New Orleans Republican., 1875-11-17
How American WOmanh0od Is Disgrnced
in France.
Says Dom Piatt in the Washington Ca

Says Dom Piatt in the Washington Capt.
tai:
We we're travelling from Paris to London
on the night train. A minute before the
train started q friend put his head in the
window of our carriage and gave the start
ling information that the Phoenix was in the
next compartment to US.
To appreciate this cheerful information,
our readers should know that the Phoenix
ia the American woman who captivated the
Russian Imperial Prince, and not only made
off with his heart, but also large assort-
ment of jewels belonging to the imperial
family. The story runs that the youth be-
came SO madly in love with the Phenix-
80 called because she appeared, in the eyes
of the effete despotism of Russia, as the
wife of or widow of a Mr.. Phoenix, her real
name being Lefty Blacktord-that he, said
scion of imperial blood, did steal, take and
carry away to this beauty his mothers dia-
monds Not content with this appropIia-
tion, it was reported that he helped himself
to various precious stones adorning q saint
in the imperial chapel of the palace. The
PhBnix, receiving these presents, worth
untold sums, brought into play her native
shrewdness, and suspecting there might be
some flaw in the title, expressed the valua-
bles to London.
She was not an hour too soon in this, for
the Prince was arrested, and shortly after
the police had the Ph@nix. But the more
the matter was looked into the more evident
it became that the least said the better.
The love sick youth was put under imperial
arrest, and the fair lady, escorted to the
frontier, was bade to go her ways, which
she did willingly enough. She turned up
in Paris, and at the BOis became noted
object through her beauty and stunning
Russian eQupage, while at the opera she
shone like locomotive covered with head.
lights, as che wore all the imperial jewelry
presented to her.
Looking through the triangular glass that
exists between the compartments, we saw
coolly smoking cigarette. She wore q
gray ulster with peaked felt hat, with
gloves and boots to match, and was, as we'll
as we could determine, about twenty five
years of age. Her hair was light chestnut
and seemed to be abundant. Her eyes,
by far the finest feature, were large,
lustrous and either dark gray or hazel, and
in exquisite proportion, had thai cold,
delicate outline and thin noetrils that
Indicate the bird OF prey, be it in Lefty
or Vanderbilt. A short upper lip was in
keeping, while the mouth, though full and
fair, confirmed the Impression the nose had
made. The. cheeks and full jaw were
rather heavy, and the whole face told of a
Judith who would go in on HolOfeInes
with assurances of distinguished considera-
ton, with knife ready to sever his jugular
hid in her bosom or hustle. We would as
soon think of making love to Lady Mac.
beth or Winnie Ream's Lincoln as this
female American vulture. We could not
help contrasting the hard. handsome, cruel
face of the adventurer with the youthful
beauty of the young girls in our carriage.
No mistake No mistake
about it. about it.
Positively. Positively.
Christmas, 1875.
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