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was his own dough: indeed, you might
say he spent French money helping the
United States.
In this way he made the Musee Sociale.
where very many American students have
been welcomed to learn everything done
in France in the line OF university settle
ments, model houses. pure milk, etc. The
funds of the Musee Sociale have permit
the United States to study what we do IN
the same lines. It's director, Leopold
Mabillaud, appointed by de Chambrun,
gave one of the French lecture courses at
Harvard University.
Continued to Be Happy.
I could go on for pages. For each
American girl whose love and dignity
and money have been wasted in French
title buying, there are fifteen who have
made love matches. reasonable bargains,
settlements in life continuing happily.
Why belittle our. girls who come here
and marry the best men of France-and
make the name of an American q thing
that we are proud Of?
Shall speak of the Marquise de Ganay
once Miss Ridgeway Of Philadelphia?
She is grandmother, with her issue
married into great French families. Or
the Baronne Louis de La Grange and the
Comtesse Jean de Kergorly? They were
daughters Of Gov. Carroll of Maryland.
Miss Garner Of st. Louis? Suppose that
she did bring the marquis $4,000, as
the Carols brought $4,000, 900 each We
can afford 1t.
One of Miss Gamers sisters married
Count Leon Won Moltke, the .epresenta-
tive Of Denmark at Paris; and ms
brother. seeing it was good, espoused an
American. Miss Bonaparte of Baltimore
The other sister. Edith Garner, married
Gordon Cummings. the unfortunate, mar
tyred scapegoat of the then Prince Of
Wales in the old baccarat affair Of years
ago.
The Marquis de Mores never had q good
hour away from his wife, Miss Hoffman
of New York. Their son-you might think
him an American-is today the Duke Of
Vallombrosa, a most ancient title. Rita
Bell, niece of James Gordon Bennett, is
as happy as queen with her Count Paul
d Aramon-half an American already, Tor
his mother was Miss Fisher.
And so on, till you are tired of hearing.
The United States Is rich enough to let
her daughters marry where they will.
England spends billions on her battle
ships. If we Americans prefer to build a
different prestige, smarter, lovelier. why
let our girls come and show Europe how
to live!
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS.
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When they try our girls they want more.
Thus Miss Hooper of Cincinnati was
choice bit. She had everv chance to be
nice. She had been brought up in Paris,
where her mother entertained so lavishly
In one of the twelve mansions around the
Arc de Triomphe.
Well. Count Horace de Choiseul saw
that his elder brother. the Due de Choi-
| seul-Praslin. was so well off with Miss
Forbes OF New York that he desired one
of the same kind. He looked on Miss
Hooper and found her good. So they
married.
Both these American Choiseul-Praslin
wives are happy, quite assimilated to
chateau and Paris life while keeping
hold of all that is best in America in
Guiding all their patrimory. 1t is known
that their influence is part of that mys-
terious something that is putting new
push into the French aristocracy. And
the ChoiseulPraslins have yet a third
American girl among them. Miss Cou-
dert. heiress of the law firm of New
York Paris. married into it. And more
There is a fourth American girl among
them. In the days OF the old kings who
gave the titles one of the mwould have
decided quickly whether the Prince de
Bearn ct de Chailais is Choiseul-P ras-
lin: but the courts Of the republic will
not Therefore to this day We are not
certain that Miss Winans Of Baltimore is
really married into the old family of
however, she has a grand seigneur for
husband. There is no kick coming from
the Princesse de Bearn ct de Chailais!
Mothers Of Young Mobiles.
All but two of the American women 1
have mentioned are the happy mothers
Of. young mobiles Of the surest lineage.
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Could you imagine more romantic case
than Caroline Fraser of BordentoWn.
n. j.? When the princely Murats took
refuge in Bordentown the lovely young
American girl was governess in the fam
lily. The heir married her and stuck to
her always after when their fortunes bet
tered. She Is dead now several years
since, but her children. keeping her blue
eyes and yellow hair, have married
everywhere.
OF all these American-mothered Mu-
rats the most picturesque was che who
espoused the Circassian. Princess Daien
Zephita. lovely beyond words, daughter
and sole heiress OF the sovereign house
Of Mingrelia, which land you can find
In southeast Russia. He is there. king
today-the boy from Bordentown!
