The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-15
Would Be 4 DUCHESS
Anna Gould's Ambition Runs
Much TO MonarchieS.
AND THIS Is THE REASON
She Demonstrated Against
President Loubet.

New York, June 1.-THE Journal says:
Why did Anna Gould lead the royalist at
tack on President Loubet?
The reason is plain 10 those who have
an intimate knowledge of Partisan affairs.
She is aiming at the restoration Of the
monarchy in France, with the primary
objec9 of obtaining for herself the highest
and most brilliant position at court. This
is only a logical sequence Of the step
which she and her family took when they
purchased the little Count of Castellane
as husband for her.
It is well known il Partisan society that
the Countess of Castellane, nee Gould, has
set her heart on the splendors of a re-
stored French court. To see this an ac-
complished fact she would dare much
even more than hitting the President with
her parasol.
The Count and Countess of CastelIane
have secret understanding with the
Duke of Orleans that in the event of the
latter's gaining the throne he will give
them the highest honors within mis- power
in return for their devotion-financial and
otherwise
The United States and the world have
daughter of an American millionaire, who
rose from the people should lead royal
list demonstration against the President of
the Republic Of France.
This astonishment lis entirely misplaced.
1t arises from a lack of apprehension of
well-knoWn facts. The behavior of the
Countess of Castellane should be regarded
as entirely reasonable.
1t is generally admitted fact which
nobody probably would trouble to dispute
that Miss Anna Gould married the Count
of Castellane chiefly for his title. Now, a
title is but an empty honor in France.
comforting only social distinction.
Should we expect woman having mar
ried such title to be content to minin-
ize it? Should we expect her to say: Let
the Republic prosper and let my title re-
main an empty decoration"
No, if we have any sense. we should
not expect her TO do any of these things
We should expect her to use every effort
to make her empty honor reality and to
devote to this end all the intelligence
audacity and energy with which American
women are commonly endowed.
The Castellanes have been paving the
way for their expected position al court
with assiduity and reckless extravaganza.
They have built the greatest modern
palace in Paris, reproduction of the
Grand Trianon, built by Louis XIV, the
model of all French despots.
They gave an open air fete which was
a humble but costly imitation Of the en-
terta;nments of the Grand Monarque."
They have subscribed lavishly to all OBJ
jects in which the aristocracy was inter
ested. The Countess has given the money
for permanent building for the Bazaar de
Ia Charlie, where the great fire occurred
three years ago.
1t should be remembered that Partisan
society is as monarchal as it ever was
in any era Though much of the aristoc-
racy is bogus, it is not a whit less mo-
narchaI than the genuine.
1t is this society which the Count and
Countess of Castellane have been cult
waiting assiduously.
The Royalsts believe-that at no time in
the past thirty years have the prospects
of a restoration been brighter than now.
They have made themselves the cham
pions Of the army at a time when its
chiefs are in danger of a terrible degrade
ton for their dastardIy treatment of
Dreyfus
The Duke Of Orleans, upon whom the
hopes of the Royalists are now united, is
reported TO have been secretly in Paris
this week, although the law forbids him
to enter France. He is fat young man,
who would not risk his skin without the
hope of some great gain.
The realization of the ambition of the
Countess Of Castellane may not be far dis
tant.
What would the Countess obtain in the
event Of restoration? In the first place
her husband would become a duke, the
highest rank that was bestowed by the
kings of France, and she would be a
duchess.
As the Count Of Castellane takes his
present title from town in Provence, ne
would doubtless be pleased 10 become the
Duke Of Provence. With the dukedom
would 90 several minor titles, including a
and a countship. He might
take the titles OF Marquis of Toulon and
Count of Toulouse. The last named atle
was borne by a son of Louis XIV. and
Nine. de Nontespan He woUdalso in
nerit the title of his father. the Marquis
de Casteiane
Anna Gould would then be at the court
Of King Philippe VII Duchess OF Pro 1
veuce. Warehouses Of Cas1ellane. March /