The morning call., 1890-12-07
ROMANCE OF
THE NOBILITY.
Recalled by the Death of the
Duchesse de Malakoff.
A Brilliant Speech That Cap. ured LIE Marechal
Pelissier-The Malakof-Zamoyski Mar
rage and Divorce.

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fge Pelissier, Duchesse de Malakoff, died
AS*S yesterday morning. after a short i'll
ness. The Duchesse de Malakoff was
daughter of the Marquis Valera Viana de
la Paniega and relative of the ex- Empress
Eugene; in fact, the Empress contributed
much toward making the marriage. between
her young cousin and Marechal Pelissier.
The Martehal was at the zenith of his fame
and invited to visit the Empress at the
Palace Of Saint Cloud. Walking in the gar
dens he saw lovely girl quietly Standing
holding lose. The Marechal looked at
the girl and looked at the rose, "What
would you do with rose? You like only
laurels."
The soldier was conquered by so brilliant
a speech and asked the name of the lovely
girl. 0
"Ah" said the Marechal. 81 thought
was difficult to conquer, but this time
Malakoff surrenders at the first fire.
The Empress made all the arrangements
and the marriage was celebrated in 1853.
About fifteen years ago, the Duke Of Mala-
koff died, but his widow remained faithful
to his memory until the close of her life. A
very pretty story is told about the Duke de
home of Joan of Arc. At Neufchateau, one
evening, the Marechal-Duke said TO his staff
officers: BE in uniform to morrow morn
ing, AS we are to make an official visit."
The next morning it rained and it showed,
but these officers were obliged to ride thirty
miles in an open carriage. At last the
Marechal said: 1--WE are going to see a
woman; we are going 10 see Joan of Are"
Arriving before the cottage of Domremy,
he took off his sword and said to his COM
panions: Follow my example; we are en-
tering the home of an angel, beside whom wa
are too insignificant soldiers TO dare bear
arms in her house"
TO his daughter. Louise Eugenie, the Duke
of Malakoif devoted his life. She was young
when her father died. but with her mothers
beauty and her fathers intelligence, Louise
Pelissier grew up TO be most attractive
woman. When
THE DUKE OF MALAKOFF
Was made Governor of Algeria, it was
Louise who ruled him and his colony. In
her court she had poet laureate, and to her
he dedicated poems, books, etc. In spite of
his energy and bravery the Duke of Mala-
koff was very superstiiious. When the little
Duchess Louise, as she was called, was old
enough to wear shoes, her father ordered q
blue and white pair, the most beautiful that
could be made. They were carefully
Paris to be blessed by the Vicar of NOtre
Dame. After the blessing they were to re-
main one night on the feet of the miraculous
Black Madonna. This is a Spanish custom.
and one which it was necessary to follow,
according to the ideas of the Spanish mother.
In the letter Of explanation, written by the
Duke, was the request that the shoes be re-
turned with the words, personal and i'm
mediate" written on the package. The final
sentence of the letter was: 81 am sure that
these blessed little shoes will bring happi-
ness to Louise all her life"
The shoes never reached their destination.
and although dIligent search was made, they
were never found. Then the father who
had never finched on the field of battle, for
the first time in his life was afraid and for
his child. In 1874 the Marechal-Duke died,
and Louise grew up an exceedingly intel
lectual girl, and listened attentively to Iect-
ures on German philosophy at the Sorbonne.
Connt Jean Zamoyski, Pole, rich in
GOLD and royal alliances, came upon the
scene. Eleven days after the first meeting
Louise Pelissier de Malakoff promised to be-
come Countess Zamoyski, and the Count,
who was a member of the Austrian Reichs-
rath, udaliZed Viennese society by his
proposed marriage with Bonapartist. In
Austrian eyes that was sin not to be par
doDed.
When his fiancee told him that she be-
lieved in Plato more profoundly than in
Schopenhauer, Count Zamoyski seized the
opportunity to break The engagement, but
Mile. de Malakoif had made up her mind to
marry uulS SCION OF Il HODle mousse, anu not
only TO marry him, but TO bring him over to
her own views on the extinction of the
human race. After the marriage
COUNT AND COUNTESS ZAMoYsKI
Went to live in Vienna, and there the
beauty and grace of the young Countess
were favorite theme.
She seemed devoted to her husband, and
all were surprised when the young wife
asked the chuich to annul the marriage and
the Civil Tribunal to grant her divorce.
Count Zamoyski published a pamphlet in
answer TO his wife's allegations, or rather
to the accusations of her friends. In this
he affirmed not only his love for the Coun-
tess, but said that in every respect she was
worthy of his affection; that he wished
neither divorce nor separation, and con-
cluded by accusing the Bonapartists of plot
ting against him.
Perhaps Viennese friends who warned
Zamoyski in the beginning, at least infu-
enced his opinion. He received orders from
the Austrian Court not to negotiate for a d.
vorce, and to wait quietly in Vienna the
decision of the council. At last the marriage
was annuled.
Since the annullation OF her marriage she
has lived quietly with her mother in Paris.
Was not the old Marechal right to tremble
for his daughters happiness when her little
shoes were lost?
BARONESS ALTHEA SALVADOR