St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-12

VHStSYS[I| l remember,
WlN 1hs%ta4 first there was
" YN the theme. then
IZL<5W t h { variation
I/E with chromat-
les. then the va
Iiation with arpeggioS, then the varia-
ton with tripIetS. invariably followed
by the minor. and at last Il succession
of shakes, triliS, octaves, scales, hand
crossings. etc, etc, until from sheer
exhaustion the pupil capable OF ac-
cOmpliShing ali this fell from the piano
stool. Al least 80 of these interesting
compositions remain To us, but happily
school girls OF the next generation viii
replace them with Chopin'S nocturneS
and Schumann'S reverleS. 10 the yer
liable Partisan the death OF Herr brings
to mind other souvenirs. His nome III
the Rue de Ia Victoria possesses the
finest concert hall in Paris. and above
the platform are two boxes destined
for the friends OF the artists One
day IN one of these boxes ap-
peared Il radiant vision. 4 magnificent
woman from that time called Nine.
Herr. Her golden-brown hair WAS al
ways fastened on the top Of her head
with 4 golden dagger, and her superb
figure draped in muslin or crepe de
chine. Curiosity was on the qul ViVe.
Where did she come from? AT last 1t
was known that Pauline Ihereoe Lach-
mann was born in Russia about the
wear 1910: that at the age of twenty
i've she had married a poor Moscow
tailor named Francois Eilloing: that
this marriage was her first step toward
liberty; that one day she left her nus
band and child and prepared for the
conquest of the world.
Paris is the objective point OF all who
seek for adventure, but in this vast city
she was cold. hungry, exhausted enc
December night. Henri Herr found
her almost frozen in the Champs Ely
sees opposite the Winter Garden"
Although Francois VillOing still lived,
the friends of Henri Herr not long after
this adventure received the announce
ment of his marriage with Mile. Pau
line Lachmann. Madame" Herr re-
ceiYed and went much i'll society. Her
great ambition was to be presented at
court, but her beauty created so much
jealousy that her past life was dis
cuSSed. When she triumphantiy en-
tered the Sale deS Marechainc al aide
de-eamp approached ard said: Mime.
Nilloing. you have mistaken the door. :
Immediately she turned to go, followed
by the mortitie ed Herr. In the carriage
she muttered, The idiots. L was the
sheep. If they
INTENDED TO PURIFY THEIR SALE
they should have finished. not begun,
with me-" Furious with her husband
because he was unable to compel her
reception into society where she
wished 10 rule, she left jewels. robes,
etc, wiki Herr and tried her fortune i'll
London. There for weeks she made q
desperate struggle and finally contem-
plated suicide. The proprietor OF her
boarding house SAID: Heaven has be-
slowed all gifts upon you, intelligence,
youth, and beauty. But you know not
how 10 use them. You still have some
toilets and have box at the CQvcnt
Garden this evening. Go, and If you do
not succeed, tomorrow You can kill
YOURSELF Listening 10 his advice, the
next day she had ten fortunes at her
feet. With her immense acquisitions
she returned to Paris, determined to
conquer where before she had failed.
Not the slightest attention was paid To
her husband ~ Henri Herr: she fitted
up magnificent house opposite that OF
N. Theirs. Place Saint Georges, and in
very short time had salon sought
after by the wittieSt, the most learned
men in Paris. One day she heard Of the
death of the tailor Villoing, and decided
then to legally marry some one with &
name. In 1851 she found grand de
Portugal. son Of a governor of Portu
guese India, the Marquis de Paiya. She
thought him very rich, and he supposed
she was rolling in wealth. Both were
mistaken; but Aran 10 de PaiVa first dis
covered the mistake and asked the pope
to annul the marriage. Soon as done
he compelled his ci-deYant wife 10 re
move his arms from the panels ot
carriage and salon: however, she wa:
still known to all her friends is ''th(
marquiSe."
Then she moved her Lares and Pen
ates to. a house near the Arc Dc
Triomphe, where she gave dinners Il
Arsene Houssaye, Theophile Gautier
Emile de Girardin, Lefuel, De!acroiX
etc. They were attracted by her won
derful esprit. and held 10y her stron!
friendship. One evening Arsenc Hous
saye seemed very penSive, and wEel
rallied by his hostess replied: Il wa
thinking that if | had $4,000 / woul,
prevent the .Jardin d. Hiyer from becoG.
ing the prey OF the destr0yerS.'
Taking check book from her desk
''the marQuiSc" wrote: Pay to the 81
der. etc., $4,000"
Take it," said she. THE eyenin!
that poor Herr found me dying III from
of the Jardin OLIVER l made VOW tia
when l should be rich ! would build
house OH the site of this garden.H
And thus the most beautiful house j
Paris was begun i'll space of siXt
square feet, and $1,000 was cI
pended. Every Partisan
KNOWS THE EXTERIOR OF THIS IIoUS
situated little above the Rond Point G
the Champs Elysees, next the home c
the famous Duo de MOrny, A fence G
wrought iron, with massive gates G
chiseled bronze, separates it from th
avenue. Within, an onyx Stairwa
rivals that of the opera, and the silve
bath is of worldwide celebrity. Master
pieces of Baudry, GerOme, Cahanel all
everywhere is luxury not etMaicd i
any other residence in Paris.
The dinners given in this abode wer
unique. The hot houses of Foncha
train. La Villiere's domain, were onl
useful to furnish 1.-The MarqGiSe
peaches in the month OF January.
was very difficult to gain admission
this residence. Ambassadors, kings
finance. etc, said that a sovereig
was not half so exacting. Finai.e
never fOrgaye the Marquis" 4;
her absolute refusal 10 admit
banker, whatever his name or position
Paul Baudry, the great artist, wishiI
to see the effect of his work in saloC
and hall, was turned away. Her OF
aim seemed to be, not to satisfy curiO
ity, but to win friends, and TO son
extend she succeeded.
One day .'the MarQuise" heard In
her third husba nd, Paiva, had commi
ted suicide at Baden-Baden. And it
we'll here to state that the husband
the famous 'IMar1uise" was in no vi
related to the Marquise de Paiva. VIII
last year, married the divorced wife