The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-29
Gar of All the Russias breads the
Advent of a Certain
Partisan Beauty.
MADE HIMSELF a FOOL
For Her Vain Sake When i'm Paris, and Now Fears
the Inevitable Reckoning w 18th
GoodWife Alix.

T her. Every hour that could be spared
from official duties he spent in the sooth-
ing society Of the facinatng Gallois. His
gifts to her were truly imperial.
One was a superb tiara Of diamonds
In front was miniature model Of The
imperial crown of Russia An aigrette,
sprinkled with diamonds, sprang out Of IT.
1t must have cost $4,000 at least. Only
the Gar and the jeweler knew now much.
Gallois had the audacity to have this
bauble exhibited in the jewelers. shop on
the bouevarde with a card attached bear
ing this inscription: Presented by His
Imperial Majesty the Car to Mademois-
ellie Germaine Gallois, of the Gymnase
Theatre"
The Car must be very young 70 do
such thing. He needs to take a few les
sons in discretion from his uncle, the
Prince Of Wales.
The Russian Ambassador In Paris.
Baron Mohrenheim, was aghast when he
heard Of the incident. He-.alled at the
shop where the tiara was displayed and
sharply ordered its removal. 1t detracted
considerable from the impressiveness OF
the Cars visit. The shopkeeper refused
to comply until the Embassy paid him a
round sum, and then the beautiful tiara
was sent back to Gallois.
She pouted little. but was soon laugh
ing again, for did she not have a new
prince from Austria in Tler tolls?
Gallois gained not a little fame by her
persistence in refusing to meet King
Leopold Of Belgium, the prize Of the other
professional beauties, who feel that their
chief ambition is crowned when they have
won his glances and his gifts. But Gail
lois is different. His sixty odd years are
distasteful to her. ne fatty refuses to
meet him, which natural increases his
desire to met her He has striven in every
possible way to gain an interview. even
calling upon President Faure to intercede
for him.
The president sent a personal letter to
the beauty, making formal request that
she meet the King, but the gay Gauois
sent a pretty note back by the presidents
messenger to the effect that she could not
possibly find time to see his amiable
majesty, much as she would like to please
the president.
Now Leopold wants to meet no one on
all the continent of Europe so much as the
lovely, laughing Gallois, who continues
10 elude him. There is no law to compel
her to see him. She will not even look at
him as he sits nightly in the royal box
in the theatre and watches Iler. She will
not even glance his way, and ne can only
sit and fume and fret and feast his wick
ed eyes on her delicious beauty.
Like many others of the famous Parsian
beauties. Gallois had a humble beginning.
She was the daughter of a model and an
artist, and was born in the Latin Quarter
For a time she posed in the altogether,
but she soon found a more profitable field
for her beauty on the stage
Today she is installed in superb apart
ments with servants eqUpages and all
the pomp and circumstance of a royal
princess. She is the pet Of Paris, and she
does exactly as she pleases.
In the sumner she appears at the fashion
able watering places, and wherever she
goes she is sure TO attract a crowd, for
her fame always goes before her.
At one time a Russian prince devoted
himself to her, and loaded her with Jewels
and gifts. The prince was ruined. but that
didn't matter much. for there were others
But that Russian prince will be avenged
Gallois is now the reigning queen Of beau
". Such queens are ephemeral Such
eminence is perilous. She viii fall ere
long, and her fan will be pitful. Her
theatrical ability IS worthless. and she
will be cast aside as soon as her beauty
begins TO pail on the tickle Parsian pub
lie. Her end win be such as they must ex-
pec;who appeal only to the senses TO the
weak and vicious. Paris gave an object
lessen II the fate Of sucl women few
years ago. when one of the mos: famous
Of them. Lane de Pougy, tried 10 commit
suicide.