Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
SOME FAl MO us WON EN
BEAUTIES WHO HAVE FIGURED IN
THE FATE OF NATIONS.

BEAUTIES WHO HAVE FIGURED IN
THE FATE OF NATIONS
The Power and the Tragic Ending
of Henrietta Stuart and Nine. de
Pompadour--Louisa Of Prussia, who
won siiesia From Napoieon.
1t is curious that no picture gallery
has ever been made of the beautiful
women who have influenced history
From the days Of the great Egyptian
queen many a dull page of history has
been lighted up by some fair face that
has brought d little human interest into
the dry and cold calculations Of kings
and politicians.
Antony was not the last politician
whose course was Influenced by beau
sty. Think Of the beautiful Louisa of
Prussia jesting with Napoleon for
kingdom. II knew that was to see
the most beautiful queen in existence,
said Napoleon to Talleyrand after a
banquet given In her honor, but
have found the most beautiful queen
and at the same time the most inter-
esting woman In the world. And Loal-
lisa had won from him the restoration
OF Silesia.
1t is said, indeed, that she laughingly
offered him rose In exchange for the
fortress Of Magdeburg, but Napoleon
was one Of the iron men of the world.
Il He kept the fower-and Magdeburg.
"a book Of Beautiful Women" by
Hallett Hyatt, has pictures Of some of
the most beautiful women that have
ever lived, and Mrs. Steuart Erskine
has gathered their romantic stories.
One comes upon picture Of Eliza
Farren, the actress, who began life by
playing childish parts In a strolling
company and advanced to fame in Lon
don as Miss Hardcastle in "She Stoops
to Conquer" She became a favorite In
society and married the twelfth Lord
Derby, when she lived happily ever
after" taking her place at court and
in society. No barriers are insurmonnt-
able to the career Of beauty.
Here is the picture Of Madame" the
beautiful Henrietta Stuart, youngest
daughter Of Charles l., who married
the Duke of Orleans. The features
seem hard and the expression some
] what cold and stately. She would ap,
pear a woman more of brain than ten
derness. In reality she had sparkling
wit, with that wonderful gift of per-
sonal magnetism al men loved and
most women adored her, wrote q gal
4 liant Frenchman in his memoirs
Life in the French court was con
1 tinual round Of pleasure, and the days
were passed In ballets and theatricals.
In the morning madame would drive
out with her ladies, to be escorted on
/. their return by; King Louis XIV. and
his court on horseback. After supper
they would all drive out, accompanied
by Lullps violins, to watch the moon
light on the water and talk the moon
shine Of lovers.
Five years later madame was the
q kings trusty adviser and the only me
i dunn of communicate between him
q and her brother, Charles III. It was II
/ the spring Of 1870 that she brought
d about that secret treaty Of Dover thai
q made Charles a Roman Catholic and
plunged England into war with Hol
/ land. 3sa
That was the summit of madame's
Il power The sequel was CHASTITY and
q dramatic. A few weeks later she was
at St Cloud in the flush Of high spirits
4 at her success. A glass Of iced chicory
! water was brought at her request, and
she drank it off quickly. Five minutes
[ later madame was no more. All the
power of her fascination and beauty
was ended by secret poison.
AS the pages are turned the portrait
Of a lady in brocaded dress appears
4 a face with a very deep forehead AND
Il expressioniess lips This is the famous
Nine. de Fompadour. Her birth was
very humble indeed, but she came II
the way of Louis XIV, who gave he,
I unlimited influence till she became {
II recognized power in Europe. Fol
4 many years she conducted the foreign
"a policy Of France, interviewing ambas
n sailors and treating with kings. Re
4 buffed by Frederick the Great, this
i amazing woman made overtures tx
j Maria Theresa Of Austria to divide hii
q kingdom between them, and, sitting II
Il her summer house, she gayly arranged
Il with couple Of diplomats the reparti
a ton Of Europe.
u Moreover, but for the freedom sht
s gave to her personal likes and dislikes
4 1T Is not improbable that she Woul6
have accomplished some Of the less
Z wild Of her schemes. Her dramatic
end has often been told In the mids
u Of discussion on affairs of state, as
she sat rouged and powdered in hel
B chair, the cure who was with her rose
to go. She detained him. One mo
ment, NJ. le Cure, she said, I'VE vii
take our departure together. And {
Z few minutes later the beautiful diplo
u matist was dead.
The portrait Of the unlucky Marie
II Antoinette, frank, queenly, superb, 81
whom Burke rapturously wrote, Gilt
d tering like the morning star, full of lifs
and splendor and joy Is here too. Re
call her life at the Petit Trianon, tina;