, 1879-02-01
FRANCE AND TUNIS.


FRANCE AND TUNIS.
How = Brilliant Amcrtcnu Lady 1mpsrtts
tho Pence OF Europe.
CorrkspnndfHe< tsm York Hnrff.
Pants, Jim. 4.-You viii hnd In somo Of the
English society journals OF thu last fortnight
various vaguo utIusions to an accomplished
American lady With matchlcss hatr and won-
dczful voice who has been the latest " success !"
In the British metropolis, or at least In that pnrt
OF 1t which lives, moves. and has Its being about
the Prince aud Princess Of Wales. This Indy
was guest at Luton Hoo Of Mrs. Gcrard Leigh
iurIug ro:ent visit thcsn Of their Royal High.
nesses. But perhaps 1t will not occur to you to
connect this dazzling transatlantic appatitton
with the small war-cloud which has for some
ttmc been gathering ovGr the relations Of
France and Italy with the comparatively
obscure but not unlG,portant African State Of
Tunist Yet the connection exists, and 1t 10 Quo
Of the most curious md Interesting lcgAclch Of
tile late Imperial regime IN France. There Is
nothing In 1t, need not say, In tho least dis
creditabie to the American lady Of whom |
speak. She has been rcs!tling in the yietnity Of
Tunls, under the protection Of her father, for
soma years past, and II IL IN the na.ural course
OF events that shc has como 10 bc tho potential
factor In an affair which bus already given tho
French Foreign 0lllce good deal q trouble.
and may yet give Il more. And really there is
should TX Itself in run!s. For there dlc! your
American poet the author Of Home. Sweet
uome,'' ~llo was for long years your Conaul
there, and tlleru still IL his tomb to 10 seen. re-
stored and decorated mt ruRtly ycnrs nnH hy tue
travellers from your City Of Sew York. But now
to tho lady In this now !mbroglto!
To lay your t1ngcr.on her sou must 20 back
long ttne-.foarteen or etteen years-~hiel,
Il ~ f,T
wuu,sn. she might, II slie liked fourteen years
ago, hRyo set lip 1cncralS' cpnnottcs anil Mar.
shais' batons to auction: nnd ahc WAS hunted
down by promoters Of nnancal enterprises a.
keenly at hare would 10 By EnGlssh harrIcrs.
Or fair Begeavtan by photographers. The So
prano voice recently heard a. the party Of Mra.
Wctnheim, vile Of tho Cologne 1nonsy-lmg re-
siding IN South kensington, and in tsle Prime
wlitcl, 70 back fresh ntid slvcry. 1t but ,cc,i-
cd, to havc tcld It's own against Patlrs
in tue official drawing.roons, TO 10 wartn-
er and synpathettc. lllu ptlyslognony of
spending defect. which struck me whc1 ai,c was
ii her zenith. Iicr chiu lacked .upplu; her
manners also wanted tho EoEsncas which Fcner-
ally 10 With u dimplnG facc ul.d with laay.llko
pcrvads them. for they bore tho inunhltnbls
stnmp Of official bathrooms md collrtiY fcstiyt-
ties Dut thts polish was fruit Of the vii, nnd
tho produce Of speedy iorcln. process. Look
varnish, o1,u understood that yeracttv al!d jcal-
ousy might have gone hand ta tlRnt w:len
ectlpsed Hoatoniau Ialles declared tint thu
hrtght particular American star lad risen from
over livery stables. However, rs women have
nll admirable talent OF n,aking tl.cLr Inventions
dovatail with facts. should 10 sorry to sweae
in this instance to thu truth OF ulclf unklud
whisperings.
