The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1890-11-29
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
From oar regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. C.,Nov. 10, 1890.


The old, old combination silly,
title hunting leiress, IL fortuue hunting
foreign Count and pretty. hut too
sloquaciUus ballet daneer-has culmin-
5ated III bit of scandal that is being
whispered w.ti many Il ''hush, hush
in Washington jt,t.nUw. Fhc names OF .
tic parties are we'll known, NOT only '
III Washington. but III line SWEETEST
social circles of all the largest cities Ol |,
the world. The Count Is prominently
attached to one of the most prominent
European legations in this city and for
many wears he has been as professional
lady killer, bat previous to tnIs affair he
had devoted his attentions almost eX-
& usiycly to married wolneA-lr Was IN
imminent danger Of being killed by u
United states Senator lew years ago,
bur the matter was patcneu up some
how aud the husband convinced that his
jealousy was without serioas CAUSE.
Inc lady Is old enough 10 have known
better, though still IL maid; sne Is In
menscly wealthy in her own right, anu
nad not the Count, or rather tile ballet
girl been indiscreet that nUblcinan
might have tut the biggest kind Of u
swell with those American dollars; she
calls Washington ner home, though Iof
some years past sue has spent tue
greater portion of her time i'll travelling
principally in Europe.
, But let me tell story. For some,line
. it has been known III 1t select circle that
COunt-I will not use his name, but
, should YOU hear III the near future OF u
foreign diplomat being recalled AT me
q request oI our State department you
! may know that it's the man, had become
, engaged to the great hciress, Miss, |
, shrink from being the first one to ex-
!, pose her, So ! will not use her name,
! and although no formal announcement
: had been made congratulations. were
0 complacently received by both parties,
: About "a month or six weeks ago TUG
d mother of the heircss, who Is consider 4
:. ably ahead OF her daughter in the pos
= session of IL lot of good hard horse sense
q accidently discovered that the CounL
n was very much enrangled with DalieI
- dancer. She informed her daughter,
and she in turn informed the Count VINO
Indignantly denied the Impeachment
and clustered 1t out SO well that he con-
u yinced his bride, tnat WAS to be, Of DIE
"a Innocence.
II The old lady, however, WAS so fal
rs from being convinced of his innoeehct
A that she employed private detective u
of secure the proofs, which she was GER
A tam existed, OF the Counts pertidy
e. The detective, not having to work iron
C. clue of his own devising, had not th'
'al slightest difficulty IN running down ~
nv facts. 1t was well known among tn
N associates Of the ballet girl that he
d; ..dear Count as she called him, ha'
nd informed her of his approaching mar
of riage to an American fortune, with ~
'rk circumference IN the shape Of arathe
he nIaiu woman. somewhere in the thtrttes
h and II was also well known tnat W
Id Count had made an engagement to NEE
full the ballet girl in dear, delightful, wicked
..Paree,'' whittier he was to go on III
bridal tour, and that the ballet Veal'
was figuring upon countless dlanotds
. spal-skin sacqucs, etc rs soon aRtll
OF Count came Into possession of the8Or
p nvs tune. Atfidavils, things always trouple
and some to somebody, were prOcure4 !
nan toe slrte setting EortA III tnsRa tfPns
my and when presented to the heiress
,mv her mother the Count WAS no l0nger''
hly it.'' 10 use slang expression. ri
the Count also wilted when the proofs
1.. his double dealing were placed beio
i've him. The marriage is off. and III
ter family and friends OF the hriress IA
bringing all the social and poiitIcaf Y
fIuenee they can command to bear up
Mr.. Blaine in order 10 get MN 10 a
the government which the Coant repr
sents here to recall him.
I Even as good man as Elijah Ha
q ford, the courteous and accomplish
private Secretary TO the President,
=. sometimes compelled by the ex:genci
of his position, and circumstances.
resort to telling '.white hb," +
instance. in answering cOmmunleatl
from the Womans social science I'll
of Brooklyn. New York, askinga y
Harrison to nominate that distinguish
VIII and we'll advertised female jurist, Bel
TED Lockwood, 20 the vacancy on the ben
Old of the Supreme Court. MIR. Halfo
MS wrote that the request would be "co
tcrs sidered" by the President, when he kn'
TINS that it would not be. Oh, Lige, LIS
ard' it's harder to go through the eye o
ess' needle than to be the Presiden
VS. private secretary and always tell
truth.