Arizona republican., 1899-10-21

tivity against the republic. and that is
the principal reason why both Queen
Victoria and the prince of Wales de-
cline to hold any intercourse with her
during the nine months of the year
which she spends in England.
It is Nine de Waru who has been
her principal lieutenant and fellow coli
spirat6r in the plot against the repub-
lie, which is to such an extent feIni-
nine affair that one is surprised nOt to
find any ladies among the prisoners
Nine de Warn is one or the most re-
markable women in Paris. to which
she belongs not by birth. but by adcp-
ton. She is the daughter of an Eng
fish groom of the name of Ward. who
entered the service Of the last and most
.disreputable of the reigning dukes of
Lucca and Parma, whose favorite ne
became. and who raised him from the
stables to the position Of prime minis
ter and to the rank of baron. It was
his elder sister. Miss Ward; a circus
rider who. through his influence, was
appointed governess of the three prin-
eesses of Naples who became the duch-
ess of Berrf. Queen Christina of SPAIN
and empress of Brazil. respectively
Perhaps it was due to this education
that these princesses rode perfectly
but were scarcely able to write their
name correctly when they married. The
ex-stable boy, Baron Ward. married 81
lovely blonde Jewess at Vienna. by
whom he had daughter who is now
Nine. de Waru. and whose first hus-
band was the Marquis Hervey de Saint
Denis. The marquis was many years
his wife's senior. Moreover, he was
very poor But he possessed what she
lacked-eminent lineage and a place IN
the very foremost rank of royalist so
ciety in France.
The marquise quickly became one OF
the leading figures of Partisan fashion,
and, in spite of the poverty of her nus
band. was always exquisitely goWned.
while her apartments and her equip
ages were the very acme of perfection
There are many stories current as to
whence she derived her luxury Her
friends and admirers declare that she
was indebted for it to her skill with
the brush. and that she made larSe
sums of money by her paintings. al
though no one can recoIlect ever hay
ing seen any of her pictures at a pub
lie exhibition. al any public sale. or
even on the walls of any public or pri-
vate picture gallery Others again in
sist that she was merely a lanceuse-
a species of walking advertisement for
leading Partisan tradespeople; that IS,
the couturiers would make her dresses
for nothing on condition that she rec
ommend customers to them. jewelers.
would loan her jewels on the same I'M
Carriage builders and
horse dealers would. with the same OBJ
ject in view, furnish her equipages.
while even the very servants would
serve her for nothing for a few months
n order to have testimonials bearing
her signature. She was and is one of
he queens of elegance and chic, and
seems to impart a grace to everything
belonging to her.
The present husband of the marqulse
5 very wealthy. having inherited an
fortune from his father, who
vas president of the Orleans railroad
It is she who has managed to obtain
rom new rich and socially ambitious
women of her acquaintance at Paris
he million francs which they placed at
he disposal of the duke of Orleans. or,
ather. of the duchess, for the purpose
# financing the latest rOyalist consplr-
.cy.-AIarquise de Fontenoy in Wash
ngton Post.