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II rs hard 10 say whose has been
the gcater triumph. that OF Mrs As
auth or That OF the prime minister. The
latter has succeeded To the geatcst pO-
litlCal poet in the country but there
Is considerable doubt as TO his ultimate
success. The former has succeeded to
the position OF leading hostess Of the
English political world and there is no
doubt I'm anybody'q mind but that she
win bc tho most brilliant success OF the
decade As a matter Of fact, London IN
Looking forward with whole hearted
Joy Ia the day when Mrs Asaulth as
sumes her position OF political queen
OF England
Not since the days Of the premiership
OF Lord Salisbury more than 10 years
pgo has "a lady presided over 10 Down
Ing street. tho official residence OF tho
prime minister, as the wife OF the first
statesman OF Great Britain. Lady
Campbell Zimmerman was I'm too poor
health 10 assume the burden and died
last year Lord Rosehery vas a widow
en- aud MI Bllfour a bachelor Even
Lady Salisbury was not very fond or
the social duties imposed upon her by
her husbands position nor Was Mrs
Gladstone, IN her old ago The critics
agree with striking unanimity hat no
better woman than Mrs. Asquith could
possibly be- found 90 revive the glorles
of the great position 10 which she has
succeeded and 10 unite politics aud sou-
ETY. as they are traditinnally supposed
To- bc united ne England.
LEADER or lNTEI.LECTuAl>s.
AS Marsot Remnant, MIS- Asqmtn
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quaint things IN exquisite settings,
many IN silver which she has dlscOV-
cred both on tho continent and in Lon
don IN the most unpromising quarters
VILLAGE DSCAPADE.
Al one time she had great penchant
Tor red ana wore n constantly Her
last escapade. a few months after her
maruage 10 Mn Asquith took place
M country house which they were
Visiting, Arrayed In a gorgeous crea,
ton of red satin she and Muriel VIII
SON made their way to q merry go
round In tho village and mounting two
horses rode with tho villagers 10 tho
Infinite amusement OF all and sundry.
After this MIR. Asquith put his foot
down and his wife has never since
distinguished" herself In public.
The present Mrs. Asquith TX the prime
minister's second Wife or their union
there has been three children. a daugh-
ter and two sons, one Of the latter dy-
Ing soon after birth BY his first wife
Mr. Asqulth had i've children Ray
luOud. VINO last summer married Mish
Katherine Horner a descendant of the
Little Jack Horner' OF nursery rhyme
fame, has proved himself real chin
on the old block. There has been some
thing slnRularly remarkable in the way
he has followed In his distinguished
fathers footsteps at college, winning
tho same prizes ANA holding the same
pfice. He is NOW practising lawyer
having been called 10 the bar In 1904
The other children have yet to leave
their footprints on the sands OF time"
MAYNARD EVANS
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scored one OF the most conspicuous so-
cial successes Of her time She was
the leader OF coteric OF intellectual Is
who called themselves the Souls" and
who included within their ranks nearly
everybody VINO amounted TO any
thing IN the literary, political and art
world of the time. Although since her
marriage she has toned down some
what In deferonce TO the opinions OF her
stald and dlgnlfled husband. IL Is pre-
dicted that az 10, Downing street, she
viii found some sort OF a modern equiv
alent OF those brilliant French salons
that people are never Tired OF regret
ting
Mrs. Asqulths personality seems 10
have inspired the writer's Of fiction
more than any other woman OF her
time. II is generally known that she
is the original around which was wit
ten "Dodo," that brilliant novel of so
ciety which came from the pen of r.
r. Benson, Hon of the late Archbishop
~ Canterbury, ana which took all Eng.
land by storm when II made itH APP
pearance some years ago. II rs per-
hHps not so generally known but never
theless lust as true that she furnished
Mrs. HumphrS Ward with many sug
gestions FOR the character Of Lady
Kitty Ashe" In The Marriage OF WIZ
liam Ashe," the novel which has Just
been drauatl1ed by am American Wo-
man, Margaret Mayo,
SonC OF the friends OF Mrs ASquitl"
Earlier years say that since she cease I
10 be Margut Tenant she has LOST am
her originality, daring and satoasn. As
Miss rtnnant SHE WAS lrgnIded as th9
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most original woman in London as well
as the most amusing though society
was half I'm terror of her biting ludg
n0uts of men and things
Al q house party the king as Prince
OF Wales once said 20 her. miss Ten
nant, ] hope you viii let mo down
easy"
ALWAYS INDEPENDENT.
