, 1877-03-17
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
Bad Results Of Eugenie's Match.
Making.
n: eardou, the Dramatist---The Greek
Chamber Of Deputies.
0fieabach in Tronble..-Humor in En-.
glish Courts---Victor Hugo.


qualification to win the heart Of IN intclll.cr
woman as was the Marquis de Caux Hc was
title with man attached to it-uothing mors
He was an accomplished rider, an elega1
dancer, IN ornament to the salons OF the Secol
Empfre-o0ly that and nothing more. I'll
match was made br the Empress Eugenie, vi,
rather liked the dainty Marquis, and who Isne,
that be was ruined man, So she sat about t
retrieve his fortunes By wedding him to wealth
with the slight ipcunahrance OF q WE attaches
tolt In like manner had she provided for an
other ruined noble, the Prince d. Bauffremont
%nd Tue SUD, seandalous, aud shameful story o
zAat marriage is not yet ended.
That the Patti-Caux union has not been
happF ole has long been Il notorious fact I'b,
Marquis WAS au iucorr11ibic e:..ubler aud long
ago suns 1nto mere greedy dcvourer Of his tai,
NAes enormous gans- 1t is said that u1anr oi
tie stories concerning Mme Patti have been sci
On foot br his iuauence
II is to be hoped that the matchmaking days
o. tne Empress Eugene arr detjnitelyat an end,
Tor truly she did not have what the French cali
- happy hand " at such affairs. Only the other
day was told the story of one Of these mar
1!ases Which has terminated even Worst, if that
were possible than did the union OF the Prince,
dc Baunremont NTH Mile. Valentine d. Cltf,ay
lhe1e is now to be seen oD the stage OF one vi
ahe opera-ooutte theatres Of Paris woman
whose refined and delicate beauty lends frrur
anu charm 10 The simplest part in which she Is
called npon 1o appear, notwithstanding the de-
1ccss o1 weak but very thorough VI r,inel
voice iea1s ago This 1ovejy creature, by the
intervention OF her Imperial patroness, espoused
ayoung noblemau, the Count de ~, and
charmed society By her personal loneliness as
@ well as ~ tn; =, destinations of her finely cult
Sated voice. She was If / recolltct r1ehtlr the
laughter OF an artist Tho Count who vas in
Tie army was called away from home bv the
eSl.eilc'es Of the service. Then scandal began
IT, busy itself with the good uamt OF tle b.au,j-
!al Countess Her husband, hearing the storrs
tat were ahoat, resigned his commission and
rrfur..ca to Paris. But luis presence changed
t',ilnS Il. lhe state which hi: household affairs
i:'l lien assumcd- Finally he wen, mal liter |
.1s lroA rage jealousy, aud despair. Hc was |
t';.s4goeu to private asylum. where l1r soon i
:s':c: dl"I. 1hen the Countess announced her ]
intention OF going on The stage. One or two
~ Ing Ieallu. newspapers OF Paris ,ucu-
,'.esctl TINS intention, and the brother OF the
10y oceanic involved in-more than one duel in
.o''>ellcn:e, SO reluctant was he TO believe tie
'ra>a concerning his sister. Finally the Count
:ss iHade her debut at one Of the leading tlca~
s. tsts u ra1is. Notwithstanding her beanty, tier
i..r neput vas failure, owing to the weakness OF
ner ro1ce- Next she reappeared as an opera
nooAe singer. and thanks to the smal]ncss of
.hc nouse at which she sings, and her excco-
snr,d IT. an 1ioSenness her success is as
si1z.htiy ltaiianzed, Us nom dc theatre.
Is reported that Nine. Patti has expended
.1.ncnss sums u money III restoring au1 beau
,,u!ane TIE oil Chateau de Caux, tic ancestral !
home OF her husband. 1t is also SAID | ,
If'at her annual Income, apart from her :
pfolesslonaI earnings is not over $4,000, =
~a.atta| ttaat'e!y 6lnaH sum when one :
every Elgat Thar she sings, to say nothing Of her
[eceipss IRON benefits, gifts, etc. But N. de | e
lazy hst agt be credited with ali the extraya-
kaace which this TACT would seem to inl;ate ! y
Inc 1alr Adelina Ii herself the most reckjessly G
generous Of human beings, and her purse has K
eser been open to al appeals to it, particularly t,
when made By members of her own familr. r.. 81
aides which. her own personal expenditure has D
Ia naays been very great. She dresses mag b
t,nsnsenty, and Well remember her on one pr S,
ucu1af occasion, when q certain lace nanutac. | Il
tory in Brussels produced two Spanish mant;ia NJ
ecus OF uDbearl-ot beauty and costi}iuess One | J,
was a an order from the Queen Of Spain: The cl
Pther Patei va, was Immediately purchased 81 Nine a.
