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Pierpont Moruan's Art Gallery

There is excellent authority for stat
ing that j. Pierpont Morgan Is plan
ming to build a splendid art museum
and present it to the American nation.
| Mr.. Morgan's private art collections are
by far the rarest and most extensive
| owned by any individual in the world.
The most valuable of the treasures
of this munificent collector are now
abroad, scattered over Continental Eu-
rope and England. That bete noir Of
American art collectors-the tariff -.
has so far estopped Mr.. Morgan from
transporting his art objects to this
country If he were to give his treas
| ures to a public institution they could
be brought in free of duty
1t was learned from one of Mr.. Nor
gan's friends that the ambition of Mr..
Morgan is to create q great art institu-
ton which shall be monumental in
scope and which shall contain the very
cream of the available art objects of
the world The addition which Mr..
Morgan is now making to his home. at
Madison avenue and Thirty-sixth
street, will contain but a small part Of
his art collections.
Mr.. Morgan's visit to Europe every
summer have been devoted quite as
much TO the purchase of art objects as
to the transaction of his banking busi-
ness. In the last seven years he is be-
l1eVed to have purchased fully $7000-
OOO worth of art treasures in Europe.
one of the purchases which has ex-
cited considerable discussion, especial
ly in Spain, and which has set many
tongues to Waggfng over so-called
fake" treasures which have been i'm
posed upon Mr. Morgan, is his Mazarin
tapestry, which was offered to King
Edward for use at his coronation. The
Spanish press has been aroused by the
statement that Mr. Morgan had Sc
cured some of the royal tapestries Of
Madrid. The cables stated that Span
1sh newspapers had demanded an in
Yestigaton. and they intimated that
dealers had palmed off on Mr.. Morgan
spurious tapestries, the collections of
the royal household being pronounced
complete.
The Mazarin tapestry was obtained
for Mr.. Morgan by Henry J. Duveen.
of the firm Of Duveen Brothers, New
York and London, Mr.. Duveen being one
of Mr. Morgan's principal advisers in
the purchase Of art objects. Mr.. Du-
Veen related to a World reporter the
true story Of this Mazarin specimen.
The Mazarin tapestry was at one
time in the Escurial in Madrid" he
said, and was taken from there
clandestinely by some of the soldiers
of Louis Kill and his Prime Minister
Mazarin in the seventeenth century. 1t
was handed down to Mazarin's heirs.
who sold it to an old French family in
the south of France. 1t is the only
one missing from the Incompatible set
IN the Escurial. It represents the story
OF Esther and Ahasuerus. 1t is woven
In bouillion gold and is the greatest
| master work of this old Escurial set.
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EAT ANNUAL BREAKFAST.

About eighty women attended the
annual breakfast of the St. Anthony
Park Womens association, served at
l o'clock yesterday at the home of Mrs.
]. S. Sewell. The guests were seated
at small tables, SO placed as to form a
hollow square. Easter lilies, daffodils
and tulips were used lavishly in the
table decorations. The place cards
pictured Uncle Sam and John Bull
shaking hands over the Atlantic ocean
with the English flag in one corner
and the Union Jack in the other. The
walls of the room were draped with
English and American flags.
Mrs Henry S. Baker was toastmis-
tress, and the following toasts were
given: physical Beauties of Eng
land" Mrs. w. w. Clark; American
and English Humorists," Mrs. Eliza
beth Lord Conditt; Queen Victoria,
the Best of Queens" Mrs. Frederick
Pike; 'The Club Woman's Husband" "
Mrs. w. M. Liggett; "The American
Woman in England" Mrs. c. J. Back
us; Our Club President" Mrs. D. c..
Martin; ''The Spectator" Mrs Chase
of Rochester, N. Y; Our Leader
Mrs. A. r. McGilI. Mrs. Backus, the
leader of the club, was presented
a handsome cut glass dish.
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Funeral Services for Mrs. Porter

