The Washington times., 1905-09-24
GAME OF BRIDGE
PLAYED IN BOXES
Marquis de Castellane Ayers
MatrOnS Gamble.
DAUGHTERS SIT AS FRINGE
Coming War to Be Found in Morocco.
Clemenceau Shifts Gun to
Other Shoulder.

PARIS, Sept 23.-The passion for
bridge whist, as every one knows. has
become an obsession in fashionable so
itself in it's most glazing manifesto
lions. Imagine to yourself a fine per-
Torrance at the opera Of Lohengrin or
Tannhauser. The front of the boxes is
filled with a line of young girls from
fifteen to twenty-one years of age. all
fresh and charming, but not very COM
petent to judge of musical art.
Doubtless. you think they are there to
amuse themselves or gain instruction;
but undeceive yourself. they are there
simply to serve as screen for their
fnsensate mothers and fathers. who in
the backs OF the boxes give themselves
UP to the most uribridled devotion TO
bridge. So We see that this miserable
game, which has already killed CONVEX
sation in our drawing rooms. will very
soon kill all art in our theaters.
The Coming Warrior
Events make the men Those which
new proof of this, and thus it is that one
of our youngest generals. General Ly
autey. has just come to the fore. AS
commander of the French troops lined
along the Moroccan frontier. he has
been intrusted by the French govern
ment with the difficult mission of keep
ing IN check the Moroccan bandits and
the representatives of the Sultan, who
are not much more scrupuiious, without
having TO resort to force
No one was better qualified to fill this
double role than the young general. who
has for ten years worked out his ap-
premiership of good relations with east
ern people beside General Gallieni in
Madagascar. The public before long
will hear of him. General Lyautey is not
only a soldier. but is also pioneer and
a coionizer, and in all classes of society
ne has warm friends and admirers. 1t
is because / anticipate his participation
in serious events that venture TO
sketch this soldier
Ruined by M. Cronier.
A very large group of aristocra tic per-
sons is seriously affected by the uncx-.
pected suicide of NJ. Cronier. who has
Just shot himself and who speculated
dishonesty with the funds of which he
had the control. He profted by the
fact that he WAS the titular head OF
several sugar refineries. the most i'm
portant Of which was the Say Refinery
one Of the largest In the world, to carry
on speculation with this group. Hence
the failure for about d hundred million
francs.
NJ. Cronier himself only possessed
twenty millions of these and il is easy
therefore to measure the losses which
his victims win have 10 support AL
most all of these belong to the French
aristocracy, and there is no doubt that
a number of people of fashion who have
hitherto lived in luxury Will be reduced
to state neighboring on want. These
include Prince and Princess de BrogIie,
Corate and Comtesse de Lubersac and
the Due de Brissac. and stin others OF
Importance are involved in this sensa-
tional crash. Socially speaking it is less
an accident than a disaster.
Madame Henri Say, widow of the late
proprietor of the Say refineries. is also
ruined owing to the confidence she had
placed in the lf-murdered. NJ Cronier
She has given instructions to dispose OF
her beautiful residence at Lormoy. and
mas Cancelled the lease of her villa or
the Champs Elysee. The only thing
she has been able 10 save out of the
crash is her Jewels. which. however
are valued at about $500. 900.
The house in the Rue de Lisbonne
which belonged to the late NJ. Cronier
although II was mortgaged TO the exten
of $4,000. contains a choice collection o
pictures and articles of vertu which
are insured for $4,000.
II Is interesting 20 recall ~ this mo
ment that J. Pierpont Morgan Offered
NJ Crollier $40 600 for two splendid tapes
try panels after Boucher's cartoons
The Spectator, however, refused tn
offer.
Clemenceau Flops Again.
DR.. Georges CIemenceau has just shift
ed his gun TO the other shoulder. Hav
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