In those days she was asked every
where, but II the spirit moved her sho
thought nothing Of disappointing even
royalties by refusing To put I'm AN an-
pearanCc.
q Won't he their show-woman' she
would say.
She was the first woman 10 stuggor
the smart crowd on the golf lluSs al
North Berwick by playing hatleas. q
habit which she still pursues, SHE has
beautiful hair and IS believer in tht
open-air treatment for keeping II iu
condition.
She and the prime minister have a
consuming love Of beautiful old furn.-
ture aud brlc-a-brac When they want
a special treat they wander about urn-
inarm IN outlandish parts ~ l>oudon iu-
speutiug old culfosilles in repositories
presided over usually hy shreWd Israel
teB Many of the quaintest things
which adorn their wonderful old
Georgian house az go CaNcudlsh
square have been acquired Ia this way.
Although an extremely wealthy w.,
man boz her own right shc has mo- adj
mlmtlon for gorgeous modern jewell
oud never wears thWn, Her most
valued possessions la ornaments die
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abroad. and always to stay at places
where the grand duke happened to be.
Her husband used to see her off at
the Warsaw station I'm 81. Petersburg
and they invariably shed tears when
the moment came for last embrace,
for they were really very fond Of each
other in their artlGss Russian way;
indeed. the colonel was 50 devoted to
his too charming wife that he used to
say to- hor in the most obliging man
ucr. Please do exactly as you like, I
only want you to be happy she took
him at his word and seemed happy ns
a child at Aix-les Bains or some other
fashionable resort I'm the pleasant So
ciety of the grand duke
WENT A STEP TOO FAR,
Unluckily, Nine. Pistolkors went
step too far she appeared one night
mt great ball I'm the Winter pglaC,
wearing jewels Of fabulous value, Eve
pyone remarked on her magnificent IT.
ara OF diamonds and enormous cmCr
aids and her rope of priceless pearls,
Presently II was whispered that they
were the Jewels Of the late Grand
Duchess Paul and that they had been
lent to her by the grand duke for the
occasion. Here was a chance for her
enemies. The matter was M once
brought To the attention Of the car
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beautiful scenery to be recklessly de-
molished.
In Germany there are now no less
than 7t5 town-planning societies. with
lis 900 members. In Berlin alone there
Is one society which has put up 1854
dwellings at a cost of $3.50 900. Most
German towns are acquiring all the
suburban property surrounding each
town site. and plotting il off into beau
tiful artistic. ''landscapey" building
lots, on which commodious dwellings,
are erected at nominal cost to tenants.
In England thriving settlements are
now in fun swing at Garden City, Eal-
ing and Hampstead, near London:
Manchester. Bonneville, Cardiff, Port
Sunlight Earswick, Oldham. Leicester.
Harborne, Fallngs Park, SeVcnoaks
and elsewhere. In addition to those
mentioned, six other projects are In
course OF formation. Before the end
of the year there will be 90 towns grow
ing up on planned lines"
MAIN PROPOSITION.
The main idea is to acquire land In
the suburbs or within easy reach of
great cities and to plot out this land
i'm accordance with certain fixed prin-
ciples of scientific procedure. For in
stance. in comprehensive town-plan-
ming schemes the area embraced Is ex-
pected TO comprise any land near 4
city that might be built upon within
the next 80 or 80 years Municipal nu-
thoIit.es and private individuals are
encouraged to plot out this land in
such a way that wide avenues are pro-
vided for the main traffic between CEN
ters and outskirts, narrower streets are
allotted for ordinary traffic, while less
expensive roads and narrow drives arc
provided for purely residential districts.
