BEAURIVAGE (DUC DE), a character in La Petite Duchesse, a piece staged by Fauchery at the Theatre des Varietes.  The part was taken by Bosc.  Nana.

BEAUVILLIERS (COMTE CHARLES DE), a man of dissipated habits, who succeeded to the immense fortune of the Beauvilliers, which he completely squandered in a few years.  He was killed in an accident of the chase, some said by the vengeance of a keeper.  They found later a document signed by him in 1854 undertaking to pay ten thousand francs to a girl named Leonie Cron.  L’Argent.

BEAUVILLIERS (COMTESSE DE), an old lady who lived with her daughter Alice in a house in the Rue Saint-Lazare, adjoining the Orviedo mansion.  The family had at one time possessed large estates, but these had all gone, and the Comtesse and her daughter had barely sufficient to live upon, though they endeavoured to keep up before their neighbours as much as possible of their ancient state.  Having made the acquaintance of Saccard, the Comtesse invested a small sum in the Universal Bank, increasing it from time to time until her whole means were involved.  By the failure of the bank she was entirely ruined, and, to complete the catastrophe, Busch, who had become possessor of some papers compromising the honour of her dead husband, took the opportunity of blackmailing her.  When she had handed over her jewels to him, she was left penniless.  L’Argent.

BEAUVILLIERS (ALICE), daughter of Comtesse de Beauvilliers.  The extravagance of her father had dissipated the family estates, and she and her mother were left with barely sufficient to keep up appearances.  She was plain-looking, and had reached the age of twenty-five years without any offers of marriage.  It was, however, in the hope of providing a suitable dowry for her, that the Comtesse invested her money in the Universal Bank, with disastrous results.  Alice, who had few amusements, interested herself in charities, and frequently visited the institutions founded by Princess d’Orviedo.  On a visit to L’Oeuvre du Travail she was attacked and robbed of a small sum by Victor Saccard, who was at that time an inmate.  Her injuries were severe, and a serious illness followed.  The failure of the Universal Bank left her and her mother in poverty.  L’Argent.

BEAUVILLIERS (FERDINANDE DE), son of Comte Beauvilliers.  He was for a time the cause of anxiety to his mother on account of some youthful extravagances, but early settled down, and having received a commission in the Papal troops, served with distinction.  He was delicate, however, and died of fever in Rome.  L’Argent.

BECKER, a jeweller in Paris.  He supplied a set of sapphires for the mistress of Comte de Muffat.  Nana.

BECOT, a grocer in Rue Montorgueil.  Having become a widower, he took to dissolute courses, and his shop was gradually swallowed up, with its dried vegetables, jars, and drawers of sweetstuff.  Eventually the place was sold up and Becot died of apoplexy soon afterwards.  L’Oeuvre.