PARIS, April 9.-The funeral of Mrs
Porter, wife of the United States am
bassador held today at the American
church in the Rue de Berri, was an
impressive tribute, the heads of the
French government, the members of
the diplomatic corps and many repre-
sentatives of the American colony par
t1cipating. The front of the church
was draped with black, and the walls
and pillars of the interior were also
hung with black draperies. The chan
Gel was filled with tall palms, while i'm
mediately in front of the altar rested
the caSket, hidden beneath a profusion
of beautiful floral offerings. Ambassa-
dor Porter, who was accompanied by
his daughter Elsie, heavily yelled, bore
the ordeal with fortitude. Accompany-
ing the mourners were relatives, inti-
mate friends Of the family and officials
OF the embassy staff. To the left of
the family sat Nine. Loubet, wife of
the president of France; Paul Loubet.
Gen. Du Bois. the personal represent
atVe OF the president, with a large
stan OF officers in full uniform: For
e1gn Minister Delcasse, Premier
Combes and other members Of the
ministry, with their wives. Among
others present were Ambassador Tow
er, who came on from Berlin; former
Vice President Levi P. Morton, Consul
General Gowdy. Count de Rochambeau.
the Marquis de Chambrun, M. Hamard.
the sculptor of the Rochambeau statue:
the British ambassador, Sir Edmund
Monson, and his staff, and the am
bassadors and ministers Of various
other countries. with their staffs, and
large number of Americans, taxing
the capacity of the edifice. The Rev.
Dr. Thurbep conducted the simple
service. In his invocation DR.. Thur
Der made a feeling reference to the
beauty of the character of Mrs. Por
ter. The choir sang Mrs. Porter's fa
words of personal sympathy to ths
Soul" and Lead. Kindly Light"
At the conclusion of the ceremony.
following the established official Gus
tom. Mime. Loubet and various mem
bers OF the ministry. addressed a few
rWods of personal sympathy to the
ambassador and his daughter.
After the public service the casket
was borne to the mortuary chapel ad-
Joining the church. where it will re-
main until its removal to America.
Among the floral pieces were a su-
perb wreath of orchids, lilacs and lilies
from the officials of the United States
embassy; wreath of violets and
palm branches from the American
Chamber of Commerce: a wreath of
roses and lilies from Consul General
Gowdy and Mrs. Gowdy; wreaths from
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CUPID KNOWS
NO ACE LIMIT
He Does Not Care if He Robs
the Cradle and the
Grave.

There Is no age limit on romance.
Children of Is and 16 and old men and
women of so and so and older will ex-
hibit about the same emotions when
they become involved in an affair OF
the heart, says the Chicago Tribune.
To prove that romance knows no
ages is simple. There is the case Of
Daisy butcher and Willie Falk. Daisy
was just of the age when mother
thinks of letting down another inch in
her daughters skirts. Willie was new
to the dignity of long trousers. The
a note of perfumed paper to Willie
asking him If he would marry her.
Both lived in Torrington. Conn. She
had gone to the trouble of finding out
exactly where they might be married
without difficulty, and in her letter she
explained that this could be accom-
plished in Brewster. N. Y, just across
the Connecticut state line.
The letter fell into the hands of Will
lies mother, and she gasped when she
realized it's businesslike nature. She
inquired about the fascinating Daisy,
and discovered from her youthful son
and heir that he had met the girl at a
children's party two weeks previously,
and that he had promptly fallen in
love with her.
Mrs. Falk gave her precocious Off
spring some sound advice and a good
scolding on the impropriety of his con-
duct and sent him to bed, telling him
to think over her words of wisdom.
This he did, evidently. for the next
DAY he was missing. He had put on his
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American Women Abroad.

There is talk of giving Lord Curzon
an extension of his term as vicerOy of
India-an unprecedented honor. This
would mean further state for Lady
CurzOn, from Chicago.
If a successor to Lord CurZon is ap-
pointed, the Duke of Marlborough, who
has an American duchess. is likely to
be the man.
Joseph Chamberlain is almost GER
tainIy future premier of Great Brit
ain and a possible peer. His wife was
Miss Endicott, of the famous old Sa-
lem (Mass.) family.
Americans who have married Eng
lishmen," says Lady Randolph Church.
i'll (Mrs. WesD. herself a Jerome.
of New York, ARE in no whit behind
their English sisters in political work,
and their successful cooperation must
be a proof Of what they could do in
their own country had they the same
opportunities"
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Not Attending to Business.

