The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-11-15
MRS. FRANK LESLIE.
a Brilliant New York Woman and Her
Pseudo-Titled Lover.


A New York letter to The Cleveland
Leader says: A few years ago when
Frank Leslie died, there was considera-
bic difference of opinion with regard
to distribution of the property between
the reputed Mrs. Leslie and the gentle
mans sons. The courts settled the ques-
tion, and established Mrs. Leslie's
claims, not only to the property, but to
the right and title of wife, which also
had been disputed by some.
Since that time Mrs. Leslie has gone
quietly on her way attending to the
dozen publications issued under her
husbands name, bringing them all to a
higher degree of excellence and pros
perity than they have hitherto attained.
She has marvellous executive ability and
q keen eye for business.
Mrs. Leslie's name is brought prom
inently before the public to-day in con-
sequence of a paragraph in The London
Globe, which states that a duel has been
fought on the Belgian frontier by the
Marquis de Leuville, who is reported to
be affianced to Mrs. Leslie, and Ger
man count. Both parties endeavored
to make it appear that the encounter
was political one, but the real cause
Of the quarrel was too free use of Mrs.
LesEe's name by the German. The
marquis who glories in being one of the
best shots in the world, wounded his
adversary, and the honor of our fair
countrywoman is vindicated. The same
paragraph further states that the match
between Mrs. Leslie and the marquis
hos -, tla
of religious differences, the Anglo
Frenchman being a Romanist, while the
lady is Protestant.
This is what the papers say, but the
truth of the matter is not here. Accord
ing to the marquis own statement the
engagement was broken off last fall be-
fore he left America. He said there
was difficulty about the marriage set
tlement, and so the marriage was brok-
en- off.
Those who are supposed to know say
that the sum his lordship insisted on
having settled upon himself was alto
gether beyond the desire and wishes of
Mrs. Leslie, and that she flatly refused
to entertain his offer. Wise woman that,
and thorough American. Good hus-
bands are to be had without paying
their weight in gold for them.
Two years ago, when the Marquis de
Leuville made his appearance in this
city, he was chaperOned and introduced
into society by Lady Hardy. He was
taken up by n certain set and lionized
considerably. He gave a series of after
noon receptions, small and select, at
which Lady Hardy did the honors. The
marquis was a pleasant host, and the
people who met there were bright and
clever, albeit many of them were more
Bohemian in their ways of thought and
life than would please very conserva-
tive person. However, they were all
within the pale of polite society, which
is conveniently blind to the fact that
some of them hold peculiar ideas with
reganl to marriage, etc.
TIE marquis had ruled and reigned
well nigh six months when it began to
be whispered that he was not what he
seemed. The prying gossips said he
was not a genuine marquis, that he had
no money, and that he wore a wig and
corsets, painted his face as well as pict-
ures; that he penciled his eyebrows and
padded his shoulders and hips; that he
could not marry he rich American girl
which was said To be the object of his
visit to America, because he already
had q wife in the person of Nine. Tus-
sand 5 daughter, that his name was Oil
yer, and he had once been halter on
the Strand in London.
This, and much more of like nature
was fruitful material for the gossips and
newspaper correspondents, and it was
not long till the Marquis de Leuville's
name was known all over the country
At last he yielded to the pressure and
determined to return to Europe, which
ne did early last fall, and since that
time he has been living mostly in Paris
principally, should say, for the pur-
pose of furnishing Partisan newspapers
and correspondents something to write
about, for there is scarcely Paris let
ter that has not some mention of him.
He is one of the principal characters in
''Mount Royal, a fine shot and a fas-
cinating man, etc.
The truth of the matter concerning
this man, or what [ believe to be the
truth, have from an English gentle
man who knew the marquis in London
and Rome. He says he has q right to
the title because he bought it and paid
for it; that he vas once a teacher of
drawing; that his name is, or was, Oil
Yer; that he has no wife, but is bona
tide widower; that Nine. Tussand's s
daughter was not his wife, although he
would have married heron account of
her immense wealth-if he could, but
on the same account her husband OBJ
jected to her marrying anybody and re-
fused to let her have divorces. Accord
ing to English law the husband has a
claim upon the wife's money whether
they live together or not, and so hus-
bands of rich English women naturally
object to divorce.
There are people in Cleveland who
remember seeing the marquis and the
woman in Rome, where they created no
little sensation by the magnifcence of
their equipage and their general style
of living. They also remember the
scene and the scandal which followed
when the woman found another lover,
and quietly went away with him. And
this Is the man who came here with the
avowed purpose of finding a rich wife,
and was received with open arms by So
ciety. To the.credit of American wo-
men be it said that he was obliged to
return without the wife. Mrs. Frank
Leslie, who really is one of the clever
est women in this city, may thank her
lucky stars that she discovered his true
character before it was too late.
81 have got two invitations for to-
morrow, said Clara. Charley wants
me to 60 with him, and Fred has also
sent me an invitation. l hate Fred, and
the place he is going to l don't like one
bit. > ''Then you will go with Char
leyg suggested her friend. 'sNo,
shall 60 with Fred. The tickets are a
dollar apiece to his excursion, while the
tickets to Charley's are only seventy
five cents. -
A few weeks ago Mr.. L., who was
about committing matrimony" with
the daughter of a respectable farmer
near Uttoxeter, waited upon the curate
OF the parish and requested him to let
him have soma ssctioEipor nj 1aictor - Tho