The National tribune., 1908-03-26

: her grandmother to make will IL
favor of her son, DR.. Edward Beechel
Hooker, which cut her off with only
$1,000, and she has applied to the
courts for the legacy of $4,000, which
she says is due her.
| And now we are to have the sky
scraper idea embodied in our private
dwellings, if recent New York dis
patch Is to be credited. This states
that the handsome residence of w. K.
Vanderbilt, who it will be remembered
is the father of the Duchess of Marl-
borough, tho his wife is not her moth
er, is to have another residence built
on top of it, or, in other words, will
soon become double-decker. OF
course there is no reason why this
I should not be done, and in a city like
New York where land is so enormously
| expensive, it may soon be a common
| occurrence. Such structure would
not probably be more than seven or
eight stories high at most, and in these
days that is no height worth mention
ing. If an additional residence can be
constructed on the top of one already
built why not two or three? The idea
will certainly commend itself TO those
girls who marry and yet cannot bear
| to leave papa and mama. Why can
not sepal ate establishments be run up
for any rumber of them from the par
entail roof? 1t is a great idea. In
the present case, the addition to Mr..
Vanderbilt's residence is said to be for
the benefit of the Duchess of Marl-
borough when she is in this country.
Both Mr.. Carnegie and Mr.. Rockefel-
| Ter are very fond of golf and spend
much of their leisure time on the links
knocking the small balls about. Mr..
I Doc ofraf fnlln ln,o n1t-
under the advice of his physician, but
very soon became wildly enthusiastic
over it and in time very skilful play
er. Mr.. Carnegie is also an enthusiast
and very fine golfist. The story now
going the rounds is that the two multi
milfonaires played a game short time
ago for the championship, each of
whom claimed the victory, and that
consequently they no longer speak as
they pass by, or words to that effect
The only witnesses to the game were
the caddies provided by Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter. The game was played on his links
at Pocantico Hills, and they wisely kept
out of the scrap by declaring they had
not followed the score. The great oil
king and steel king parted very coolly,
each insisting that he had won the
game, and the story is that a few days
later Mr.. Rockefeller refused to have
anything to do with an enterprise which
he had been considering favorably and
in which Mr.. Carnegie was the principal
investor. on the ground that man who
could be SO mistaken about his golf
score would be extremely likely to make
other mistakes. This story probably
isn't, true, but if it were what a curious
spectacle il would present-two of the
greatest financial minds in the world,
two of the. most powerful men in the
world, whose names will never die, can
never die, disputing with real feeling
over a golf scorei Truly, man that is
born of woman is full of contradictions
and none is without his pet weakness.
Miss Harriet Hosmer, perhaps our
best-known American sculptress, died
recently in Boston, at the advanced age
of Is. Miss Hosmer, who was a native
of Massachusetts, showed a marked love
and ability for art at an early period in
her life, and determined as she grew
older to make that her career. She
began her studies in Boston, but at the
age of 22 went to Rome, where she
remained most of her life. returning
to this country for occasional visits only
In st. Louis Miss Hosmer studied anat-
omy, and that city has several pieces
of her, work, among them being what
she considered her masterpiece, the
ifull-length figure in marble of Oenone,
the prophetic nymph of Mount Ida and
wife of Paris. 1t is said that the last
time Miss Hosmer visited st. Louis she
went to the Museum of Fine Arts in
Forest Park, where this statue is kept,
and in surveying il passed her hands
lovingly over the limbs of the graceful
figure, giving the well-modeled shouI-
ders gentle pat. Immediately stern
attendant approached her, and in aw-
ful tones forbade her from touching the
statue. which was contrary, he said, to
the rules of the museum. When the
artist, with tears of emotion running
down her cheeks, told him that Oenone
was the work Of her own hands, and a
part of her very soul, he looked rather
sheepish and apologized; but Miss Hos
mer told him he did just right, and she
was glad her beloved statue was so well
| looked after. Miss Hosmer made a
statue of Thomas H. Benton, which was
considered a very excellent likeness of
J that distinguished statesman.
Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough, is
in this country, and Anne Gould, former
Countess of Casteliane, is on her way.
Nine. Gould will bring her BOYS with
her and avoid New York, so the papers
say, as she is well aware of the unpleas-
ant scrutiny to which she would be
subjected should she appear in that CITY.
and will visit her brother George at
Lakewood. 1t is said that Prince HeIle
de Sagan is to speedily follow her to
press his suit, but Nine Anna denies
that she has the least idea of marrying
him. Duchess Consuelo, since her mari
tai troubles, has given herself up to
the serious study of socialistic problems,
but we have not heard that Nine. Gould
has found hers too great to be assuaged
by the many and varied pleasures with
which the life OF the fashionable wo-
man is crowded.
Among the fotsam and jetsam of
crime which float into the police head
quarters of every city are found many
curious and Interesting subjects Tor the
psychologist Not long ago in Chicago
a girl is years of age was arrested for
the crime of burglary whose career had
been strikingly novel. 1t seems she and
a boy about her own age decided they
would take up thieving as a profession,
land deliberately and carefully thought
out and agreed upon a plan of cam
paign quite different from the ordinar,-
methods employed by thieves. They
agreed never to take jewelfy or cloth
ing nor all the money they found.
Whenever they found money they di-
vided the amount up religiously and
| fairly between the owner and them
selves. on one occasion, after belping
themselves to their share of well-filled
pocketbook, the boy spied an envelope
containing six $40 bills but after look
ing at them for moment they decided
TO put them back where they found
them without taking one. The YOUTH
full pair had committed over SO success
full burglaries, Of WHICH they We're very
| proud but the most curiouc and int.