, 1873-01-09

Ara EnE1lsI Girl's Career In tho French
Capasal-Ello Hl.futuation OF Young
NI0naict.r Dtaynl-Loia Attempt at S,7is
eide, and itH Iacas,1t.
Peyis hDee so GSrrtIponde''se u Ee's 1ork Tme'
phine, only fcw doors beyond tho Unitod
States Embassy, is q snlall hotel, with gildod
gates and general eir Of luxury, which il vol
known to TIC sporting world. Most young rnon
are perfectly familiar with tho locality, at leagt
by reputation, and very fpw layo gono away
without seeing tile ownor Of this estnblishnlent,
either ct homo, in Tho Bos de Bonlognee, or ut
one Of tho PUBLIC balls, For number of yenra
this hotel las been inhabited by ono OF Tho
celebrities Of the tlcnil-1nondc, whogo fair
hair, foreign accent, general extravaganza,
and varied relations, hive furnished much gos-
sip md many scandal to tho cl,rouiolora Of So
cioty md it's accrots THO turnouts Of this lady
Eoro tho envy OF oven tho rich, and her toilets
wore copied by those who would neyor aa:o
pronounce her name. Nile. Cora Pcarl-to givo
her name at o'lce-waH at one time the phrynoo
Of tho Fronch capital. An English girl. named
Emma Csuch, who had not been particularly
successful in her own country, sho came to
Paris to mako her fortune, having youth, C. fair
amount Of beauty, md a worry small amount OF
morality. It was very coon eyidont that Milo.
Cora, aH Rhe called herself hero, waB bound ito
mako hor way. sho floatel into notice with tho
mania for blondes and golden hair, aud very
soon caught the secret Of eucceas. Sho saw that
Ler frat step was to make q noiBo In tho world,
in some way or other, md tlat, in order to ovor-
como the carior difficulties of ler position, aho
lad to make what tho parisans call tdudge.
Making rather bold uso Of tho nsmo OF IN
English Lord, che soon attracted the notice of
tho rising Trench nobloBAe, and in short time
formed q little court OF Maroui6cB and Dukoa.
But Cora knew that thoao mon wore not Conoral-
ly to bo depended on, and TINT for comfortable
picking there was nothing like d young bourgeois
rosling. with largo fortune, who ancd tito man
nera Of tho uoblesso, aud wae proud Of follow
inr in their train. Threo or four woro dcspoiled
with ease, ono after another, oach being shown
the door when tho last shilling was expendell.
Some Of these Young men went to got them
selves killed III Algoria somo to bury their
Shame iu tho county. and only one or two had
the strength to begin anow, and to laugh with
tAo world at tic latoBt iayorito, making buts Mt
lis clubs "a to the length of time it would taso
to reach tho door. Thero In no telling tho exact
ly tho number of fortunes Cora helped to dissi-
pate in d few yenrs' time, but it wcs worry woll
known tint her Victims vero many. Yet. aa fast
az one was turned out at the eoryant's door with
out sou. nnotlor rich fool aoomod to bo ever
rcady to tako Lis place,
Al length hoyayer eho aeerncf to be rencl-
her head to try tho theatre. She appeared III
fnncy scene where she nIayed tho rolo of Gu
pi{}o',. in au opprn boufre Tho reception Bho
Received was not encouraging, for, after fcw
sonality felt upon tic stage, sl4o was invited to
70 back to priyate lifc. This Hhe did nll tho
more willingly, ninco her stage exporionce Ind
brought lor i now victim, in II. Aloxandro Du-
val, tho aon OF tho. famous butcher who cBtab-
luIod the famous eating houses which bear his
namo. Tho father died, leaying Ills family over
eight Millions, the groator portion Of it going to
his sou. Ono-half of it WAS said to hayo Goon
diasipatod before tho period Of which I speak,
aud Cora Pearl has just finished with tho rost It
is useless to speak Of tho many scandals created
by this precious pair For tinlo tl.oy led the
faatoat Of fast livoa, and Coras horses and car
riagos-maintainel by hi1n--were tho finest in
in the Dola. When tho Imperial stud was sold