Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-17
FAST PRINCESS.
X. WHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor.
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One of the fast women Of Europe
is unquestionably Nine Ratazzi. She
is daughter Of Mr.. Wye, who, many
years ago, was English Minister at
Athens. He married Princess Bona
parte. They separated some years after
their marriage, and the Princess led
somewhat an adventurous life in Italy.
When Napoleon III became master Of
France he sent her daughter (the future
Nine Rstazzi) to the school of the Lee
gion of Honor at st. Denis When she
completed her studies there the EN-
peror gave her handsome dowry and
married her to Mons. Salm, wealthy
merchant of Strasbourg. Quiet life was
not for her. She soon quilted him and
began to lead the life of an adventures.
The Emperor continued to act as her
guardian for some time, but her life be-
came so outrageous that he broke all re-
lations with her, and interdicted her in
France. She avenged herself by writing
novels, iu which the Emperor and EN-
press figured under very transparent
psenonyn, aud to their disadvantage.
She called herself Princess Bonaparte
Salm. She became the mistress of John
M. Daniel, of the Richmond IVA. J Ex-
aminer, who was then United States
Charge d'Afaires at Turin. She forced
him to present her at court, step which
came near making Daniel lose his place,
for he had asked leave to present her,
and the desired permission had been re
fused, and with explanation which ought
to have satisfied Daniel that her appear
ance at. court would be considered an
insult to the whole royal circle.
Daniel, however, was enamored of her,
and he did present her. The Court of
Turin demanded his recall The Fede.
raj Administration, however, had no de-
sire to shorten the distance which inter-
vened between Washington and that
sharp pen, and through the Sandman
Minister at Washington, persuaded
Turin TO condone the lovers frenzy
She went from Daniels to know not
how many arms, and next attracted
attention as Ponsard's love. To satisfy
her exigencies (for the revenue from
PonsArd's plays was insuflicient) Pom
ssrd went to the gaming table. His
friends, Jules Janin foremost among
them, exerted oil their influence, and
did at last break the connection; some
people say the rupture came too late
True, Ponsard married soon afterward,
but death quickly came.
Princess Bonsparte Salm returned to
Italy, and her gallantries became many
and notorious. She was tabooed even
by that loose society. To revenge her
self she wrote novels, in which she ridi-
culed or illuminated the leader of that
society. The newspapers attacked her
with great violence In the midst OF this
broil the world was astoRished to hear
that Signor Ratazzi, the eminent Italian
statesman, was about to marry her.
Strenuous efforts were made to dissuade
him from this step; but he was madly in
love and would not listen to reason.
They were married. His influence and
position of course opened society to her,
but she was constantly made to feel that
she was in but not Of society. One win
ter she went to Nice. A public ball was
given. She entered one drawingroom.
Every lady quilted it for another room
She went to court, but nobody talked
with her except fast men and public
functionaries, who we're obliged to do so;
their cold tone was more offensive than
silence had beel.
Signor Ratazzi himself was delighted
by his marriage. he adored his wife;
she loved him. 1t is said his passion for
her brought on bis premature death.
Free again she began her rowing life.
Passionately fond OF company, she went
wherever company was to be found; the
rebuhs she constantly met seemed to fall
on her as unregarded as rain on a win.
dow pane. In July, 1872, Mons. Theirs
presence at Trouvile drew thither the
world of fashion and politics. She met
in the railway coach an old acquaint-
ance, Mons. Won Gunther, an Austrian
diplomatist, who was going to Trouville
20 stay merely few days, at least his
whole luggage consisted Of a plaid,
valise, and a small dispatch box con-
tanning valuable papers Nine Ratazzi
and Mons. Won Gunther resolved 70
stop at the same hotel-Hotel des Rochas