The shrewdness of one of the foun-
ders of famous estate in Maine gave
rise to many amusing stories, one of
which has recently been retold.
One day the man, who was a large
lumber operator, was experimenting a
crew which was breaking up a log
jam in the river. Suddenly the spruce
on which he was standing slipped. The
lumberman dropped out of sight in the
water, and the logs closed over him.
The nearest Frenchman saw the ac-
cident. Hopping briskly over the slip
perry logs he helped the boss" to land.
Nothing was said about the accident.
After an nour or so the Frenchman
began to get anxious, because the re-
ward which he considered due him was
not forthcoming. He approached the
lumberman, and pulling clumsily at his
cap. stammered:
Il see you fell in, m'sieur, an I run
queek to pull you out fore you drown
ed
"ProbIy," snapped the lumberman,
"prOb'ly,' if you'd been tending to busi-
Eess as you'd oughter. you wouldn't
have seen me fall in!"-Youth's Com
panion.
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and on three of these were seated Mr..
Billings and his fellow conspirators.
Mayor Grant gave the command to
Mount" and thirty walters, dressed
as grooms in pink hunting coats, white
breeches and yellow-top boots, helped
the amazed guests to obey In short
order Attached to each saddle was a
small table. and in front of each steed
was a trough Of oats to keep the ami
mated chairs from cavorting. The
menu was an elaborate one and the
wines were many and rare.
The thirty spirited steeds were pre-
pared for their ordeal of standing
quietly during the banquet by a drive
of thirty miles Immediately preceding
the feast. but one or them had enough
energy left in him, to demoIisb the
bronze framework Of the elevator in
which he and his fellow were carried
to the third floor. al
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An Unpleasant Feminine Habit.

1T is marvellous" said the man who
had plenty of timeoto go about study
ing human nature, f.that we never hear
of a woman being choked by a pin in
her windpipe. 5S5[
Il went with my wife the other day
to pick out her new spring coat. She
gave me the old, old Jolly about nv
having such excellent taste, you know.
Well, they called filter to make some
alterations. and the first thing she
did was to fill her mouth with pins.
Then she and the saleswoman and my
wife held a triangular debate as to
whether the shoulders should be taken
up or the sleeves ripped apart instead
and my word for it. the filter was in
the thickest of the fray and came off
victorious without swallowing a pin.
Next day my wife had a little
seamstress in to help alter her summer
gowns. She was not a full -fiedged
dressmaker. only tyro at 81 per day
and carfare, but already she had ac-
quired the pin-in- -the-mouth habit.
and had a pleasing little trick of her
arm in addition that was quite as ex-
citing. Whenever she broke or mislaid
a needle she would squeeze the gown
till she felt something pricking her
fingers. Then, when she had a good
purchase, as the country folk say, she
would seize the needle point with her
teeth and drew it forth triumphantly.
Never thought or fear that it might
slip down her throat
And the very same evening madame
showed me number of little cloth
cornucOpias she had made to put over
the tips of the pencils 1 carry in my
vest pocket, point upward She said
she had been thinking over the subject
and If was to fall from the top of the
Il" stairs one of the points might
break and enter my heart or pierce my
lungs. She remarked, as a clincher
that men were reckless set. anyhow.
and seemed to delight in counting dan
GER after which she stuck in her
mouth the needle with which she had
been making the safeguards and went
down stairs singing
"Arn't they Wonders?"
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Had Horror of Reina Buried Alive

BELFORD, N. j., April 9.-Remem-
bering that her mother came near be-
ing buried alive, Mrs. Mary E. Morris
ever since has had great fear of suf-
fering similar fate. Now she is dead
at least she bears every appearance of
having passed away; but so urgent
was her last request, amounting. in
deed, to command, that she will not
be placed in the ground until five days
have elapsed from the time of her ap-
parent demise.
Several years ago Mrs. Morris moth
er fell i'll and apparently died. The un-
dertaker's men came and prepared the
body for burial. On the day before that
set for the funeral a mourner, bending
over the coffin, saw a twitching of eye
lids and lips, and a doctor was sum-
moned. He found the woman still alive.
She fingered several days. Then death
came in reality. When Mrs. Morris was
married she made an agreement with
her husband that the body of The one
dying first should be kept for five days
by the survivor.
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Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Clark left last
night for the East for a visit of two
weeks.
Mrs. Gheen and children, of Chicago
will arrive in ST. Paul Saturday to
spend a week with Mrs. Gheens moth
er, Mrs. D. A. Monfort, of Dayton ave-
nue..
Mrs. D. A. Monfort will move into
her new home on Summit avenue about
June l.
Mrs. NJ. K Williams, of Oregon, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Mum
son, of Hamline.
Mrs Wallace H. Lord. of Waupaca
Wis, is the guest of Mrs. Robert H
Edwards, of Goodrich avenue.
Mrs. A. Kreiger, of East Third street
has returned from a visit to Duluth.
Mrs. w. S. Briggs, Of Summit ave-
nue., is attending the grand opera in
Chicago.
Mrs. George Thompson has returned
from a trip in the South.
Miss Xanton. of East Congress street,
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Worlds

