New-York tribune., 1904-09-26

Retertque Gake and retake, which is nothing but
the beginning OF the well known verse of Virgil
on the episode of Dido
believe this to be the ont, o,ea IN record v,ho~o
for several hundred wear. -a,snfnp house bo.
used on its arnloral bearings as its heradic motto
ana as the motto Of its PRINCIPAL order Of knight
noou Motu OF the meaning OF which It g-
norant Ohui the solution Of the mystery in 1899
the most popular and ingenious Interpretation OF
the motto was that 1t consisted Of the initial let
tiers for the words ..Fortitudo Eius Rhodun,
Tenuit (his valor conquered Rhodes, supposed
70 have been applied to Duke Amadeus of Savoy
who conquered the island Of Rhodes from the
Turks
Premier Giolitu received the Order Of the Annun-
citation for his services IN acting as notary of the
crown on the occasion of the registration of the
birth OF the infant Prince of Piedmont born the
other day 1t Invariably falls the lot OF the
Prime Minister 10 officate as crown notary at
royal births and weddings and in the case of the
birth or marriage Of the heir apparent he usually
receives the highest order of knghthood which the
King Of Italy has it in his power to bestow
The new knight Of the Order of the Annunciation
cannot be said TO present a very knightly appear
ance-an appearance that has anything in common
with the gallant chevaliers of the order in oIden
times. For he is much unkempt, and his angu-
lar features and his eternal black frock coat
eral sizes too large for him OF excessive length
the delight OF Italian and foreign caricatursts
He IS however. the soul Of honesty. the terror of
political corruptonists, a able administrator
and far and away the ceverest of parliamentary
tacticiaEs in Italy. He is persona grata at St
Petersburg, where the Russian court and govern
ment neither forget forgive his refusal while
Minister of the Interior comply with the Mus
covite demand for the surrender expulsion of
Dr. Gotz. suspected in connection with the Nihilist
movement. nor the preference which he manifested
for the abandonment of the Cars visit TO Rome
rather than 10 adopt unconstitutional of put
ting stop TO the socialist propaganda in Italy
against Emperor Nicholas.
Lord Kitchener has allowed It to become known
that he does NOT approve Of amateur acting on the
part Of military men, taking the ground that
their mind and energy could be better employed
in connection with their profession than by post
urng before the footlights The consequence is
that histrfonic talent is no longer road to mill
tary promotion and to comfortable and lucrative
berths the stan. was the case until he as
sumed command in chief of the British military
forces, white and native, in India. Formerly to
be successful actor counted for much at Simla,
Calcutta, at Bombay and at Madras for a mill
tary But things nowadays very differ
ent Military men who act steadily refuse to
do So and il has become a sort OF unwritten law
in india that no officer should imperil his reputa-
ton and his prospects by appearing on the ANA
teur stage
Despite all reports to the contrary the marriage
between Arthur Meyer the Editor OF the Paris
Gaulos," and Mile de Turenne. daughter of the
Comte and Comtesse de Turenne, is 10 take place
very soon and IL is announced that the brides
grandfather the Duo de FitZjames, Will ofhciate
Of her witnesses He intimate
friend OF the late Baron Hirsch. almost member
Of his household, and used TO act a sort OF
lord chamberlain to the great Hebrew philan-
thropist. The duchess a Mile. de Loewen-
helm. and their daughter. the Comtesse de Tu-
renne. has, under the guidance Of Arthur Meyer.
her future son-in-law. dabbled in literature under
the pseudonyme OF 'Comtesse Neo" Indeed. Il IS
TO this literary Intimacy between tho editor and
the Comtesse de Turenns that her daughters
amazing engagement is ascribed by Partisan
ciety. which does the union with ap-
proval.
The French Duke OF Bitzjames Is descended
like the Spanish Duke OF Alba. from James Fitz-
James the illegitimate son of King James II OF
England and OF Arabella Churchill, sister OF the
first Duke OF Marlborough. and wife OF an officer
Of the name OF Godfrey. 1t was a brother OF the
Comtesse de Turenne-namely. Count Henry Fitz-
tames-who. after his divorce from Mile. Adele de
Gontaut Biron in 1887. engaged for time
the late Sibyl Sanderson, who however. broke off
the match on her return from this country to
Franco MARQCISE DE FONTENOY.