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def ministers of comfort, mines of Paris
news and tips on every subject, humble
friends and confidants of every client.
Would the proprietor Of the Grand Cafe
dare to discharge Gustave or Adolphe. or
Auguste? The walters strike gained such
the right to wear mustaches. They don't
wear them all the same. These three re-
yet striking. 1t was laughable with In
genuity. They came each day and waited
on their regular customers only, stoically
refusing all tips In return and deaf and
blind to the mass of chance customers.
The cafe proprietor glad to have
them even so, In order that the regulars"
might not lack their accustomed comforts
Scabs waited on the mass of chance GUS
toners.
"Our clients" say Gustave and Adolphe
and Auguste; and it is so. Once when old
Bastien had his trouble-the same trouble
of clandestine bets-the poets corner rose
for him. Georges Courteline, Catulle
Mendes and Ernest LajeunesSe went to
Madame Taclet. the proprietress. and gave
her a line how to run cafe. They
paid Bastien's fine. At the prefecture of
government. they complimented Bastien.
You must be a worthy man to have such
friends" they said; and so he Is.
influence With the Army.
Once an old waiter, named Jehan, came
droopy and red-eyed. 'Why are you sniff
fling, Jehan?" they asked him in the mill
tary corner. MY nephew, Charles,
soldier at Lyons. is under arrest for de-
sertion 80 Hey. there you are from
Lyonsw laughed the old general to a horid
husky military man In civil. He was, In
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A R T N 0 T. S.

During the past half year the Metropoli-
tan Museum. In New York, has acquired
three notable paintings by Gilbert Stuart
portraits Of Don Joseph de Jandenes y
Nebot and his wife, who was a Miss
Stoughton of New York. and the Gibbs
Channing-Avery portrait of Washington
All are exceedingly interesting and valua-
BILE works and may we'll give rise to profit
able discussion The portraits Of the Span
ish diplomat and his young wife were found
in Spain by the representative of we'll
known New York art dealer and are alto
gether charming as well as reasonably well
authenticated, though as usual some one
has expressed doubts concerning their at
tribution. 1t Is the Washington portrait,
however. which possesses the largest in
terest, artistically and historically, and to
which attention at the present time is
specially called. Gilbert Stuart, 1t will be re-
membered, returned to this country avow-
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deed, from Lyons-tfe general commanding
the place, no less; and four days later
there was old Jehan Dragging OF his in
fiuence with the army.
And 1 know another waiter, Adam, whose
beautiful daughter was crazy to go on the
cafe chantant stage to her cheap ruin. one
Of the theatrical managers took up her
case, pushed her for Adams sake and now
she is a shining star, with sables, diamonds,
automobiles.
How do I know these trifiing details3
Chiefly from the walters. I do not know
the army officers who do not know the
poets, who do not know the Black Band
(high-class fences) or the bookmakers or
the newspaper crowd. But do know the
baron.
He is a slender, weedy gentleman. with
tating, timid, dressed in quiet perfection.
They say that his wife, great society
lady, makes him sleep in a little hall bed
room. Often he is not permitted to show
UP at his own dinner parties. How could
he help being timid? Well, one day the
baron drifted into the Grand Cafe. There
he met a good girl, named Emile. La
tleness itself, perfection, quoi!' and he
kisses the tips of his fingers. The whole
clientele. generals, colonies, commandments.
theatrical managers, journalists, fences,
bookmakers watched the growing friend
ship sympathetically. Emile bloomed out.
She took on dignity. The baron straight
ened up his back and looked the world in
the face like man.
If you drop in the Grand Cafe a stranger,
you will not see such things. The baron
and baronne will fiutter in and rejoice many
men whose faces will not change. In two
or three sittings you may get on to the
fact that the salow. lanky American in
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the far corner debating to his patient lady
in a buzzing monotone, while her pen
scratches lamentably, is western Amer1-
can novelist. The boss reared 81
Now and then you catch a phrase. "a clean
hip shot" Come on. you white-livered
Z" ." 1t is tantalizing. The newspaper
crowd don't know him. He blew in one day
learning English from him slowly.
The newspaper crowd is English and
American, quite mixed from the repre-
sentatives of three great cabling agencies
to magazine writer's of renown. One of
them, l believe, pretends that he can work
well at the cafe; the hum and movement
soothe him; but for the majority it is a
headed by Catulle Mendes and Georges
Courteline. talks literature, art, theater in
a far corner. There Is no mixing.
