, 1889-01-17
A NOTED WOMAN,
And Her Numerous Benefactions to the
People OF Paris

ana der numerous BenefaCtiOnB TO TN .
People OF Paris.
The Dutchesse de Galliera. who died re.
Gently ut her historical mansion in tho
Fau6ourg St. G.rmain, was, says IA Paris
correspondent, as iarge-hearted aud open.
handed as the late Mme. Boucicault, late
proprietor OF the Bon Marche, though.
perhaps. less judicious in the usa she made
| OF one OF the largest fortunes OF this age.
Tue late duke of Galliera Was one
of the continental railway kings, and q
keen and venturesome speculator. He
died leaving personality in France alone
amounting NJ, to o eli .OOO'O ZOO. and In Italy to
The duchess had the impressi enable
nerves which characterized 30 many Of
those who were born in the early part of
| the century. In society she was the self.
| possessed patrician lady, cbservant and
| calm. Striking in her air, manner, physi-
ognominy aud conversation, she had pres.
ence in 40 unusual degree, having lived
among the intellectual men who -four.
ished in Louis Phillippe's reign.
Hotel de- Monaco under the the
old monarchy. 1t had been occu-
pied bv the Princess Adelaide IN Louis
Pnilippe's time by. G. n .ral Cavaignac in
lS4S. and on the ground tioor by the Comte
and Comtssse ds Paris. 1t was bought by
the DIte of Gall era for E4400OO. His
widow, the late duchesse, meant 10 have
left it to the Duchess of Braganza. but
was SO iUcensed at the Comte de Paris for
having allowed his followers to make it a
centre of Orleanist intrigue that she struck
out the clause in her will leaving the
mansion and its vast garden to the lady.
The Universe gives the following list of
her well known deeds Of generosity: g400
q year to the poor Of the Seventh Arron-
| dissement; 9800 q year to the poor of all
Paris; 9250 u year to the poor of her own
parish; for the BriQnole Gallera museum.
| near the Trocadero, f250,000; for the
erection OF an orphanaRe at Mendon,
ESQ 900; for the support of that institu.
ton. e4OO, 900; for the building of three
working class lodging houses in Paris,
ESQ, 900. TO deepen the port of Genoa
she gave G340 600; to the present pope.
gl00 600; to build two hospitals;
ESQ, 900. Beside the above donations
she gave Genoa the palace called the Pal.
azzo Rosso, with its art furniture and pic.
lures. comprising II collection of ancestral
portraits by Rubens and Vandyke. The
gilt Of palace and estate at Bologna
TO the Duc de Mont pensier can hardly be
called charity. Her last great benefac-
tions were the founding of two asylnms,
one for 200 old men and 100 old women,
and another for Christian brothers too
old or broken down in health to teach.
1t was at the opening of the former
ut which she caught cold, which de.
generating into iuham nation of the lungs,
killed her. A few days ago she rallied,
but there was a change for the worse.
She asked for her confessor 10 be fetched.
As he was giving her the last sacraments,
the benediction of the pope was conveyed
TO her by the arch. bishop OF Paris. IL
caused her to revive for a few moments.
Her remains lie in one of the saloons in
which the Cointe and Countpsse de Paris
gave the famous soiree on the occasion of
their eldest daughters marriage. How
she disposed of the remnant of her vast
fortune IL not yet known. The ducbesse
had an idea that Ii was insulting the poor
to ask them to live in meanly constructed
aims houses. She therefore created pal
aces for them. The different asylums at
Mendon command the finest views in the
environs of Paris. and are on the verge of
a forest. The inmates enjoy spacious
lodgings, that are ut once comfortable and
handsome. When the duchesse was in
the woman's ward Of her asylum for aged
people on the opening day che said: .'At
the rate at which my fortune is going |
shall soon be qualified to come and live
here. IL do come | shall make humility
my rule and choose the plainest lodging"