The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-31

interiocutor was there Rarely aid her CON.
temporaries' especially the men. make any
attempt at analysis. They appIauded Al, aha
said ION rs well as on the staeel ana toioratad
all she did, albeit that they maid tho cost Of
many OF her so-called amiable traits. which
were mainly SO many instances OF greed and
nothing else. Everything was ash to her
net sho would even make her friends
give nor bioeiots and knicknacks OF no
particular value. to which she would at
aeh some ieeend-usually an entire inyen-
ohm orael 10 sell them for a thousand
n ..,, .noir orieihai cost. One day she noticed
Sue' y. .he s.uaio OF one OF her familiars.
think It is the one with which oornad nv ,,v.
Ing in the Place Royale." Assucb Il was sold nv
her to Nj. Achille Fould for thou.
sand louis: tho great anancier nonrIv
ieii into III when the truth was told to
MIN at hacheTs death. he. in his turn. having
wanted 10 DO bit OF business. or course. the
panegyrists OF Rachel. when the story came
10 their ears. maintained that the thousand
louis we're employed for some charitable pur-
pose: but those who Judged her dispassion-
aoeiy could not oven aver that her charity be-
gan at home. because. though she never
ceased complaining OF her brothers. and az
ner sisters extravaganza. they could have
to'a very curious tales about the difficulty OF
making her loosen her rurscstrings As for
haehel's doing good by stealth and blushing to
ma 1t lame. 1t was all fudge. Contrary to tho
majority Other fellow professionals in the past
as well as the present. she even grudged her
oer'iees ior concert or performance in aid
OF q deserving object
but look ut the presents she made to every
one. her eulogists will reply. They forget, Sir
Richard says to mention that an hour after
ward she regretted her generosity, and from
that moment never left Off scheming how to
get the thing back. Everybody knew this
beauvallet, to whom she gave n magnificent
sword one day. instead Of thanking her, said,
ii nave chain put to 1t, mademoiselle, so
as TO fasten 1t to the wall of my dressing room,
In that way shall be sure that it will not dis
appear during my absence" Alexandra
dumas. the younger. to whom she made n
present OF a ring. bowed low and placed 1t back
on her finger at once. ALLOW me to present
1t to you in my turn. moiselle. SO as to
prevent you asking for it, She did not
say nay. but carried off tho matter with one Of
her fascinating smiles. 1T is most natural to
take back what ono has given. because what
one has given was dear to u.s." she replied
Mamma Felix was tho only one who was a match
for her famous daughter in money matters
OF money she earned was always a mystery
They certainly we're not spent in charity. Her
stage costumes varied so little throughout her
career as to havo required but a small outlay
on her part. Neither could her ordinary dresses
and furniture. which the author Of these notes
saw when they were sold by public auction,
have made any considerable inroad on her
earnings. The furniture was commonplace
and such pictures and knickknacks as were Of
value had been given to her: tho laces and
trinkets. ALSO were not purchased with her
own money. 1t Is said that her brother Ra-
phael was q spendthrift. That may be. but Sir
Richard is confident that he was not allowed
to spend his sisters money. Then what be-
came Of 1t? Sir Richard thinks that Rachel
dabbled in stocks and that Notwithstanding
her shrewdness and sources Of Information
she was the victim Of people ceverer than she
was. One thing. at any rate. is certain-she
was nearly always hard up: and. after having
exhausted the good will Of all her male ac-
and friends. used to have to ap-
peal to her mother. who had made consid-
cradle hoard for her other children. but would
never lend Rachel a sou except on the security
oil her jewels.
One day Sir Richard noticed round Rachel's
wrist peculiar bracelet. 1t was composed OF
n great number OF rings. some almost price,
less. others less valuable but still very artistic
and others again possessing no value either
artistic or otherwise. Hc asked her to take it
of. and found it to be very heavy. 30 heavy
that he remarked upon it YES" she replied,
- cannot wear two OF the same weight. so
am Obliged to carry the other In my pocket"
Thereupon out came the second. composed Of
nearly double the number Of rings In the first.
The author OF these notes wondered where all
those rings came from. but he refrained from
asking questions. Aftsrward. when the Curl
GUS composition OF these bracelets was no
longer puzzle to him. they reminded him OF
the story in the Arabian Nights" where the
lady with the ninety eight rings bewltches tho
sultan's Shariar and Shahdenan in spite Of
the jealousy and watchfulness of the monster
to whom she belongs. and SO makes the hun
dred complete.
Between 40 and '53 Sir Richard saw great
deal Of Rachel. generally In the green room OF
the Coincide FRANCHISE. which was then by no
means the comfortable or beautiful apartment
people imagined. He acknowledges that II
the apartment had been as bare as barn. the
Of Rachel would have been suf-
acient to mako one forget all about its want Of
decoration with the exception" he says,
|" OF the elder Dumas. I have never met any
one. either man or woman. who exercised the
personal charm she did. 1 have been told
since that Bismarck has the Same gift.
was never sufficiently intimate with the
great statesman to be able to judge having
only met him three or four times and under
conditions that did not admit OF fairly testing
his powers in that respect. But have an idea
that the charm Of both lay In their utter In
difference to the effect produced. or else in
their absolute confidence OF the result OF
their simplicity OF diction. Rachel's art OF
telling 9 story. IL art 1t was. reminded
one OF that OF the chroniclers OF the
for. Notwithstanding her ia
miliarity with Racine and Corneille. her vo-
,abulary was exceedingly limited and her
syntax. II not her grammar. OF the stage. not
always free from reproach."
vi.
Some OF the most interesting chapters In tho
frst OF these volumes are those which treat Of
the great painters OF the reign Of Louis
Philippe. We hear n great deal of Horace
vernet. Gabriel De Camps. Paul Delaroche and
Eugene Delacroix. Tho latter. for whom the
author felt great admiration. possessed q