Welcome to Tourists.
Lonely men sit doing over the weekly IL
Illustrated papers Of the world, all gratis.
furnished by the Grand Cafe. One cup Of
coffee makes them welcome to sit through
the afternoon and read and look and dream
Observe the tourists Of all lands. One day
two Tartar twins blew in, long haired, In
fantastic costumes of blue with black braid,
with great knives at their belts. Those
poor chaps have made a mistake" I said.
They're not prepared to pay your prices"
Let be, let be-" answered Gustave, and
his eye was true. Those windy bearded
most experienced dinner you could think
of; and paid from roll Of notes that made
gasp.
The judgment. friendliness and tack Of
these cafe servants is something very spe-
cial. Would you believe that Madame Gou-
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gr0und the story is a strong one. The two
women whose lives influence Mannerings
are interesting types Borrowdean, who
represents the large class of politicians to
whom party success is desirable because
of Its material rewards, Is an admirable
foil to the high-minded idealist. "A Lost
Leader" Is an interesting story built upon
somewhat more solid foundation than is
usual with popular novels.
EMPIRE BUILDERS. BY Francis Lynde.
author of The QuickeninS." With IL
Illustrations by Jay Hambdge. Indian
apolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company.
A good example of the popular novel of
action is this story of Francis Lynde. Stu
art Ford. the young superintendent of a
branch railroad. railroad which is losing
money for its stockholders. conceives a plan
by which victory may be wrested from de-
feat. His fight with the timidity and preju-
dice of the eastern stockholders. the treach-
cry by which the results of his striving are
almost taken from him by an opposing fac
ton. the violence and crime that mark the
methods of the losing faction-in which
there is a strong Renaissance of recent
events in the mining region In Idaho-make
strenuous reading. Ford wins because he
displays those qualities of resourcefulness,
courage and steadfastness which are char
A very charming love story with just the
right sort of a girl furnishes the crown to
Fords hard-won success.
THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS.
Novel. By Harold Bell Wright. author
of That Printer of Udell's" With IL
Illustrations by John II. Weddell. Chi
cago: The Book Supply Company.
There is good deal of atmosphere in this
story of the mountains and of mountain
people. The Journey of the stricken Shep-
herd into the Businesses of the Ozark hills,
with Its consequences of peace to himself
and of uplifting to Sammy Lane and Young
Matt. who loved her, forms the motive
power of the book. The secret that is laid
bare with Its mingled tragedy and healing
furnish what suspense there Is For the
rest 1t is a story of simple people and is
written with much tenderness
FIGHTING ON THE CONGO. The Story
of an American Boy among the Rub
Der Slaves. By Herbert Strang. au-
thor of I'm Gives Command With
illustrations by Walter Rainey r. 1.
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-MerIill Com
rhEy.
borne out by the events of THIS story,
be read by older readers. Jack Challoner Is
travelling in the Congo region with an uncle
who is engaged IN a gold-hunting expedi-
ton. They encounter the tyranny of the
Belgian emssaries and see the suffering
wrought upon helpless natives by the
agents of the rubber-hunting foreigners
Their sympathes are so enlisted that they
champion the cause of the oppressed Congo
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81 Observation-Disclosures Rr@

Alighieri announce Mr.. Pierpont Morgan as
life member of the Arezzo branch.
III Rinovamento,' the new Italian review,
which CORES ponds to lie Domain of
France, appears to be prospecting regardless
of the letter of Cardinal Steinhuber. project
of the Sacred Congregation of the Index.
in which he reprimanded by name its con-
tributors, FogaZZaro, TyrreH, Won Hugei
and Murri, and charged them with trying
to teach the pope himself
Don Murri, in fact has just had his book.
La Vita Religiosa mel Cristianesimo'
placed on the index 1t is a most serious.
grave and interesting volume. though
spoiled somewhat by a little too much
ardor, and devout Catholics are completely
at loss to know wherein it sins
While the papal party on the one hand Is
condemning right and left. the king Is de-
claring himself the friend of letters. and
In private audience given Signor Vincenzo
the fact of his vivid interest in everything
pertaining to the publishing interests. He
spoke of certain firms by name, and dis
cussed at some length the present book
movement in Italy and his hope of the pro-
duction of national literature.
