New-York tribune., 1882-03-12

men devoted TO such personal illustration, or re-
posing in the strong boxes of Thrd-ayenue pawn
brokers' or glittering in more public showcases.
The necklace when finished had cost Boehner
100000, say 100000 of our Yankee money.
Meanwhile Louis XIV. was dead and Du Barry had
retired upon n small pension into prNa'e me-
Boehmer is in despair There is nothing before MN
but insolvency When the Queen is applied TO-
asked to purchase. she answers: we nave uloio
need of Seventy-fours than of Necklaces 80
stood the matter when La Motto began 10
meddie with it, Her own account is not III the
least satisfactory credible. she STATES wha' Is
entirely untrue that the Queen bad taken a fancy
To this superb ornament" she AYERS, Win me
droll,st nrctcuce of disnteresed virtue, that she
pcrsuaded the Cardinal dc Rohan not to buy It, his
ucy-aflairs being embarrassed: that ne was
resolved TO buy il. being assured that the heart Oi
the Queen wonld soften toward HIM; that he acted
as her agent in bargaining with Boehmer. mat he
was sufficiently fooled the well known story attests
of his interview with the Queen as he supposed
when ii was only the disreputable Demoiselle
dOliva pprsonating her Majesty. What we know /.
is that Boehmer ultimately delivered the Necklaces
TO the Countess the agent of the CARDINAL who~
was supposed to be acting and thought he was
acting as the agent of the Queen. Let no person
read La Notes account of these scandal0us Trans
actions VINO does not wish to be confused VINO
does wish to get Mt the truth. a forged order
signed Right--Maric Antoinettc of France was
exhibited The casket delivered by the Car-
dinal to the Queens valet as lie supposed, but only
TO another rascal Stimulating the Queens valet-a
scamp named Vilietto. The Cardinal was in rap
tnres-all would now 90 well with him. Honor,
success the bauble on tie ovcliest neck in Europe
and he permitted to clasp 1T there! Part OF the
diamonds went to England By the Scoundrcl hands
of the Count La Motto; part OF them to the great
diamond market of Amsterdam; unhappy Boeh-
mers masterpiece being broken up, the CAV. glitter
ing glorious gems never again to unto their splcn-
dors!
TO keep Bochmcr quiet the consprators sent him
as coming from the Queen sum or 81 900 as IN
terest OH the first instalment When the next was
due he got no money. La Motto tells him that her
Majesty has now determined to deny ever receiving
the necklace. Boehmer in n state OF desperation
goes to the Queens waiting woman. Madame
Campan. There is communication with Breteuil.
Suddenly the Cardinal is arrested. The Countess
is soon in prson--in the BaStilc-havin;, as she
saws before her arrest employed two honIs I'D burn
ing all the letters and notes which she then recol
lccted to have in her possession. between the Car
dnal and the Quern'aS if she ever had the small
est shred of that sort She Processes to have put on
royal airs in prison, and narratcs IN her grand man
ner that when they brought her food III pewter
plates she exclaimed Inform the Governor that
the Vaois are nice" upon which her stern custo-
uians reented and served her supper III very lean-
tiful dishes with silver covers which those may
believe who please. with the rest of her SURPRISING
account of her experiences rs a State prisoner
Ultimately. although a NalOs, she was transferred
TO the Conciergcrie where she was subjected to
further intcrrosations and being driven TO despair
attcrupted TO commit suicide by striking her head
with a Dutch china mug" The day of the Demoi-
scle's rctrbution partial retrhutlon was at
hand. She was carried bowling to the SaIpetrlere
Prison, and obliged 20 put on the uniform OF the
placc-an Odious pcttcOat of gray wOollen Ihc
descendant of Henri ii. was treated with but Scant
courtesv but she casts glamOr OF smooth royal
etiqucttc over all, nor tells that they branded
her fair shoulders each with (Jof@'sel. Sho
ESCAPED a last from prison, probably with the con-
nivance of the Court, which did not know exactly
what to do with her. She says it was rumored that
tbe Queen. naturally good facilitated her escape.
This is as improbable as anything in the book,
which is saying a great deal After various wan
darincs not interesting to consider, she reached
London 1t was here, publishing from point ol
vantage that she wrote these and other scandalous
books being prompted in part by desire oil money
and urged to manufacture llbels upon Marie Anton
nette by the Duke of Orleans whom she met IN
London She complains that her British bookseller
cheated her, but this without 1urther evidence
however probable it may be, we must not believe
Here IN London the Countess remains as she re-
marks with pous sniff " to await whatever dcstl-
uation the wisdom of Providence should alot her.
The renal hder OF the second volume of the Memoirs
is mere padding. and of no human interest,"
VariOus letters purportlng to be those oil the queen
and the Cardinal are given, and are nndonbtcdly
forgeries. The English translator of the book is
good enoug Oh to furnish it with a supplement with
ont which we might never have known what be-
came at last of this astonishing Countess. There Is
much rignarOle about her, but what we dehhl'eIy
learn is that in London the descendant of tho
Vaois got deeply into debt and was bothered by
baIliffs. although she practised frugaty and mod
Grafton The diamonds of Bochmer put little
money into her <oclct. She was arrested at her
lodgings opposite the Temple of Flora In at
temtping 10 escape from the leads OF the house,
she broke one OF her thighs shattered her kneepan,
beat in one of her eyes, distgured her 1ace' ana
Otherwise bruised her body in a manner too shock
ING TO relate" When she in fair way of
recovering her friends nconsideracly allowed her
TO eat mulberreS, which had an INN ediate ana
fatal effect Her age is given as thiry-hVe years.
which is probably guesswork. There Is ano!her
sion If the story which asserts that in drunken
quarrel she was flung from window by her boon
companions She died on the 23d of August and
was inferred IN Lambeth burying-ground. So
ended her shifty life with all its swindles false
hoods and ntrigues Men hnddled her under
ground" says Carlyle "with no burial stone
Her precious husband, according to the same
authority during the Revolution lay i'll the Bcetre,
got out just III the nick of time, and dived beyond
soundIngs," being more heard Of i'll this world
Sucb succnctIy is some account of Jane de st.
Remy de Yalois written or purDortlng to have been
written by herself. She was of small help to any
body while lying-heT printed legacy is of small
help to ANYBODY now that she is dust. Undoubt-
edly she was born to illustrate the profound truth