The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02

Special Paris Correspondence of THE SUNDAY Call
PARIS, July 8, 1S91.-We did not think
few years ago that Herminie de Verteillac.
Princess de Leon, would become the most
prominent woman in the French social
world, but at the present time no one is so
admired, none so envied as the same Prin-
cess de Leon. She did not join the great
Bazaar de la Charlie, but organized sale in
her own house, She disdained neither
American dollars nor American douros,
and Que American gave $50 for cup of tea
and then asked an old habitue of the Leon
mansion to have her name inscribed on the
| visiting list.
"That will cost more than 500" was the
reply, but some compromise was made and
| the American widow had the privilege of
wearing her diamonds to the Leon soirees.
After the charity sale the Princess gave
| the most wonderful fancy-dress ball seen in
Paris for the past century. 1t was like a
court ball, and certainly made sensation
| in commercial circles. Costumers and
| dressmaker5 were satisfied, and coffeurs
Teaped a golden harvest. Columns in every
| Partisan newspaper were devoted to de-
! scriptions of the ball. descriptions of the
toilettes. The beautiful Madame Berna-
| dski had another reelame, for journals an
| nounced that her corsage was covered with
| precious stones, valued at 100000
| Baron Robert Openheim, as Rajah,
wore tunic of blue silk. embroidered with
| silver lotus flowers, epaulets of diamonds,
diamond bracelets, around his neck three
rows of immense pearls, and on his breast
two necklaces of black pearls and rubies,
and one of white pearls. His tunic was
dotted with solitaires. and his belt fastened
| by diamond buckle. On his head was a
red cap, with diamond tiara, three diadems
| of diamonds and rubies, one above the
| other, all surmounted by diamond sun.
This guest was valued at $500. 00O and there
| were many Others whose costumes were
valued al hundreds Of thousands of dollars
| Hardly had we ceased speaking of the won
derful ball, when
| THE PRINCESS DE LEON
| Announced the engagement of her daugh-
ter, Nile. Anne F.. de Rohan,Chabot. with
| Count Louis de Talleyrand-P erigord, son of
| Count Adalbert de Talleyrand- Perigord
| Duke de MUntmorency.
This announcement was a source of con-
| sternatiOn 10 Parisians. for all remember
the famous lawsuit instigated by the Mont
! morenceyS at the time the Emperor NapO-
| leon Ill conferred the title of Duke de
| Montmorency on Adalbert de Perigord.
| The last Duke de Montmorency died in
| 1862, and his nephew, Adalbert de Perigord,
in 1864 obtained permission from the En-
| peror to bear the name and title. Not a
| member of the old Montmorency family had
| been consulted, and that was great over
! sight because many scions of this noble
| house still lived to contest this appropriation
of a title. These were daughters of Prince
! de Northumberland Prince and Count
! de MOntmorcncy-Luxe Duchess de
| Lewis Mirefiue, who was daughter of a
! Montmorenry-Lava, Duke de Mortemart,
! and his brothers and sisters, all children of
Mnntmorency, Duke de Dondeauvile,
| whose mother was Monimorency and the
Duke de Rohan. grandfather of Mile. Anne
| de ROhan-Chabot, also son of a Montmor-
| ency.
Napoleon III, it is positive, did not know
| that members of the Montm0reney family
were in existence, otherwise he never would
| have signed the decree, giving the title to
| Adalbert de Perigord. Some have thought
| that, as Adalbert was the only mem Der of
the Taleyrand family VINO ever appeared at
| the Iuileres receptions, i. was thought bet
! ter to give him very high-sounding name
| A soon as the family heard of the manner
| in which the Emperor had disposed of the
| Montmofeney arms and name, appeal W as
made to the tribunals. The magistrates
were servants of the Emperor, and notwith-
| standing that
| NAPOLEON III
| Realized he had made a mistake, he would
not acknowledge it ana the judges dare not
condemn all imperial decree. They declared
| themselves incompetent, and said that Ma
| poleOn had not conferred the name but
| merely the title of Duke de Montmol ency.
| So that Adalbert de Perigord never had tile
right to be called MOntmoreucy. but simply
| Duke de Montmarency. However, before
| the decision Of this lawsuit he caused him
| self to be inscribed among the members of
| the Jockey Club as Duke lie Montmorency,
and for this reason were fought many duels :
the most famous was between the Duke de
| Dondeauvile and the would-be Montmo-
rency. Count Louis de Perigord has then
no right TO the name Montm0rency, but his
| father had his name written in the military
| catalogue as Talleyrand Perigord de Mont
moTencv. Notwithstanding the marriage of
Mile. Anne de Rohan- Chabot took place in
| the Church of Saint Francis Xavier and
more than five thousand guests were pres
emf. The church was ornamented with
| rare plants and orchids, and on one side of
| the chancel was the episcopal throne pre-
pared for the Bishop of Vannes, and on the
other side three gilded armchairs reserved
for Queen Isabella and her suit. The Duke
de RohaD. grandfather of the bride, gave
his arm to her Majesty, who was attired in
white silk, brocaded with green, and trimmed
with rich lace.
Then came the bride with her father.
Prince de Leon, Duke de Charities aud
Princess de Leon; the bridegroom. with his
maternal grandmother, Viscouptess Aguaio :
Prince Henri d'Orleans and Mile. Marie de
| an-Chabot; Duke de Montm0rency and
his mother, the Duchess de Talleyrand !:
| Prince de Sagan and his sister, Princess de
| Furstenburg. and all the members of the
families Rnhan-Chabot and Talleyrand-
Perigord. The Empress Eugene was repre-
scented by the Duke de Mouchy.
The brides gown was of Louis XIV
damask, with princesSe train. The front
was draped with mousselne de sole and
garIands Of orange blossoms. A veil of
point d Alencon fell to the bottom of the
train, and was attached at intervals with
orange blossoms.
The presents were numerous. The Duke
de Charities gave an antique fan and Baron
Adolphe de Rothschild another, painted by
| Lancret; Empress Eugenie's gifts we're
silver clock and desk furniture; Princess de
| Leon, pearl and diamond shamrock, sapphire
and diamond crescent black pearl and dia-
moud bracelet and sapphire brooch; Couu-
tess de Talleyrand, pink coral necklace and
brooch and point lace veil; Prince Henri
d'Orleans, gold smoking service; Viscouut
Aguado, diamond tiara, diamond pen
holder and diamond and pearl bracelet.
From other members Of the family were
received an embroidered velvet cloak, lined
with ermine, diamond necklace, bracelets
rings, brooches and rare old laces. Count
and Countess Louis de Perigord are spend
| ing their HONEYMOON at Sivry-Courtry, prop
erty of the Vlscountess Aguado.
BARONESS THEA SALVADOR
NIGHT-WORKERS.