The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-25

the ladies dispensing them aggresateu
5000. The greatest success OF the pa
Ear was the American bar, at which
Ladies Hesketh and Agleny and Mrs.
Frank Mackay, AIN Americans, assisted
Mrs. Brown Potter. But the chief at
traction of the array was an array OF
smart going men in white bar dress,
customary in America, but quits nov
city here. They included the Duke OF
Manchester, Lord Yarmouth, Lord Wv
ian, Lord Edward Somerset, Lord
Henry Somerset and Ralph Pulitzer
They were all in much demand by fash
ionable customers and received large
tips, lady presenting the Duke of
Manchester with a f1O note in payment
for a cocktail, telling him ''to keep the
change"
The season, ON the whole, is proving
most successful and the shopkeepers
and dressmakers are jubilant. They say
they were never so busy late in the sea-
son as during the present year, one rea-
son given being the extremely fragile
character of the dress materials which
are now fashionable. Instead of dresses
lasting a season, as usual, ladies are
Obliged to have entirely new outfits in
the middle of the season. Money seems
in every way more plentiful. The
lavish entertainments of past seasons
have been surpassed this season and the
sums paid to singers and pianists for
private entertainments are fabulous
| Nine. Melba is booked for eleven pri-
vate parties, at which she receives 40O
guineas (abouu $2100) each. Mr..
Harmsworth has issued invitations to a
party early in July at which Paderew-
ski, Melba, Susan Strong and Cobelin
will all perform.
] The pressure of applications for adj
mission to the International Council OF
| Women to open June 26th and to last
| until July 5th has been so great that
| it was found necessary to change the
| place of meeting to the large conven-
ton hall Of Church House. An inter-
esting feature will be the attendance
of the Chinese delegates. The Countess
of Aberdeen, President of the Council,
has been notified by the Chinese Minis
ter of the appointment of the wife of
Shen, an attache of the Chinese Lega-
ton, as an official delegate. She will
be accompanied by an Interpreter and
the other Chinese ladies and will be at
tended by DIR. Kang, who took a medi-
cal degree in America, and Miss Kang.
A crowd Of American women of all
professions will be in attendance.
Baroness Won Suttner, who has taken
an active part in the council, has just
arrived here from The Hague. She
said to a representative of the Associat-
ed Press yesterday evening:
ST am most hopeful Of practical re-
suits from the Peace Conference.
have already won notable support in
! A11c fri h11f m "a
beyond the sea that we look as the
mighty propaganda Of peace. I de-
plore, as do so many Americans them
selves, the necessity of appealing to
arms last year. But we are not a
lpeace-at ANY price people We believe
a righteous call to arms is still a nee
essity of the age, but it is impossible
for me to believe there will be any flu
ture great resort to arms among civil
lied people After the splendid awak-
ening of the Car and with the Anglo
Saxons in the van of the peace move
ment nothing in that direction is inn
possb le.'
Every now and then new versions OF
the tragic death of the Crown Prince
of Austria are published and they al
ways attract attention.
has obtained the true story of the
tragedy of Prince Rudolphs death
gathered from an undenia BILE source
This version of the affair says:
.'As is we'll known the Crown Prince
deeply loved the Baroness Marie Vet
sera He wrote letter to the Pope
ipraying for a dispensation and interces-
sion with the Emperor to allow him te
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retire into private life. The Pope sent
the letter to Emperor Francis Joseph
and an agonizing interview between
the father and son followed and lasted
all night long. Finally Rudolph. prom
ised to give up the Baroness and the
lovers met at Rudolph's shooting box
at Mayerling, for a last farewell. The
company at dinner included Prince
Philip of Coburg and Count Hoyes. The
wine passed freely and the evening was
spent in singing and laughter though ii
was remarked that the gaiety of Prince
Rudolph and Baroness Marie Vetsera
seemed forced. Toward / o'clock in
the morning the Baroness complained
of being ill and retired to her bedroom
At 2 O'Clock, after having consumed
almost a decanter Of brandy, Rudolph
babe his friends good night and en-
tered the Baroness Hedroom. The
next morning sRudolph's confidant
Bratfisch. knocked at the door and there
was no response. He then entered
staggered back and tainted at the
CHASTITY sight. Lying on the sofa com
pletely covered with wild flowers, was
Vetsera, dead. Alongside her lay heI
lover, Rudolph, clutching a heavy cav
airy pistol, the back of his head shoi
off, A doctor was summoned and his
tevidence refutes the statement that the
lovers died together. He certified thai
the Baroness died at l o'clock from
strychnine poisoning and that Rudolph
died at from pistol shot. The Bar
oness left four letters addressed to EN-.
peror Francis Joseph, her mother, hel
cousin Baltazzi and to Prince Rudolph
The latter was the direct cause of the
Grown Princes suicide. Grief-stricker
at the sight Of the dead woman, hi
, found at her bedside penciled note
wet with tears as follows:
sMy only beloved Rudolph: / dix
because I cannot live without you. YOU
promised to make me your wife, bu
.. you have broken your word. I forgivs
you. If you love me come, follow me.
The note is now in the possession Of
| Emperor Francis Joseph. Baroness:
lvetseras body was not removed to Ven
ice, as asserted. 1t was buried in {
little monastery near Mayerling will
! nothing to mark the grave.
THE POSSE RETURNS.