The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-06
AwomAS,s WAR ON WOMEN.

a womAS's WAR ON WOMEN.
The Cruel $windles of Heartiess Adven-
turcss-BIiserabls Ending of Strange,
Bad Career.
(From the Baltimore AmerlcanJ
Nine. Guinau, once celebrated IS
male beautifer or enameller, OF Paris,
died in an old log hut, about six miles
rorth Of Catorsville, Wednesday last.
Nine. Guinau, whose real name Was
Pavnaud, or Paynard, used to carry on
business as perfumer in the neighbo--
hood of Paris. SIZE advertised peculiar
tIeat, warranted forever, and p large
numba. Of ladies principally OF the
aristoaracv, whose personal attractions
wero fading, @vailed themselves OF her
SILL. Hcr process was to give one or
tgo washes t, her patient, WHICH brought
ont :ris>: t:nl sruptions on the skin, then
to define = proceed iusther until a bar
gain was .na1e, and the money paid,
terrifying hcc patient ct the same time
by assuring hcr thatif the process ceased
81 the particular stage to which It had
bezn carried, sas wcu!d not be besutifu',
bu5 hideouS, for tho remainder o. her
existence. aglinss one OF them, the
wife OF sn &3ln;ral in the navy. Nine.
Guiuaa b,onsnt an action for breach Of
Contract, claiming $1,000 as the price OF
';c">tosat:on." The jury however gave e
verdict against her, AMI her ill.succass
i1 tbs case, no doubt, vas the cause Of
her future adventures. Nothing vas
beard of her until she figured in re-
iraraable Gaze in 1869, in which Mrs.
Bturauz charged her with obtaining
money under false pretences. Mrs.
Diunsuz was ev dentlya woman of weak
iatellect, and undoubtedly OF advanced
wears; but on the strength Of a promise
ircca Mme. GQinau, that the comeliness
OF yoa:h should be restored to her, and
taat she should marry duke, she parted
with over S., 900. : servant represented
TIE duke at several interviews, and the
lady was delighted brit her supplies Of
money gave out, and Mme. Guinau hsd
the hardihood t, have her arrested for a
breech of contract. This led to a reve-
lation Ct ali tie proceedings, and after
q short trial Nina GdiDsu was sentancsd
to five wears in prison. She could not
have been liberated more than few
months when she had back many OF her
Old customers, and for some years con.
t;nued driving 3 profitable business. In
the winter OF 1884 she was again COM
mitted for trial on the charge of obtain
$500 under false pretences from Mrs.
S. J. Nichols, who had been induced to
leave ail her jewels in the woman s hands
in consideration Of being rendered for,
ever beautiful. Mrs. Nichols WAS a
married woman, about twenty-four years
old, and daughter of celebrated
singer, ard the wife OF prosperous
stockholder. She was put through q
course of washes, lotions and baths, rep
resented By Nine. Guinau to be enor,
mously expensive, immediately after
which the rash broke out on herfsce and
disfgured her. In this condition Nine.
GuiDau demanded more money, ard
threatened that if it were not forth
coming, she would discontinue the treat
ment, and thus the patient would be
hideous for life. Terrified by these
threats, Mrs. Nichols confessed all she
had done to her husband. Becoming
exasperated at the part Guinau had
played in disfguring his wife, he had
her brought to trial. She was found
guilty, but escaped from prison after
serving several months of her term.
For some months hcr whereabouts bsAsd
the detective and police departments, and
they finally gsve her up for dead During
the period Of her escape she had fed to
a lonely and unfrequented part Of France,
where She remained almost year, qulet-
" under an assumed name. Sne fast gain
Cd the confidence of all who came in
contact with her, and the village was
SURPRISED one morning to hear
that she had left for parts unknown.
She went tc the gay city of Paris again,
bnt soon sailed for America and landed
in New York 1875. For many days she
eudesvored TO gain practice 10 her art,
but her endeavors were Lot crowned with
the success she had anticipated, end be-
coming weary and disgusted 1t the chsck-
cred lie she was shading, she determined
to make amends lor the 7rong she had
done. she sought the counsel OF priest,
VINO adviser: her to do penance and seek
a life Of Il tirement from tae world. To
do this was greatly agaiast her feelings,
bur she finally determined 20 follow his
anuonitions, no matter at what sacrifice.
Her sojourn in Nes York was OF short
duration, she soon drlited to this city, IN
Quest of lonely spot where she could
end her days. A shelter in Howard
County was offered, which she gladly
accepted.
The American reporter, sitter several
miles walk through mud and climbing
over fences, reached the habitatlon cf
this old hermit. Il is situated about Elk
miles in 8 northerly direction from
Catonsvile, and in a paIt Of the country
which is rarely visited. About a square
from a crooked lane-which are SO
numerous in this portion OF the country
the reporter peered through the trees
and saw the log hut. Soon he stood be-
fore the dwelling of the person who for
years figured conspicuously in the lives
Os the aristccrats OF Paris.
When the door was opened about a
dozen cats were found, some slumaeriDg
peacefully, others iost waking from their
daily siesta. Nothing else was to be seen
but rug thrown carelessly on the floor,
ard, on broken table, q bottle with a
candle in it. In the lait hand corner Of
this nut was bucdIe of straw On which
,Ane. Glioau had breethed her lsst.
Bes1des i was an old arm chair. Across
this was thrown several straps of huge
dimensions, which, no doubt, she used
in bodily chastisements. Nine. Gulnau