best suit of clothes and his new shoes.
When inquiries were made at Daisy's
home 1t was discovered that she too,
was missing. SO, also, were her pretty
gown, pink sash. and flower bonnet
Efforts were made to locate the chill
dren, but before anything could be
done to prevent it the news was
learned. They had been married by
the Rev. Joseph Charles. of Brewster,
and had gone on a protracted honey
moon.
Young Falk, who was the son of
wealthy parents, had been literally
supplied with pocket money, and he
had saved from this until. at the time
of his runaway match, he was in the
possession of 5000. There is every
probability that the two will be for
given when they return to their fond
parents.
Romance of Fifty and Sixty.
With that romance Of Is and 16 in
mind you may read another of so and
go. Charles Doolittle. of Texas. lived
with his sister. Mrs. Rebecca Williams
was widow of So. who kept a cigar
store in the town where Doolittle lived.
He himself was SO and never had been
married.
His sister, strange to relate. had
opposed the marriage Of her brAher.
She had been so long accustomed to
having him under her sisterly wing
attending to his wants and making hi:
home for him, that she looked with
suspicious eyes on any woman whom
she might suspect of attracting }1M.
Charles, who had felt the gentlt eas-
sion on several occasions. had been
forced to break off all negotiations in
the direction of matrimony because
of her attitude.
1t is related that on several occasions
she had marched out after the love
smitten brother. had invaded the home
OF the fair one to whom he was paying
court, and had marched him home
much after the fashion in which wives
have been known to take their hus-
bands home from saloons wherein they
were imbibing too freely.
One such visitation from the sister
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Aesthetic German Shops.

Americans visiting Mannheim fire.
quently comment on the attractive
meat shops to be seen here. writes
United States Consul Harris in a cur
rent report. This attractiveness is Sc
cured largely by the use of ornamental
tiles for floors, walls and even ceilings
and counters.
The tiles on the walls are similar to
those used in bathrooms in the United
States. They are generally of light
shades, arranged in patterns of artis-
tic design. The floors are also laid
with tiles Of different colors.
In one of the most attractive of these
stores the walls are of ivory-colored
tiles. with panels of flowers and other
designs. The counter. which runs
along two sides of the room, Is of the
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''It is without question the greatest
tapestry in the world. It's historical
story, however, was not the basis upon
which Mr.. Morgan purchased it, Its
chief value consists in it's matchless
beauty. Its history is vouched for by
the old French family from whom it
was purchased for Mr.. Morgan. Mr..
Morgan does not claim to have any
other royal Spanish tapestries. and the
Spanish press need have no fears that
any such tapestries are really missing
from the royal collections"
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There's no smoke without fire. says
an old proverb. It's truth is being dem
onstrated just now in New York, where
Mrs. Jacob Vanderbilt has opened a
smoking parlor for women. The right
eous and the 400" are alike ablaze
with Indignation. The smart set is in
censed that a Vanderbilt should do it;
the righteous, that it should be done
at all.
For some time Gothams moral ele-
ment has intimated that New York
women have been steadily developing
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CLUBS AND CHARITIES.

The Ladies Home Missionary Socie-
ty of Dayton Avenue Presbyterian
Church will meet this afternoon in the
parlors of the church.
st. Paul chapter Daughter of the
American Revolution, will meet next
Tuesday, April %, in the parlors of the
Dayton Avenue Presbyterian church
Mrs. Winifred M. Deming will read a
report of the Continental congress of
d. A. R., held in Washington.
Miss Gertrude Presley will entertain
the Um Zu Wee club next Tuesday aft
ernoon.
Friendly Visiting" was the subject
discussed yesterday afternoon at the
Thursday club. Mrs. W. c. Howard
read paper on Personal Influence in
Reform"
The Missionary Society of the Wood
land Park Baptist Church will meet
TINS afternoon in the parlors of the
church
The Ladies' Aid Society of Grace M.
Il. Church held its annual Easter sale
last night in the parlors of the church
"A supper was served at 6: 80 o'clock.
Prosperity Grove No. 8, w. O. w.
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SOCIAL.

