St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-18

capital, achieving and sustaining for years
a sensational notOriety in a city of senSa-
lions among a people proverbiaily tickle
and fond Of novelties. That after career
of opulent and splendid extravagances, dur
ing which at one time or another princes,
mobiles, statesmen, milliOnaireS, young men
and old were captive in her train. this
woman should have died poor and forsaken
is an illustration of the mutability of
worldly things that the moralist will not
fail to find suggestive.
THE secret of Cora Pearls success in
Paris" said a veteran member of the
American colony yesterday, was that she
was infame a la mode"
The cold seltishness, nay, cruelty of her
nature was plainly indicated in her features
and expression, even in her best days. Red
dish hair was greatly in diSfavor when she
arrived in Paris. Cora possessed a magnifi-
cent head of bright, Titianesque tresses and
with characteristic dash and boldness she
determined to make red hair fashionable.
One morning she appeared in the Bots
mounted on a spirited horse, which she
managed to perfection, her voluptuous,
willowy figure shown to the fullest advan-
tage by her perfectly fitting dark-green
riding habit, her hair combed out and fall
ing down her back in a mass of bronze color
that cleaned in the sunlight She at once
became the rage, and her subsequent adven-
lures are tolerably familiar to most news
paper readers.
Audace, audace ct toujours audace! was
her ruling quality, Sometimes it led her to
overreach herself. For example, one day
when she was at the height Of her fame and
fortune, when her splendid furniture, her
jewelry, her dresses, her eQuipages and her
lovers were the talk of all Paris, she ap-
peared at the entrance to the Long Champs
race course in a carriage drawn by six
horses, with coachman, footmen and out
riders in scarlet and gold liveries. The
gatekeeper stopped the carriage and politely
| informed its occupant that only the impe-
rial carriage was allowed to pass with six
| horses. Cora was furious, and vented her
indignation by exclaiming, Ignorant Fran
Gals! all women are imperial" but was
obliged to turn back. 1t was but short
time before that, encouraged by Prince
| Plon-Plon, she had eSSayed an appearance
on the stage, dressed as Cupid, in poetical
part in which she had much to say. Her
English accent, always unpleasant in a
| French role, provoked storm of hisses
! The Partisan theater-gOerS would not en-
dure her. But her princely admirer con-
| SOled her by taking her on an English tour,
in the course of which she was introduced
| at several places as his wife.
Many stories are told of her ac0uisitiye-
ness, and in view of the enormous wealth
showered upon her by infatuated admirers
she must have been recklessly improvident
to have come to poverty at the last A
young English peer. sowing his wild oats in
Paris and anxious for COra's favor, once
made her present of rich and novel
| kind. 1t was handsome album mounted
in gold incrusted with diamonds in .ingen-
ious devices. On opening it she found be-
tween each of the leaves, which were costly
| photographs of various specimens of French
art, 1, 200 franc note. The noble noodle
was charmed by her enthusiastic eXclama-
tons OF admiration as she turned over the
leaves. 1T is charming. magnificent. the
most beautiful present l have ever had, -
! she said. Milford was in raptures as he
! drew closer, when. looking up with child
| sh naivete, she added caressingly: But, my
dear, | should SO like to have the second
volume"
You shall have it," he promised impul-
sively. While the second album was pre-
pairing he came to his senses and made up
bis mind to break off his relations with the
siren. The second volume was as rich in
every respect as the first. Cora's eyes
frightened as she counted the 1000 franc
notes. When she came to the last page
however, she started. for there in unmis.
takably bold letters were the words;
FIN DU DERNIER VOLUME y