The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-29
PARTISAN SCENES.
NICE, scANDULoUs CHAT.

Lucy Hooper, in late letter to the Philadel-
phia Press, thus gossips Of what she sees and
hears in Paris:
family of Russia, or, at least, the members Of it
who are at precent in Paris. learn that the
crimson velvet and fur-lined cloak of the En-
press, which mentioned in a preceding para
graph, is valued at $4,000; it is lined through.
out with Russian sable. each skin Of which is
worth $50.
The Gar possesses still more costly mantle,
lined with the fur of the blue fox which is worth
no less than $4,000. He presented to Adelini
Patti, on the occasion OF her last benent IN st.
The Czarowitch and the Grand Duke Alexis wish
ted the Boufes Parisienens the other evening, and
warmly applauded Mesdames Judic and Grisot in
" Madame iArchiduc." Our old friend Alexis has
succeeded to his granhfathers reputation OF be-
ing the handsomest man in Europe, and he is
undoubtedly the handsomest prince.
A very romantic suicide has just been chron-
icled in Partisan society: Peruvian OF I'M
mense wealth had the weakness to fall seriously
in love with one Of the reigning beauties OF the
demi- monde, and he was DESTROYS OF persuading
her to quit Paris with him and to so dwell afar
off in some rural spot, after the fashion OF Ar
mand Duval and Marguerite, Gautier, in the
" Dame aux Camehas. But the lady was not IN
the least romantic and turned deaf ear to all
of his protestations OF affection, and all his pro-
jects OF rustic bliss. Finding that the fair one
was obdurate he quilted Paris and journeyed to
Biarritz where he shot himself through the head
with . pocket-pistol. In his pOcket-book was
found long tress Of brown hair and paper on
which was written: ITO Marguerite-from a
man who has loved her, ana who dies for her."
Alas for the common-sense Of our generation
when such tragedy, and for such an unworthy
object is possible IN our nlceteenth century;
close to the box in which was seated the most
celebrated denui.anonddine of our century. Cora
PEARL This woman who has held sway Tor 60
MANY wears over the evil society Of which she il
the queen-this siren, for whose sake men nave
ruined themselves, and at whose feet poor young
Duval attempted to commit suicide few years
AGO for very love Of her-s coarse, unattractive,
red-haired creature with round black eyes, a
heavy, thick-lipped mouth, and complexion
composed Of peari:powder: her nSnfe Is superb,
magn,ticenty dressed, and the huge black pearls,
trimmed with diamonds, which she wore IN her
ears, were worth in themselves fortune
Quite a scandal has been created IN the Amerl-
can colony By the arrest of an American lady at
the Hotel Splendid for running up bill OF por-
| teniious length, and then presenting draft on
London for payment, which draft came back dis
hOnored. She then went to the Hotel chatham,
| and was about to recommence her little game,
when the IRON talons of the law closed upon her.
No one can be arr ested in Paris for debt, but the
presentation of bogus draft is looked upon as
| form Of ewindling, and by so doing she rendered
herselfliab e to imprisonment. regret to say
lat the lsdy in question is sad to belong to
| prominent New England family, and that the
size of her bill was mainly owing to the quantity
| of fine wines which she consumed daily.
Our unfortunate countryman, Mr. Perkins, the
husband of the Spanish princess is still in pris-
His unhappy wife is reduced, am told, to the
utmost restitution, and were it not tor the kind
i efforts of some American ladies' who have inter.
ested themselves III her behalf, her condition