A Circus Countess

Theiv is a tttled Englisiiwomán Wlth, au Austrian tttle doíng a premier monage act and giving exhibitions of haute e"cole riding and driving in tli ring with the B;irnuni & Bailey show. who is said tb be the lieroiue of Cbarles Theodore Muway's recent novel, "A .ilodwn Gypsy." As an exponent of the modern gypsy life wltJ) ■the great raüroad show slie s inadu a very interestiug charaeter. Sii:i1'S.ted from lier titled husband, she took to the ring. She prefers personal liberty and her norse to the pleasurea of society and a pialace in I'rance. Tl.iying before the crownod heads oí Europe, and roaniing one country aftei- another, the civllized world over, slic speaks a Koniany tliat e.nlua ■■ half a dozen modern kmguages. Har i amanee of the ring lies in her love tot her little sou, the little count, and her heart struggle to preserre hi:n intact from the inñuences of tiie roving life she loves and fit hini for the titled conditions she liereelf duspises. The airthor lias niade her both a reii'.!.ika.ble and loring char.icter, anti ii.c ideatally drawrn a strong picture oí circus life behind the soenes. Th real coutttesti wil] be here witb ihc big show August 17.