The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
domSin OF Vslencsy In Die Bensrtment az iha

sessions in silesia and saFnn, and Of the royal
domain OF valencAy in the Department OF ths
At the death Of the old Due de Talleyrand.
PcriRord. tho Prince de saRan Will succeed 70
The estates together r. with The title Of Duo de
Ellie de Talleyrend, will take that OF Prince
de saean. orr hero, the present Prince, mar.
Baron Seilliere, whose title dates only from
the second Empire. The Baron was n moneycd
man Of no position. The marriage, based on
| cupidity and pride, has not been happy. A
series OF scandals has ended In an amicahle
separation. The Princess pays heavily for her
she has settled on her husband; for, though
the Prince has no personal fortune; his needs
cratic and fashionable notoriety also procure
him q fair Income; The Presidency OF the
same reason he is lodged there sumptuously,
and paid well; II is said. too. that he and an
hereditary Prince Of r2yGl blood % are GSid for
funerals, In short, rightly or wrongly, the
Prince de Sagan does not enjoy an unspotted
Every Partisan knows him. at least by sight.
with his snowy eyebrows and m2ustache, his
ssrtisticaiiy. polished shoes. his monocie. fast
guard which holds t. He never misses q first
night. OF, a function artistic, or oven simply
a powerful element of success to any UNDER
taking In the artistic or fashionable world.
II is not for pothing that he has been nick
The Prince 10 a very interesting. parsonage
to the observer, but you'd better not rub much
of the varnish of. What is under 1t might
Vow, in n. Abel He-mant's play, THE
Pack" the MARQUIS de Bonnencourt appears
whom he, too. is separated. But, whenever
fashionable circumstances demand it, they
united nfe." Just 80 do ths Prince and Prin-
cess dc SaRan. fcr. reasons which concern no
s sos else OF t ,lse P fqfseeerd de at s samSs' is su csli ss the the
Comte de Talleyrand. the son of the Mar
auis de Bonnancourt is called by a different
at his club. has need Of much money, and to
get It does not hesitate to embark in various
fourth aot between the Marquis de Roman.
court and the Comte de Lanspessade. it -
really tmpossi6ie not to see the Prince de sa,
copied so exactly. that the scene becomes real
" painful. 1t RECALLED the whole Of the Lebaudy
son hurled at his father are those attributed
70 u: de Talleyrapd,; In short, IT Is the Prince
has placed on the stage as the Marquis de
After the performance. the Prince de sagan,
Friant and comte Albert de Dion. The latter
rescued Max Lebaudy from the pack of wolves:
NJ. Hermsnt's seconds were NJ. Jules Richard
q %. M; Gast snS GnaSI@ou. Ths ssc fGn5 t sSr,se essS
u AAhAA SeaN SrAA t''NN 1870
principal should fire only two shots. For the
duelling ground tho race track at st. Ouen was
chosen. The challenge was cent on Saturday;
the duel was fixed for Monday. On Sunday
the seconds visited the ground and drew lots
fell to the Prince. while NJ. Abel Hermant Grew
the choice of pistols.
At 10 o'clock Monday a dozen hacks stood
before the Princes club they were for the re-
porters. When the Prince came out the pro-
cession followed his landau, greatly to the edi-
fication of the ''populace." At the entrance to
the race track admittence at first was refused
to the reporters: finally they we're admitted
all except one man, who was fired" because he
had climbed over the wall.
Duelling pistols were used. The distance
was 90 metres (about 50 feetl. Both princl-
pals were perfectly calm. They stood with
hats drawn over their eyes, their coat collars
turned up; and thus they were photographed.
The chief second loaded and gave the pistols to
Are YOU ready7" cried Comte Albert do
Dion. "fire-one-two-three."
The principals fired almost together. The
spectators trembled. but no one was hit.
They tried 1t again. The same ceremony
and the came lack OF result. Both combat
ants were congratulated. They separated
without shaking. hands. Gen. Friant,. Comte
Albert de Dion. NJ. Jules Richard. and NJ. Gus.
tave Clutches drew up a formal statement OF
the proceedinR-and everything was over. o..
Nj. Abel Hermann can keep on giving us
plays and romances of real life. and the Prince
de Sagan will be, as he has been, the arbiter
of all the elegancies.