The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-19
FASCINATED ALL SHE NET.

ADAM ursE WlLes is re-eT11o1A@I a. y
beautiful woman who. irresistible to an
men. works woe to all who come under
her spell Uusually also her end is
tragic semiramis. Helen Of Troy.
Cleopatra and. more recently, Mary,
queen Of Scots, and Lucretia Borgia
figure among such accredited inear-
nations.
Recently a woman. rich, beautiful ana
under 40 years of age. committed sui
eide in Paris. woman whose ca1eeL-
although known only in private MS,
might well be counted worthy OF the
soul Of Llith.
From a child Eugene des Oranges
was strikingly beautiful and still more
uncommonly fascinating She had
moreover the hunters instinct which
purEues, If ten men were in q room ana
nine were admirlng her she was NOT
content until the tenth man was also
in her train. She had admirers by the
score. lovers by the dozen.
She was barely ten years old when.
calling with her governess and two
boys Of her own age the son and
nephew Of country gentleman at
whose house she and her mother were
Staying. the lads disputed as to who
should sit next TO Eugene. and. strug-
gins for precedence. upset the boat
Both boys and the governess were
uroWned-the hoatman saved himself
and Eugene, who chung tenaCiously to
his belt. practically saving herself
she was is when her cousin. aged 10
attempted to end his life with the
fumes of charcoal because their refa-
ttonshia was within the forbidden de-
sFees ana mis- attachment 10 her there
1oIs was no7eless as TO marriage
AT Is greatly TO the satisfaction of
ner family and friends. she was
hancee TO Count Y, a most excellent
match In every respect. 1t lacked but
short time Of the date Fixed for the
wedding when a young man at the
Club Of which both he and the count
were members made some remarks
concerning the young lady which the
count as her Intended husband. could
not fail to resent
In the duel which ensued as 2 result
OF the quarrel both men were mortally
wounded, the count dying instantly.
while the slauderer of Eluegnie lived
long enough to retract his words He
loved her so we'll, he said. that he
could not live to see her the wife of
another, therefore he had forced the
count to mortal combat, hoping to kill
MIN and TO die at the same time.
ne Affair made much talk. and Eu-
Eenie's parents took her to their coun-
try seat in the south of France. There
she proved a bone of contention in
various families, estranging husbands
and wives and parting hitherto devot-
ca lovers In one case an engagement
of marriage was broken, and when the
man came TO Eugene, telling her that
ne was free and imploring her to marry
A-lAA- elaE ta4EllEl nm 90 EGDEn- Mad
dened by love and remorse. the foolish
fellow blew out his brains
For two or three years therea fter
there IS no record of further mischief
upon the part OF this modern Lilith
until she appeared at Monaco as the
wife Of wealthy bourgeois many
years her senior. who apparently took
pleasure in heholding the admiration
which his wife excited and objected not
80 All to her being adored by other
had g00H believe
that she would return none Of it in
kind
Nine Suehets toilets and her jewels
were the talk Of the then Monaco world.
she played at the tables rarely and
when she did she always won.
There was an unusual number OF sui
cldes that season and three of the dead
were Nine. SuChet's devoted admirers.
The chief sensation of the season was
when H. Suchet was found dead in his
bed one morning and there were sus-
PIGEONS OF foul play. Madame had gone
to Mentone over night to visit a woman
relative and neither justice nor malice
could find reason to charge that the
death was from other than natural
causes
The widow mourned decorousIv for
the conventional period: then. rich
beautiful and barely .. she took q
house up Paris. with an old aunt as
sneep cog Nov began the most bril-
ilant period or her career. Her salon
was among the most frequented in the
city. she went everywhere. and was an
undouhted social success. Among other
incidents which occurred perhaps the
most sensational was that of a Russian
prince who stole his mothers diamonds
20 present to her. She promptly sent
them back TO him. but the story got into
Lhe newspapers and, unable to face the
scandal. the prince stabbed himself to
tho heart Nine suchet declared 10 the
world through the newspaper editors
lners are no reporters in Parls-that the
poor young man was entirely insane
AlF9e Guels IN as many years. all with
fatal results. cstenslblv fought over dis
agreements at cards were. as those be
mind the scenes knew. really the out
come u jealousy and rivalry for the
laFQr Of the charming widow
hetrtburon came at last and not long
since Eugene Suchet nee Des
oranges, was recorded a g dying from an
overdose OF choral and although an ac-
coInlnolallug physician gave it as ac-
cideutaI there is every reason To ne
heve that it was taken voluntarily.
me conquercr of hearts met her Wa
terloo and the vanQuisher. with her as
with Napoleon was an Englishr1an. IN
Eugiishman Of the best tvua big blonde
goodly to behold, and carelessly charm
ing, a splendid animal with OVERLOOKING
health and all the ma gneusn OF abund-
ant vitality
When Mime. Suchet met him She fell
tn love for the first time in her life
she uut forth all her destinations but
l- am 80 otnef man whom she sought
70 charm and many whom she did not
had hitherto resisted her. but he. he
one man Tor whose conquest she really
cared. was proof against all her wiles
u must be admitted that there was a
English face to contend with. but Eu-
genie Suchet had not heretofore found
love for another woman any obstacle &c
mans falling in love with herself
The Englishmau was poor and il is
said that Mime. Suchet offered him her
EaET and her large s.f- 4.f "a
ment he Indignantly denies. There was
never any talk of love between Nine
suchet and myself is all ne will say
and woe to the man who dares dfsbe-
here him But Eugene Suchet- nee Des
Oranges died from an overdose OF
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