO look at the child,
and her manner was ~ bright aud winning that
she was often the recipient VI extra gifts. Ihc
close observer saw little In her great black,
liquid ewes, rich brown hair, broad low forehead,
delicate hands and feet, In common with sucn
blood as the organ-grnder possessed, amt more
than once the suspicion was raised that she
might be the daughter OF some Enrope3n noble e,
walt moment here Is Williams. want to get
few flowers,
for marty dresses, n seal skin cap and some vel
vet for CLOAK. Williams, to my mind, h q line
place for trade. can make there a. good aud
satisfactory purchases as ! can IN New lork, anu
am glad that his line taste In selecting goods
Tor tue ladies' OF Washington Is being appre-
ciAted."
Inc madame left her orders. came out, drove
on amt resumed her story. ~ was saying the
suspicion was more than once raised that In Eu-
trfpe's veins there waa noble blood, When we
we're at Mitchells | said, This lie the spot.
Well that Is where saw EnlerPe Twelve wears years
wealthy then, rs he Is now, and we were child
less. We had Just moved into our present splen'
didly-appolnted home, had made no ac1nalnt.
ances, and all ut once the idea seized me OF
adopting that child. went TO the organ-grinder,
found out his residence, aud told him to be al
home at nine O'clOrE that evening; True TO- the
appointed hOnr-hut here we are At Wm.RRleys =,
Ii5 Market space. Fur afternoon wear want
some OF his French and Irish popllns, and be-
sides that | must lay IN new stock OF gloves
and hosiery, and there Il no better place TO get
these gooiS than at RileyN" she lett large
Onler, amounting to nearly t22n, and oriered her
driver down the avenue. "Well, madame the
appointed hour"
EYrs, slr," she resumed: al wa at the organ
grlnde- 5 house. AMI there, Tor the sum Of fifteen
G1ndged dOllars, he gave the child TO me and
snIemnly promised never to disturb her or to
make me any trouble on her account. For that
matter he has been true to his promise, Would
to God thing- had gone Us easily In other quar-.
tiers took Enterre home. MY husband liked
taking kindly to her new surroundings, AMI dis.
played for us great affection. After discussion
We determined to let no one see the child, and
In a week Or such matter to take her to sistel
| OF mine North, and after We had become some
what acquainted In society TO bring her back ant
| Introduce her as our own. We did so, and yot
| know how careful we have been Of her educa
ton, even sending her TO Europe. She rcturne,
! to Washington two years ago, aud was, for a Rt