Not only is there an upsetting of religious
ideals in Italy and a revival of Christian
ethics among young men, but there is a
literary one as WELL In each of the large
cities new authors are appearing. young
talented and very eager, with a general
impulse away from the literary ideals of
dAnnunzio, few years ago the literary
mentor.
In Florence, for instance. there is a group
OF young men who publish a paper in the
interest of things literary called La Vita
Letteraria.' In it the young writer's of
the day find voice. writer of whom its
editors prophesy great things is Umberto
Desogus, who comes before the public with
drama, Era Destino,' which is declared
to possess rare power
The Marchese Ridolfo Peruzzi, whose
mother was Edith Story, is one Of these
young Italian writer's, his La Morte del
Falco' and his "Canto dele Stagione"
having appeared before he was twenty -one.
Ugo Ludovco Morichini Of Rome, author
one. The latter possesses what may be
called a Photographic mind. He pays call,
say, and on his return home he will find
every bit Of color, every article of furni-
ture every popularity of the person visited,
in fact. the entire room in detail so pic
tured upon his mind that he has merely
to write 1t out without effort. When he
was ready to write his Semi Su Petre'
he refrained from entering a single house
during its writing that his photographs
might not become composite ones. He is
able to write anywhere, and, armed with
his notebook, he may be seen in the midst
of fashionable crowd on the Pincio writ
ing with the ease of some other writer
in his study.
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apparently been carefully stud ed tie worA
Is in no wise lahorod.
Miss Anna Sands. WHO shares with Mss
Burdette a studio on the TOP floor OF tho
Evans building. has within the past few
weeks made. as a study for a decorative
panel. drawing in pastels of the Lady 81
Shalott in her funeral barge Evening -
approaching, and on the distant bank
through the gray twilight may he seen tho
glimmering spots which mark the hahlta-
tons of man. The sketch is mad. on gray
paper and with much simplicity. but IL has
admirable feeling, and I'm suggestion is un-
commonly good.
Mr.. +. c. Messer. the director OF the Corr
coran School. who has been spending tho
latter part OF the summer On Cape Cod.
Massachusetts. is expected % return on
Monday the I'D. and will probably spend
the greater part of the coming week a the
Corcoran Gallery making the necessary
preparations for the reopening OF the school.
No changes are to he made IN the faculty,
and all the regular classes will be promptly
organized.
Two years ago in a single week Worcester
Mass, raised through private subscriptions
ranging in amount from ] cent to $1,000 a
sufficent amount TO erect n memorial statue
OF Senator Hoar. Mr.. Daniel French was
given the commission. and the work is now
almost completed. 1t represents the late
senator seated In a chair. and in general
treatment will, 1t is thought, be found
agreeably out of the ordinary.
X
Another statue which shows a distinct de-
parture from the rule of precedent is that
Of John William Mackay which has just
been erected in Reno New. 1t is the woric
of Mr.. Gutzon Borgum, to whom quite re-
Gently the commission for the Sheridan
statue was awarded. Doubtless il is a por-
trait of Mr.. Mackay, but It is the statue OF
a miner. man In working clothes. with
pick in hand and head erect the typical
American, capable of laboring both with his
hands and with his brain Portrait statues
OF this type are of enduring interest and
real significance. LEILA MECHLIN.
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negroes, In the hope that England may be
induced to interfere in the interests of hui
manity. The uncle loses his life, but the
nephew remains. the center of colony
that has gathered around him for protec
ton. Through the medium of an adventure
lined story the author has managed to con-
vey a great deal of information concerning
the Con. and its Inhabitants The case
which Mr. Strang makes out against the
Belgians is serious one. The natives are
naturally endowed with all the virtues in
digcnous to the negro race-and a few that
are not so generally recognized.
