The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-01
PRINCESS BARNABAS.
why She Changed Her Mind and
Did Not Commit Suicide.

The Princess Barnabas was in a state
OF the most profound perplexity. she
could not for the dainty little life OF her
make up her mind on the important
ouestion AS to whether she should or
should not commit suicide ut the close
OF the season. 1t vas not very easy Tor
the Princess many admirers to d
stand why she should perturb her mind
with such a problem at all. b perturp
1t she did with that very problem,
whether wisely or unwiscly.
The Princess Barnabas was a very re-
markable young woman, who had
proved the puzzle, the pride n the
passion OF London society for three
whole sensational seasons She was
not vet four aud twenty. She bore the
title Of a great Russian Prince who had
married her just before she came Of age,
nj 4 time when he himself was old
enough to b. her grandfather. and who
had considerably died within " years
OF the ceremony, leaving her the abso-
lutte mistress Of his fortune and his ter
r~itorics. as she had been during life the
absolute mistress of his heart for the
shor time in which he swaycd Il. She
was said To be fabulously wealthy. But
her Jewels were the wonder Of the world.
and she delighted in wearing them in
season and out Of season. with = semi
barbaric enjoyment OF their glitter and
splendor which was. like everything
else about her. partly Oriental anc
partly childish. Some time after hel
husbands death she had come 10 Paris
and got tired OF it. and b she crosses
the Channel and conquered London
During one resplendent session LITTLE
else was talked about but the Princes
Barnabas. Society journals raw
about her delicate beauty, whicl
seemed to belong to the can
vases OF the last century, whic|
ought to have been immortalizcd Of
pafc tendrc and hymned In madrigals
Men aiorcd her. Women envicd he
marvellous dress and her matches jew
els. The dying ashes Of a season
scandal larcd up into marvellous acti'
ity around her pretty personality. Sh
was enormously 1.-The thing" Enoi
mouslv .ihe thing she remained du
inc a second season, after an interv'
Of absolute disappearance into the q
minions Of the Car. Enormously III
thing she still appeared to be now
her third season. In spite OF the nv
attractions OF nm American actress WI
had not married an English duke, an
an American girl with millions who hs
married the blucst blood and the olde'
name in Europe. II would have be-
absurd for any n 10 contest the POI
that the Princess Barnabas was the We
most interesting figure Of that phanta
NAL dance Of shadows which Is call
London society.
Nevertheless the Princess Barnab
was weary, positively bored. II she b.
been less OF a success, life might Y
have appeared SO desolate. The
would ha ye been a piquancy In the p'
siDility Of rivalry which would ha
lent q new interest TO the tastel'
feast. As il was, however. London !
at tho height Of its mnddcst activity
pearcl TO her as drcar and gray
those vast stretches Of stcppcs viii
lay like a great sea around one OF
Russian castles Of the late Prince =
nabas. 1t was during this ft 81
preston when the Princess Barna'
was graciously pleased to agree y
the author Of ''Ecclosiastcs," that