The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-21
ELIZABETH AND ELISE.
The Young yiennese cIrcus.sirI Who Is
Beloved by the Austrian Empress.

London Truth.
Fashion has in Paris whirled out frem
the Theatre Francois to the Hippodrome
1t first went there to see whether Elise
merits the admiration and almost sisterly
affection Of her crowned nAmesake, theEm.
press Of Austria. Fashion having seen,
has become enslaved. Elise's points were
apparent to all beholders at the circus, but
to judge Of those qualities which win for
her imperial friendship Of close and gush-
ing character, the tickle divinity was OBJ
liged to follow the pretty equestrienne to
her lodgings and knock there for ad.
mittance. The circus girl is tall and
slender, flexible as birch.tree. She
is not slave OF the toilet, and has
her dresses made like riding.habits. A
woman travelling with her, dressmakes
for her, and Is bound only to work forher.
(" Elizabeth 1.-THE Imperial namesake-
writes to Elise, whom she calls Lisette.
She has written to her to Paris, begging
that she will do her Majesty the favor to
accompany her to Ireland next year.
elizabeth" is in the habit OF cantering
with Elise in the Prater, and she Is not an
Empress TO be ashamed OF any one whom
she deigns to take by the hand, and of
hunting with her on the plains near Buda.
This iayorite OF the ilustrious huntress
has delicious thoroughbred form. Her
head Is small and elegant-an antique
Juno reduced from stately marble to q
cameo. The skin speaks OF vitality and
understanding blood, and Elise's eyes are
fiery, eager and sincere. Indeed, theyar
more cheyaline than human, and very
beautiful and eloquent. As to the hair,
It Is quite as long as "Elizabeth's," but
stronger, aud jet black instead of nut
brown.
Elise Is q mere bird OF passage at the
Hippodrome. She has created for herself
a bower OF roses near the livery stables OF
NJ. Marx, behind the former residence OF
Queen Christina in the Champs Elysees.
Herearningsare very considerable, though
she is not grasping. Elise really Is no Vul-
gar, horsey circus rider. She has taken to |
the circus as greyhound takes to cours- |
ing, by virtue Of some inherited impul-
sion.
EIise's birth was bourgeois, although |
her own intimate conviction is that 1t was
romantic and mysterious. She was brought |
up as an only daughter by the soap manu-
facturers TO the Court OF Vienna. Elise
always understood she owed them tilial
duty, but she Yearned for something
nobler, and there was no sympathy lost
between them. Being very rich they gave
her an expensive education. She was
placed in religious establishment to learn
music, foreign languages, and artistic
needle work. The discipline was harsh.
Elise felt like tird in cage, until the
season came round for the private theatri.
Gals, in which she attained the position OF
a star, and revealed a talent for declama-
ton. 1t was her intention when she went
home for good, to run off and join a com
pany Of players, and, under a romantic
name, entrance Germany.
On returning TO the soapboiler's, she
found an assortment OF young men OF ex'
cellent family, and was directed TO find a
husband in the lot. This did not fall in |
with her romantic ideas. She was only |
ISL and crayed for more time to fall In
love. The paternal fat was that she
should wed first and love afterward. An
accident. and her own wicked will aiding.
enabled her to gain her liberty.
She was taken to circus to see FAR
famed troupe; her vocation then and there |
declared itself. Elise promised to be q
good girl and marry in year il her father
sent her to riding school. Her plan was
to get the riding master 10 give her secretly |
circus drill. As soon as she was fit to ap-
pear in public she stole away, got down |
the Danube, and, landing far from home,
went in search OF rowing troupe which |
she heard was going to st. Petersburg.
With it she made round OF Northern |
Europe, triumphing wherever she went,
and never meeting with an accident,
though insauely daring. On Vienna she
burst like comet. Nobody scolded or
tried to lock her up. The Empress had
heard Of her, and was prompt TO defend
her. She at once took her under her
wing, and got into the way OF calling her
pretty endearing names.
Society and the Archduchesses, proud
and narrow.minded, were scandalized at
Elizabeth" making so free with Elise.
But Her Majesty needed not what they
said. Lampoons becoming too hot for the
Rmperor's peace Of mind, the Empress
went of to her bog IN Hungary, taking
Elise with her. She gave her friend the
level OF her own stable, Don Juan,
hunter for whom she had paid fancy
price to Count Batthyany's stud groom,
and then Lord Byron, worth 500 guineas.
He was poisoned in Paris by hating
rival. Her Gajesty, learning OF his death,
at once sent Pole Star, who hsd been In
training 10 the Imperial riding house for
Elise, to replace him.
The clubs empty themselves nightly In.
to Franeoni's Circus, and plant themselves
In the gangways leading from the stables
to the arena. Elise i'll hides her contempt
for the mongrel mobility Of France. She
is used to companionRbip With Arch
dukes and Hungarian aud Austrian no. |
hIes, who, in riding, appear, as the Cen
taurs were, to be part and parcel OF their
steeds. Often, when in Vienna, she can
tered in the grounds OF Prince Leichten-
stein With the Emperor OF Austria, who
goes on the principle f"My wiie's friends
are my iriends.p To please Elizabeth
be sends costly presents TO the young
Elise, Who CANNOT be 20 old ss the Arch.
duchess Gisila.
II the circus.girl does not sail next au-
tumn for America, the nobility and gem
try OF the County Meath will, In all likeli-
hood, have the privilege Of seeing her
hunt along with Imperial Elizabeth"
H4RPER,s FEREi CORRESPONDENTS
spesehes ofsturgiss and Hutchinson.
HARPER's FERgy, August 10.