The grade of ranks in proper old
French titles is duke. prince (regularly
dukes sons. marquis. baron (rare). But
count or "comte'' Is the true territorial
basis-the head of q county-and there
always have been counts more proud
and powerful than lot Of technically
higher titles. One. the Montmorency.
called himself simply sire" mot being
king" he lucidly explained. OF barons
there are so few authentic ones in France
that. apart from perfectly well-known
cases. they are looked askance at on
principle, as of popes' creation or at
tanned by honest money purchase in Italy
or Portugal.
A Case OF Love.
Let US. then. daily with the counts.
You know Boni When his good, indus
trious journalistic father dies he will
be marquis.
Anna Gould who knows the value OF
both men and titles. had no illusions in
comparing a German Prince Helle and a
French Marquis Boni. Recently when
some one asked her plump outright II
there were truth in the tale you have
heard ad nauseam she replied:
SHOULD I desire to return to a family
1 would not go in by the back door,"
Some see in this reply an indication
that some day. for the sake of the chill
dren, put it. she will again marry Boni.
For the children? Hum. I. who know
folks close to both, can tell you that
Boni de Castellane was Anna Gould's ro-
mantle love.
When Anna Gould came as girl to
Paris she was chartered to espouse Bosom
de Talleyrand. No one dreamed the
curly-headed Boni. a poor cousin, very
young, gigolo around the Faubourg
St German. as possibly parti for those
millions. Why, he was delighted to have
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credit for three summer suits at Cava-
nagh's the year before!
That autumn Boni sauntered in to
Joseph Cavanagh and said: Joseph. if
twenty suits I'll go to New York and
bring back that heiress. She is stuck on
the and, really. rather like her.
He went. and saw, and conquered:
and he brought her back unaided. whence
he never owed a cent commission on her
fortune to the old maid American match
maker. who to this day throws lit wnen
she thinks Of her loss of that fine case.
Later, she married Bosom to Miss Morton
whom he lasted as ostensible husband
three days and nineteen hours. So Anna
Goulds choice, after all, was best; for
Boni lasted twelve or thirteen years!
Men of Sense.
None, among the counts. for centuries.
stood higher than the Chambruns. When
Louis XIV made the marouisates. Comte
| always have had sense. They kept much
land right through the revolution. They
had money placed in England At the
restoration they got whack at the s132
OOO.O COO fund to indemnify the martyred
French nobility.
To prove their sense remains. the Mar
can girl, Of the Rives-Nichols family of
Virginia.
Good, it is the old tale have told you
several times already. Instead of a mar
riage failure, the rench noble family
asked for more Americans!
go ahead" they said to the Comte de
Chambrun. when he was old enough to
marry, find another like her, And he
found Miss Longworth, Alice Roosevelt S
sister-in-law.
1t was she who introduced the Bellamy
Storers to European society; with the
disastrous results to President Roosevelt S
temper. when he had to call down dear
Maria" for the use of his name when she
tried to make cardinal.
The Chambruns play a most important
part in the effort to ameliorate the social
situation of French working-people. At
home, in their vast and patriarchal cha
teau of rEmpery Carrieres, they are the
masters of the land as far as eye can see.
Their villages possess no wretched poor.
Their farmers have bloOd-stock, new agri-
cultural machinery. distilleries, grain
mills, canning factories. The american
girls who became Chambruns helped to
point out the way.
No eChambrun has ever wasted a doll
of American money. What the late head
Of the house spent on the Musee Sociale
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r Ohm T. CHANCEY, who has had a
longer personal acquaintance with
Presidents and national lawmakers
than probably any other man in the coun-
try. celebrated his ffty-second anniver-
sary of service as special employe OF
the House floor last week.
Mr. Chancey to the crowds of daily
visitors to the Capitol Is. next to Speaker
Cannon, one of the most useful and best
known men in Congress.
For more than half a century he has
sat at the left hand of every Speaker.
ton. While he admits to seventy eight
years of active life. Mr.. Chancey, like
Uncle Joe Cannon. is one Of the young
old men in Congress. 1t may be said to
his credit that he does not look a day
over fifty.
