The sun., 1902-03-09

Prix. the sslon vernissage. the making oi
an Academy Immortal. she was prominent
| figure, and the Battle Of Flowers was her
| chief delight, though there, more than else
4 where. was the grim humor and pathos oil
| her pose conspicuous.
On the day Of Nine. de Butes death,
| France lost another famous woman Of about
the same age. but Of very different type.
Nine. Roger dsliked notoriety as much as
the Princesse Brouhaba loved il, but her
intellect won IL for her among the scholars
Of Europe.
In 1862 she won the prize offered by tho
Swiss Government for the best essay on
the theory OF tamtion. and leaped into
fame at a bound After that she lived
quietly but worked indefatigaby.
She popularized the theory of evolution
in France and was the French translator
OF Darwin. Now that she is dead, Paris
is not gossiping about her as It gossips
about Mime. de Butte, not repeating her
bon mots and reoiting her eocentifcities,
but the savants Of Europe are paying the
memory Of the quiet little. old lady high
honor
FOf tile fdTlS1ans VINO are iuOio hVci
ested in present day scandal than in rernin-
iscence, two other French women arc pro-
viding entertainment. Bernhardt can al
ways be relied upon for at least one sensa-
ion a season.
This time she has offered a law suit,
a most spectacular law suit, in which the
jewelled sceptre designed for use In her
superlatively gorgeous production OF 'Theo-
dora" is a prominent feature. Nj. Rene
Fay, a Partisan jeweller is the other party
to the suit
He furnished the jewelry for Theodore.
At least he furnished many of the jewels
and reset many others. Nine Bernhardt
gave him the jewels 10 be set in tho sceptre.
When he delivered all the other jewelry
ordered he held back the sceptre under
prctence that it needed finishing touches.
He presented his bill.
Bernhardt paid it, all save 10 900 francs
which was, she stated in excess of the
amount agreed upon. The jeweller kept
the sceptre.
The actress demanded IL. The jeweller
appeared at the Tribunal of Commerce
and asked for the appointment of a seques-
traitor TO give the sceptre to Bernhardt
ut the beginning of each performance,
and take it from her at the conclusion
of the performance. 80 that it might be held
as security for the 10000 francs.
The divine Sarah went into one OF her
towering RACES and refused TO receive
the sceptre on such terms. The matter
is to he fought out in the courts.
Another actress-tr adesman suit is de-
lighting the gossips Nine. Sybil Sander
son is sued bv NJ. Camerino. lace merchant.
She bought, it seems, fichu at 900 francs,
a point de Nenise table centre at / 900 francs,
four yards of Burano at 5000 francs, n
table service Of rose point at 2,5O0 francs,
and a variety Of other items Of like value,
amounting in price TO a total of some 20 900
francs.
The merchant wants his money. Nine
Sanderson admits that she bought the lace,
but says IL was valued extravagantly, and
asks the court to appoint an expert 10
decide It's actual value. In addition, she
asks for time in which to pay the bill.
Her story Of the purchase is another
illustration Of "the merchant tempted me
and / did buy which is woman's substi-
tute for Adams hackneyed excuse. Incl
dentally il throws light on the beguiling
serpentine ways of the Partisan trades
men.
Nine. Sanderson was i'll, suffering from
protracted and serious nervous trouble.
She was also insufferably bored. Enter
lace merchant.
He did not care to sell goods. All he
longed for was To amuse the suffering
singer and while away the time for her
He did II
Mime Sanderson adores fine lace, She
al
chant urged her 10 take anything or every
thing in the exhibit. She told him she
had no money.
He scorned such a mere detail She
must take w y ever she coveted. Money?
Pouf! What was money! She could pay
whenever she chose.
Being mortal. and a woman. the singer
yielded 10 temptation Hence this law
suit. That is the story as Nine SAnderson
tells it, NJ. Camerino's story differs radi-
cally.