The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-25
4 snALL NonlE or nARLtst.


Csiyo-Hsr Nss,her Arr.stss.
Since the goiden-hsired little Countess o
| East 18th street was arrested there has beef
gloom In the street II was no fault Of he
own that caused her 10 be taken from he
playmstes. Her mother the sure-enouRl
Countess Calyo. IL to blame.
Tho Count who died 10 the insane asylum
on Wards Island on June a. was an ItaliaI
artist The Countess was an Austrian girl o
noble lineage. 90 che and the neGhbors and I
picturesque parchment the Countess own
collectively declare.
The Countess moved thirteen months ACC
into the third nat At ~ East Hath street. JUS
west OF the visduct over which the trains OF tn,
New York Central rattle. The little Countess
MarRherits Calyo whom all the little folks FOL
blocks around called Birdie for short and
sweet. created q sensation the first time shs
came out to play. She vas-and is-a pallld
briRht-eyed girl. not quite six years old. Bhe
doesn't look more than four.
In less than week all the little girls and
boys we're in raptures over Margherita. and al
the mothers were half envious and half en-
tranced by the wisdom and brightness Of the
Msreberita. who IL named after the Queen
81 ltsly conducted hereelf with regal dignity.
pres. her east Side Q" eo@ SpS" and De- De:
ssa f r.p ea sns pieces fos rse, oS
that never failed to attract hundred or more
70 T fG about iss Ssiy
the nsighbors in the block. listening while she
recited with many dramatic gestures. includ-
ing dainty courtesy:
Thou shalt not ys.h di.n:.. iced the .win.,
And feed uron sTsvberrisI sugar and cream.
There Sero M any other pieces that the little
girl rsefsd she cnteTteined some OF the re-
with prose compositions which abe chanted
as II they were verse. and which she said she
a, The Eeason she happened to be brought to
the ro!tce court was because her mother was
%ST5 in r Hospital the SSs2hS
anything about the mothers history. All OF
men h knew, that she was addicted to opium
Folks who had visited her rooms say. that
!: is said that her bedroom and Kitchen are
literally packed with framed pictures In tho
par,l9 r., there Is cray?n o; the Countess her
senting her as abe looked eight or ten years
ago. when she was girl OF seventeen.
agent Of tho flats where the G Countess lived.
says ne understood that she was woman
habi;s she would have had no trouble earning
. go2d living either BY singing or by teaching
She paid $40 month for tho fat. and was
never q arrears. She had employed several
very long. because OF her inability to keep so
which shs. administered to herself hypoder.
mically. Mrs. William Henderson, who lives
on the floor above the Countess. frequently
her mother was recovering from q protracted
spree.
1t was the mothers habit when she went out
TO leave Margherita at home. On Wednesday
them were arrested by Policeman Zorn OF the
East 1O4th street station In Madison avenue.
near 10th street. The woman. who is a
rain. with silver crucifix in her right hand.
She was PRAYING and the little one was crying.
Polieeman Zorn and his partner suspected
they q the UaUr sss
drug ON her person. Sergeant joyce. before
whom mother and child were brought, said
that the mother did not seem to be under the
He thought that sho was ufrsring from acute
mania and telephoned for an ambulance from
the Harlem Hospital. She was taken thither
mems So TsnGed 1 to qBs sIe8a. s sIs
put in the alcoholic ward for treatment. She
will doubtless recover within a week or So. and
probably Will he much shocked to learn that
child again. The Childrsn's Society has Mar
The c9untsss-if she lisa Counte.s-h.. been
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Mr.. QConnor said last night that il was true
that MRS. Calyo was Countess lie said that
kavanagh and that she herself was Of Aus
trlnn birth.
He says she Is related to Lady BIessineton.
hhe Is llnguist OF considerable ability and Is
fsh. brother Of her husband. so Mr. UCon-
nor saya. Il Joseph Calyo. who Is superin-
tendent Of the art department at Tifiany's