Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-13
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that his superb country house. LA
Capponclna,' will be closed, and that
D'Annunzio may take himself. his re-
tainers and his wonderful wardrobe,
which perhaps no modern except the
late Marquis Of Anglescy, has equal
led, away from the envlrons Of Flor
ence for ever
In his personal habits and sur
roundings. ltalv's greatest purist Is
as exquisite as the language which he
employs, His home, his servants, his
person, his clothes, are all regulated
with the finest regard for picturesque
ness combined with cleanliness and
high finish. His servants are obliged
to be as spotless as soldiers; woo to
him whose shoulders show any trace
Of his occupations while the lack of a
button means practically sure dismis.
sal No using the dust on D'Annun.
2ios tables to write ones name I'M
Each table and chair and cabinet Is
so clean that thev seem TO be saying,
Look at us, we need no woman here"
Even his antiqulties--and he has
many and very fine ones--haye an air
of Frightening up IN modern atmos-
phere. The same carefulness Is shown
about his person. | do not think any
enc ever saw Gabriel D'Annunzlo In
anything but the most spotless OF lin
en-, the newest Of neckties and the
most creaseless OF suits. and still, 10
tell tho truth. he does not look as
though just out OF bandbox.
The report is probably not exag-
gerated which credits the poet with
25 pairs OF boots and shoes. hats GO
ing into the fifties, shirts galore 200
neckties, and at least 90 pairs of pa
tnF. 1,nus - IL Ae
each mood for instance, II he Is TO see
a lady or gentleman, the costume
will differ, and with H. OF course, shirt,
necktie. hat, shoes, cane and so forth
As for the pajamas II ne feels de-
pressed, he puts on pink ones 10 cheer
himself up II he Is composing poetry
garments of azure blue assist the
muse. while the writing OF love-let-
teTs requires candid white, He does
his writing at night. so perhaps 90
suits Of pajamas Is not such an ex-
cessive number after all
An excellent story OF D'Annunzio Is
going the rounds. At a dinner party
given by the Countess P, the poet
entertain ed the guests in the reception
salon with dissertation on the place
which should be accorded genius over
rank. The very aristocratic people
then, the major-Gomo announced din
ner. The guests, according TO the Ell.
quette Of precedence trooped into the
dining salon. The poor genius found
himself at the tail-end alone with a
plain American. The American sign
ed 10 him TO pass.
PRAY proceed" said he "For !
am neither genius nor an aristocrat"
The island OF Elba has decided to
erect n monument to It's ilustrious
captive, Napoleon. at Porto Ferralo
II Is the work Of the sculptor. Sim
doni, and will be unveiled on May 3
next II Is not generally known, by
the way. that there Is a grandson Of
the great emperor alive today in the
south OF France. and In business This
gentleman's name is Comte Leon His
father was Comte Leon, the son of
Napoleon | and Eleonore Denuelle de
la Plalgne. the divorced wife Of a
dragon officer named Reyel. Al her
marriage, there was present among
others, Mdlle. Tascher de Ia Pa
gorie de Beauharnais She became the
paid com panion of Caroline Murat,
and here she mot the emperor, who
became infatuated with her charms.
She was then living In q small house
in the Rue de la Victorie in Paris, and
her son was born there on Dec 10.
1900. A secret VIII OF Napoleon's ut
ST Helena provided for this son,
whose likeness IN his maturity TO his
illustrious father was very remark
able The late Comte Leon, In ac-
cordance with this will, received
throughout his life time. $4,000 a year
from Barring Brothers, Of London.