While the main thoroughfares are as
direct as possible, the private drives
are made to conform 10 artistic stand
ards. Parks and ample open spaces arc
provided for before the property
reaches high value; anticipating
from the usual procedure-most of
these parks are in what is known az
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Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
II. PETERSBURG. May lO.--At
~ the last moment, the cars
uncle, the Grand Duke Paul,
hurried across the border by spe
cial permission of his august nephew
and was an incouspicuous guest to-
day at the gorgeous wedding of his
daughter. the Grand Duchess Marie
Pavlovna TO Prince William, son Of
King Gustav Of sweden. The brides
father was kept in the background
and had no part In the brilliant and
picturesque ceremonies at which 1000
guests were present After the we'd
ding. at which he was the least well
come guest. his royal highness was
hustled out Of Russia and back to
Paris. Few of the wedding guests
even knew ho had been present,
Perhaps the grand dukes elopc-
mcnt With Nine. PistUllturs, which
was the cause Of his disgrace and
exile would have been Smoothed over
n little bv this time # N had not been
for recent incident In St Petersburg
that had direct bearing on II and
undoubtedly Influenced the ear I'm
humiliatiug his royal uncle at tuddys
wedding. That incident was the re-
cent murder Of the beautiful Mine. An
dreeVa by her husband a rich ST. Pot
orsburg corn merchant The afair
made q great stir. of course, but few
realized that the indirect cause of this
tragedy M q middlc-Class Russian fam
ily was no less a parsonage than the
Grand Duke Paul.
happen tu have good many un-
published details of the whole story
of the grand dukes romance and IT'S
sequel, aud h. So worth telling from
The beginning, for II throws "A lurd
light on social conditions here
FASCINATING WOMAN.
\ few years ago Madame Pistolhurs,
wife Of AN officer In the guards. APP
pearcd at court ana fascinated every
one, not merely by her beauty but by
her witty and brilliant conversation.
Her chair was always surrounded by
littlv crowd of grand dukes, min
istcrs, officers ana cuurtiers ana She
never jailed TO Keep them amused
and charmed OF course she made
Cnomics. Great ladies with historic
namcs, Who round themselves desert
cd. began 10 say very dlsagreeable
Things about hcr: they professod en-
tirely 10 fan 60 sec what The men saw
IN her, and ameuted over the dccad-
ance of manners which permitted tho
mere wife of colonel in the guards,
who ought 10 be thankful II she were
allowed 10 come tu court at all to
monupuliar more attention than them-
solves, Matters We're not improved
when The car himself INDUCED i'm
a mild Irritation with the lady, and
spiicful women expressed thoi sym
pnthy and pity for poor Cot Pistol
kurh' when n was noticed that the
Grand Duke Paul Was paying her
marked attentions,
urrp,,nppo ,n,uestod with The
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classes. The wife of n business man.
however wealthy, knows perfectly
Wen that no power on carth can open
the doors of aristocrntic society To her.
Nine Andreeva made IN her mind ~
many women in Europe aud America
do. that happiness consists in getting
10 know people who do not want to
know one. She saw in Col Pistol
kors an instrument 10 obtain that
very desirable end. and deliberately
encouraged his attentions.
The scene now changes to a FASH
ionable Partisan hotel. Nine And
reeva Is there with her daughter. M
talie, n girl Of II, and they live In the
lap of luxury while M. Androeya
works for them in the snowy northern
capital OF course. Col. Pistolllors an
pears, and he and madame are n
great deal together. Natalie is mis-
erable and implorps her mother 10
see less of the dashlng guardsman. but
her words have no effect social am
billion II now supplemented By n ton
derer feeling, and Nine. Andreeva will
listen 10 no warning, She glanced
trlumphantly at tho cN-Wlfe OF her
lover when she and Col. Pistolkor5
found themselves one night In o hos
at the opern opposite the one occu-
pied by the Grand Duke Paul and tho
henuitul woman whose love HI had
hlched from her husband.
