Year: 1874

= This heavy gold bracelet, which al
ways wear. when playing Mary Stuart
and Lady Dedlock, you see, has across


its center Ave large diamonds. 1t was
given me by the King of Bavaria; and


this gold cross, set with diamonds, nine


karats in weight, is from the Emperor Of


Russia; and here is a ring, solitaire


weighing ten and three-quarter karats,


and worth $4,000; it is regal gift from


John, Archduke Of Austria; and this


splendid locket set with six large dis-


monds, was presented me four years ago


by Napoleon Ill. Here also is q historical


present, consisting Of, bracelet, earrings
and necklace; it is made Of gold coins the


very last struck by the city or Frankfort


before its incorporation into Prussia, and
lit was done by specisLpermission for this


present. y There fare many more-sn


album Off the royal family of Prussia-but


it would tire you to run through the list.
want here to say one word to the ladies,


if you are going. to print what I say:


Gold and silver and precious stones are


manifestations of the brightness and


beauty of heaven They have in them
divine influences, and perform some of
sthe sacred offices Of magnetism. Hence


they should never be parted with. |


know that some ladies are reduced to
want, and have to part with their beauti-
ful things to get bread, but l would as
soon starve to death as to see diamond
or ruby of mine on its way to the pawn
shop.


Reporter-But you are not superstiti-
Gus about charms?


Janauschek-Yes, l am; am very
superstitious. All the Slavonic race are,
and particularly the Russians. You
could not induce Russian to commence
journey on Monday. recollect that
when | was guest of Baron Won Rohr-
beck, at st. Petersburg, they would never
allow just three candles to be burning in
Il room at the same time. | left st. Peters
burg on Monday, and had the train of
cars nearly all to myself, but would not
travel on Friday, and I'm filled with
horrible, anticipations If my dressing
maid puts on me anything in the wrong
way, and she must always move on the
right l never allow her to approach me
from the left, and under no circumstances
will lever go back to my room after
leaving it for the theatre or journey.
IF have left anything in it, 1 must have
somebody else go back for it, not l. .'


NV father and mother are both dead,
and of their nine children / have but one
sister and one brother living. My sister
is an invalid and was never in public
life, but in the care ofmy house she is
indispensable to me. Two of my broth
ers were drowned ina river while bath
ing. The youngest went down first, and
my eldest brother. in trying to save him,
lost his life, For several years after that
sad occurrence could never see river
without shudder. My father was at
one time very wealthy, and he
gave the court jeweler at Prague
all necessary moneys when he
needed them. By misfortune he lost
his wealth, and in his age he retired to
his old birthpace-a cottage in Bohemia,
to die. Previous to his death, at our
house in Prague, we had many admoni-
tions that some dreadful event was t6
take place; noises and voices that could
not be accounted for, and other strange
things, so much SO that the servants were
frightened out of the house. love my
father dearly, but my engagements pre-
vented me from being with him when ho
died Here Madame Janauschek was
overcome with emotion, and wept
freely. Rcsuming, she said l should
be glad if | had faith that
should meet him and know him
again in the hereafter, but how can | be.
lievc it. We live, We die, and go, We
cannot tell whcre-pcrhaps to another
star. 1t overwhelms me to think about
it. The great thing here is to live right,
to do the good We can, and trust Provi-
dcncc for the unseen future. should
like to live always. l should like to see
this country two hundred years hence.
Think of the greatness Of it then, and
the advance in civilization that must
take place. The people will all be diff
ferent then. But must stop talking for
the present.