The Osceola times., 1883-03-24
MOBILES AND NABoBs.
Titled Magnates who are
Talked About by Tattlers.
Marriages, Divorces and Illicit Doings Of
the Mobiles.

At the head of the world Of beauty and
fashion, gathered among the olive and
orange groves of Cannes this winter,
reigns the Duchessc dc Luynes. Her
entertainments are unequaled on the
banks Of the Mediterranean, both in
sumptuousness and in the character Of
the guests. In miserable apartment IN
Paris, died last week, the Duchesse de
Chaulnes, the sister-in law of the Ouch
esse de Liynes. Poor and neglected,
driven by remorsc 10 the reckless use of
stimulants and narcotics, this once beau
tiful rival of her admired relative, in the
world of fashion had parted with every
thing she possessed, even TO her wealth
of splendid hair, to satisfy her depraved
appetite. Perhaps she drew her last
breath in misery and suffering ut the
very moment her sistcr-in-law was re-
ceiving the batteries of crowd of ad-
mirers. The French sensation of the
week has been the sad, premature death
of the Duchessc de Chaulncs, a beautiful,
passionate, tragic creature, the impetuous
life all burned out Of her at the age of
twenty-four; no more liaisons; no more
quarrels with heartless mother-in-law,
"Publicans and harlots |" The world
knows only the blunders, the trippings.
the fall, never TO rise again. The world
knows nothing, say it cares nothing, of
the ncrvelcss battle against passions that
sweep all before them like the flood nor
of the settled despair that enters such a
life when the natural ties that held II 10
virtue are snapped forever. Nine years
ago the Princess Sophie Galitzen might
have been mistaken for an angel under
other auspices might have developed
into saint. She was exceptionally
beautiful, of fine figure, fair complexion,
good features and with splendid eyes a
maiden of sixteen, poor, but well-born
and proud, with a face that was her for
tune, as men go in this world, and as it
happened face that was her fate more
terrible than had flash of lightning
smitten her to death on her bridal tour.
II is said that her poverty came of pa
rental conversion from Russian to the
Roman faith. At all events, the Duke de
Chaulnes gladly took her. dowerless,
about nine years ago, and from beautiful
she changed to brilliant and dashing
was head taller than her'Duke. Hon.
eymoon no sooner ended than she refus-
ed to be seen on the street with her di-
minutive, corpulent, little husband. Be.
gan a bold game for liberty and got death
instead. Escapades, notorious liaison
with the Comte de Dion. Corpulcnt lit
tic Duke grew mad. They were recon-
ciled, and tried to win conjugal peace in
his ancestral home-thc Chateau de Sa-
BILE; tried TO patch up infdelity of heart
BY general deeds of benevolence. The
fates would have no such nonsense.
Other rumors-other sins. Finally, the
Duchessc is inveigled into a confession
and an abandonment Of all claims to her
home and her children children given
into the care of the famous Duchesse dc
Chevreuse, mother OF the Duke; corpu-
lent little Duke was good enough TO die,
and then the Duchesse de Chaulnes
fought for repossession Of her children
no money, no character; was beaten, OF
course no hope; no human soul to take
her up tenderly,y and so, Wednesday
February 2lst "as lamp burnt out till
dawn Of day." she died in an humble
cottage in La Villette, as others like her
will die till men are true and women
pure die as horrid tale that is told
Recognition of friends in-never mind.