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| past few years. Like many other Germans
who have found the highest circle Of their
countrymen Inaccessible to them. ho made
| point OF extending his American acquaintance
as much as possible. Like other mon Of Won
Luetzow's class. he sought to establish him
self nt tho United States embassy. but Minister
Phelps, during his service at Berlin. took the
necessary measures to keep tho Ministry free
| from the presence of all Objectionable foreign
ers, hospitable as he to oil OF his countrymen
| who presented themselves with introduct'ons
| In any way proper. Won Luetzow's conneo-
| tion with the American set In Berlin at that
time commenced In curious way. Conspicu-
GUS for frequent and rather promiscuous enter
| tainments was an American woman married to
| q titled Russian whose services to his country
| were of character that prevented his taking
any position In German society. But he lived
| In a fashionable part OF the city. and his wlfe's
drawing rooms were the resort of many Amer.-
cans in Berlin. In the Russian agents employ
& On M ana ~ PIG a.. services we're Sr SUP
| those that have recently got him into trouble.
Tho nature of the Russian agents oocupati lon
| became sufflcien tly well known later to bring
about his departure from the capital at the
somewhat urgent suggestion Of the Govern
tho scene he was said to be the Russians as
sista1t in tho editorship Of u daily paper pub
ment Whether that was 'uT true r' or not. his en-
ployer had to leave Perlin. and Won Luetz"w
| was left without employment He was young
mal with weak face that light have been
| handsome. with some trace Of force or charac-
ter. He was wretchedlv poor. and lived In an
trai portions Of the city He Ha was said to hsvs
been ostracized by his family on account OF
his marriage to woman not Of his country or
and struggled em5itiously to enlarge her ac-
9uaintance among the Americans in Berlin.
other foreigners with the same end in Wow at
tho American dinner given on Thanksgiving
eccentrioity % and variety Of the EnropsanS % who
| attend 1t. Manv OF them have exhausted their
own country;eeople and turn hopefully to tho
sistent than the Baron Won Luetzow and his
wife. They found their best opportunities.
bands employer, which. so long as 1t existed in
Berlin. was open to most Americans.
| Marie Van Zandt has successfully passed
through TIE ordeal of her temperance In Paris,
where II was supposed she would never again
dare to sing. Twelve years ago last month ttere
occurred during performance Of "Le Barber
de Seville" the famous scene which kept her
thereafter an exile from the stage on which her
first successes were made Evidently Paris
has forgiven or forgotten tho episode which
promised for awhile 10 cut short the artistic
career OF the American singer. She told a
Frenchinterviewer that for two years after the
occurrence any mention OF "Le Barbter," O
sufficient to prostrate her W tn nervousness
never recovered from the shock o. the demon
stration that accompanied her efforts at re-
annd %So IS s accused of
slight American accent In spite OF her long
residence in Europe, returned to her Paris ad.
mrers as Ldhme, and will sing in 'Mignon"
and "Dinorah" before she creates the role of
Cinderella in Massenets opera Of the Same
name. Since her first successes In Europe,
Marie Van Zandt has sung for only ono sea son
in this country and that was at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House hve years ago.
Ono of the uptown haberdashers displays o
collection OF shirts which are more brilliant
In color than nythinG else since tn" decline
of the blazer as n popular article Of mems
attire. The shirts are Of flannel, and are in
the colors of the golf clubs for which they are
intended. So the shop window Rlows with
of vivid yellows. reds. and blues that make up
the color scheme OF the garments show like a
on mems dress Lere chiefly through the bicycle.
but II is not likely that this tendency Will bo
able to iaats & the new shirss m popular for every
sorbed the bicycle fashions most thoroughly
are those who dress not for style but for con-
venience, and the cap and sweater have taken
their place as regular elements of the dress of
many man who formerly would never have
chem up not because thev are the mode. but be-
cause they are convenient and inexpensive.
Some New Yorkers are interested now in the
busnesslike method which an ambitious
couple has lately adopted to ensure the final
successful accomplishment of their designs on
so ,iety. The man is wealthy foreigner who
lives here, and the girl he married. while ami
able and beautiful. was net known at all In the
set which she and her husband arc so anxious
to join. A New York house for one winter and
q season at Newport did nothing to help them
on and their failure was com plete. although.
beyond the fact that everybody knew how con-
sumlng was their mbtion to get into society,"
there particular reason why they
should not have been received. But tho hus-
own abilities. decided that some other plan
WAS necessary II the thing really to be
done and hit on the idea OF Hrriying in In thar cir
to reach via Paris and London. SO the family
removed TO Paris, and announced to some of
cam 2nign. There was to be no thought of
returning to this country until the field finally
there would come tho added prestige of titled
friends and n position In European society.
Then iino house, win be built; and the New
But it was not intended that New York should
bc allowed to forget tho couple in their alb
movements. and two portraits painted by one
of the best known Paris artists have been sent
end Of the campaign is receiving M much care as
though 1t were In the hands of an accomplished
press agent.
A folding bed played n sorry prank on a
bridal couple who were passing their honey
moon in a Brooklyn boarding house on Coum.
bia Heights last week. and for obvious reasons
the names OF those interested in the affair have
not been published. Mr.. and Mrs. Blank ap-
piled for a room in Mrs. Does boarding house
early in the week. Mrs. Doc installed them
in her front parlor. and placed therein an old
fashioned folding bed that had not been used
for several years. 1t closed and presented a
front like that Of a bureau. Mrs. Doe had
misgivings as to how the bed would behave.
hut she kept them 10 herself and at the end OF
two days shs thought that she might safely
congratulate herself. Her new boarders were
bli.sfully unconscious OF the erratic character
of their bed. On Thursday night tho boarders
in tho upper part OF the house were reused by
wild shrIeks that seemed to come from the
street These cries were but half nufled.
and as they continued. the boarders couldn't
get to ,lcep again. AZ Mrs. Doe listened to
folding bed. and che arose. The cries contin-
ued. and her suspicion became q certainty.
She rushed TO her parlor door. but IL was
locked. With the aid Of two OF her boarders