was afraid tl,at wa1lngton would havs =: sent
q man-ol.war to ruaia, 10 coercc ths Hey lnto
limiting Couite ds sMluy's Ela!rn. u wAUle
trIlo Of what used TO be Tufleries Americana aru
mixed up IN tho diplomatic 'srancis tntO which
Waddtpgton has been drawn. lle "a o.i tle siAa
n1ainst others. Imagine that lseacons'lcld mud
bismarck, Tor Different reasons, would hs glad
wcre our Minister Of Foreign Affairs to ratlse
run!s 10 bo shelisd. ltaiy nsnKs.s Y aor aeolo!.y
there arc niany ltaltana sctt led at lunls. a1ia!
memories Ut old liome attarhtd to that part of
Africa, ituly has kept her eye ilxcd up.'n It. No
Continental Power Inns fcit nure ntinoycl thAn
that QUO at the Cyprus atiair. Ctad!ni mns !''c
principal obstruction to the plan for taking
Egypt, which leurn frotn DUAL d'OFsay souryc
Deacos,siield has not tiet'Mttcly dropped: ny
Interfering IN tho Internal atfatrs Of Iut,ls Wal-
tlinstop would hayo created bad blood betwcen
Frauco uuu ltaty, who would PROBABLY Ib Gu
eouraged to nurse her anger Gy GcEha'l,.
What advantage this would be 10 Beatonllcla,
looking at the matter from his Lcvantne Eolut
OF view, nccd nut explain.
Tho Do sanry clala calte about In t',ls man.
ner: A NcwYorker Of furtuue, fnarrlc,! To :
| l;uston belle, having had child Iaral lyzea
through tl1s nelect u 6onnt: @ 'nads hss h9n,u
hsrsclt from iIe world With bin. she waspret-
| u, musical, styllsll, a light, graceful DANCER,
atnl tho n!ost accomplished VI the skaters un
tho Madrid Pond. Il i.cf chill's ntrlniiles latl
nounccd "hglI IFS =" Tor Its kakr, since slu was
deeply distressed about 1t. liut what could ahe
do when medical seleacs waa lnipolcnt oe1ontt
| providing skilled attenIauts and an!usi'E toysa
| 80, as her hou6e III AlAdlson nycnue had BEEN \
tcntre of brilliant sascty when st'e was g. o''ie,
her life In Paris wls tl In tue bright Hight uf
tho Court. tler apouse next refused to pay tho
bills run up BY hcf. They both fell out, mud
she went 10 law for = tsparato matntcHaucs.
| The annuity size demanded was propoi tlunato to
tla rola sne PLAYED with brilliant htIctess Ia tl!'
official uli financial world. Her suit was ia-
Yorably heard, but there was no hcahs o. get,
| tbs aggEfcYed Indy was IN suro d!stFtsa ios
nonry, she not having whcn ordcf!uG nceea:a
RIGS Of tradespoopls foreseen' that French writ
would not run ta America.
She wcut to Tunss With sher father, where
they met that clever fsanu+ Corstcan ltishn,an'
Luctcn BonAparte WYsc. Ills ycsAcl. for t!e waa
Lieutenant tn tho French uavy, Wns IN srFYlcc
in tue Mediterranean. The bsy WAS cntf1ieed
With htm, at,4 hc rose 10 pu Ills ba.klnglan o1
hts 1ltghneSss barbarous court. Ills H!glncsi
MAS also cuchanted With the clevernsss ashl ~:
complement OF tho American lady. hard
lcadcd woman Of business, She proposed 10 Ll
c!su Bonapsrto Wyss wv apaitt. twas to ttarl
~ establishment for breeding boFeGs. Tho btj
entered into her project, u.d mRue 10 her latle!
md young Bouapasts Wyso : gsuut Of 10, 0ol
bectans OF tue best auA best-sltu4scd land 1t
hls state. lis also IN AIDE thenl. tho stury gees
| ! present Of horses scectcd frnul hA stud
Along tha coast winter eitt was ~ bo efsctes
u outEIv1l Nlse, aud soulctte-tables were to b,
set going fu ca1loo+ Cumte d. s2ucy W4s On,
Ut tie CAPITALISTS Tue lady aud the Lteutenan
got bold Of. us 8arcy hAd behind him Jew