An Eccentric Countess

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1160, 2 December 1904, Page 3

An Eccentric Countess

Thr Countess of Horn, who was recently involved in somo peculiar jewellery transactions, and was ordered to be expelled from Franco as an undesirable foreigner, has dclormined to get even with tho French authorities and lo return to Paris as a Frenchwoman, With this object in view sho is about to proceed to London with her valet, a Frenchman named Louis Grosso, nnd to marry him at tho French Consulate. Having thus acquired French nationality sho will return to Paris, and eoutiuiio her business as a moneylending agont. The Countess, whoso titlo is stated to bo perfectly genuine, and who is of an eccentric turn of mind, mot her valet under curious circumstances, Whilo on ono of her nocturnnl rambles through Paris sho found him sleoping undor one of tho Paris bridgos, tho Pout Nouf, at two o'clock in tho morning, just as sho discovered tho loss of her favourito dog, which accompaniod hor overywlifw. In a stato of great distress she awoke t„,. ;ri n, and gave him Is to find Im di,g. A ft<_■ l* a long son ch ho found it md brought it to tho Countess. Sho inquired into his history, and ultimately etigigctl him m hor valet at2ss a month, A few days ugo tho Countess, who dressos in masculine fashion, and wears her hair cropped short, suddonly told him that she intended to marry him. Ho was greatly astonished, but said he was only too glad to do anything to oblige his mistress'