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Miss Hattie E. Burdette has just finished
a charming transcription in miniature of
Van Dyck's portrait of Maria henrietta,
the child wife Of William ii of Orange. and
is now at work upon a portrait Of Mr.. Rich
ard Adams little daughter Both IRE on
ivory and exceedingly small. but they are
broadly handled and very effective. The
color is clear and has been applied in --ans-
parent washes, and while the details have
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The Washington studios have been closed
more generally this summer than usual, and
though quite number of the artists will
return to the city within the next fortnight
many will remain away until the last of
October Mr.. James Henry Moser writes
from THE White House" on THE HILL"
West Cornwall. Conn. that he is so pleas
antly employed and so comfortable that he
will probably postpone his return, he did
last year. for several weeks. Il arrived
here" he says. ION the 18th of August and
arranged a fair wither' studio in the little
red barn'-not the one l painted, but sim
liar one nearby-closing all the windows
and keeping the big sliding barn door space,
facing north. for my light. 1t made a great
studio and exhibition room. but on rainy
days 1t was out of commission Later 1
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D'Annunzio to Die
in the Year 1929
Special Correspondence of The Star.

FLORENCE, September II. 1907.
- ABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO, most famous
p and most discussed of living Italian
~ authors. has informed the public at
large. through an interviewer of the
Giornale d'Italia, that II baseless stories
about him do not cease some one will get
hurt.
Whenever the gossip Of Italy," he de-
clared. has nothing else to concern itself
about, 1t diverts itself with inventing
stories about me. 1 desire only to be left
to my work, and if not. 1 shall be obliged
to give a severe lesson to some one"
The cause of this outburst is the recent
publication in many journals that the
writer. who is credited with possessing 200
neckties and 20 suits of pajamas, intended
to go to Brescia in an automobile at the
rate of 100 kilometers an hour Many fan
tastic additions were made to the story and
the finish Of the author was prophesed.
II have read with establishment" said
SiSnor dAnnunZio. 1.-THE numerous state
ments In the newspapers concerning my
journey to Brescia. l deplore that so many
serious journals take 1t into their heads
now and then to draw fancy pictures of
me. have accepted an invitation to go to
Brescia In the automobile of Sgnor Con-
stantini. but do not wish to risk my life,
and we certainly should be madmen to run
an automobile at the rate of 120 kilometers
an hour. In certain places, especially be-
tween Bologna and Mantua, the road Is
such that one is compelled to go at mod
crate speed
Apropos of d'Annunzios possible death,
the Vita publishes an interesting anecdote
concerning prophecy made by the poet
himself. few months ago he gave a
photograph of himself to newspaper COL
league 1t was reproduced in the Italian
comic paper, Don Chisciotte, and Vamba
caricatured it by eongatng the small
moustaches of the poet, who himself wrote
beneath it: Born, =; died. 1923" AS
mentioning 1t in this "epitaph''-was born
in 1864, and is now forty-three. it is evident
that he expects to attain the ripe age Of
sixtyfive before departing this life.
Il
That eminent sociologist, Prof. Pasquale
Villari, has just contributed a striking arti-
Gle to the Corriere della Sera on the results
of italian emigration to America. He deals
with two questions, the first relating to
the abandoned provinces in Italy, the sec
ond to the proceedings of the Italians who
return with American gold. The latter in
stantly buy land and their ignorance is
leading to all manner of agricultural evils.
Prof. Vilari accordingly, proposes agri-
cultural educ. ton, furnished by the gov
eminent or a distribution of land by the
Umanitaria, phianthropic society of
Milan, which will keep its eye on the land
syndicates. the peasants enemy, posi-
BILE remedies. The point of interest to
America is that the Italians do not stay in
that country to become the model citizens
Senator Latimer and Mr.. Burnett hope for,
but have Italy always in the backs of their
minds and that in the Moise district alone.
the postal savings bank deposits, which
were $3.50 740 lire in 1888. increased to
9372 927 lire in 1905.
The central council of the societa Dante
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Nor are these the only portraits in the
Corcoran Gallery which are specially wor-
thy of note. In the loan collection is de-
lightful portrait by Gilbert Stuart of John
Randolph of Roanoke when lad, while in
the permanent collection is to be found a
portrait of the same eccentric statesman
when a man. painted by Chester Harding
There are the two portraits by Copley,
loaned by ex-senator Wetmore; Malbones
likeness of himself. Neagle's Richard john
son and Dupesis' Franklin, besides Len
bach's portrait Of Bismarck, ]. Mcclure
Hamilton's portrait of Mr.. c. c. Glover and
John S. Sargent's Col. Hay and Gen. Wood.
