The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-12
herself with the notorious Spanish

herself with the notorious Spanish
dancer.
Whereupon the hot-tempered Otero
in turn comes forth in great wrath, and
alleges, through her attorneys that
the reflection upon her character con-
tanned in these first legal papers has
injured her feelings and damaged heI
to the aggregate amount OF lOo,ooV
francs, for which sum she now sues
Mile Verena de Feraudy. Out OF II
all the public is having lots of fun,
and promises itself more before the end
Of 1t all is reached.
Meanwhile everybody Is rushing
forth to say what he or she knows
until if becomes extremely difficult to
extract the real, Sundoctored truth from
this mass Of assertions and den1als
The World correspondent has secured
Mile. Verena's story Although reluc-
tant to speak at first. she seemed to
state the facts In all sincerity
THE HEROINE OF THE STORY.
Mile Verena de Feraudy is quite a
| character in Paris, at ease alike In the
INNER sphere Of artistic Bohemia and
in the most exclusive sets Of society
to which. in truth, she belongs by right
of birth. Against her good name moth
ing was breathed until some things
began to leak out about her extraor-
binary friendliness with the great
Eastern ruler. In physique she Is OPP
ulently endowed. Her features are
regular and naughty; her figure and
every movement show high-bred per-
lection.
Tn his book, Beauties Parisiennes,
PAM Chardier describes her as TWEEN
tv-fiye-a Juno just matured, whether
seen In the flowing robes she wears
in her studio or In the proud creations
which at great functions let her bare
arms and shoulders dazzle men anu
torture with envy women VINO nave
hea,, less favored by nature"
Mentally she is well equipped, as her
work shows. She was the favOrite pu-
nil of the sculptor, Tolenaar. Her
Statues have been admitted to the
salon three years In succession; her
bust of Sarah Bernhard is well known
and her little bronze statuette, Pre-
mier Corset" although IT. would never
do in America, Is conspicuous in all
the show windows sof Paris. and ar
tistica1lv recognized as a thing Of great
merit and strange conception.
The Following is a precise transla-
lion Of what Mile de Feraudy said OF
her first and SUBSEQUENT meetings with
the car. After it was written, this
Statement was submitted to her by
the World correspondent ana approved
as absolutely correctly
81 am sorry that the story should
have become co1hmen property, as I do
not believe in Having my private af-
fairs discussed publicly as they now
arc in several countries. But it is none
of nv doing, and could not very well
he avoided. since there were other peo-
nIe present every time / met the car.
Now. so many Inalicious things have
heen said that / shall very willingly
give you the true ACCOUNT
SHE MEETS THE GAR
zone morningaI: went to Detaine's
studio. France was Yild with enthu-
siasm because the car and the czarina
had reached Paris tAe day before.
When I reached Deeailles place 1
found nv old friend IN great excite
ment, and he cried: Why. my dear
girl. YOU can't come in; you can't stay!
The car is due here every minute!
Please go away! laughingly de-
clined to leave and lose the opportunity
Of seeing the great sovereign at close
range, although Detaille explained that
one may not appear In such august
presence without special command
and all sorts Of formalities.
I'VE were, still wrangling about 1t
when the imperial party came. in. There
were President Faure. the car and