Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-09
,@rF AND GAMBLER.
;. Of a Titled Russian
in Paris.
), psmidoH, Prince Of Donate
y go His RiOtOus Living

ida short time ago. was '.e
e.. TYNE of the enormously
,..iroers who come to Paris.
aajtber wise, witty, nor even
-. he nevertheless managed TO
,,cs's role in the drama Of
- cav capital. He came TO
1873 and soon gathered about
Group of young and middle-aged
rich. as frivolous and as eager
..I.,,ure as himself. They held
I .,nIyal in the "Big 49," a pri-
m,oer room Of the Cafe Anglais,
.,,ssIi aggregate fortunes. the uni
l,l,rests Of which were spent
!, exceeded, in popular estimation,
a00OOO francs.
s.nIdoff was at heart a savage.
u hailed at the Jockey Club he
.,sa admission to the less fastidi-
.Bsby Club" in the Rue Royale.
y. I'D freaks Grated at first amuse-
Il and then CONSERVATION. A GER
y. msnk, in which the ornamental
l.,Iace played a prominent part, re-
Ia in his expulsion. His mistake
4 to suppose that people would for
Il bin anything on account Of his
a,mous wealth. The bulk Of his
rune came from the famous mines
sTagail on the confines of Asia, mines
i Produced gold. iron and copper in
rnous quantities. Eight thousand
4 worked in these mines, and the
gne from them amounted In some
ns to 100000 francs. Demidoff
spsed himself successfully upon ac-
.ss Of the Gymnase, the Varieties
81 the Vaudeville; he outdrank all
companions; he astonished the ga
steers with his extravagant freaks,
riaused himself to be compared to
EEp because he used to amuse him.
u by making half a dozen of his
lnservants fight before him like
hdiatOrs until oneremained conqueror
d winner Of a handsome honorarium.
Al the death Of his uncle, Prince
naiOle Demidoff, husband Of the Prin-
y Aathilde, he received q vast acces-
mOt property. Some of this he de-
ted to worthy purposes in improving
! Russian town of Kew and in COM
Ting The beautiful cathedral of Flor
s begun under the Medicis. He
'Sed to bear half the expense If the
\ would contribute the other half.
softer was accepted.
Ienidoff married the Princess Nest
asd in 1866. They quarrelled Bit
'gat FIRST because in changing his
StiOn he had not changed his habits.
sshe had good sense, intelligence
doeauty. In eighteen months he
lsed her, and when,six months later,
dled. the most curious transforms
an Demidotf's character took place.
efiFur, the man whose life had
aalong orgie. felt the awakening
q Of sorrow and passed in medita-
J and prayer hours formerly devoted
'appers He organized regular re-
= meetings IN the chapels Of his
Hcent house, and it became the
"a With Partisan beauties Of the
l9Sten" to attend them and note
'saastOrmation in this handsome
liigal
1as handsomest man in Paris
! alled him. Though he married
sad time "a daughter OF the Prin-
ll's Troubetzoki) he never vent
! Q The old wild life, but lived
sa'lly, dispensing generously Of
p'ailsy and aims as became ! grand
NV Among the famous gamb
.sais q his early fast DAYS was
lanOus eourte duel with Khalil-
ssseed toplay until one Of them
son 2 million OF francs from the
! hey took = private room at
~ Anglais, and from the first
''asored the Turk. In i short
z was 100000 francs ahead.
y luck changed. and at 9 O'clock
~ morning DemidoF was the
! q 10000 francs. Both we're