LAST ACT IN TRAGEDY.
The last act of the sordid tragedy
look place In st. Petersburg There
were frequent meetings between the
pair. Al last they made a desperate
resolution. Life was intoerable. the
ties which Kept them apart must ba
broken. So one evening Gen. Pistol
kors--he had been called
on NJ. Andyeeva ana without mincing
matters said briefly:
II am In love with your wife, sho
returns my love, and ! ask you To de
vorce her IN order that we may be
married"
NJ. Andreeva promptly ushGrod the
general out OF The house. But next
evening his wife came To- his study.
II am perfectly well aware she said,
that Gen. Pistolkors WIS here last
night and ] know what he said 20 You.
He expressed my feelings as well aa
HIS own"
Her husband pleaded with her but
she treated every argument with aeorl,
untll at last he could control himself
no longer aud catching up ~ FinnGh
knife lie plunged It In her heart rho
police, when they heard the story re-
fused 10 arrest the murderer
At the funeral of Mime Androevu
there was touch which was alto
gether Russian Behind her husband
In the train OF mournore who followed
the coffin through tho streets from mo
church To the distant ScrEleysky ceme-
terry walking ag iIusslans oYon OF
i'm pelial rank Invariably do az fu-
neial-wRs gen, pistolkors, carrying
an enormous wreath OF immortellos.
sERGlus NOLKHOVsKY
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matters of detail but not as q compre-
hensVo whole. Though John Burns has
the credit of introducing this epoch
making measure. It's further progress
does not altogether depend on him.
This scheme is popular with all political
parties. ana even IL the Liberal gov
ornment went out nf Office as there
are rumors of resignation, the Conser-
NATIVES probably would adopt this bill,
SOME CASH hackers
In addition to the powerful interests
of the British government, which is fos-
tcrinS town planning, private indlvid-
uals are wing with each other to make
1t n success. No less a person than
George Bernard Shaw has backed his
faith to the extent of $27 600 in hard
cash which he has just contributed to
Il town planning society; while Leopold
Rothschild has put up 10000. j. S.
Nettlofold of the famous Birmingham
firm associated with Joe" Chamberlain
has contributed S22.50O and written a
book which makes town planning so
attractive that, on reading 1t. you feel
like rushing OFF into the wilds and be-
ginning something of the sort forth
with Another enthusiastic town plan
ner is Miss Sybella Quincy. She has
invested 100000: an enormous sum for
an individual to put into a venture
OF this kind.
ALL TO BE CHANGED.
Hitherto it has been the idea of the
mere builder TO erect square or oblong
structures on square or obong patches
of ground a the rate of IS per acre.
These semi-cave dwellings, in canyon
like streets have been let by mere land
lords at rack rents. But now this is
to be changed. All future plots of
~ hn "a
to artistic effect aud health-giving re-
quirements. Twelve houses per acre
are deemed sufficient, and every other
acre Is To be devoted to an open space
for children. Iconoclastic hands shall
no longer be laid upon trees. nor is
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room Thus two families, by combin-
ing may eliminate the drudgery OF
keeping up separate cooking establish
ments One may cook for the other
or they can take turn and turn about. y
Several Of these paired houses are al
ready in successful operation at Gar
den city BY combining their inter-
ests. tenants on these estates may at
tain an ideal state of existence which
renders them superior to even cooks
and janitors,
PASSING OF THE BACK FENCE.
At most OF the settlements spfingins
up all over England the idea seems to be
for the various families in any one set
tlement to have as many interests IA
possible in common" Thus the houses
usually inclose large spaces of open
ground In the rear, and this ground Is
used by all tenants whose houses abut
upon II, The back fence" Is becom-
ing n thing of the past. In its stead
one sees small wire boundaries couple
Of feet above the ground. How this
is going to work out where families Of
growing children are sprlnging up re-
mains to be seen. But STILL people with
co-partnership ideals need not neces-
sarily be retarded by such trifies as
children.
