Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-07
Albany, March, 1875.

Arsene Houssaye's last letter from Paris to
the Tribune is brim full of sparkling humor
and sprighty gossip. The fire which lately
consumed 300 600 francs worth of iurni-
ture for Mile. Lasseny, the actress. whose
apartment in the Place Vendomc was Ike
an earthly Paradise after the apples were
eaten, is still talked about The mum Der
of condolences that are burned out in Paris
is incredible. People take advantage of
their ardent natures to argue that they set
their own dwelling on fire Aurelien
ScEoll, the ChampiOrt of Pari>ian Journal
lists, said the other dAy. in his chronicle
There i nothing new-Mlic. LaSseny has
no; been burned out this week. nor any OF
her sort. The Insurance companies arc
loud 10 c,amur, but the public answers:
" by do Nuu insure actresses, then? Has
not Nile. Sirah Beruharlt been burned out
t.ics? Draw your wallets and pay like
gentlemen You know You are dealing
with impTudent beauties who % to bed
late and never blow cut their candles DO
you dare accuse the pTlncesses OF the stage
OF arson? Iske care they don't make you
pay half million or - damage, for as,ail-
ins their honor" Nile. Lasseny basing
allO%ed her d,gS, which she loved, 10 be
burned in the cor fAgration. has given the
lest proof that there vas no prcmediiation.
Ii the fire had destroy merely her lovers,
one MI. .ht be permitted 10 toubt. There Is
IN PaIIS 2. great lady. a foreigner. VINO go,s
iGtO syclety with an uubiu>hias front and
who. ney=rthe!eSS. hu- committed that lu-
human crine-a woman who has set her
husband On fire. There l. an exicnuating
circumstance. The husband did not love
his Vie. Why did he marry her then?
In America ; man secs pretty girl with
no money and marrIes her, ~Ayln- that
beauty i the same "a specie: and he is
right. In Europe he sees an ugly woman
dFepgd in bGnkuote, and IaarriCs her, saving
that there j. 10 happiness without money
he l. wrong. This Is What Count d'H-
did He took Matemoi>elie A5mande O.
because OF The millions She eacnmbered.
But hr had reckOued without his host.
Nile. O. was a character. She WIS not
to be trinsd with Tie wife had the bitter
er tongue the husband the heavier fist.
The lady retired beaten bat not satisfied,
and re-Olsed u he rid ot her husband
But how to get abOG- il? Sie was not
strong enough 10 use the pOnaEd. and she
resolved p. the cOwarticc Of poison. This
Is hat took place. Oac evening she found
him reading letter in womans : hand
writing In sudden rage she set his cur
iaias Oh fire and ran away, locking the
door on the outside lie screamed fire, bat
the servants wtie too TAR to hear him 1t
was horrible. lie ran ;r4niiciy about the
room. The chamber was upholstered in
Louis Nv. cretcnno. which instantly took
fire from the bed. VI. ill at last got
u g window, and u he was about to throw
himself cut his vile took pity and opened
the dor. asking what wE- the matter. with
a LOOK OF innocent surprise. The husbands
life wGs saFct. bat his Disagreement was
complete. 1hcclse has oeen much talk about,
and there are those who did MT hesitate
to defend the wife. They accused the hus-
band OF having tormentot .dsceiyei and ruin
cd his wife. When the Court ordered their
separation thcrc was only left to her some
three IT iJGr th1u~lni francs 4 year OF hor
iOttucc, Wltl which she can make very
Little figure IN the world But the husband
viii >hOw To still les advantage with his
Scared and scanned checks and forehead
Another strong-nindci woman IN Paris
j. Madame Olga Dc Janina, h1 l. Just now
making irigh,iul noise. She cannot take
siep TithoG5 rising a storm. Sac thinks
| her riding whip i a -ccytre. ana - Is afraid
OF nothing. She gives "A cat with 1t as au-
other would shake hands Sle Is Don
Cos>sck, with all the Wilthes- OF that desert
country \ princess upon the banks OF
the Don, she l. at prtSen. merely pianist
aud novelist. She plays the piano like
Lisz,, and writes novels like George sand.
In hcr famous book, Les N0Ureulrs dune
C0sGius she relates with an incredable
tranq uIiIty OF spirit her adyeatGrts with
Able Ll-z--the famous LIS. OF the sllO0nS
Tie niusiriJGs pianist lad fdng himself
into the Church . escape ir0n the women,
ior he Was not a hardened sinner. But
Mime. Olga Ge JaDina, who had di-embar-
r4>sed herself Of her husband, took List
without ceremony out %. lis sanctuary
The peuitent became iupouitent again
For three years Li,zJ went on >Quandering
bis share IN Paradise in company with thi>
rs garia.aed demon SIC spent n thts1
e-capace- with tie Able Liz. three mil
lions OF iraacs-a mi.iiyna wear. rne devil
had biz ~lsre i.ad the poor lad their. But
how the money wa- jhrO"u cut Of window
FIR iu>iaucs. tlcy drew upon the celebrai d
garden cultivated hy AiphOuSo ksrr for
eaftload~ ui Parmtss Nioleys to >trcw tie
path oi the great pianist. whether ne nap
psned 10 he at Po>lh, at Venice or az Rome
They kept open h0usc Tor S!l the eccentrlcs
0l Europe This hne iraIn Of life could not
last always. Olga dc Janina became finally
a ciumpiDi rose-.,aE They separated when
the three millions had gone. he TO return to
the ChGreh. and she 10 pursue her fantastic
destiny. " are to sc her some day 10
America. fos tnc O.G World i, TOO little for
he-.
b.. ii l. an>tIus time taking OF music
aow. Iac only fashionable harmony in Paris
the juggling OF gold. There is "a rage of
speculation. Since the Spanish MObiler
started from 800 lra-cs o. rise 1900. the
capital stock amounting 10 i2J, 900 900, the
resalt l. that the stock operators have made
2lO ,000 01O in few days on these securities
aim, Evarv h.tr l. prayV tsr his Shn in
the .olden shower. TIE B1sEse Is invaded
by aa entirely new public. The young
ladies ot the llal,-WoTld are eager - try
tho tazirdS cf the game They are not
allowed t, enter tic Blufse, bat they drive
in their codpes al around tt,e building. lt
j. cuuiica 70 see Ih,se ntjle powered faces
isaning ou; of their carriage wIndjWs 10
aiva tE.ir orders They call them bank
erc~-s- The cub stone brokers now
wear w,isc .rayais ard tax of - our lady
cliruts -
Here l. story which paints the portrait
ol the old B4rcn Rnth-chiii they were play
ius. at Marqais d Aiigro's, a genuine fnan-
cier : game. that l. 10 say. tor very small
stskes Tue MtGoai, Aas losing lie
. threA iOuIs on the table which roll
cd on the h,pr Tho Marquis d'Alisre
dropped ON hi- all fpurs 70 look
| for sne Irunty disturbing everybody
/ and dela,isz the gaiae Baron dc Roth
1 child WIS dcaing. -' \ iuuis lost !" he
said, that i worth looking for, - aud put
/ ing on an expression Of anxiety he rolled
i up a thousand franc iote, lighted it TO 4
eind!c, and held it to assist Marquis
/ d'Aligre in the search The whole charac-
/ ter OF the old gentleman was iu this action.
/ He was terribly avariclous OF all his pen
| mics. ard he would sacrifice n thousand
! franc note - do auy one favor or to ge.
the laugh on him.