Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-24

taken to the residences of the Princess Rad
zinill and the Princess Bonapsrte, but
great many treasures remained at the Co.
lombes chateau, for Madame Blanc fell
suddenly i'll and died In forty eight hours.
Il was thought that she was poisoned, and
it seems there was very good reason for the
general belief. She was an old woman,
and was about to marry a man many years
younger than herself man of rank, with
thousands of dollars of debts, which the
FOOLISH, LovR.sICK WOMAN
Had agreed to pay. No one was sur
prised that the Princes Ponaparte and
Radzinill objected to their wives being
possibly deprived of large share of their
mothers fortune. And 80 the poor woman
was, no doubt, poisoned and died in her
magnificent place at Monaco. without haV-
ing ever visited her old chateau at Colon.
bes. After awhile the architect came into
possession Of q moderate fortune, and
bought the property, part OF which he
now occupies. The other part ia occupied
by a gentleman well-known III Partisan
artistic circles as a musician and composer
Of the lovliest French salon compositions of
VI.
years a Government official of standing at
Paris, NJ. Poignee lost his health, and came
to Colombes to regain it. Nine. Poignee,
lady of rare intelligence and grace, who
had mingled in the best society Of Paris,
decided to found
SCHOOL YoR YOUNG GIRLS AND LADIES,
And, with great Judgment, chose the old
u -. -. ALo;- F,4,ro bor,a Tbara oro
about forty pupils, and lovlier, happier
girls we never saw, not even in America
The chateau is wonderfully well pre-.
served. The grounds are lovely and
carefully kept. NJ. and Nine.
Poignee invited US to dejeuner four
lunoheonl, and we gratefully accepted
most delicious meal, served in the original
dining.room of the chateau, the walls of
which are of solid oak, carved with the
feurd de-lis of France. The panels con-
tain the original mirrors, and, altogether,
the room is but little changed. We were
pleased to hear that Mme. Poignee would
accept some lady-boarders. The law of
France does not permit gentlemen to enter
IN any capacity school for young ladies
so, if there are any young ladies, or old
ladies, who are coming from California to
Paris, we would advise them by all means
to establish themselves in that lovely old
chateau, if they are unaccompanied by
gentlemen. Those desiring to master the
French language, with pure pro-
nunciation would do well to listen to
Madame Poignee and her five beautiful
young daughters In this lovley home
ladies can be comfortably lodged, with
three delicious meals, the use of excellent
pianos, at the modest price of $50 francs
quarter three months, 500, or by the
day at the extremely moderate rate of a
dollar and half, including service and
everything but lights and fuel. The fare
to Paris is only ten cents each way, and
delightful short jaunt. For the sake of
d" ladies alone " we give the address of
Mr.. and Mrs. Poignee in full, it being IA
rue st. Denis, Colombes, pres Paris, Seine.
We shall regard it as happy accident
which brought us into the knowledge of
such truly delightful home and such an
exceptional French family. There is also
at Colombes well-known
COLLEGE FOR BOYS
And young men preparing for college, di-
rected by Monsieur Guillot, but we had
not time to visit it. Our last half hour
was spent in the part OF the old chateau
occupied by the architect of Nine. Blanc.
This collection of paintings and rare objects
of art is truly wonderful. Among the
paintings found in the chateau are several
originals of rare value, and the architect is
the happy possessor of two of Boucher's
best works, besides valuable bits of sculpt.
ure and bric.s-brac without end. We left
lovely Colombes with reluctance, and
found ourselves within few short min
utes at the station st. Lazare at Paris, two
minutes walk from the Madeleine and the
Place de Ia Conoorde. We felt as if we
had been in another country all day, and
yet Colombes Is really Paris. We must
not forget to mention the charming walks
from COlombes to various points in the
neighborhood. The lovliest is to the nearest
town, Argeuteuil, just over the Seine, and
to reach which we must cross a magnih-
cent bridge, and from this bridge the view
is perfectly lovely. Another walk is to
Courbevoie, in the opposite direction. At
Courbevoie one takes the tram-car and is at
the Arc de Triomphe in three minutes,
P O.