New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-22

Company.
This IA an agreeable book. done in that hght'
easy and picturesque manner which the term
popular" implies. The subject is one which IN
vftes lively description and morailzlng Oh inc
obvious kind, and these things MISS lschuui
furnishes in abundance. This is not serious
history, nor is 1t witty memoir, but IL is SUM
ciently truthful, and requires no oeep 'noue"'
on the part of the reader.
The opening chapters introduces us to Senorita
Manuela Kirkpatrick. the pretty sprishtly and
co,ua.t,sh daughter Of a Scotch wine mer-
chant and dealer in colonial wares. who in the
say,v wears Of this century. was living and trad
ing with great profit to himself in the city or
MALAGA Papa Kirkpatrick is said to have been
"a descendant OF a well known Scotch noble
fa,nfly~-a family involved in the fall or the
stuarts but this has always been hazy ana
indefinite assertion. Those who have professeo
10 find IN Eugene Montijo's lovely features
strong resemblance to the portraits or queen
Mary Of Scotland have tried to hnd also SOME
links of kinship between the two soverelghs'
but II is hardly necessary to say that these
efforts ended in highly laughable uncertainty
But whether she were Of royal descent or not
Sefforfta Manuela as handsome as proud
and as ambitious princess and In the IN
tervals of serving customers with VINE IN 'ie
back room OF the paternal shop she dreamed
dreams Of advancement in the world-adVance-
1nent to be won by dint of her beauty her un-
doubtsd cleverness and her Scotch energy. Her
first move was TO capture husband win
title-one Of the aforesaid customers and colo
mel in a Spanish artillery regiment who mad
served under Napoleon l. Don Cipriano Count
Teba was not young nor handsome nor very
wtse-he has even been pronounced foolish and
sttngy; but there was question Of the fact
that he was a Spanish grandee Of the bluest
blood Manuela put forth all her charm, and,
without any concern for the opinions OF his
family Cipriano Guzman Palafox Porto-Car-
rerD. Count Of Teba. made the wine dealers
daughter his countess. Greater honors became
hers for, after the death of his elder brother,
the Count acquired the additional family titles
of Count of Montijo and Miranda and Duke or
Peneranda. The pair lived for some years in
Granada where Manuela's beauty and piquant
conversation made her salon popular; but do
mestic harmony was not a part Of the menage
The lady fiirted and was extravagant, the head
of the house Jealous, violent and parsimoni-
GUS and 1t was not long before they practically
separated and the Countess MontiJo went trav-
cling with her two daughters in search Of
amusement.
The elder Of these daughters Fransiska
Teresia afterward Duchess OF Alba; the younger
Maria Eugenia Ignacia Augustine, who was to
become Empress of the French This little Eu-
genie OF the melancholy eyes born in Ora
NADIA on May g. 1S26-born in the garden Of
her fathers house while fearful earthquake
was in progress. Her introduction to the world
was the prelude to many years Of restless wan
dering and luctuating social position on the part
Of Countess Montijo who was seen and hair
contemptuously admired in Paris, London and
the fashionable watering places of Europe. The
mothers brains, 1t must not be forgotten, were
OF excellent quality. fact which was discov-
cred by such men as Stendahl, Prosper Meri-
NEE ana the philosopher Laborde 1t was the
fascinating Manuela, by the way who furnished
Merimee with plots for several Of his stories of
Spain and Garner was among them The
two little girls We're presently placed in the
Sacre Coeur Convent in Paris. and there their
education was going when their father died
in Madrid. and they were summoned by the
Countess. There was no more study for them
then; the ambitious mother took the girls OF
sixteen and fifteen into society as soon as their
mourning was over and all Madrid acknowl-
edged their rare loveliness. The three ladies
were immensely popular for the Countess now
had plenty of money with which to entertain
her friends. and was a laughter loving. amusing,
"she made all around her dance and sing" says
NJ Filon. "She scattered pleasures and created
happiness on every side. She brought about
marriages and amused her fellow beings till the
last day of her life" However imprudent her
self she guarded her young daughters care
flly and devoted herself TO the task Of capturing
eligible husbands for them. The Duke Of Ber-
wick and Alba Of all the young Spanish
grandees the best match, and he became the
trusted friend of the house. Both beautiful
little sisters liked him. and for time he showed
no more admiration for than for the other.
1t is not TO be wondered that Eugene fell in
love with the handsome and gallant youth and
was broken hearted when he proposed for Fran
siska. In her disappointment the chid-for she
was little more-took poison. and nearly died in
the severe illness that followed Miss Tschudi
asserts that her whole nervous system was
shaken, and a slight shudder, twitching of the
eyeids which she never entirely lost, sudden fits
of depression and anxiety which would come ON
in the midst of enjoyment. and hysterical weep
ing when anything disturbed her. may all be at
tributed to this dose Of poison and presumably
the consequent illness. The experience more
over, changed the gentle and shy little girl into
a frivolous and ambitious cOquette.
The Eugene of the years between this sorrow
and her marriage 10 Napoleon III was pictu-
rescue If not admirable figure She frequented |
the bull fights at Madrid in odd fancy cos |
tunes she galloped through the streets Of the |
city Of an afternoon on a horse without a sad |
die. and smoking a cigar cigarette and she
often appeared in mans attire. The gilded |
youths of Madrid raved about her. fiuttered |
round her-but not one Of them wanted to marry |
her. Here is a picture of her set forth by one |
who saw her at one OF her favorite bull fights
Her slender figure is well defined by a costly !
bodice, which enhances her beauty and ele- |
gance. Her dainty hand is armed with a riding |
whip instead Of fan. for she generally arrives |
at the circus a wild Andalusian horse, and in |
her belt she carries SHARP pointed dagger |