Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1885-12-17

bargain. One of her Scotch super
intendents told me that there was nj
use in any one trying to get ahead o
the Madam. "You cannot move 9
stone or stick but she knows it." hi
said. In addition to her landed prop
erty and her mines, she owns much
city real estate, the rental Of which
brings her several hundred thousand
dollars a year, and she is the princi'
pal stakeholder in the largest bank in
santiagoa Not long ago she present
ed park of a hundred acres to the
people of that city and race course
adjoining it.
The Madam is very fond Of young
men, and has from fifteen to twenty
/ young fellows sse.z.7dd 6sF Constantly
to whom she gives all the money they
can spend. In return she expects
them to entertain her. While the
United States feet was at Valparaiso
not long ago she invited all the off.
GERS to spend a week with her al
Mscul" and Santiago, and sent
special train to bring them up. Ad.
miral Upshur and about twenty OF
his officers accepted the invitation,
lodged at the widow honaea, and had
a high old time at her eapv..se. She
would not allow one of them to spend
dollar, and sent word to all the
shops and restaurants that anything
the American officers ordered was to
be charged to her account. There
was good deal Of scandal over this
affair at Santiago, and the Americans
who were not asked to share the mad.
ANS hospitality felt at liberty to talk
about it as severely as they pleaeed.
But the officers were in no way to
blame, for this was one Of the lady's
freaks, and her method of having a
good time. Every person of disiinc,
ton who comes to Chill is entertained
by her, and her balls are marvels OF
social splendor. Lady Brassey, in
her story of the voyage of the Sun
beam, gives an account of her &C
quaintance with Sonora Cousino, and
the splendor in which sEe lives.
Last spring the Madam fitted cut
one of her coal ships, proviaioned it
in the most extravagant manner. hired
an orchestra of twelve pieces, and
invited party OF fifty or more ladies
and gentlemen To take cruise. The
party visited Juan Fernandez, the
island that is sacred to the memory
of Robinson Crusoe, and then -eaiie.;..
down the coast to Terra del Fuego,
where several days were spent in
search Of a good time. From the sto
ries that are told the errand was suc
cessful, and the gossips Of Chill will
never cease to talk about it. The
cruise lasted about three weeks, and
cost the madam many thousands Of
dollars.
Fabulous stories are told of her e1
travagauce. A million Of dollars or
20 is trifle to a woman whose in.
come is 80 enormous, and there is
nothing in the world that she will not
buy if she happens to want it. She
doesn't care much for art, but has a
collection of diamonds that is very
large and valuable, and sometimes
appears loaded down with them. Usu-
ally she looks very shabby, as she has
no taste or ambition in dress, and her
party costumes that are ordered from
Paris are seldom worn. OF late she
has been aufFerer from sciatica, and
it has not only destroyed the madam's
own pleasure, but has seriously i'm.
paired the comfort of those who have
relations with her. Although COM
paratively young woman, being some
where between forty.fve and fifty
years Of age, she declares that she
will not marry again, and there is not
a man in Chill who has the courage
to ask her. Not long since she took
fancy to young German, with
very blonde beard and hair, and in.
sisted that he should give up his bust
ness and make his home with her.
The inducements she offered were
sufficient. and for several months the
young man has been tied to her apron
strings, having the ostensible employ
'urnt~ y pil.ste secretary. But the
Madam lsS sSneMdss eeaG to wi, "" I'D will proba- /.
bly throw him overheard w.
whim SEXES her, as she has manypth.
ers. The portrait which l send repre-
sents Sonora Cousino in her every.
day costume, which consists Of the
traditional black embroidered manta
worn by all the women oil Chill and
Peru when they appear in the street
The piciures Of her daughters show
on, Senorita Pacifca, in fancy Cos
tune, and the other, Senorita Isa orA,
in ordinary reception dress.
Neither of the girls inherit their
mothers business ability, or at least
they have not developed it, but are
very popular in society, and senorita
Isadora, the elder, has great deal Of
musical talent, performing on the VIC
lin and piano. Both are very bright