Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-11-19

Gabrielle Greeley has Il GsiiasaDse
OF the .sPhRnix',
[Don Piott's L1stiFo ei.n letter.

! [Don Piotts L1sttFo eisn letter.
We were travelling from Paris to
London Oh the night train, and honor
ed by the care Of Mrs Cleveland, her
TWO Charming daughters, aud the beau
tifui Miss Gabrielle Greeley. A min
ute before the train started a friend
put his head III at the window of our
| carriage aud gave the startling iufor-
nation that the pLen!x was in the
next cOpartm"nt to w.
10 appreciate this cheerful inforna-
/ ton our readers should know that the
| Phmnix''is the American lady who cap
tivated Russia's imperial prince. and
| not Onl y made off with his heart, but
large assortmcns of jewels belonging
to the imperial family.-I'he story runs
that the youth became SO madly in
love with the Phmnix-so called be-
tuse she appeared in the eyes of the
etfete dtspotisnl of Russia as the wife
of, or widow, of a Doctor Phpnix-her
| other name being Lefty B ackford-
that he, said scion of imperial blood,
did steal, take and carry away to his
beaut> his mothers diamonds, Not
content with his appropriation, it was
reported that he hoped h mself to the
various rtcious stones adjoining a
saint n the imperial ch"pei Of the pal
ace. The Phoenix rrcoiviI G these pres
ents, worth untold sums. brought into
play her nat We shrewduesss. aud sus
rectirg there might De some flaw IL
the title, expressed the valuables to
London.
She was an hour too soon in this.
for the prince was arrested, and short
" after the police had tue Phoenix.
mt tIn mr.
into the more evident it became that
the least sail the b. tier. The love-
sick youth was put under imperial ar
rest, and the fair lady, escorted to th,
frontier, was babe to go her WAYS.
which she did willingly enough. She
turned up In Paris, and at the Bots be-
came noted object through her beau.
ty aud stunning Russian eq lipaee.
while at the opera she shoIe like
locomotive covered with head lights,
as she wole all the imperial jewelry |
presented to her.
Locking through the triangular |
giacs that exist between the conpart- i
ments, we saw the Phoenix sitting on |
the seat opposite. coolIy smoking a
Sue wore gray ulster with |
a peaked felt hat, with gloves and |
boots to match, and was, well as we
could deter,oine, about twenty five
yearsof age. Her hair was light ches-
nut and seemed to be abundent. Hes
eyes. by far the finest feature, were |
large, lustrous and either dark gray or
hazel, and we could not determine.
Her Roman nose, in exquisite proper
ton, had that cold, delicate outline
and thin nostrils that indicate the bird
Of pray. be it in Lefty or Vanderbilt.
A short upper lip was 10 keeping, while
the mouth, though fnll and fair, con-
firmed the impression the Mise had
made, Tha cheeks and full jaw were
rather heavy, and the whole face told
Of Judith who would go in on Holo-
'ernes with assurance of distinguish d
with knife ready to
sever her jugular hid in her BOSOM or
oustle. We would as soon think of
making love to Lady Macbeth or Vim
lie Ream's Lincoln as this female
American eagle.
We could not help contrasting the
lard, handsome, cruel face of the ad- |: