The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-25

been unhappy and unsuccessful and indeed,
hers has. Her paternity has been called into
doubt But as her repured father only acknowl-
edged her as hts child under the force of an inn
perial order from the Gar, it may
easily be guessed that the blood
veins. She was educated at school In Russia
devoted exclusively to orphaned or iliegltimate
daughters of noblemen. and at the age or only
seventeen was MARKEDLY the Cars command
Ito De Morny, who was then ambassador to
Russia He married her for her beauty and to
please the Gear and strengthen the friendship
between France and Russia She was then pure,
and modest, and virtuous and so very soon be-
came monotonous and unattractive to him who
had for years been accustomed to the riotous and
extravaganza vices of French courtesans. So. as
soon as De Morny got back to Paris he began to
neglect her and to resume his intrigues with
numerous other women. Chief among these were
two American girls. They came, believe. from
Boston. They were exquisite singers, and one of
them subsequently became famous as lyric art
ist When De Morny was president of the Corps
Legisatif he used to force his wife to give state
balls at the petit Bourbon Palace and made her
invite the two Boston girls, and ne always made
sure that the two Americans should be the
bellies of the occasion. Such conduct embittered
the Duchess de Morny, although she never let 1T
make her revengefully corrupt but remained
faithful to her brute of a husband. However,
very soon after his death-indeed, before she
had laid aside her mourning-she welded the
Duke de Sesto
The present Duke who was married yester
day, is q worthy son of his father. In person he
is small, but exquisitely formed. His face is
effeminately beautiful, though hardened with q
sneering, cynical expression. Clad in the gar
ments of a female ballet dancer, as he used to
appear the stage, his form seemed almost
perfect. 1t was at the Mirilitons Theater that
he appeared Il was the resort Of all the "fast"
conservative society, both Orlearist and Bona
partist, and plays and songs of the most indecent
character we're presented there. The young
Duke of BraganZa first met his bride, the Prin
cess Amelia of Orleans, there.
The Comte de Paris, who is q man or exem-
plary private morals, did not countenance such
entertainments. But he could not keep the mem
bers of his family away from them: One OF
young De Morny's most notable affairs was
mis- destruction of Julia Feyghine. She was q
beautiful young Russian actress. who learned to
love him too well, but loved him alone. After
keeping her for his mistress for time he became
engaged to marry Mile. Bertha Rothsehild, who
had a fortune of several millions. So he wanted
to get rid of Feyghine. But howl He got his
friend the Prince de Sagan, to offer to take her
off his hands. But size refused. She had sacri
feed herself to De Morny, but she would never
be the paramour of another man. Driven TO
desperation, she shot and killed herself in De
Morny's rooms. De Morny and De Sagan had
the brutal insolence to 60 to her funeral in the
capacity of twin widowers," they called
themselves. The public resented the outrage
and Missed them, and they had to take to fight
to escape being mobbed. The only gratifying
feature of the case was that Mile. Bertha Roth
schild refused to keep her engagement with De
Morny, and has since become Nine EDhrussi.
Apparently. the daughter of Guzman Blanco
is not so particular about the character of her
husband as Mile Rothschild was. At any rate,
in full knowledge of his entire career she has
given herself-and her millions-to him. She
is pretty enough little thing. and she and her
four sisters look enough alike to be counter
parts. They have black hair and eyes, and rosy
compilations. Their figures are plump and
graceful.
The profigate Duke DE Morny is descended
through his mother 1.-THE only respectable mem
Der of the whole tribel from a Russian EN-.
peror. through his grandmother from the
Empress Josephine. of France, and through his
grandfather from Louis XIV Truly, an Illus
trious descent And. for all that. you cannot
find more worthless whelp in all Europe!