Probably the man who knows more
dDpul loNu tlidll 'IlS VIC
in England is Ebenezer Howard, found
or Of Garden City There 10 pro
posal on foot to send him to America
to lecture before economic societies in
st. Louis. Chicago and elsewhere.
MIR. HoWARD'S SCHEME.
When asked by the writer for his
views he made the following statement:
Tho powers given to the Local gov
eminent board-of which Mr.. Burns Is
the head-are very far reaching, even
10 the extent of enabling 1t to frame
provisions which may suspend pariia-
mentary enactments, The government
may make provision for town planning
in all places where improvements are
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back land" that is, in residential and
not in business districts
All factories are assigned to localities
on the opposite side of the town To that
from which the prevailing winds blow
while railway lines and water commu-
nications are designed to tap these fac
tories at their most convenient point
of access. This takes the traffic away
from the residential districts.
GRADED SECTIONS.
The future town is divided into Sec
lions. which are graded. High build
ings close TO each other are allowed
in the center and on main arteries,
while in the residential portions build
ings are lower the further they are
removed from conters. All ware
houses and business Offices must be
placed in the center OF the town. as
should also all municipal buildings
which latter are expected to be hand
some and Imposing in order that citl-
zens may take pride in their corporate
existence.
one of the first essentials TO an
efficient town plan is to have dotten
about at frequent intervals on cheap
land many small plots of open ground,
where children can amuse themselves
without being Il nuisance to others
or in danger themselves, as they are
now. In the properly planned town no
children Will be seen playing in the
streets.
OBIITERAT1NG THE SLUMS.
OF course In settled cities such as
London 1t is impossible to- adopt this
scheme entirely owing to the enormous
cost of land, but wherever possible
even in congested areas, many things
are being done to alleviate present con-
dltions For instance, local authorities
are converting hare, unsightly courts
into pretty parks; streets wherever
possible are being widened, and houses
altered. Many Stun houses are rad-
cally changed in such a manner that
moro windows and larger doors are
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| being added and, ms consequence
more light and air get into the struc-
lures.
Wherever possible. working people
are encouraged to leave the conGested
districts and go to planned"
lands in the suburbs. With cheap
street car and railway fares, the sub
urbs of the great cities in England
are rapidly opening up. Instead OF
private land spectators being allowed
TO capture and hold for speculative
purposes all the cheap lands in these
suburbs, workingmen's societies are
purchasing land wherever possible.
COOPERATIVE TENANTS"
Most of these societies are run on
what is known as the 'co-operatve
tenants principle. In this way LAt
land is purchased by private as
ISOLATION of more on less philanthropic
individuals who agree not to take
more than 4 or > per cent on thcir In
vestment. The land is plotted with
the most up-to date ideas; and houses
are built and let only to such tenants
as obtain stock In the cooperative
society. The tenant pays his rent in
the ordinary way, but instead Of its
going into the pocket of an individual
landlord, it Is paid to the society in
which he himself holds stock. In the
course of time, when he has acquired
sufficient stock to cover the value Of
his house and land, he becomes prac-
tically his own landlord The attain.
ment of this ideal state is the ultimate
object. the "ulterior deslgn"--as 1t
were--of every one who goes into the
project.
EASIER FOR HOUSEWIVES.
In addition to becoming eventually
their own landlords. cO-partnersnip
tenants have many other advantages.
If they choose to partake of them. For
instance two families can take what
are called paired houses'-that Is, Il
single large house divided up for two
families, and with a common dining
New-York tribune., 1908-03-09
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

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snecsI meeting of the Chamber of Commerce No 65
Liberty street. 1870 p. m
Reception OF Daughters Of Ohio. Waldorf-Asora-
Annuei election of oalcers of the New York City Moth
Dr. Sherman on 'Nutritfve Requirements and the
MIA as = Food teachers College. 4 p. m.
T1li1ersty. so p. N,
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p.
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Columbia University Players present Mr.. KING. Wal
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