xattl, VINO appeared in it on the next occasion | u
eaat sue played Aort,4d in "Don PasquaIe,n as
H. SARDoU, IT,
eaFuou the dramatist, is described in Paris bI
letter as rery nervous, irritable person, and "a
sufferer from neuralgia. To save himself from, as
me aJ theatre drauebts during the rchearsals re,
u one OF lis plays, he bought one Of the bou1e tin
'"o oootns. made Of unplaned, unpaintcd a1o III,
FOOD, which served for petty shoos frnrn ~ ~
Christmas to New Years He put this e1ifcc til
n the stage at the Vaudeville at the lef. ut the a5
Fompter's boz. and in it he, the promoter. and It
he manager would sit during rehearsal S,r- as as
ou a"ays came to rehearsal muttled in an ip- I cov
aensc Ulster, the hood covering his head. and
Is neck protected By three silk handkerrhjcfs
'ads oy many fold thick as possible. In his
- aa'd he carried a bottle of English smell =
'Ssaits: sardou has two objects Of especial [Fc
pt C.. &c detests tue leader Of the Was
:Snestra .s and the cabinctnaker who provides hnt
a.!'tufs aud upholstery Tor the stare, he ~
~ osas taat LIS pieces should he accou- ~ ~
aoleG by music, and it is amusinr enonos ~ Stol
e during rehearsal the leacer OF tie orchestra to
q. tos = 70 cdse In Word. anu Sardou snupbinr man
n at csc'I attempt made. Sart1ou Invariably nro+
aa 10 aow ANYBODY to be present at an
to Tsit the theatre from pit to amnRtheatra it'll.
see It is empty. As he searches bnr nf.rr end
III e 1e s pats the key Of each in his pocket Pet
ai!e Ae Is 50 engaged the stacc-nanasrcr ;s | the
sr seeing that each piece Of furniture is 1acc Of
ehe chalk mark Saraou has drawn on tnr grca
1or at the very first rehearsal, sartiou ~
sei'a.f indicates with chalk the rllacc fnr shee1
err object When S1rdou has satisfied hi,os"}f some
~ ~ tne Theatre is empty, be goes on the enlo
u; "staseluanaecrr ~ The stare-rnonaccr Whit
a .ne.5 , Is something il Sardou's voice which lit
~ as Ae is going to catch. Sardou croaus trans
e q man Who has received a Ioafl,yn,,,d I blow
W dear fellow: Mr. dear lcl1owi 81 Jnnst roote
ses tnat sofa on the right has its lett front expcs
=, ~, ,o 3n egntesnth Of inch further out ioSeu
The ~ sa1a a7sa The stagemanaecr e. 81
Tx satisfies himself It il rir}t wives III. ~ CatiO
,s 1aaon from his brow. and retires to winr VIII
,in s ssafee!x Disappeared when sardou yes ,,n's
an, 81. Saruous' :. -.{;rcot hr,r.ne .nnn liyiIt
1T you see that Mere nj srenrrv It ~ tIoub
1aeh ny at least q quarter Of an iurh!" Tue oua
nc 10 Brought forward. Sardou moves afnof
afa ms booth, looks into it, aud shrieks In til *
most heart-rcnding manner, e. have no and
lr! Where is nv chaire Ncrciful hrarcnsi ldyls
sc cabinc1makcrs will be the death Of me
krow it. feel it, Tatk Of the snerti
canuon-balf or the velocity Of clcctrici1yl A
y arc as suails BY the side of the Vaudeville. x.t
luetnaker US he brings S2rdou's chair. Tne Wit
earsa bcci1s- Sa1dou Is silent for fyc min scaho:
5. and while everybody thinks lie is woi1 violet
lsed. all OF sudden he darts from his ho,1H rs the
- an fo-uar ,',,.5 a1e' ". pushes it back perial
1tlon- AS rehearsal continues he beromce tne ef'
r and more excited. He IS scarcely cvsr in propEi
oooth; Ut pushes about furniture. Inorcs mark
~, rasisa LIT LII palts, and seems hundred Echo
~ 1AA"o ooe erorn
.-- tie str
ahE GREEK CHAMBER. horrbl
oe Athens correspondent OF e Ion7on no,-- ut br q
II writes: 81 strolled into the Chamber of fashion
cites the other day, and found the members on.e3 3
Seteu as though they had been discussjnr djj;r,J
tnc budsct- but the issue Of peacc and VA keen;
oua1ins ttse:f is quite new, suftIcient1r lets m
'seo1es and more conveniently arranged sIaf o'
any i:flamcnt-house With which nm 1sst .t peu ba