The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-10
HEaI INCH / KING.
william OF Holland, Friend Of
FraiI Women.
eanple Esespades Of the Esysi LIB
erfin~--Hsw the Dying Knisr
Destroyed himself


kl0ry, and who predlcts Inc sxaSS uas'
q lie death Of each Of Europs's scyef
cigns, grants six more years 70 WI
Ham III, fixing the date OF his dennis
fOr 1885. According to the cofisteiia
lions the chances are that his ins'
wears Win be very unfortunate, as thu
horozeope Of 8 man who i born "un
1er the jirst degree Of the fishes, In flss
vear Of the moon. in the cycleof Venus
% the day Of Mercury i not yery
I'd narht rat 10 make mach differ.
.nnre os9e wav or the other, though
80 date III the old fellows death. Tor
he will occupy In history only sery
unimportapf place bti. when u comes
20 certain sort OF record Of the sec
ood half OF this CENTURY he can con
test first place with Victor iminannel
q italy and Charles KY. OF sweden;
THE Conaceie Franchise, the Grand
Opera. and even the Varieties. where
Juflic Il now tie reigning star, have
furuished large contingent to bis
rOval nils, but the most sensational
lfsis0u he ever had was the one with
EfIea Muxard, wife OF an orchestra
1eader. who Instituted series Of con-
oerfa upOn the present site OF the
Jardin de Paris, which still rest In the
luamory Of the generation Of the Sec
s1ud Empire, and who was the original
starter 81 the Jardin MabiIie OF
naughty memory.
Alfred Musard was the son Of mu-
sician who made the generation G! lssSD
l6ap and dance and who attached bis
name 70 quadrilIes that still soothe In
! dreamy way certain French grand
purents. Elegant In his persou. OF an
excellent education, musician like
Ms father, and knowing how 70 WELD
= ijddle-b0w, young Alfred, after bav-
ine scattered lot OF money to the
four winds, set sail for the United
Gtstes tos direct there some concerts
similar 10 those created In Paris by
Ms father. He had on our side OF the
oceaT IS much success as the old man
hod On this, and his handsome figure
secured him certain other iaureis not
ioas precious 10 some fnortals. At any
rate he captivafed the attention OF a
young lady, then a fascinating woman
n her circle In New York. The series
q concerts terminated. he returned 10
France with his conquest, and on land
ing fastened to give her bis name Ic-
ealIy. In the artistic world where the
couple moved every one was struck
With the distinctive beauty OF the
young wife. She was still far from
Ia Yich robes and fabulous diamonds
With which she hfterward regaIed her
I'll, but she was not less pleasing In a
simple dress OF black silk with cash
mere shawl thrown over her pretty
6b0nldess.
The husband had founded. as have
sAid, the Musard concerts ain the
Champs Elysees. and from the very
iisst drew 10 his musical reunions IN
the open air the best and most elegant
At the same time he com-
posed several dances, which were
heard on all pianos, and then all of q
sudden he abandoned his work, and
rode about Paris In chaise drawn by
ponies which he drove himself. There
HAs talk about am American heritage.
but the gossips had not long TO wait to
ind out the real story. To the pony
chaise succeeded phaeton drawn by
= pair o. horses worth more than
400e the vic promenadcd in the Bots
= lan1au more elegant and more cor.
rect than the best epuipages of more
famous persons, and master coach.
man fitted up stables In an immense
building built connected to the Mu.
uard residence on the avenue d'fena.
For their country residence they pur-
chased the chateau Of Villequier on
the banks OF the Seine, and when they
went there II was i'm the sumptuons
railway carriage of the Duo de Morny
which had been bought at his liquida
ton sale. Then. finally, when tho
grand duke OF Tuscany. being de
throned. put up his villa on lake Come
for sale. this couple bought IL and oc
cupied IL In tordlv style.
There was IN oil this an oyerwhelm
ing luxury whose su,ldenness seems I,
imply the magic ring of fairy, al
inpyovised fortune which seemed 1,
belong more to the realms OF ro
nance than OF real life. and at last th,
key 10 this enigma was found In foya
hands.
Ills Majesty. William Ill, King o
the Netherlands. being In Paris on on
Of his frequent sprces. fell In love wit
Mime. Musard, and then undertook &
yivst the magnificent guings-on a
Louis XIV. with Nine. Montespa,
and of Louis XIV. with Nine. ID
Barry. The lovely wife of the orches
ira leader ard the naughty monarc
INDUCED in all sorts of orgies: aud 4
certain dates, when he was not i
Paris, she was conducted to ia
frontier OF the estates OF her angu.
lover by her legal lord aud master. A
the door Of the capital mail caac
picked her up. aud. accompanied hy
confidential maid of honor. she We
taken to huntingdon concealed a
the bottom of the palace weeds, whei
she remained two or three DAYS, ney,
more. Then her willv sent her ava
in the same secret fashion as n
came. loaded with gold presents an
souvenirs, among the lot being hit
bird in cage. Of which she rid herss
without the least regret at the fir
frontier.
But If the fair traveller cared iiti
for her birdie. certainly she ciung a
to the package that invariably accou
panied H. Ii was hox very III
some Of those retieules or knit.woi
handbags that New England ladi,
are never separated from, IN this,
least, that IL had little os eservthin
III 1t. There were pictures. long Sil
stockings. brilliant diamonds. rolls
linen. high -hceled CATERS. slne feathe
and what not besides ca make a "
man happy. Once year VILLA
Ill. and Elisa went 60 spend 10,
night of summer pleasure In SwltEe
lana. aud there ON the borders Of d
beautiful lake that fronts i.neerne Il
! oeed and he billed uE.si the is la
al gone, and he WAS forced 30 ga
the scepter and wear hls CROW
lain
Nine. Mnsard held the plaee IL no
n savorite until she had saved ~,
large fortune. then she got risi al h
Dutch lover and henceferlh had on
one care, that of living TRANQUILITY ~
harpisy with her husband Evsr
thing else was useful. be alone "
agreeable. He was the grand leve
her life. hut her diamonds were h
greatest pride.
"When die" she said one aa
"riace me in a cheap coffin aud Law .
my }ewei-bossS open ON nv tsd =
Poor waman She little dream
that she would die hefore she was =
blind, and on tae iron hsS.siead al =
insane ASYLUM.
Another OF the kings sweethear
was Emilia Andre. who. huweveY. he
sway for short time only. Bat a
consoled herself FOR the end az a log
that Was NJ rapid &s il was Toeai by a
tistsc successes on the lyrse stage, an
many an American aeplsaaea her /
the skies when she went Ia the l'ni.s
States few years aea, While she Ia
possession OF Williams affections 4.
came 90 he Known among the Dot.
u ia tulip du roi, " Tier royal love
gave her the title az Countess 4 An