New-York tribune., 1884-11-16
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SCANDAL IN PARIS SOCIETY.
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A,,tber case Of vItrol-thfowng, when II ho'
hnshed np will cause noise m the wutiu ~ WIS
thus Announced few evenings BACK An eve
panllr dressed ladv of about thirty, as sh' Whs -
to-day evpnina walking 40 the champs hnttes'
was sppfeaehpi he poorly clad wchah' "ho'
sfas es esehansjne fnw words with hei, lnht ~ het
faea iaa rail- nf yinIai which she hal euhopa'"
uudef hef shawl, The lady sans dawn oh 'ha"
soreamna fgam pain, while her assallah' Hel :"
far tha victim has concealed her name hhH 'he
causes which led to the aggression s,..
This paraaraph emanated from the lnlean ~ '"o
Press at the Prefecture of Police 'u''o'''S N'a
naturally felt to know who the victim was ah" wa,
she was yitrollled aud wished To Keep sen'' a"'"'
the affair The mystery however, has l'"ho" o"'
and will probably have divorce court oo"o"o'''"''
Madame de Mirabeau-M Martel. daughter VI '"o
Countess de Mirabeau and wife OF great o''""S
distiIIer of Cocnac. is the victim She is person
who has made q mark in society ana III Tue l'o'"'S
world by her terribly indecent, droll, sparkling ana
intensely vicious book. Autour Ptn Marriage
which was dramatized last year at the Porte 81
Martin Theatre. ana proved too decidedly corrupt
avon for Boulevardiers who in the habit oil reau
inc the FidarO Gdulos and Oil Bias ohe cahi"'
we'll describe its general aim without shocking puo
lie decencv | shall be within the line II say 'ha'
in depicting fashionable gallantres thc ""'"o'
brings her personages and most oi all her newly
married heroine, down 10 the canine level II "oe'
were less sagaclouS, more witty ana able 10 speak
French. they would talk of their filrtatlons as
Madame Nirabeau- Martel speaks of those of the.
young and elegant Pauline dAlaly nee DE ha"train'
Pauline. or Paulette, is supposed to be the author
twenty. not regularly pretty bat animated and with
that kind of spicness which the Parisians call
dccolette: FURNISHED auburn hair, blue eyes the
windows of soul that loved to quiz, laughing
mouth. somewhat coarse and sensual lips and chm,
and dimplcs in checks. on shoulders, elbows ana
on the backs of stout little hands. Paulette-the
real one-was reared in the social hotbed which
Imperialism created in Paris Her mother, the
Countess de Mirabeau. coarse, strong. turbulent
hammered. witty and semi-Hcbrew iorraner. was
an intimate friend of the Bazalncs. the DE Oram-
monts Perslgnys and in short all the leading mem
bers of the Imperial Court, some of whom she has
portrayed in her novel, The Empress Wanda
which has Just come out. Madame dc Mirabeau is a
gentlewoman- farmer and lives winter aud summer
on an estate in Normandy. In the long evenings she
amuses herself with authorship. She has n mascu
line way of talking and enjoys n broad JOKE ana
rollicking conversation. Mile. de Mirabeau, now
Countess de Mrabeau- Martc, was an accomplished
nrt and nirtcd herself into very wealthy and IN
every way desirable match. Her husband. knowing
she liked flowers and fresh air. purchased charm
ing mansion. detached and standing in the Park OF
Neuillv well furnished stable and coach-honsc
hrousht this residence into proximity with Paris
There were lots of servants, an English groom and
coachman and when " little Bob" about whom the
Countess wrote book was born TO the happy
couple an English nursery was engaged tn ad
the wet nurse Brandy rs good as coalnine
in producing n splendid income. The Countess de
Mirabcau- Martel. the young wife called herself
went into "hgh life society. She was fast
friend too ofthe De Grammonts. and having box
nj the Theatre FIancai- and Opera was often seen
there reing naughty. clever. energetic, and fond
of writing she devoted her pen tu erotic literature
publishing what she wrote under the pseudonvm of
aGvp." which soon became transparent mask.
She eniovcd shocking people. Admirers locked
aruund her Her soul she declared was not sus-
ceptible Of tender passion but she owned tn hnns
an unntuated cuquette. However. in playing
with IRE ale got burned friend Of her husband
became het nit nszoucl aduier lie was her assilu-
nns cavalier IN her fidrs IN the los lac haunted the
avenue IN which she lived when he was prevented
les pnhtr reserve from calling at hef house
watched hrt fium distance az iie nreih aud
snttripi tneiilv Nhpn 10 saw hnt iliiihs between
tho aots iiet attractive roNul hrenmn at lrnsth
tuu eirhi IuI hih tn tpalat anu !" '"S' ~. "NlN'
tuuitS tohash III he sht ot hrrrNesat the villain lh"
park al Nruilty ie0ttrn passed hisrNpnihAH there
and Trtuued homo late, llr had an irregular con-
nr,ton which he tTlei To shake on when The tnuh-
loss first hewtchrd him, and heeNrntualN deserted,
The woman loved hum ana was III despalr ohlld'
il aupears shared the misery INTO which sllo Was
thrown. Not being told the reason why che was
east away. she resolved to watch hel Don Juan.
She found out thar the blonde Countess had stolen
his heart and wrote to her To describe her Wretched
situat ION aud to implOre the lady not to encourage
her the writer's lover. Ii her prayer was not com
piled with, the Countess would have reason 10 be
sorry for her Obduracy. The warning was repeated
several times 1t only had the effect of arousng "A
defiant spirit III the breast OF the lady dnd render
ing the society of the gallant more delightful.
Hence the aggression of which she was the victim.
The vitriO-throweT had poverty-str cke1 air.
When she approached the Countess IN the Champs
EysGes, she said: ask you, for the last time, 10
break with the man who has quilted me To attacn
No, WON'T "Wcll. then. it's all through your
fault that you are punished" The Countess. seeing
the lug diclned what IN It and raised her arm
10 protect her face. But the corrosive liquid exc
cuted all the same its work OF vengeance. Hand,
arm shoulder, neck and chest were burned On
who were attracted by her tears and groans.
remedies were applied. But she refused to tell who
she was or give information about her assailant.
and sent for the handsome cavalier.
Her adventure is the town talk. The servants at
her villa say that she is in the country With
prettiness, wealth, fascinating power, high spirits.
talent and every social advantage her bl s. was too
great to last. The recent success ol her mothers
clever and scandalous novel brought her still more
70 fine front III high life circles "Autour d'l n
Marriage" had n short run. 1t was played often
enough To give Jane Hadng prominence, and III
her riding dress establish her reputation for an ee
CANT inquire.