The Washington times., 1906-07-15
Cut the Cable
With America,
Says Oil King
By MARQUIS DE cAsTELLANE.

PARIS. July H.-Henri de NOussanne,
one OF the best known journalists in
Paris, has spent three hours with John
d. Rockefeller in his retreat at Com
piegne. He publishes his Impressions
and a few lacOnic remarks of Mr.. Rock
efeIler on a three column illustrated
article in the Echo de Paris.
NJ. de NOussanne found the oil king
much interested In an archery contest
at Compiegne. closely attended by his
medical attendant, DR.. Biggar, and by
William Hoster, a New York newspaper
man
A local journalist who was with the
party at the archery display explained
10 Mr. Rockefeller that N. de NOussans
was not there in his professional capas-
ity. Mr. Rockefeller smiled. with a
resigned air, at the American reporter,
then, looking at me, said: is that so?
1 am resting; / want to be quiet. l
have cut the cable with America: you
understand? I have nothing TO say. 1
am very well here; that's all "
Asked If he was fond OF sport, Mr.
Rockefeller replied: VERY much, when
I have time. Here / play golf with the
doctor and / am learning 10 ride q
bicycle. Yes, I have leisure and
I utilize it. If come back I must
learn French"
NJ. do Noussanne discovered that
Rockefeller takes no interest IN art. He
had not even visited the chateau Of
CompIegne, famous with memories Of
the two Napoleons. The curator OF the
chateau sailed on the oil king, and NJ.
de NOussane explained the interest at
taching to the historic house which the
curator had under his care. Rather i'm
patiently Mr.. Rockefeller broke I'm with;
Eyes, yes. 1 will go and see all that
one of these days. Thanks very much.
But I have to give the doctor his re-
venge at golf. We will talk about the
chateau afterwards"
King Sisowath's private corps de bal
let are the pets of Paris. They do not
appear much IN public, but the eager
ness Of the public to see them is cor
res condingly great. Their queer bifur-
Gated garments and the spiked metal
helmets. like plkelhaube, which they
wear in their devotional dances, are
considered by Parisians TO be the most
chic style seen in Paris for a long time.
Nevertheless. the little Cambodfan
dancers are said TO sigh for the ortho-
QG& EIslalh1 mats ~ " III EpNlls8 anu
corsets. and they envy the Kings sis
ter. who has been presented by Madame
Fallieres. the Presidents wife. with 81
lovely hat and a ribbon corset
A Prix de Rome for poets. similar to
that which is accorded to painters and
sculptors. has been decided upon by
the French Academy. A yearly prize
Of 5000 francs is to be awarded the poet
Of either sex whose poem viii be de-
cIared by a jury of distinguished liter
airy men to be the best. The first PriE
de Rome for poetry has just been
awarded to a young man Of twenty-five
for a poem called Les Familiers,
which was chosen out Of 500 manu-
scripts submitted.
Six million roses were sold in Paris
on st. Johns day recently at the Gem
trail Markets. La France, Marshal Mel
and Paul Neron roses were sold at
about . cents a hundred. Everybody
whose name is John received a rose on
that day. which is for men In France
the equivalent OF the Fete OF St Cath,
crime for women.
Copyright 1906. by the Hearst News service.)