These are all in the two galleries at the
south end Of the building. and by passing
beyond to the north end one will find in the
Clark loan collection examples of the work
of Rembrandt, Reynolds. Lawrence and 9TH
ers, continuing to illustrate the history of
the art. Perhaps when all are studied the
most remarked impression will not be how
i'll the early American painters acquitted
themselves. but with what astonishing show
Of ability.
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How the Devotees Watch Pere
Picon Grid Himself for His
Sally to the Entrance.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
D Apis Sent her
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eddy In order to paint Washington's por-
trait and after one or more years OBJ
tanned sittings from the President in Phila-
delphia. That the first portrait he painted
showed the right rather than the left side
of the face is quite certain. but the artist
was dissatisfied with it and what became
of 1t is not known. Stuart. himself said
that it was destroyed but his memory was
too convenient to be reliable. and his state
ment has not been given much weight.
Some are of the opinion that the portrait
now in the Metropolitan Museum, which
was sold originally to Mr.. George Gibbs
and left by him to his daughter. Mrs.
Charming. is the one in question. or a
replica OF that one, for it is not only the
correct pose. but gives indications of hav-
ing been produced at first hand from the
living model. 1t is a little more vigorous
than the Atheneum portrait and less stere-
otyped than it or its later repettions. And
II 1t was the first in point of time this
would naturally follow, for so great
the demand for portraits of Washington
that six months before Stuart had his first
sitting he had received no less than thirty
two orders for replicas. Particularly in
terestfng Is 1t to compare a Photographic
reproduction of the Gibbs Channing-Avery
portrait with the portrait now in the Cor
coran gallery which Stuart brought to this
city as a specimen OF his skill when he
cana to paint President Jefferson and his
cabinet, and subsequently sold to Col. John
Tayloe of Mount Airy. They are SO differ
ent and yet so much alike-the one a
straightforward statement and the other
an ldeallZatlon. Inc Corcoran Gallery por-
trait is undoubtedly finished repetition of
the Atheneum portrait, and is dignifed,
grave, benign and impersonal-a great man
typifed and admirably set forth: The
color is good. the technique more than
clever. but whole lacks the vitality
which other productions by the same
painter possess. Turn from this for in
stance to the portrait of Chief Justice
Shipper of Pennsylvania, which hangs but
once removed to the left. and note the
greater vigor and more intimate under
standing displayed in the transcription of
the latter. These are both exceedingly i'm
portant examples-portraits comparable
with the best which have been produced,
and yet seldom is visitor seen to pause
before them and rarely is permission to
copy them sought.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-02
NAVY INVITES BIDS FOR
FIVE FAST DESTR0YERS

Wa-huelan- juno THE navy de-
paHiurut Un8r sent 1ut ta five ship
building frw-. under The seal of con-
lBaHgt. Jl. plains for five lee-ton 2S-
kuuf furHc8a boat destrnyers. author
leDI bt the+IaSt congress. Bids are
ta ha submitted August l. No ship
building concerns on the Pacific or
rulf coasts applied for plans.
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Mrs. RuostNelt Returns 90 Washington
Washington, June H. Mrs. Roose-
Welt returned tonight from oyster
Bay
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riment but there was no remedy
ing a change would he beneficial. |
understood il ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
when they talked and under TODD when
they sang. Befor" the play began a
lady passed through the audience ell
ing programs, price our cents. | pur-
chased one and it contained tn" cast
of the play in Italian and Il few I'D
N~ertiscments Of local business noises
In Dutch. However, the music was
very fine and worth the price-inClud-
ing cost Of program.
In passing from one country to an
other over here q person ant axe
anything for granted or assume that a
certain thing in one is done as il IS
in another. Over in Germany when |
rode on the street ears tho conductors
always asked if / wanted a transfer
ticket. | expected the Same thing in
Amsterdam. When | paid my fare
here the conductor. with hand on the
tickets. would ask me something as
they did in Germany, and I Invariably
said yes. When I changed to another
line and offered my ticket the con-
ductor would look at me III amaze
LEI and refuse the ticket. Things
went on at way until the refusal of
my tfckets became a little monoton-
Gus. JpNn Investigation found that
the conductors were asking me if |
wished a return ticket. tt which | al
ways answered ycs. And for my rides
over the city | was paving two prices
and didn't know it. Now. no matter
what a Dutchman asks me, | say
No"
Amsterdam. Holland.