Mrs. A. S. Pope has issued invita-
tions for a reception to be given on
Wednesday afternoon, April Is, at her
home on Ashland avenue for her
daughter, Mrs. George c. Rugg.
Miss Winifred Britton gave an in
formal luncheon at the Town and
Country club Wednesday for Miss Cur
tin and Miss Welsh, of Philadelphia,
who were in the admiraTs party.
Mrs. A. c. Thompson, of Portland
avenue, gave a luncheon Tuesday in
honor of Miss Marion Ivell, the con-
tralto of the Castle Square Opera COM
pany.
Mrs. c. P. Hill, of Laurel avenue,
will entertain informally this after
noon for Mrs. S. Richards, of Mime
apolis, and Mrs. A. c. Hill, of Britt,
Iowa.
At st. MichaePs church Tuesday
evening, April Il, will occur the we'd
ding of Miss Mona Moriarty and Mr..
George H. Dodds. After the Ger
emony a reception to relatives will be
held at the home of the brides brother,
Mr.. NJ. ]. Moriarty, 22S East Winifred.
No cards issued.
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Made RooseveIts UncomfortabIe

II Miss Cornelia Roosevelt Scovel is
actually be betrothed to Count Ricar-
90 Fabbricotti. the New York Roose-
Teits Will experience thrill of relief,
because this young woman has been
appearing and reappearing as a vocal
lst of promise" much to their dis
pleasure. 1t was said the only public
interest in Miss Rooseveit-Scovelw when
she appeared at weekly concerts in the
waldorf was her sHinship to the presi-
dent. The digniffed Rooseveits were
aghast at this play for publicity, and
MISS Scovers recitals were always
without representative Of her moth
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er's family. After Mrs Scovel and her
daughter had found this musical har-
Dor most unsatisfactory one for their
fortunes they sailed for Italy, where
expenses are light. An element of mys-
terry has been impaired to Miss SEQ
vePs engagement by the cabled denials
of her mother, Mrs. Marcia Roosevelt
Scovel, and the emphatic confirmation
of the New York Roosevelts.
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other works of great value.
The catalogue is to be Of 424 num-
bers, for each Of which the book COL
ectors will dispute
There are books of the Grolier club,
or William Loring Andrews, books
bound by the most skillful artisans of
France, England and America.
If one asks Mr.. Appleton why he sells
them, after the great pains that he has
taken to buy them, he will say that 1t
IS the fate of great book collections to
De dispersed. There is no other reason
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will leave tomorrow evening for Chi
cagO.
Miss Cooper, of Duluth, is the guest
of the Misses McMichael, of Ashland
avenue.
Mrs. f. S. Blodgett and her brother,
w. L. West. Of East Third street, have
returned from Florida
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A Query.

He is always ready to lift up his voice
in defense of his IDEAS said the admir-
ing citizen.
Yes answered Senator Sorghum
but what is the use of lifting up his
voice If he doesn't put UP any money!
Washington Star.
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same ivory colored material, orna-
mented in gold. 1t presents a rich,
handsome appearance. Even the book.
holders, scales and gas fixtures are
tiled. The general effect of the room
is suggestive. above all. of cleanliness
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Mr. Leishman, the United States min
lister at Constantinople. and Ambassa-
dor Tower, and from hundreds of
American residents of Paris
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Between Friends,

Myer-Yes. 1 had a pretty close call
during my recent illness. At one time |
Gyer-Why didn't you? Wasn't the az
bestos factory running? Chicago News.
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OPENS SMOKING PARLOR
MRS. JACOB VANDERBILT SHOCKS
THE RIGHTEOUS

Sets Aside an Apartment in Her Man
sion in Which Women May Puff Gig
arettes to Their Hearts Content
Novelists and Dramatists Are Be-
Iieved to Be Largely Responsible.
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Knew to His Cost.

They say remarked Kwatter, "that
money talks"
That's right" replied the lobbyist.
disguStedly, so it does and particularly
hush money."-Philadelp Press.
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PERSONAL.

will give a card party at 273 East Sew
enth street Tuesday evening, April "A.
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Miss Gertrude Presley will entertain
the Um Zu Wee club next Tuesday aft
ernOOn