The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-02
scandal over this affair at Santiago, and

scandal over this affair at Santiago, and
the Americans who were not asked to
share the madam's hospitality felt at
liberty to talk about 1t Us severely as
they pleased. But the officers were in
no way to blame, for CHS was one of the
lady's freaks and her method of having
n good time. Every person of distinc-
ton who m to Chill is entertained
by her, and her balls are marvels of So
cial splendor. Lady Brasscy, IN her
story of the voyage of the Sunbeam,
gives an account of her acquaintance
with Sonora Cousino and the splendor
in which she lives.
Last spring the Madam fitted out one
of her coal ships, provisioncd it in the
most extravagant manner, hired an Or
chcstra of twelve pieces, and invited
fifty or more ladies and gentlemen to
take a cruise. The party visited Juan
Fernandez, the island that is sacred to
the memory of Robinson Crusoe, and
then sailed down the coast to Terra del
Fuego, where several days were spent
in search of a good time. From the
stories that are told the GRAND was sue
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 ex-
travagance. A million of dollars or so
ls a trit1e to q woman whose income is
so enormous, and there is nothing in the
world that she will no buy if she hap
pens to want it. She doesn't care much
for art, but has q collection of diamonds
that is very large and valuable, and
sometimes appears loaded down with
them. Usually she looks very shabby,
as she has no taste or ambition i'm dress,
and her party costumes that are ordered
from Paris are seldom worn. Of late
she has been n sufferer from sciatica,
and it has not only destroyed the
madam's own pleasure, but has seriously
impaired the comfort of those who have
relations with her. Although a COM
paratlvely young woman, being some
where between forty-five and fifty years
of age, she declares that she will not
marry again, and there is hot a man in
Chilli who has the courage to ask her.
Not long since she took a fancy to n
young German, with a very blond beard
N hair, and insisted hat he should
give up his business 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 ostenSiblc en-
ployment of a private secretary. But
the Madam is very tickle, and will prob
ably throw him overheard when the
whim scizes her, as she has many Others.
Neither of her girls inherits their
mothers business ability, or at least
they have not developed it, but
are very popular in society, and
Senorita Isadora, the elder, has a
great deal of musical talent, performing
on the violin and piano. Both IRE very
bright and pretty, one being about II
and the other 10 years Of age. Their
brother, q young man of 23 or "a, will
share the property with them; and it is
quite an unusual thing for n boy with so
much money to develop the business
capacity and industry that he shows.
He looks after the estancia at NIacul, and
spends from six to eight hours IL day in
the saddle, riding about the place, sell
dom joining in the festivities that his
mother enjoys so much, and being quite
pronounced in his disapproval of her
extravaganza. He is to marry a young
lady of rather humble station and it is
expected that the Meiggs mansion,
which l have described, will be given 20
the bride by his mother as a wedding
gift.