The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-06
OUR AMER1CAN RoYALIsrs.

The late lamented Ward McAllister was
the high authority through which the
American people have been able to es-
tablish the exact limit In numbers to the
representatives of the real pure-blood
American aristocracy. Not all the gilded
youth Of society by any means could be
regarded as belonging to the charmed
four hundred. The remainder of them
had to be content with revolving on the
outskirts of this charmed circle. This lat
ter we believe, represented the social
status of the junior members of the Gould
household at the time of the demise of the
arbiter Of American social ton. But It
has been reserved for at least one Of the
offspring Of the opulent Jay Gould to
which must harrow the souls of the four
hundred with envy. She now belongs not
only to the jeunesse doree, but to the
jeunesse royale. Nor is she a member
alone. She is leader of the Young Roy
alist party of France, and has, more
over, developed a military genius in be-
half Of royalty which, while it may not
eventually evolve into that resplendent
type so eloquently portrayed by Arch
bishop Ireland in the cathedral OF Or
leans. is not unlikely to secure, her at
maid, of honor when once more the
French people have restored a Bourbon,
an Orleans or Bonaparte to the throne
of his ancestors.
When the four hundred of New York
read the thrilling details of that scene at
the Auteuil race course in which the
former Miss Anna Gould so vaIiantly led
the forces of the Young Royalists march
ing up and down the lawn, crying at the
top of her voice, "Vive Iarmeen while her
brother in-law was engaged in the highly
patriotic proceeding, from the French
point of view, of breaking his jewel-head-
ed cane over the head of a policeman,
there will doubtless dawn upon them WIS.,
ions of social eminence which even the
throbbing brain of McAllister could not
conceive of.
President Loubet will doubtless take
notice that the representative of the
American aristccracy within his domin-
ions has declared against revision and in
favor Of the army, and that there are
still left full four hundred of her kind
Who If ever the crisis is reached
which may restore the French monarchy.
are ready to charge to the onset on be-
half of royalty in a manner which will
entirely overshadow that charge of the
gallant six hundred of which a GER
tain poet sang. Led by the Comtesse de
Castellane there are possibilities of fame
and social distinction for this band which
this wretched republic holds no possibility
Of With the entire four hundred landed on
French soil, Dreyfus might be securely
locked in the Businesses of Devils island
never to see the face Of civilization again.
Emil lola be condemned to herd all his
remaining days with the most obnoxious
OF his own characters, Du Patty de Clam
be released from durance vile and an end
De brought forever to the enforced exile
of that prince of patriots and good fell
lows, the Count Esterhazy.
Americans as rule are not in favor of
the re-establishment of the French en-
pire, but in view of. all that has been
achieved by their countrywcman, the late
Miss Gould, there is but little doubt that
emulating the spirit of sacrifice which
led Artemus Ward to send all his wffes
relations to the war. they would consent
to have their noble four hundred en-
rolled at any moment in the causa Of
Which the Comtesse de Castellane is now
the recognized leader in France.