, 1875-11-17

ihp Empress EuoENlE, the mntch-maKor
of two he1nisphcres, persuaded Countess VAI~
ENrtNE pE Cn1MAY. beautiful, good, and rich,
to marry tho Prince DE HEAurFnEMoSr, hand
nomc, hat1, eud poor. The only points Of.
which the two ngrced were good looks md
youth. These proved insufficient to keep
them together. Tic rrince went on the
Mexican expedition; tho Princess stayed ut
homo, led srot!ess life, and wrote hin, long
lottors which ho did not taho tho trouble to
answer. Wien llo returned, sho wont to
Dreat to moet him. But he had already
started for Paris. She pursued him there
only to find that l,a had left for his chateau.
He wrote tlscnce hia first letter to lei, after
an absonco Of two yearH. It was composed
Of these touching wortls:
Mastntnn: What hhye you done With my shtrts1 I
don't nnd them IN the ara.ors.
When tho two finally met In Paris, it was
only to separate. Tho Prince began q scarl-
dalous life. The Princess Rued for scpnra-
lion. It took her seven years to gnin it. Tho
Froncl, Inv does not recognize divorce, 70
Tint neither party could 1cga!ly marry again,
oren after tho separation t'e corps had bccn
! tlecrecd. But monnwhilo the Princess Ind
| tallon in loYe with Prince GEoaaE DinEsoo, Of
Moldayja- -Wallachia, aud was bound to marry
| him. Having tho will, she found tho way.
A very devious why it was Sho moved to
! Dresden and had ho.seH naturalizel rs n
Saxon. Then aho got au absolute divorce
from Dresden court. There was now no
! obstacle to her civil marriage, onta;de
Of Franco. But a religious difficulty
remained, The Catholic Church rcpudi-
ates divorce. Tho Pope would not
sanction n remarriage. TIE Princess De
| BEAuFFnEMoNr received the news calmly,
abjured Romanism forthwith, and became a
member Of tho Crock Church. Tho Crook
priest at Dresden, native Russian, baptized
| her and said he would perform tho marriage
service for her, provided tho Emperor Of tho
Rass;as would give his consent. That poten-
tate hsd the case laid before him and made
no objection. Everything was legal, as far
as Russian laws and Greek Catholic rules
were concerned. Tho religious marriage waa
promptly performed In Dresden, and tho
civil marriage followed it ut ths Wallachian
Legation In Paris. Tho Russian Minister a.
tended tho ceremony aud signed tho con-
tract. And yet the Princess B1nEsco is still
tho Princess DEAuYFagAoN1 in Franco.
French law and Catholic law give her ono
husband; tho Greek Church and tho rest Of
Europe givo her another. She is the wife OF
! two men.
Her position in Franee is unique. sho Is
liable to prosecution for biga1ny, md can be,
it is said, o1traditel from any other civilized
country to which she may Gee. Her arst
husband can take possession Of their two chill
dren, oven II tho latter slou1d wish to remain
with their mother. # Rhe has any chill
dron by her second husband, they will he
egally known by tue mama OF De BEAurrnE-
MONT, not B1nEsco. II the courts should
grant them tho latter nanao, 1t would mako
them illogitimate and incapable Of inheriting
any part Of their mothers immense fortune.
Final]y, IL Madame BIB. should ever decide to
| GO buck to tho frat a., tho second would 10
helpless. So this vito has tho choice, in
France, of her two husbands. Possible poly
audry ia introduced upon tho soil Of Europe.