The morning call., 1894-02-04
A WOMAN'S WILL.
1t Finds Her Fortune and
Friends.
A FAMOUS FRENCH COUNTESS
Incidents in Real Life That Read
Like Extracts From q Pari-
sian Romance.

that Count Henckel Won Donnersmarck
has sold his beautiful house in the Champs
Elysees TO Herr Won Galoschin of Berlin,
for the sum of 100000 francs. This
house was built by the late Countess
Henckel Won Donnersmarck, once Mar
Quise de Paiva. To the veritable Paris
ian the sale of Paiva House brings to
mind many interesting recollections when
the concerts in the Sale Herr were q
favorite amusement for the grand monde
ParisieD. There appeared one evening,
in Monsieur Herr private box, radiant
visitor. from that time called Nine.
Herr. Her golden brown hair was fas-
tened on the top of her head with golden
dagger, and her superb figure draped in
muslin and crepe de chine. Curiosity was
on the qni vive. Where did she come from?
At last. it was known that Pauline
Therese Lachman was born in Russia
about the year 1910, that at the age OF %
she had married a poor Moscow tailor,
named Francois Viloing, that this mar
riage was her first step toward liberty,
that one day she left husband and child,
and prepared for the conquest Of the
world.
Paris is the objective point of all who
seek for adventure, but in this vast city
she was cold, hungry. exhausted, one De-
cember night. Henri Herr, the musician.
found her almost frozen in the Champs
Elysees, opposite the Jardin d'Hiver. Al
though Francois Villoing still lived the
friends of Herr not long after this adven-
tnre received the announcement OF his mar
riage with Pauline Lachmau.
Madame" Henri Herr received and
went much into society. Her great ambi-
ton was 10 be presented at the Imperial
court. but her beauty created such Jealousy
that her past life was discussed. When at
last sne triumphantly entered the Sale des
Marechaux, in the Tuileries Palace, an
aid-de-camp of Napoleon III approached
and said: Madame Villoing, you have
mistaken the door," Immediately she
turned to go, followed by the mortified
Herr. In the carriage she muttered: "The
iGiotsl j was the most distinguished
among those black sheep. Ii they intended
to purify their sale they should have fin
ished. not begun, with me"
Furious with her husband because he
was unable to compel her reception in a
society where she wished to rule. she left
jewels, robes, etc.. with Herr. and tried
her fortune in London. There for weeks
she made desperate struggle, and finally
contemplated suicide. The proprietor of
her boardng-house said: Heaven has
bestowed all gifts upon you, intelligence,
youth and beauty, but you know not how
to use them. You still have some toilets
and box at Covent Garden this even
ing. Go, and if you do not succeed, to-
morrow you can kill yourself"
Listening to his advice. the next day she
had ten fortunes at her feet. With her
immediate acquisitions she returned to
Paris. determined to conquer where before
| she had failed. Not the slightest attention
was paid to Henri Herr. She fitted up a
| magnificent house opposite that Of NJ.
| Thiers. Place Saini-Geofges, and IN short
! time mad a salon sought by the wittiest.
the most learned men of Paris.
One day she heard of the death of the
tailor, Villoiug, and decided then TO
legally marry some one with name. In
1851 she found Portuguese grandee, son
OF a governor of Portuguese India, the
| Marquis de Paiva. She thought him yery
| rich, and he supposed she was rolling in
wealth. Both were mistaken, but Aran 10
! de Paiva first discovered the mistake, and
| asked the Pope to annul the marriage
| soon as done he compelled mis- ci-devant
| wife to remove his arms from the panels
| OF her carriage and salon; however, she
! was still known to all her friends as "the
| MarquiSe." Then she moved her Lares
| and Penates near the Arc de Triom phe,
where she gave dinners to Arsene Hous-
| sage. Theophie GautieT, Emile de Girar-
! din, De la Croix, etc. They were attracted
| by her wonderful esprit ana held by her
strong friendship. One evening Arsene
l1UuoSdy Q SCpHJCu fOIJ pOHoNC duu, Wien
rallied by his hostess, replied: II was
thinking that if had $40 900 would pre-
vent the Jardin d 'Hiver from becoming
the prey of the destroyers."
Taking a cheekbook from her desk,
'the Marquise" wrote Pay to the order.
etc, $4,000" Take it, She said; "the
evening that poor Henri Herr found ME
dying in front of the Jardn oliver
made VOW that when | should be rich
would build a house on the site of this
garden" And thus the most beautiful
home in Paris was begun in a space of
sixty square feet, and 81, 10000 was ex-
pended. Every Partisan knows the ex-
terror of this house, situated little above
the Rond Point of the Champs Elysees,
next the home of the famous Due de
MOrny, father of the present Duke.
A fence of wroughtiron. with massive
gates of chiseled bronze, separates it from
the avenue. Within. an onyx staircase
bath is of worldwide celebrity Master
pieces of Baudry, GerOme, Cabanel and
Ingres are on wall and ceiling. and every
where is luxury not eqaaled in any other
residence in Paris.
The dinners given in this abode were
unique. The hothouses of Ponchartrain.
La Valliere's domain, were only useful to
furnish ia Marquise" peaches in the
month of January.
1t was very difficult to gain admission to
this residence. ambassadors. kings of
finance, etc., said that sovereign was not
half so exacting. Finance never forgave
1.-THE Marquise" for her absolute refusal to
admit banker, whatever his name or posi-
tion.
Paul Baudry. the great artist. wishing to
see the effect of his work in salon and hall,
was turned away. Her one aim seemed to
be. not to satisfy curiosity, but TO win
friends, and to some extent she succeed ed.
One dav 1.-The Marouise" heard that her
second husband, Palva, had committed
suicide at Baden Baden. In Germany the
Marquise met Count Henckel Won Dom
nessmarck. nicknameG Count Nickel"
because of his mines. Resolving to marry
him she preceded him in every city that he
intended to visit. At Berlin, Vienna.
Cairo, ETC.. he saw this imposing beauty.
fell in love and married her. SO we'll did
she manage his property that from 81, 4,OOO,-
600 ne soon realized $4,000, 600.
When Lefuel had finished the Tuileries
palace. she said to him, You can recon-
mence in a forest of Silesia.''
At the extremity of Silesia op the con-
fines of forest is a magnificent palace :
those who wish to see what the Tnilsries