Two years ago he celebrated his golden
wedding anniversary. When visitors to
the Capitol who make his Acquaintance
express surprise at his remarkable health
and activity for man of his age. he
merely smiles. and says. Il will introduce
you to the lady who has taken good care
of me for more than half century"
Mrs. Chancey is a bright little woman a
few years younger than her husband. a
remarkably young looking woman for her
age.
MY first recollection of our Presi-
dents.' said Mr.. Chancey, was that Of
Andrew Jackson. While 1 was only five
years old. remember it we'll. My family
had just moved to Washington from
Maryland. The earliest recollection Of
our life here was the presentation to
President Jackson of an immense cheese
by the residents. This was, l suppose,
regarded in the light that loving cup
or some similar gift would be today.
remember we'll the people had set apart
what they called milking day. There
were farms all about the White House
then. With the huge contribution from
the residents. they made this enormous
cheese and presented it to the President.
who, l dare say, duly appreciated it, for
such a present was considered a pretty
good thing in those days"
Mr.. Chanceys first work in serving the
government was to help organize Wash
ington's first fire company. For some
Company. While engaged In this work
he spent two days and two nights fighting
stubborn fire which almost completely
destroyed the Library OF Congress and
threatened destruction to the Capitol.
In this work." said Mr.. Chancey, re-
calling his experiences with the early fire
fighters of the District. II remember
often came home in the winter with ici-
cfes hanging all over me. but seldom had
cold. i have been most fortunate in
having good health all my life.
Since l have been at the Capitol" said
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years ago. That shows his power.
| Haritoff. who used to have his racing
stable and could point out in the Avenue
| of the Bots three great mansions he haG
given to three ladies. lived hard broke Of
late years. but he kept his friends.
! At Monte Carlo Decazes. with lively
party on his American-bought yacht
asked poor Haritoff to dinner Talking
| of old times with a mature dame of the
| theater. he told how he could beat roulette
Here's one" the lady said. and gave II
up. and saw no more Of Haritoff. "The
system broke" said the unhappy man.
when she asked him news of her money
later: She went to Decazes indignant
and the duke. kicked Haritoff in the pos
! terror with ostentation in the atrium OF
the Casino
Every one called it a savage act. De-
CAGES ought not to have left his old friend
alone with any one who had LOCO francs
suaded to give Haritoff a duel. Two bull
let's got lost in the air. Honor was saved
But Haritoff never recovered the dis.
grace and died few months later.
Winaretta Singer. on the other hand.
| remains the happy widow Of Prince Polig-
| nae. the noble family all devoted to her In
the universal way these girls from the
United States have to adapt themselves to
new conditions. Even their old mother,
after Isaac Singer died. went into the no.
bility by way of the Duke of Sampo-
Selice. OF course. there are dukes and
dukes. In the kingdoms Of Naples and
Sicily three acres and a cow would con-
stitute principally or dukedom.
They Want More.
Our girls regularly have got the real
thing in France.
Miss Sperry Of the Croker family thus
got her hooks on Prince Andre Poniatow-
ski. chief of great Polish family, but
for, generations all that is most elevated
in. great French society. Though pos
sessed of lands and income. he desired
more money. yet he would not blow the
money Of his wife. So he asked her to
show him how to make some. and long
drawn out operations between Europe and
America have at last heeled him very
handsomely.
This prince did SO well with a wife from
America that his own brother ordered
one. He got Miss Goddard. and the same
thing is observed in many noble families.
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cOPVktcTI cClNE PINT
MR.. JOHN T. CHANCEY.

the Reed rules went into effect, Prior to
this time. during an exciting session, the
House was a perfect bedlam Of confu-
sion.
"A few years before I went to the Capt.
toll there was famous place just across
the border line in Maryland. called the
dueling ground. where men of those days
went to settle their difficulties. Dueling
was not allowed In the District, and they
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Special Correspondence of The Star.

AnlC, xhdiCli lvOC'
K TOT all our girls who marry
titles are unhappy. We hear Of
the shipwrecks, wasted mil
lions and a lone girl drifting
westward on a gilded raft; but
the mass of the contented. doing vast
good to America and Europe, pass un-
noticed.
Happy women have no history
AS TO France, 1 know these girls are
missionaries of the great American idea.
