River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08
How a Russian Lavlsed Fortun e.

HOW a RUSSIAN 14at lSSu = "a NNfNO %
Paris Letter ia San Francisco Chronicle.
The gay capital is not its1lf for lie
monde has not yet returned from the
seashore and mountain side, nor VIII
they ior few days to come Il the wealth
err continues as warm as it has been for
a week past. Sul there are great
many fashionable people in Paris, not
10 mention noble and distinguished for
eigners who have been and are now IN
the city. Wit&in q day or two society
has been considerably interested over
the reappearauce OF the Princess Sou
warolf. This handsome Russian lady
was during many seasons the relgnlng
star at Nice and Monaco and was not
less remarkable on account OF her ire
ouent attempts to break the bank. she
lived so asst here ana gamlsd so heavily
at Monte Carlo that the late car Tor
babe her 10 leave tile empire until she
repaired her fortunes. Whether she
has done so or not rs more than one can
tell, but she IS certainly back IN Paris,
where she has already rented a magnl-
hcent house, in Winch she says she IS
going to have some fun before he WIN
ter Is over. The Princess. whose ulaid-
en- name was Basllewska, was eoor-
mously wealthy when she married the
Prince Souwaroh, who sc lor-
tune was very modest. Alter
a few wears of malIimony they agreed
to disagree, and an ainlcaule separation
took place, The prince devoted mm-
self 10 travelling and the princess went
to Monaco in search OF excitement
She PLAYED with large stakes, an her
boldness her coOIness and her alter nate
heavy losses and winnings were the SEN
sation at Monte Carlo. Every evening,
when the gambling room closed, she en-
tertainad a large party OF guests NJ sup
per in her villa on the Promenade DIES
| Anglas. Some rather racy anecdotes
are related about her and her mAuy de-
| cidedly eccentric associates gave her a
| somewhat scandul0us reputation.
| One OF these tales j., that amer one OF
| her suppers, the princess, taking OF her
| slipper, threw it across the room, where
upou an actress of the PAlais Royal the
alter, who was among her guests, packed
| it up, and filled it with champagne VINE
and emptled it at draught TO the
health of the hostess. This so pleased
the princess that she exclaimed, rs she
embraced the actress: Tomorrow, my
dear, you shall have villa of your own
was kept and the actress
has now the slippers un-
der glass case. A very stylish young
man, who had got cleaned out at trente
ct ouaranta at Monaco amused himself
one evening by marking game for the
rich Russian lady, who, being pleased
with his appearance. accepted his ser
vice, although he was a stranger. That
day she was a heavy winner and when
she left the table offered this gentleman
q thousand frame note in go delicate 4
4 L - as.N4
The next day the same Transaction was
repeated, and again, and AGAIN during
whole week Then luck turned against
the princess and the strange gentleman
| placed his purse at her disposal, who
accepted bis offer and was soon able to
repay tine loan with interest Thus gave
rise to a sort OF partnership, and at the
end Of the season her cayaliere seryaLte
left Monaco with a clear profit OF $4,000.