The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-29

A Male Notwithstanding Discovery
In Fashionable Ne, York Hon rtl-
Ing House.
Three or four weeks ago, gentle
man coming to New York city from the
West, became acquainted in tho course
OF ionS hours OF travel in the cars
with an unusually interesting. accom-
p!ishea. beautiful, stylish woman.
She also WAS on her way to New York,
was going to u hotel. would prefer u
boarding house, but did not know any.
Tue gentleman named highly re-
spectacle house where he was nc.
quaintea, which WIS centrally md
pleasantly situated, and fregucutcd 10y
a class Of wealthy aud travelled TO-
reianers. particularly French. Spanish
and Spanish -AmerlcaLs. Ga arriving,
be politely took her to this buurdl,,g
house, pad for the ca.rinse, intro-
sluc.d her 30 tue proprietor, s,ulc Il
word aside in iavur Of tie stranger and
vent uw y Ihn lady to.k r..uns ut
$!5 u week, aud Was LIFT 10 def irr
travelling suit aud dress for llnacr
Iu about AZ hnnr she descended to ,I,r
liable. Her Jewels were sup rb, IL, r.
co:Bm'e imposing. and III E',z ,5e,hau
triu Of the richest lace WIS f,slei.d
clostly under her chin by hroocil
hniding bouquet 6f rose buds. 4
s!nlIlir bouquet surmounted her lore
head uUd reposed aga,nst the hair, a
co,on"t Of bloom. Her conversations.
accomplishments were ae remarkable
as the elegance OF her dress. In short,
from her first appearance at the dinner
table, the new boarder was tho envy Of
the ladies. the admiration Of the gen.
tlemen and the sensation o! tht. house.
Every day brought variety in IL new
and more ravishlng toilet than the du,
previous; aud, IN addition to the Use
Of Err nch and Spanish. tlut were the
vernacular of The table. she talked
Swedish with The Swedrs, Gcrtuau
with the Germas.s aud Italian with the
Italiaus. Her English was that of an
American. with the least little Interest
ing touch Of "A foreign accent. No
wonder thnt, with all this, added To au
afi"ble disposition. versatility Of iioas,
huency OF aaecdote, tho accumulated
knowledge Of things III general tha,
comes from extensive travel, united
with II stately figure and superb toilet,
all the gentlemen were fascinated and
all tue ladies jealous.
Time brought tue end Of the first
week, aud beautiful Madame bowed
her lofty head to apologisp to the land,
lady for the non-arrivul of nn expected
remittunce, wherefore she wAs unable
to meet The bill The laulludr stated
t" all old hoatler the incungrunty uf a
badly having sncl wardrobe and not
Sl3 with which to pay her boarti Tie
rich ana whole souica .SoIlncrncr, 10
whom the lanulady Mcuiioucd her llt-
tie perplexl'y, gave her the Sl5. en-
joined her not to annoy hludamc, aud
should Il similar difficulty again arise,
to apply to him. ana mol 10 tic lady.
The Sou,herner's sill richer friend was
SO thoroughly cuamore,l with The f:.s
clnating foreigner that he gave up his
lodgings III fashionable hotel and
took up his abode under the same
roof. But the bewitchiug cosmopoii-
tan wanted, and che Won, tho good
grnces of the women as we'll as the
homage of the men. Accordingly she
exercised her powers OF fascination,
and their envy and anger melted as
wax beneath the sun ut her sweetly in.
sinuuting advances. When TO them
brBuilcd into private tcts,u hie in the
peuetralia of hladame's sanctum, she
opened her trunks and boxes and gave
them scruiinizing view OF her rich
robes and jewels, they were enchanted,
and before the end of the second week
Madame was as 6r;nly fixed in the ten
der affections Of the ladies as she was
IN the manly bosoms Of their lords.
Her luces were the finest, her silks and
sntins lustrous i'll the extreme, the
jewels dazzling. the perfumes we're ele.
gancc itself, while the one cU0nettish
point enthusiastically Mad. kuper's
own. Was the unfiiiing love knot Of
rose-bmdA smuggling her throat under
the chm. Without one word Of warn
ing thnnd'r-clnp burst upon the Clear
sky Of that summer boardng-house.
One evening. near the end of her tri.
umphal week, a friend called to sec the
landlady. and after hearing an account
of this wonderful woman, who drew
men from their hotels-for another
gentleman was on the point Of re.noya!
the friend answered, "L suspect your
lady is man." showing the landlady
newspaper article headed. "He or
She?' detailing the career Of Christie.
pher Lund, aud concluding with New
Workers, beware!" If the imposter
appears as Spanish Don, or as the
Countess Knuth, beware; for in either