Some get love. Some fill empty hearts
with worldly satisfactions. And all merit
admiration. Frances share of their $780,
600 600 may have heeled old families; but
the breezy push. the bright initiative, IN
dependence, energy and Judgment with
which they invigorate a sleepy aris-
tocracy are equaled only by the splendid
prestige they give the United States.
There are two ducal families, for ex-
ample, the Rochefoucaulds and the Uzes.
called 1.-The premier dukes and premier
barons'' of the old regime. Is it small
thing that Miss Shonts Is the sister-in-
law of one. while Miss Mitchell is the
duchess of the other?
The Due de La Rochefoucauld-who in
old days was, like the Norfolks, nearest
foydlty-couId nave mad any he1reSS In his
own exalted class. Instead, he chose Miss
Matte Elizabeth Mitchell with her
modest $200COO-a true love match.
At Montmirail, his seat the lovely
American duchess yields queen1y infiu-
ence She is friend to all girls who want
to marry their true love: of the country
nobility. of rich farmers daughters: of
bourgeois girls cursed nth ambitious
parents; of peasant girls discouraged by
small cash.
She has opened French eyes to Ameri-
can agricultural machinery hygienic
Plumbing, the check system. social mix
ing, farmers trolley-lines, bath tubs, In
dian corn and outdoor life for girls above
the peasant class. How can a high
hearted Oregon girl be the chief person
age of several counties without spreading
the idea of go-ahead and trust to your
strong arm?
She took her tactful time to push the
duke into his social Paris place. A cap
tain of hussars. army-locoed. easy-going.
lovable and modest, he held aloof from
society until they had a son. Now that
the boy is three years old, however they
take their preponderating influence in the
set of the Dowager Duchesse Dues.
hunting the red deer with dogs and horns
and horses. like Francis de La Roche his
ancestor-and consulting with five other
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When asked to what he attributed his
prolonged youthfulness Of health he smiled
like teacher might smile at childs fool
ish question. Il cannot say that / attribute
it to anything in PARTICULAR he said. II
have no recipe for good health to offer un-
less it is plenty of sleep, plenty Of whole
some food-I never went in for dieting or
any other sort of fads-plenty of water
to drink never drank much of anything
else-plenty of work to keep busy and
forget about yourself--think of Others"
Mr.. Chancey plays the part of congress
sional chauffeur to the new members.
This role is included in his numerous
duties. II suppose you might call me
to define the varied services he has per-
formed during the 1900 days he has
spent at the Capitol. when his annual va
cations of one month each and Sundays
are taken out of his working record.
With each new incoming lot of con-
gressmen Mr.. Chancey has taken pains
to escort them about and familiarize them
with their new surroundings at the Capt.
toll, which is no small task, as many rep
resentatives find for the first time after
they once enter upon their duties.
And there are a thousand and one things
to be done that the public does not think
of in connection with the business of
Ilawmaking that falls to Mr.. Chanceys
lot to attend to.
Mr. Chancey is chief protector of the
two big gold clocks. one over the Speak
er's desk and the other which hangs op-
posite the floor Of the House.
Il remember one time by turning back
the clock we saved a minister his yearly
salary" said Mr.. Chancey. THE minister
was the Rev. Mr.. Boynton, father of Gen.
Boynton, chaplain Of the House at that
time. which was many years ago. Con-
gress was about to adjourn when it was
remembered that the chaplain's salary
was included in bill not yet passed. so
hurried over to the clock and turned
1t back ten minutes to permit sufficient
time to get this through. This form of
proceedings was necessary in those days,
and If 1t had not been done then 1t would
have had to wait perhaps another entire
year.
lone time the clock was turned back
to consider some phase Of legislation
which Ben Butler was bitterly opposed
to- Mr.. Speaker he said rising i
should like to call attention to the clock,
pointing to the big timepiece. 1t seems
to be running backward instead Of for
ward
For two days and two nights during
session Of Congress many years ago I
got no sleep. There were two successive
night sessions. Business was not con-
Quoted with the facility it is now since
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went across to this. Maryland place Sc
mean, of course. Congressmen. when ]
say they. However, there were two rep
resentatives that got into heated argu-
ment on the House floor. This was be-
fore went to the Capitol, but remember
ii we'll. One of the men was Roger Pryor.
I think he was from the south. The other
WAS John Potter Of Wisconsin. Pryor chal-
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full salt and half teaspoonful cinnamon.
