The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-04
SOME NOTED PEARLS.
Romances of the Fair Women
Who Wore Them.
The Lost Necklace of Eugenie-Oountess
henkel Won concentrating do
Rute- Rattazzi's Jewels
Especial Correspondence.)

| PARIS Nov. GA search is being made
at the present moment by the jewelers.
throughout Europe for the absolutely
matchless necklace of pearls which was
sold by the ex-Empress Eugenie shortly
after the close of the Franco German wal
for the sum of 100000 francs. These
superb gems are known to have been pur-
chased by the Countess Henkel Won Don
neysmark. better known as the Marquise de
Palma. The lady in question, who was one
of the most skillful and successful adven-
turesses of the century, was the daughter
of jewish liquor dealer In Poland. at Is
she married tailor, whom she soon de-
serted to 60 to Paris, where she lived for
some time amid the very dregs Of the popu-
laton, and was even initiated into the hor-
rors of the women's prison at st. Lazarre.
After several years of this existence she
made the acquaintance OF the pianist Herr,
who had the almost incredible audacity to
present her at the court of the Tuilleries as
his wife. Her true Identity having, how
ever, been reported to the emperor, she
was ANONYMOUSLY turned out of the palace
with her pseudo-husband, who, socially and
AuduCldlly EUlueu, u6u 10 Am6rlCd.
Soon after Herbs departure she met the
Portuguese Marquis de PsYia, with whom
she lived for year, and whom she de-
serted for the millionaire Count Guido
Henkel Won Donnersmark. The marquis,
unable to bear the pain caused him by the
loss of the beautiful woman he had so pas
sionately loved, blew out his brains. The
'marquise," as the beautiful Jewess was
called, soon became political power in
Nj
sees were the rendezvous Of eminent
diplomats statesmen, artists and littera-
teurs. She was one of the most active
factors in bringing about the war of 1870
IL and the overthrow of the empire, and
so great were the services which she rem
dered the German government that at the
close of the campaign neither Emperor
William nor Count Henkeps family raised
any objections when he led her to the altar
The new countess, who was not only
exceedingly lovely, but also one of the
most brilliant and intelligent women of the
time, ranked henceforth among the fore
most Rrande danes Of Europe. Anxious to
humiliate the proud empress who had cast
her frem her doors, she purchased her IA
vorite jewels and, furthermore, caused
palace to be erected on her hus-
bands estates in Germany, in exact imita-
ton of the Tuilleries, employing for the
purpose Lefuel, the empress fsyorite ar
cnitect. Il was in this palace she committed
suicide six years ago by taking poison.
Ever since her tragical death an army of
detectives have been employed to try to
discover her wonderful pearls, but until
now their efforts have proved vain.
There is perhaps no other gem for which
SO much money has been expended as for
the pearl, for, although less brilliant and
dazzling an ornament than the diamond,
the pearl has charm all its own, g poetry
borrowed from the mysterious depth of
the southern seas whence it is brought,
and, moreover, the soft CLEAN of q beauti-
full pearl is so becoming that women, truly
careful of their appearance, prefer them