Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-10-24
An Irish Beauty.

But few years ago there lived in
st. Louis young girl named bridget
Nolan, whose remarkably handsome
face and figure made her the envy as
we'll as the admiration of all the palmer
girls with whom she served. Beauty,
Il seems, is something which cannot be
hidden in ohscurity or amid the lowly
walks of life. Returning to her home
one evening, she was passed by q French
nobleman. This gentleman followed
her to her home, and was afterwards
discovered to be no less a parsonage
than the Count de Seville. Seeing the
girl very often after this, the Count soon
became deeply enamored of her extra
ordinary beauty, and having persuaded
her to become his mistress, he spared
no outlay of wealth in the adornment
of her person with costly gems and
fabrics. Diamonds glittered in her
ears, at her throat, on her arms. Her
lovers generosity was boundless. She
lived in splendor, knew no such thing
as care. existed but to be admired, and,
in short, became to all appearances the
very beautiful and queenly Countess
de Seville" The twain soon left for
Europe here her exceeding beauty
and remarkably fine carriage did my
lady no little honor. Few, if any, ever
suspected who she had been. The Pc
culiarly assorted pair visited together
all the famous courts of the Old World,
where the lady is said to have created
the greatest sensations. Society spared
not her homage where this beauteous,
fascinating woman was concerned.
Whole worlds of fashion and folly
knelt daily at her shrine, dreaming not
even idly Of the facts behind the scenes.
All these attentions can scarcely be said
to have brought raptures for their mag
niticent creator, the count for one
night, in his absence, this fair mistress
of his, having gathered together many
precious stones OF great value, TO say
nothing of considerable amount of
money, quietly unfurled her wings for
flight, and silently stole away. WISH
ing, it is supposed, to do the fashion
able thing, and having such q wealth Of
illustrious examples before her lovely
eyes, she decided not to fly alone, but
with her coachman. The fair deceiver
was next heard of in New York, where
she and her companion, assuming the
name, of Bochefoucauld, pitched their
luxurious tent for brief season. Tir
ing quite as soon of the second love as
she had of the first, she treated him in
manner somewhat similar and went
alone to Chicago. In that city she sue
ceeded in inveigling well-known
banker into a net. Having ruined him
for his failure followed soon after
wards-she deemed it advisable to seek
other shores, and returned therefore to
the scene of her former triumphs, st.
Louis. Here, by the aid OF her pecu-
liarly-acquired gains, she was enabled
to take magnificent house, in which,
ii is said, the solidest men of the city
could often be found. Instead of IA
ding, the beauty only acquired the rich
est ripeness with maturity, and men
were driven mad by her frequent in
trigues. She was evidently fond Of
rowing, for very soon we find her in
Philadelphia, the pet muse of beauty
Noving and prominent artist, who pre-
sented her with number of very tine
paintings. The following summer she
played butterfly to appreciative audi.
ences at Saratoga and Newport. Here
she was the rage among the bloods,"
and scrupled not to use their money
unsparingly. Last summer this re-
markable adventures honored st. Paul
during the heated term with her pres
ence, since which her brilliant career
has been nearly lost sight of by won
dering populace. Last Wednesday af-
ternoon she was seen to alight from the
Kansas Pacific train in Denver. In
company with an English lord she
sought tirst-class hotel, aud has since
been seen at different places in this city.
Thursday they dined at Charpiots, af-
ter which a magnificent span of black
horses bore them gaily through the
streets. They are, of course, under an
assumed name. The remarkable woman
who numbers so many brilliant sue
cesses and conquests, is rather tall,
firmly built, and has walk like Juno.
Her features challenge description
her hair is very little removed from
blonde, and her eyebrows and lashes
are black as night, the whole forming
most enchanting picture. Though
ignorant, she has, by force of her asso-
Citations, acquired several languages,
and is said to be most charming talker.
AS all people of fashion do, the gay
couple will undoubtedly visit Manitou
before returning to the East. -Denrer
Republican.