Add -four to enable you to knead well,
then cover and let rise until doubled in
bulk. Set in ice box or cold place over
Toured board, roll into long, rectangular
piece, brush with melted butter and fold
like the brioche from the ends toward
the center. making three layers Slice Off
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brioche mixture is the following: Scald
a pint of milk. then cool to lukewarm.
Dissolve in it one and half yeast cakes.
broken in small pieces. Add about three
and half cups white flour and beat
until thoroughly blended. Cover; let rise
an hour and half. then add one-half
cupful each softened butter. lard and
sugar, one unbeaten egg. half teaspoon
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Add one compressed yeast cake dissolved
in four tablespoonful warm water, two
tablespoonful softened butter, the same
amount of sugar and a tablespoonful salt.
Add one cup white flour and enough whole
wheat to knead easily: 1t will take nearly
a quart. Mix we'll and let rise in a warm
place for several hours. Then add one
cupful chopped English walnuts or pecans
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and the same quantity minced, candied
orange peel. Fill bread pans one-third
full and set in a warm place, lightly
covered. When the sponge has risen to
the top Of the tin, bake about three
quarters of an hour in a steady oven.
Boston Coffee Cake.
delicious coffee cake made from the
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Paris seigneurs to change the director Of
the opera by mere social power.
Worth the Money!

Paris seigneurs to change the director of
| the opera by mere social power.
| Worth the Money.
Miss Shonts, as Duchess de Chauines.
| has her place rather like this waiting for
her in the Uzes set. Much depends upon
| the woman. The emoluments are worth
the money-if your taste runs that way.
Indeed, there are American girls who
| have esteemed them SO much that they
| held to the emoluments when they di-
vorced the man.
| And no hard feelings.
Miss Curtis of New York, first wife of
| him who is now the Due de Dino. is one
! of these happy creatures.
When she q: 1t, the whole aristocratic
| family mourned her, saying: You are
still is called Marquiso de Talleyrand-
Perigord: her noble daughter married a
| Roman Ruspoli. becoming the Princess de
| Piggio-Suasa; her four sons are bona-ride
Almanach de Gotha; and she Is extremely
| happy.
When her divorced husband found that
| he could not live without an American
| woman on the premises, his good old
| father abdicated-so that, as the Due de
Dino, he could make Mrs. Fred eric Liv-
| ingston, nee Sampson, one of the great
duchesses of France.
| She is separated from him, too, and
very happy. Like the other. she holds
to her title Of Duchess de Dino, and she
is also beloved of the family. Indeed, at
exclusive family dinners. when the Curtis
Marquise and the Observation-Disclosures sit
| beside each other and knock on the duke,
the Talleyrand-Perigord joy is full. be-
cause. you see. the duke himself is~fairly
happy taking dinner at the Cafe Anglais.
His conscience is not charged with great
misrepresentation of their money. Both
held to their capital. Never shall forget
. the frank American decision of character
with which I saw the duchess once at
Monte Carlo Jerk him from the trente-et-
quarante table. saying. You have blown
enough Of my cash this week. Cut it!''
Honor Was Saved.
I sing the happy cases.
Two Misses Singer-of the sewing ma
chine-brought s2OOo.O0 each into the AL
| manach de Gotha. and had no cause to re-
| greet it. Isabel married the social pundit.
| the Due Decazes. who by a simple
gesture caused the death Of Haritoff two
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Honor Was Saved.

f1atten and, set on top of the other. Glaze
over with beaten egg. set in the f1uted
mold and bake In quick oven about
three-quarters Of an hour.
Fancy Tea Bread.
Another fancy tea bread that is much
easier to make is the following: Scald
two cups of milk. then cool to lukewarm.
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YEARS AS SPECIAL

Mr. Chancey. speaking Of his work there
as though it covered few months instead
of many years. Il had afour weeks III
ness. and 1 have had, but very few sick
leaves-an occasional day or SO, now and
then
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Mothers Of Young Mobiles.

All but two of the American women 1
have mentioned are the happy mothers
Of. young mobiles of the surest lineage.
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HILE that familiar old say
ing, "A peck of March dust
"x. is worth a kings ransom"
w may have truth for its foun-