Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-28

memory, and had in his possession beau.
tiful and celebrated portrait of her painted
| by Greuze. under the name of the Jeune
| file a la Colombo and which he always
displayed with much pride. He began his
literary career by writing Emile, with
which the world is familiar, a small book
in which he describes his own sorrows,
fears and aspirations. Mr.. de Girardin
had married twice; his first wife was
Delphine Gay, the most remarkable
! woman of her day. She was a poet
when herself but ga poem of youth,
and beauty, and as young girl she accom-
| panied her mother to the different salons
in the French capital where she sang her
| own verses set to music whilst playing the
harp, the then favorite musical instrument.
She died the 23d of June, 1855, and it was
the 3lst October, 1856, at the age OF 80, Mr..
de Girardin married a young girl OF %,
Nile. Nina Brunold de Tiefenbach, daugh-
ter of the Countess of Tielfenbach, and it is
said of the Prince Frederic de Nassau, and
his marriage was brought about by the
Able Y, who was an intimate friend
OF Mr.. de Girartiin and the confessor of the
young lady, who, with her mother, had
been, like the Empress Eugene, wander
ing through Europe in search of bon par.i.
The Able made the eminent journalist be-
lieve that the young girl was dying of love
OF him
THE MARRIAGE,
However, was not happy one, and ended
in separation. The second Nine. de Girar-
din was blonde, like the first, very grace
full and pretty, but was far from possessing
the intelligence and high social qualities of
Delphine Gay. Mr. de Girardin had no
children by his first wife, but in 1850 a
daughter was born to him by his second.
This child, the grand daughter of Prince
Napoleon and Princess Clothilde, died of
Group in 1865. The Empress, in spite Of
the danger OF the contagion, called 10 see
the child an hour before its death, and
tried herself to make it drink. The young
Prince Imperial had written letter to the
young invalid the evening previous TO her
death, and the following day the Emperor
wrote some kind, sympathetic words to
the bereaved father When, later, the
young Prince was killed by the Zulus,
Mr.. de Girardin wrote political article
in regard to the event, which was
generally condemned by those who
were acquainted with those favors he
had received from the Imperial family.
1t was we'll known fact that Mr.. de Cir
ardin's second marriage was not happy
one. After the death of this little girl,
which occurred at Barritz two other
daughters were born to him, but for the
one born at Brighton during the war ne
denied the paternity and obtained sepat
ration from his Iwife. The funeral OF Mr.
de Girardin took place on Saturday, at
tended by large crowd, among whom
were noticed great number of politicians,
Ministers, Senators, Deputies, and so on.
Many of the principal journals were repre-
sented. The coffin was completely covered
with flowers. The procession took the di-
rection of the cemetery of Montmarte,
where the family vault of Mr.. de Girardin
is situated and where he was buried by
the side OF his first wife, Dclphine Gay.
AT THE TOMB
Five different speeches we're made, one by
Mr.. Spuller in tho name of the group of
the republican union and the Chamber of
Deputies; the last was few words of
adieu by Mr.. Gently, Deputy, who is TO
succeed Mr.. de Girardin az the political
director of the journal La france. In his
W III, MI NC IllG-C Aiio
Charles Emile de Girardin, his universal
legatee; his sor, Alexandra de GirardiD, he
named testamentary executor and usufruc-
tuary. Nine. Detroyat, his niece by mar.
riage, the daughter of Delphine Gays
sister, inherits his rights of authorship
this ladys husband his papers and part
of his books. He left a few legacies to
some OF his lady friends, and gave years
wages to all his servants. The valet de
chambre of MIR. de Girardin receives 2, 900
francs. No provision was made for Nine
de Girardin and her daughter, and the
widow OF the eminent publicist will receive
nothing but the alimentary pension award
ed her by law. 1t has always been sup
posed that Emile de G;rardin was more
wealthy than he really was, for instead of
the 10. GEO. 000 all believed him to be
worth, his entire fortune to-day amounts
to but COO, GOO francs. VAL