The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-21
ANNA GOULD HALLMARK
THE COUNTESS cASTELEAINE IS
NOW A GRANDE DAME.
Her Crudities and AwI<wardness Have
Vanished, and Her French Is Perfect
ard Without Trace of American
Accent-Says She Will Never Be
Anything But an American

Special Cable to The Globe
PARIS, July 26.-Although the Coun-
tess de Castellane, nee Anna Gould, is
not to visit America until fall, a de-
scription of the interesting little per-
sonage as she appears in the eyes of a
critical society woman at the present
moment, will be Of interest to hosts Of
American women.
This lady-an American, who was
recently guest at her splendid place
on the corner of Avenue du Bots de
Boulogne and the avenue de MalakoR
thus describes her as she appears at
the present moment:
1t is many years since met the lit
tie American girl who has achieved
such distinction or notoriety, as one
may choose to term it, from her grand
match.
yet when I saw delicate looking
vision of pink and white approaching
me | recognized, although the original
is greatly changed, a little girl whose
face was familiar to me, perhaps a
dozen years ago, when met her on her
fathers yacht occasionally.
The Countess Castellane is a very
small woman, almost diminutive and
very slight, giving her the appearance
of great fragility. There is, of course,
about her the prettiness of youth, but
no distinct beauty, except in her dark
luIIlHOuS eyes, WHICH are TGa|Y DGduCl-
full, and out Of which look of very
great tenderness and sweetness
shines.
In Sumptuous Gown.
1T was about o'clock when I met
her, and the countess was goWnea in
loose robe of pale pink chiffon over a
pink Louisine slip, a lovely frock, most
daintily made, with many tucks and
plaltngs, and while perfectly in har-
mony with the tiny figure, also per-
fectly in keeping with the sumptuous
encourage.
Although her manner of greeting
was extremely simple and informal a
slight conversation revealed to me the
fact that the little American girl had
been transformed into a French coun-
tess-that from the crudeness which
naturally belong to youth and mex
perience there had developed the de-
lightful repose and perfect breeding of
the patrician Frenchwoman
The Countess de Castellane today is
possessed of such wonderful grace
charming courtesy and amiability as to
make her conspicuous in the most ele-
CANT circles of Paris.
Her French is perfect, and absolute
ly without trace of American accent.
All the cruditieS and aWkWardness
Whichshe undoubtedly brought with her
so completely and thoroughly has she
studied her role that she is the delight
of her patrician father-in-laW and
mother-in-laW.
I'm asking me if I would like to see
her own room the countess informed
me that the only parts of the house, or
palace, really completed are her own,
Count Castellane's, the children's, and
servants rooms, and the grand stair
case, which is a reproduction of the
celebrated staircase of rose marble of
Sale de Ambassadors in the palace of
the Petit Trianon, at Versailles, and is
known as the rose-colored staircase.
King Orders 1t Destroyed.
This staircase" said the countess,
is an absolute replica of the one which
was partially finished at the time Louis
PHILIPPE assembled the throne. Unfor-
tunately the king had not the good
taste to have it completed, and ordered
it destroyed
"The countess then took me to her
own room, and showed me about the