The daily gazette., 1879-04-04
MAD MADAME MUSARD.

Lucy II. Hooper IN Baltimore Gazette'l
The "all. Paris" OF the Bois de Boulogns'
the races and the opera has lost proini-
Dent figure since the celebrated Nj Maudihe
NJ usaId has gone mad | am told that
her husband intends soon 10 DISPOSE OF
her hotels, her equippage, hef we's'
Ne, at public sale, as her case Is nope
less one aud viii probably soon snd IN
death. There will be "A sensational sale
for the lovers of gossip IN Paris If II ever
do, s take place In the first place her
jewels, including her peerless paru'e OF
opdls aud diamonds, aud her necklace oi
black pearls, once lbc property OF Eih-
press Eug enIe, are world leno~ neu. iler
collection OF iric-a-brac, porcelain, &c,
Is also aid to be ma III iicent, l:.ciuulng
set Of antique Delft which was pres
ent 4 ON the King of Holland anu 20
$1,000. A. to ner stables they we're the
wonder OF all Paris. or asemi-archiar
form aud adapted to hold some twenty
horses, their fittings and Furnishings
we're 80 superb that NJ. MusaTd used 10
issue tickets to have them viewed, as Is
doue With the stables of royaltt. Mad
aue NJ u~ard once gave breakfast ~
her staUlr, which was attended py All
the masculine uotaSlhties of Paris. her
hotel was filed with fine, modern PIC
tlres antique tapestries, costly oronzes,
and curiosltlrs of all descriptions;
She was exceedingly elegant ana grace
ful III manner, and knew now to set on
dress be ter than any other woman IN
Paris. An 10y American birth ahd ot lhe
hunt blest origin, Sue had at least TINS
merit-sne tried, and successfully, TO
educate herself. She was an accomplish
ell lnguist an amateur artist OF no mean
| talent and IA very finished ana gracious
hostess. Her entertainments were the
talk vi the city. Yet there was one flaw
| II. the brilliant hie she led; she never
could get "A respectable woman TO visit
her. Men came and IL crowds, but never
Il person who by any stretch OF the I'M
az inai,on could be called lady. She
| gave immense sums TO charity and at
| A ibani's lates. benefit At Les ltaliebs
the bouquet that WAS thrown 10 the
prima donna from her loge concealed
amid II, blossoms "A superb bracelet Oh
diamonds and emt raids. Yet even hef
| geneio.ity was Of no avail the resprctt-
| bls persouages of ber own sex woulu not
visit her l remember seeing her at one
OF the last p riorlnauccs eVei gwen al
| Les IJali-ns, alone III the seclusion oi
her vast proccuIum box Her uress Wa
a maj vel OF richness.
| IL was composed of pale blue satin, but
the grounuwork OF the material had al
most completely disappeared under the
flowers in exquisite silk embroidery III
their natural hues where~ith II WAS GOV
cred. Head, neck, arms and breast olaz'
ed with very constel llatiOn Of diamonds
Tue antique fan that she carried wa
W nth in itself small fortune. Her opera
cload was OF white satin, bordered with
| Russia sable. Here she sat in magnih
cent solitude, notorious and alone. Hei
beauty even then had wholly waucd, ex
cept the supple graces of her still perfect
| form. Now the subtle brain that lent thai
b. auty its power aud SUCCESSES Las alst
gwen away. That shameless, splendit
did career is over. There Is no one I,
| mourn-there Is no Que even u resrt
her. Would 1t not nave been better ful
her to have ended her days i'll her native
land and IN her original station as th'
wife If ONE good workIngman, Washing
hor own dishes and making her owl
clothes, but still "A contented, resl,ectabl,
| wife ard mo- her"
And wonder if the King of Holland
| amid The first blush OF his new con juga
joys, ever gives a thought TO the poo
IN Il wuman, now locked up under tL'
care OF the gr at physician for the III
sane, the well-knowu Dr. Blanche,