Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

Mackay just from London; Mr. and Mrs.
Greger and Mrs. Henry Bispham. Occupying
the whole side Of the studio was the great
Pope's portrait Of the painting by which the
marquse was rewarded by her present title.
Freak I'm n Love story.
The love story Of Eleanor Duse and Ca
briel D'Annunzio has been interrupted, per
haps broken completely, as was the love
story in the writer's most famous novel,
The Triumph of Death" The actress is
In Paris staying with some friends and
In despair over the desertion of the man
she loves so deeply. She thinks nothing OF
her work, nor for fame, for she lavlshed
upon D'Annunzio all the wealth of her inn
peral nature. She has come to Paris be-
cause it was here that she first met him
several years ago 1t is a part of sentimental
| pilgrimage.
! D'Annunzio is very fascinating to a GER
| tain kind Of women. He is rather tall, with
| curious dead white complexion, and he
! talks brilliantly when he chooses. His in
! tellectual gifts appealed strongly to the
actress. although 1t was a source of wonder
to her friends that a man with such an un-
! healthy mind could command her brilliant
| intellect.
They formed great plans of restoring the
/ ''i'Lih W tut ulSnteJ dTllSllC pldUe. n man
of wealth was found who, so it was said,
was willing to advance the money to build
the theater where only plays should be pro-
duced having artistic and classical value
and no attention was to he paid to the max
ing OF money. 1t was very fine scheme on
paper and for time 1t looked very much
as If the project might be carried out but
it ended in nothing.
There was no scandal connected with the
| love of Duse and D'Annunzio. Her reputa-
tion saved her, although the man is true
to his own principal characters. Indeed
it has been his boast that his novels are
taken from his own experience and that ne
is the hero of them The end came ten days
ago. The morbid representative organism
which has made D'Annunzo famous asserted
itself. He was weary of the intellectual
companionship of woman much his senior.
He brutally told her and this is why
Duse is in Paris wearing out her soul.
Two Clever Artists.
Willete and Candre, the two clever artists
whose Joint book of cartoons aroused the /!
ire of Joseph Chamberlain and caused bit T!
terness between Great Britain and France F,
yesterday were entertained at dinner by the !
Bohemian artists of Montmartre and the /,
Latin quarter At the reception which fol-
lowed a great many literary and artistic .
celebrities congratulated the caricatursts.
Willete and Candre announced they are
working hard on another series of anti
English cartoons more vltriolic than the
first.
American art students made merry on |
Wednesday night holding the annual min
strel show at the pretty Marigny theater,
Champs Eiysees. The performance was eX-
ceedingly good, as the American club is this
year extraordinarily rich in talent of all
sorts The fete was under the patronage
of the American and British ambassadors,
both of whom were present with their fam
lilies. The house was packed, as every year
with fashionable Americans. AS the seats
sold high the club must have netted hand
some sum.
American firms again have by far the most
prominent exhibits at the Paris annual cycle
show just opened. American push is making
such inroads into French trade that on all
sides the people affected are combining to
defend themselves Some time ago a strong ,
effort was made to secure legislation against I
the American life insurance companies ,
which are rapidly driving the native or
sanzati0ns from business. The fight against
American meat, wheat and machinery is con- {
slant. Now French bicycle manufacturers !
have called a meeting to devise means of
lighting the American wheels The circular {
calls attention to the fact that no less than {
wenty American firms are doing busi- 6
ness in Paris. {
Rene de Kniff, who Won the prize in the t
'ecent all around France automobile race, Is y
me of the men selected to defend the French q
'olors in the international cup race next
spring. The committee says the names of '
he United States contestants have not yet
been sent to them. Everybody is anxious g
o know who they are
A rumor that the kaiser intends to abolish h
he post of German military attache in Paris v
5 now officially confirmed. Baron Won Suss-
Kind has already been recalled. The French v
ministry of war said the measure could give i
10 offense to France, since Emperor Will b
iam's orders applied to all nations. He in
ends to suppress the institution of mill {
ary attaches altogether, holding that they s
ender no great service and are a constant v
ause Of friction or suspicion. C