The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-15
Why She Contributed Three Mill.
ion Francs to Help tho Bou-
langist Cause.
An Extravagant Woman Who
Wanted to Pose as Another
Joan of Arc.
Causes Her to Espouso the Con.
erals Cause.

PARIS. sept. A.-The statement Of the
Duchess Dues Of the manner in which she
contributed S,00O,O 600 francs to the Boulan-
oerist cause caps the climax Of BoulanRer
disclosures. In this connection Blowitx,
tho Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Times, writes: II have hitherto
kept silent on the subject Of the Boa-
langist revelation, but having been impor-
tuned to give my view, I shall at last reply.
In my opinion it 10 not the business of
correspondent to systematically depreciato
the country whose history he is engaged in
recording from day to day, and the revela-
tions to which Boulangerism have given
rise are SO humiliating to all those con-
cerned, that they will in the end involve
France herself and the entire French peo-
pie. In this astonishing affair some have
bought and others have sold them
selves. we'll knowing tho nature Of the
transaction, but there are others, highly
honorable people, who have sold them
selves without being conscious OF
the character Of their action. Still, all
seemed to consider their country az some
thing that 1t was entirely proper to turn to
account and make tho most of, and no one
appears to have placed the welfare Of tho
fatherland above personal interests.
There was no occasion to destroy the
Boulangerists; they were dead already. II
is the royalists and their princes who are
being slaughtered, and it is France that ia
being degraded and made to suffer the loss.
Every one referred to in these disclosures
suffers more or less in honor excepting the
Duchess d'Uzes, who appears in no worse
role than of an extravaganza who wished to
pose as a nineteenth century Joan d'Arc,
the mint, and fourishing with the other q
banner made of bank notes.
1T does not glorify the monarchy to
know that the Comte de Paris, in spite Of
his immense fortune. would not give
penny while he permitted woman to con-
tribute millions. On the other hand, the
republic gains by the simple announcement,
tranquility, the probity Of the conservative
party, the respect due to the monarchy and
the good repute Of her princes"
The Duchess d. UZes ia in many ways the
most remarkable woman Of France. She
identified herself with the cause of General
She combines the qualities Of femme du
monde with those of thorough sports
woman. She is styled by French Journal
lists frances queen of sport; by others,
Boulanger's Diana. She leads the hunt in
royal style, is master of hounds her
self, and her hospitality at Rambouilet and
her other castles unbounded. She has q
strong masculine face. showing will power
in everv feature. She owns vast estates
and plans horse races, where farmers
daughters compete for substantial prizes.
She states that the physical education of
French women is totally behind that of
every other nation. Leading the hunt the
duchess ia q superb picture. She goes forth
much in the style Of the court Of Louis
XIV. All the ladies who take part in
the chase wear the gold-laced hat of that
period. while the duchess herself carries .
jeweled dagger as a symbol of authority.
Not only is she an intrepid Amazon but an
artist of great talent. She plays the organ
with amazing grace; as a sculptor her
saint Hubert was remarked in the salon,
and her Joan Of Arc" representing the
MAID of Orleans'' as inspired and lifting
her sword for God and country, is a superb
creation. Her studio for sculpture is the
most beautiful in Paris. For ten years the
duchess has been an exemplary widow, de-
voting herself to the education of her
children. The duchess is loyalist through
and through. Her espousal Of the cause Of
Boulanger was brought about by her desire
to see the monarchy restored. No scandal
was attached to her friendship for the
'.man ON h-rsebaok," and what she has
done for him has been with the knowledge
of the Comte de Paris and with a political
object. She took up Boulanger simply with
the idea of Fastening the restoration.