The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-06


cricket Gallo youth has become equally
adept. Gymnastic societies have been
called into life all over the country on the
same line as the German Turnverein, and
the Frenohman of the rising generation is
just as eager TO develop his biceps and to
achieve success in one branch or another
of sport as his father and grandfather be-
fore him were bent on making conquests
among the fair sex.
Now, in order TO fit the physique for this
species of existence, it is necessary TO sleep
well and long, and, above all, to rise early,
the morning being in every way the most
convenient time Tor any kind Of athletic
pursuit. But in order to get up early one
must go early to bed; hence the Partisan
has given up altogether those midnight
suppers which until short time ago con-
stituted the inevitable conclusion of a
Partisan day Post theater suppers have
gone altogether out of fashion, and it is
becoming almost as difficult to get any
thing to eat here after II O'Clock at night
rs it is IN Vienna or New York.
a Remarkable Career.
Princess Mathilde Bonaparte, who has
Just celebrated her seventy-fourth birth
day, the dinner party in honor of which
was attended by her cousin, the Empress
Eugene, who spent a few days at the
Hotel Continental on her way back from
the Riviera to England, is without any
exception the most popular, talented and
liberal minded member of the Bonaparte
family. Her house in the Rue de Berri is
the rendezvous of all that is clever and
brilliant during the winter, while her
lovely country seat at st. Gratien is in
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charming places in the neighborhood of
this city. Few people nowadays appear to
remember that she was at one time the
wife of that savage and rufiianly brute,
Anathole DemidofT, the richest of all Mus
eovite millionaires, and who had obtained
by purchase the Italian title of Prince of
San Donate. She was practically sold to
this man by her disreputable father ex-
King jerome Bonaparte of Westphalia.
whose first wife was Miss Patterson of
Baltimore. Jerome suffered from chronic
!mpecuniosity and obtained large loans
from Demidoff. One day the latter asked
for the hand of the beautiful daughter of
tine cx-king, and on the fallen majesty
showing reluctance and hesitation he Of
tered to cancel the entire indebtedness in
return for.hissconsent to the match. .Je-
tiage took place. 1t is needless 10 say that
Demidof had no idea of marital obliga-
lions, and his infideliticS were of the gross
est and most fragrant character. OF course
these led 10 reproaches on the part of the
young wife and it was after one of these
scenes that he presented her as a peace Of
tering magnificent gold casket in which
there Were some magnificent jewels
While they Were admiring it together he
pointed out 10 her a spring which opened
secret drawer. In it she found a mem
orandum OF her fathers immense indebt-
edness TO her husband and her parents
letter accepting DemidofT's offer of mar
flage as a cancellation OF the debt.
This was only one of the many indig-
mites to which Anatole subjected her. on
one occasion he boxed her ears in the
presence Of all his guests for having ven
tured 10 object 10 the presence of one of
his fair but frail friends under her roof.
Fortunately Car Nicholas took pity on
the princess and interested himself on her
behalf. Summoning AnaUole 10 II. Pc
tersburg, he forced him then and there 10
consent to a divorce and to settle upon
Princess Mathilde an annuity % some
Soc, COO, which she still enjoys from the
Demidoff estate. The III assorted couule
never met again, and after the divorce the
princess declined 10 bear any longer the |
name of Demidoff
Apropos Of Empress Eugenie's stay here.
there are two facts in connection there
with worth mentioning. The one was her
dinner with exQueen Isabella OF spain;
the other, Der reception for the first time
IN record OF the widow Of the late Prince
Pierre Bonaparte. the mother 81 that
prince Roland Bonaparte who has SO
often visited the United States.
4 Eonaparte Dressmaker.
As for the widow OF Prince Peter Bona
parte, she is the daughter of a plumber
here. Ruffiin by name, and she lived with
the prince for many years bcforc becoming
his legal wife. Prince Roland. their son,
having been born in 1875. whereas the
marriage was only celebrated on Dec. 50
1871, at the French legation At Brussels
II was shortly after legitimizing this union
that Prince Peter deserted his wife, who
yhereupon started a dressInaker' shop in :