The National tribune., 1907-11-07

1t is said that in cabling the news of his
engagement to his family he used just
! two words, "LasZlo- Gladys" which GER
tainly told the story as we'll as thick
Uncovered page would have done. His
friends all say that he will make So
ber, frugal husband. living on the in
terest of the Vanderbilt fortune. invest
ing sOundly, adding some thousands
yearly to its principal. finally dying at
the end of dignified, respectable ca
reer with the satisfaction of having re-
deemed one of the oldest families of
| Hungary from ancestral poverty. He
/ has always been most careful in his
I personal expenditure, never gambling,
smoking little and not expensive cigars.
and drinking sparingly, and usually at
some one elSe'S expense. His splendid
old castle, built in the 18th century. has
! only been reroofed twice since, so they
say, hut the Count is now having it put
! in order for the reception of his Amer
lean bride. When the improvements
are all made OremaZo Castle will be far
more beautiful and valuable than any
other in that part of Hungary. To the
untraveled imaginative young person
the very mention of a castle in Hun
gary suggests all sorts of delightfully."-
romantic and exciting things, wild. pic
| turesque surroundings, an atmosphere
strange, barbaric music, and handsome,
swarthy, rather fear-inspiring but terri
] bly, fascinating men. To such person
| the idea of a honeymoon spent in such
a place would be the acme of human
bliss, indeed.
| We are told that when the celebrated
statue of the Venus of Milo, so familiar
to everybody, was first unearthed at
Milo, it had two arms in perfect condi-
ton The right hand held the apple
which the Venus had Just received from
Paris, while with her left she raised
the skirt of her robe a little to show her
| tshapely ankles to the young shepherd,
who had been called to decide which of
| the three goddeSses was the most beau
tiful. The French Embassador, who
was present on this occasion, together
with a Certain French Count, purchased
| the statue jointly for a mere song after
wards presenting it to King Louis XVIII
When the sailors of the boat belonging
to the French Embassy We're landing at
Milo to get the statue, they saw num-
| Der of peasants carrying it off, and in
the struggle which ensued to get pos
session of the Venus both arms had been
broken by contact with the rocks The
statue was taken to France with the
parts of the broken arms, which were
hidden away somewhere or other in the
vaults or garrets of the Louvre, never
having been taken out of the box. The
Louvre garrets and vaults are filled with
! thousands and thousands of boxes and
crates, which are being gradually exam
| ined. but 1t may be another generation
or more before the lost arms of the
Venus de Milo are discovered and re-
stored. The world is SO used to her as
| she is that it is possible, if a vote were
taken, that the majority would prefer
to have her left in her present armless
condition.
| Miss Carrie Rockefeller, niece of John
! D., and daughter of Frank Rockefeller,
who, as the world knows, has not kind
feelings over his brother John, was
married at her fathers home recently
to the man of her choice, tho youth
to fortune ard to fame unknown. Her
| distinguished uncle was not one of the
merry throng, it is needless to say, and
| the public lis still dark as to his wedding
gift, if he made any. He sent the brides
sister, Edna, check for 800 when she
was married several years ago.
OF all the women who have graced
the White House no one is more worthy
| of sincere admiration than Mrs. Grover
Cleveland. When fate raised her to the
high position of First Lady of the Land
she excited the wonder of all who were
brought in contact with her by her mar
velous tact and her perfect poise, which,
considering her youth and the manner
in which American girls are educated
was not to be expected and which
marked her at once as a most remark
able young woman. Added to these
mental accomplishments so necessary in
| the successful fulfIlment of her duties
as the wife of the President were nat
ural sweetness and graciousness of man.
ner, manner full of magnetism and
great physical beauty. Her face was
far more than merely beautiful-there
were thousands of girls in the country
twho would eclipse her at beauty
lshow-but Mrs. CleveIand's, even as a
Igirl in her early 20's, as she cordially
grapsed your hand at one of her Satur-
day afternoon receptions and looked
you square in the eyes with that lovely
smile of hers, impressed you at once as
being full of rare intelligence and
strength of character. Mrs. Cleveland's
position in the list of those women who
have reigned in the White House is
unique, inasmuch as she so far enjoys
the distinction of being the only bride
Iof President married in that historic
mansion, as well as the youngest and
lloveliest of the many lovely women who
jhave occupied that exalted place. 1t is
unique in another respect, too, for with
all Mrs. Cleveland's sweet graciousness
there was something in her manner that
checked the temptation to venture on
personal subjects in eonversing with her,
and the private life of the eClevelands
was consequently sealed book to the
public. On the other hand. she was, as
mistress of the Executive Mansion, full
of social friendliness, being in some re-
spects far less exclusive than any of her
successors have been, often dropping in
quite informally for chat and cup of
tea at the homes of her friends, the
wives of the War and Navy Secretaries,
and other Washington homes Mrs.
Cleveland's life since she left the White
House has been passed entirely out of
the limelight in quiet beauty and dig
nifty. 1t is doubtful if the country could
furnish better model for an ideal
American home than the Clevelands. No
one has certainly set up higher stand
ard for solid foundation, dignity, COM
mon sense and good manners than they.
Mrs. CIeveland's strongest characteris-
| tic is said to be her love of home, and
the Princeton mansion, which is one of
/ the most artistic and attractive in the
United States. shows this most marked
| ly Her collection of genuine antique
mahogany is very large, much of which
Il she obtained from the old shops in
Washington, even making trips into Vir-
ginia in her search for rare pieces A
good many of her ancient treasures
came from the White House itself,