The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-20
PAUPER PRINCESS
The |ntanta isabella Died Alone In the
City Of Paris.
WAS F0RsAKEN BY HER CHILDREN
Royalty n Miserable Thing Unlcss
Boistcrcd Up by Givli List
Light ora rnrisian Manners-She
Ltvcd in II suite OF Rooms Ovcr u
Courtyard Near tho Pare HIonccnu.
(London Truth.)

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London Truth.)
The lnfanta Isabella, who died last
week III Paris should not be COMPOUNDED
with the Comtesse dc Glrgentl. She
was a sister Of Don Francisco 4 Assist,
now King Grandfather OF Spain, but
resident at Ormesson near lInghien-les-
Bains. None Of the royalties who made
so much ado about the funerals OF the
rich uncle DAumale and the Duchess
d'Alencon paid the slightest attention to
that Of the 1nfanta Isabella. Prince AL
Dhonso Of Bavaria, son-in-aw Of the Ill
starred duchess. Is nephew of the In
fanta. But people think more now Of
money than Of blood. Isabella was q
niece Of Ferdinand VII, and the first
Don Carlos, and II granddaughter on the
maternal side Of Francis H., King or
Naples. The mother, the handsome.
high spirited Carlottu. Duchcsse de Sc
vile. got Ferdinand VII. to abrogate
the order OF succession established by
Philip V. on the Sale basis. The late
1nfanta ran away in 1S41 with the Pol
ish Count CurowSl1y. and married him
In the Catholic chapel at Dover. He
used to he IL great card at the dinners
and suppers of aspiring nouveauX en-
riches toward the close of the empire
and In the first fifteen years Of the re-
public. The Comte and the noble Por-
tugucSc ex-diplomat. who used to lead
much the same footing in this respect.
This noble Portuguese mot Count dc
Palva) was forward 10 hall rising stars
who came here to get the Pals hall
mark. But Gurowsky has the advantage
OF a fine preSencc. 1t was a pleasure to
see him enter a salon after his name
had been announced. He had agreeable
manners-POles generally have-and was
singuiarly magnetic. He did not seek to,
hide his preference 70: millionaires who
st.,1 Il =
not sure OF their places. They keep the
best cooks. and when they gave large
dinners only allowed beurre de table to
be used In the sauces. He was without
his peer as golrmand ct gourmet. a din
ner however sumptuous, never quite
satisfied his appetite or palate The
evening was, whenever It was possible,
ended al some ball or sautcric. where
arrangements were made for a cOtOllion.
This gave the satisfactory assurance
Of n buffet and a sit-down supper at the
end The Comte sometimes figured In
quadrillcs d'honneur. but did not other
wise dance. He was better employed.
What he did was to keep going from one
end OF the buffet TO the other, and ba elk
again. so as not to be too much re-
marked by particular servants. The &C
tion was that of n weaver's shuttle. The
French call 1t faire In navette. His
wife, from whom he was separated. sell
dom went into society. When she did go
the Comic arranged the conditions for
her. He treated the matter as piece
OF business. She suffered herself to be
hired by the aspiring wealthy, but. sim
ply because she had no taste for their
company, was too lazy to dress herself
and too poor to go TO fine dressmakcr.
If her presence was ardcntly desired as
n prize guest, the Croesus or his wife
who wanted IT applied to the Comte.
who was on visiting terms with her
He arranged. rs I have said, the con-
ditions on which she was to be produced.
They were sure TO be handsome. She
could not otherwise have appeared in a.
toilette BETTING her rank, for she was
always announced as "Her Royal High
ness the Princess Isabella OF Spain"
She had on such occasions, a lady, ap-
pointed ages ago by Queen Isabella, in
attendance. The lady was the wife OF
some. Italo-Spanish banker and wine
merchant. who was a cousin OF Marfori
believe she bought the right 10 ac-
company the Princess. When the latter
was set up with a fine toilette, and her
little withered head and neck were
lighted up with pastc~jewcls. one saw
that she was really somebody. She
sparkled and bowed. and said clever
things to every one presented TO her.
but could not sustain conversation
with any one. Royal persons hardly ever
can. They cultivate. more than any
other class. Tart de parer pour ne ricn
biIt. w hcll tHiS Eopdll1Sh ihCsSS, WIZ
was all around ilustrious. got to the
end Of her conversational stock, she
bowed her interlocutor off with pretty
motion Of her head and fan. She looked
her best when seated in a gilded arm
chair in the front Of many ranks Of
gilded chairs at a private concert or
theatricals. 1t was impossible for any
one to get through the part of royal
prize guest on such an occasion. The
German royalty would have seemed a
clumsy beng-a sacred Egyptian calf in
human habiliments-beside her.
] was long the near neighbor Of the
1nfanta. She lived in pair. Of rooms
over a courtyard near the Pare Mon
ceau. where she used to walk early in
the morning with a cashmere hood or
a broad brimmed hat we'll forward to
hide her face. All the neghbots knew
who she was She kept no servant, only
a femme de mcnage. It was understood
that nobody was to take the initiative OF
saluting or accosting her. She generally
did her own marketing. and carried
home her provisions in q small basket.
with fancy knitting on the top to hide
them. The femme de menage stayed
two hours day. The lady OF honor was
the only visitor. She knew Of toutes
les mseres. AS her dignity depended on
that OF the Infanta she kept silent bout
them. The children Of this Princess
made wealthy matches, but do not seem
to have much trouble themselves about
her Whenever she got q lump Of money
from them. from Queen Isabella, or any