National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-04
BE4UTIFTE FOJfEy

writer discOurSing Of beautiful women
says: ''HistOry is full of accounts Of the fasci-
nation of women who are no longer young"
Among the women Of antiquity he mentions
are Helen of Troy, who was brty when she
was carried of by Paris; Aspasia, the eOur-
tesan, who was thirty-six when Pericles mar
ried her, after having separated from his wife.
Cleopatra was past thirty when Antony came
under her spell. Coming down to more mod
crn times the following facts are verified by
the American Cyclopadia: Diana, of POrtiers,
mistress of Henry II. of France, married at
thirty: at thirty-two she was left widow with
two children. When nearly forty she became
mistress of the Dauphin, afterward Henry II.
She retained her influence over the King until
his death, though she had reached the ripe
ace Of siXty. Her power was due not less 20
her beauty than to her intellectual gifts
NiHon de FEnclOs, French eOurtesan, the
CycIOpRdia speaks of her as beautiful. witty
and fond of cultivated society.
She early became popular in Paris. her love
being sought by many Of the most emf
uent men of the age. She had constant sue
cession of lovers, though she never depended
on them for support Distinguished and mod
est women courted her society, among whom
was the Queen Of Sweden. She was regarded
as 4 model Of refinement and elegance Of man
ners. Although she led a life Of pleasure far
into her old age, she preserved her beauty
and fascination almost 10 the last, and Is said
to have had lovers for three generations IN the
family Of Seyigne. Ono Of her own sons, who
had been brought up in ignorance of his birth
at the age OF nineteen fell in love with her, she
being fftv-six BianeO CapellO, mistress and
afterwards wife OF Francesca, Grand Duke Of
Tuscany. married the Duke when she was
tbirty-seven, he being five years her junior
Nine De MaintenOn. who. when she was six
teen. married the poet Searrun, cripple and
paralytic became widow at twenty-five, and
remained su until she was ffty-nne, When she
was secretly married to Louis XIV Of France,
after he had yainly sought 10 make her his
mistress.
She was celebrated for her beauty and wit
as well as her wisdom and wonderful abilities.
She really governed France through Louis till
his death. periOl Of nearly thirty years. Her
predecessor in royal favor, Nine. MOntespan,
became Louis mistress when twenty-seTen
years Of age, and held her place as 'sOul Of
the court" for fourteen years. She had eight
children by the King. Nine. Mars. French
actress, came into public favor al thirty-tEo,
ard held that place for thirty ye2rs. When
past sixty she was able b. her grace and ami
nation to 50 efIectually conceal the rayages OF
time as to appear like a girl Of twenty. She
LEFT her large estate to her sou, who was born
when she was seventeen. though most Of the
time until her death she persistently refused tn
see him. Instsnees like these might be muiti-
pIled almost entilessly. How these women
preserved their loNeliness and powers OF fas-
eination in spite OF early marriages, child
bearing anil increasing years Is seecet thai
would be we'll worth knowing
A CINCINNATI paper says Van Pelt, the seon-
verted whisky seller + abput 20 resume his
Old business, The following letter Will be intsr-
osting.
.-WunIN0EOS, o., Get -, 1874.
UGaaibriIaus Sfock Co., ia, o..
s.SIn: / start again IN Business and Wouid Ike
TO sell your, beer Please ship Dos. Betel. q