The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-24

had preceded him, anu II Paris was on.
the qui viye. Cardinal de Rohan of
France. who was a firm believer in the
p~retensions of the charlatan, entertained
him in Paris, introducing him to that gay
world of the old regime which went out
forever in the French revolution. He
captured Paris as easily as he had other
capitals on the continent, and he literally
coined money.
When Cagliostro came to France, he
found the ground prepared for his magic
al operations. a society eager for dis
fractions and emotions, INDUCED to every
form of extravaganza, necessarily well
coined such a man and hailed him as it's
guide. 'Whence did he come? What was
his country. his age. his origin? Where
did he get those extraordinary diamonds
which adorned his dress, the gold which
he s~quandered so freely" 1t was all a
mystery. SO far as was known Cagliostro
had no resources no letter of credit, and
yet he lived in luxury. He treated and
cured the poor without pay, and, not sat
isfed with restoring them to health, he
made them large presents of money. The
Germans, who lived on legends, imagined
that he was the Wandering Jew. Speak
ing a strange gibberish, which was nei-
Their French nor Italian, with which he
mingled a jargon which he did not trans
late, but called Arabic, he used to recite
with solemn emphasis the most absurd
fables, and he found the people ready to
listen and believe him.
The count dressed III a manner that be-
fitted his calling. According to the most
authentic records, he was rather a badly
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laced on the borders. He wore his hair
In a startling and most ridiculous style,
with powdered plaits punched in cade-
nettes. His silk stockings were embroid-
cred in gold, and the buckles of his velvet
shoes sparkled with precious stones The
display of diamonds on his fingers and
watch chains went beyond the line Of
vulgarity. His headdress was a pointed
hat ornamented with white plumes. Dur
ing eight months of the year he wo:e A
great blue fox cloak. On the street he was
a walking scarecrow, and the children
fled from him in terror. His features
were regular, his complexion clear, his
teeth superb, and his eyes were of mar
velous briiliancy. His wife was a wom-
an of b~ewildering beauty, realizing the
Greek lines in all their antique purity
and enhanced by an Italian expression.
1t was the Cardinal de Rohan himself
who installed Cagliostro and his wife in
the home Of Mime. d'Oryilliers, and which
is now to be torn down. He used to visit
the sorcerer almost every day, arriving at
dinner time and remaining until late in
the night. 1t was said that the great
cardinal assisted Cagliostro in his labors,
and the people of that time spoke of the
mysterious laboratory where gold bub-
bled and diamonds spsrkled in crucibles
brought to a white heat.
The queen of France had a strange an
tipathy toward the charlatan, and it was
forbidden to mention his name in her
presence or at court. The wife of the
Comte de In Motto, an adventures of the
first rank, boasted of her ability to con-
quer the queens dislike. She first made
the acquaintance of Lorenza and after
ward that of Cagliostro, who introduced
her to the cardinal. Then followed the
we'll known intrigue of the diamond neck
lace. Here is the counts own statement
of the affair:
ION the 22d of August a commissaire
and eight policemen entered my house.
The pillage began in my presence. They
compelled me to open al secretary.
Elixirs, balms and precious liquors all be-
came the prey of the officers who came