National Republican., 1882-09-26
MILE. FEYoHiNE,s SUICIDE.
How the Actress or the Theatre Frnncn
ahnf EIcrncIr Iu I,nrln.

shot Herself In Fnris,
PARIS, Sept ia sad report ran along the
boulovards yesterday. Mile. Feyghine, OF the
Theatre Francois, had committed suicide. The
actress was but twenty. She had all inc
world before her--youth, health, and (most saidl
marvellous beauty to make It pleasant to her--and
yet in the full flush of life, envied by thousands
other own sex, courted by hundreds of the other
she had found all "weary, fat stale, and unproht-
able" and seen no quicker or betterw way OF escape
from 1t thar self.murdcr. Her story may seem
common enough, but TO Paris, reading II on the
morrow OF It's tragic ending, 1t is full of painful
interest. She came of Russian family, ana was
born in the neighborhood of Moscow, at u little
town called Klynn. Her rivals ana enemies
affected to sneer at her as Russo d'AuveTgne,
but she was true slav. with all the Slav char
acter, -
MPuLsIvE UNSTABLE, AND GENEROUS.
How she ever came to make her debut on the
boards OF the house of Moliere 1t is perhaps JUST
as well not to inquire. She was ambitious ana
had some talent, but nothing evident to the vul-
gar fitted her for the honor of treading the same
stage as Madeleine Brohan and Bartet. Al
we need care about is the edifylng iact that she
did get admission to the house of Moliere. and,
more fortunate than many pels'onnd,res Oh greatgI
merit soon after actually made her an earnGe u o IN
berene" and she filed the role OF kGekdire Not
q very important role, certainly. Indeed, SO un-
important that it seemed ridiculous enough 70
concern ourselves as TO whether she looked ana
acted well or i'll in it. But Mile. Feyghine,
BY ONE OF THOSE cAPRIcEs
so common In Paris, has been declared the fash;
ion, Trumpet tongued rumor had proclaimed
her coming Rachel-another Sarah Bernhardt
with the beauty of Sarahs rival, Sophie Crolzetle
and all the accomplishments OF the Admlraple
Crichton TO boot, not exclusive of his skill In the
art of fence. A Feyghiue legend had been in-
vented by the mischievous and ill advised friends
Of the young dehutant who before she had uttered
n single sentence of Alfred de Musscts bright little
comedetta, had managed to make herself u name
and a notorety as dangerous to herself as the
Her debut proved a dismal failure, and they say
she then also attempted suicide.
FLATTERERs HOWEVER, WERE NOT WANTING,
who whispered in her ear that beauty was greater
than genius One--the Due de Morny, son OF Lou
Napofeon's favorite-whisperedi it more seducliyely
| than the rest and became Mile. Feyghines pro-
tector." But the Due had soul above anything
SO plebeian as love-, He was proud OF the sirahge
| Young Russian, had no objection 10 her being H.
| love with him, spent hundreds of thousands anc
even millions upon her, but in very short time
wealthy noblemen who grow tired OF aetresSe' ;YI
| they have protected" Evldeltly poor Nile
Feyghine ought to have submitted Win Que Iesg
| limited to her that he thought OF settling dowi
| and getting married. But this unieas onable SlaN
| beauty was something of savage, even after si2
| months aristocratic training and protection
| When NJ. lie Due went off alone on a suddei
| journey to St. Petersburg one morning what mus
| she needs do but leave
HER SNUG LITTLE VILLA
| in;the Avenue Vic; or Hugo and follow him. The!
| did not part for good and all that time. Ther
came a second rupture, however, followed by all
of another journey to st. Petersburg. Mile. Fey.
| CHINE grew somber and detected. Her beauty tool
| a new and melancholy cast She became capri
| cious, morbid and odd frightened her servant
by practicng shooting in her house, and in varl
| Gus other ways showed signs of disordered brain
On Sunday night, on returning from the countf,
| to his house in the Rue de Marignan, NJ de Morn
| found Mile. Feyghine waiting for him. 1t wa
"s She told me,n said NJ. de Morny later ON to tn
| Commssaire de Police, " that she had been wait
| ing for me since 10 o'clock. We. chatted togethe
| for long while calmly Of her plans and mine.
| IL think of going to Russia for @ time on visi
| TO Prince Demidoh," said |.
| TO this she made no answer. She merely asRe
me whether she could come with me, and did nc
| seem i'll the least offended Mt my reply when oh
| iected that her duty to the Comedie Francals
| would prevent her.
| thine crept on and we still sat there chatting
| Our talk was, as usual, chiefly about the stage
| She told me ngain q had heard the same thin
| from her already that she would stab her
| self on the boards at the end OF the performanc
| if she did not succeed better in Etrangere
| than in .Bnrberene," but knowing that this wa
a frequent threat of hers paid no particular at
| tention to the remark 80 AT about ocloc
! suggested that it would be advisable for her
rest She rang for a servant to tr,,re,,re y, ~
bedroom and bade p" 70. ". repoir. Then she we
llPlo, UP y, - niantelpeee l thought she was mere
going TO put her bonnet on in front of the loo
ing glass. Being in my bath / had my BAT
turned to her."
At this moment Mile. Feyghine pulled revolv
out of her pocket. Pressing. the muzzle close
the trigger. Nj. le Due leaped from
bath with a cry of horror The actress lay at !
feet with til blood streaming from her breast.
She died at quarter to eight next morning.