Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-24
ARIsTocRA nc SMUGGAER
now THE FASHIONABLE LADIES OF OUR
LARGE CITIES OBTAIN THEIR ELEGANT
ROBES.

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Mademoiselle Leonie Jouvin, tho
Paris dressmaker sentenced to three
months imprisonment and to pay 81
600 saws the New York Sun, occupies
rooms IN the north wing of the Lud-
low street iail. She receivs every
comfort and attention that money can
command. She is waited upon by
Mile. Palmeyre. who accompanied her
from Paris TO assist her in dressmak-
inc. The expenses of the two are
borne by some of the Murray Hill
patrons. Their only interest in her is
Inc fear that she NAV tell of their
transactions with her. To have their
rivals in fashion learn that the elegant
robes which thew have been wearing
were smuaalod would be morti6ca-
tion too great to endure, and their pay
ment of Nile. Jouvins bills in the price
they pay for her silence.
The fair smuegler is about thirty
five years old and has all the graces
and vivacity ofa Frenchwoman. She
Is visited in the iail by an Italian gen
tleman, to whom she is engaged to be
married The ceremony was to have
been performed about New Years.
Mile. Jouvin is the first woman ever
tried for smuggling. The revenue au-
thorities know of two trips that she
has made. and they suspect her of
others. On one of her trips in the
Vile dc Paris she had five great trunks
with her. One of them was addressed
TO the wife of n Broadway artist. and
was filed with newly made-up apparel
worth over s1.7OO. gold. This was
separated from from the others during
the unloading from the steamer, and
was seized by Inspector William of
the surveyors staff and other officers.
They did not know at the time that
II was brougbt by Mademoisellc,I ,Iouvin.
as She did NOT come forward to claim
il. When they looked into the other
trunks she told them that they con.
tained costumes for the Aimee opera
boufe troup nj the Lyeeum thea
tire. She exhibited paper which
she said was n contract for her engare-
spe s'''u " az 40 q so''''''' ~ ~, ~ e7S 7SoJ
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unl .ney is"iiV" sio We" IN H.
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eoh1ract 90, sno hnu 'i snoNn was q iol so'yii
hSy went 70 'no suite ~ ,. loo.is ioi,'eJ ''eI
py her' anu thsIc lne insPo'tor sui1ou
my iour truliiNs . anu so'n9 r PaPeis o. ~,
la''ng 10 ner pusiuesS, inero was
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y no. T9oN a,,iS.,ao aMaS, % no c,s,o,, ,ton.o
detectives ended with the canture of
MadomoiselIe Iorvin,s Goods and moth
;n,, noro ,yonH have Neon hcord of
,Le cose but for District Attorney Bliss
When be roce;vod tbe official renort
of tbc scizure he iudced that the Snug.
gling was too aagrant 10 90 unnun.
ished. fils action IN causlh6 rnJ ar
rest of Mademoisellc Jouvin incensed
the customs officers, as they feared it
would put stop to genteel smuggling,
a source of revenue to them. They
tried in every way to conceal the facts.
The appraisement OF the goods was
made with closed doors, in the pres
ence only OF the seizing officers and
the examiners. Each trunk contained
a lady's complete outfit, dress, cloak,
bonnet and all, ready for wear. They
counsellor Mademolselie ouvin sought
to have the goods bonded so tnat the