The National tribune., 1908-12-17

husband, Count Boni de Castellane, and
married his hated rival, the Prince de
Sagan, that she was in for more touble,
but it must be confessed no one expect
ed it would come quite SO soon. When
this marriage took place, not year
ago, Count Boni vowed vengence on
them both, for in spite of the damaging
evidence as to his character which the
preceding trial had brot forth, he per-
sisted in declaring himself a much
maligned and injured man. Anna
Gould loves her children, and Count
Boni knew he could hurt her most by
taking them away from her, so he has
appealed to the courts for the entire
right to them on the ground that
neither his former Countess nor his
cousin, Prince Helie, is a proper per-
son to be intrusted with the bringing
up of young children. At the opening
of the suit in Paris the other day.
Count Boni's attorney, NJ. Bonnet, drew
O terrible picture of De Sagan's charac-
ter as q well-knOwn rOue, and OF MS
demoralizing effect upon the woman ne
has married, as was evidenced py ner
utter disregard Of the conventionahties
In her association with him before she
became Princess Sagan. The gay life
led by the Prince before his marriage
has been continued since, NJ. Bonnet
affirmed, and proofs of this coming to
the ears of the Princess have rendered
her very unhappy and determined her
upon applying the second time to the
courts for relief from her matrimonial
troubles. The French advocate dram
atieally declared that when Prince Helie
was taken to task by the Princess on
this score he was overcome with re-
morse and prostrated himself Detore
her, offering to become monk ana
spend the remainder of his unworthy
DAYS in a monastery If she desired II
. &c tho of course, quite
untrue. M. Bonnet represented the
three children of Count Boni and
Countess Anna as little physical wrecks
neglected by their mother, not allowed
postage stamps to write to their father
when they were in New York last
year, and as being Stunned by other
children during their sejourn at some
hotel at Versailles on account of the
behavior of the Prince and Nine. Gould.
Count Boni prays the court to give MIN
the custody of the children and the
sum of 100000 a year to create fund
for them, that their interests may be
protected in the event of other chill
dren being born to the wife of Prince
Sagan. 1t Is his plan to place his on
spring under the care of his mother.
Princess Anna, on her part, has denied
that there is any trouble between her
noble husband and herself, emphatlcai-
ly declaring that they are happy and
George, has gone over to her, and Is do
ing all he can to prevent Count Boni
from winning his suit. Thru his adVo-
cate, he has declared that altho he was
opposed to his sister marrying Prince
Helie at first, largely because he was
relative of the Castellane family, he
afterwards consented to the match, and
that he believes most decidedly the chill
dren should be with their mother and
In the de Sagan home, which he Is con-
WINGED is a very happy one. The
Princes lawyers have denied all Bonfs
charges with regard to past and pres
ent indiscretions on the part of their no.
BILE client, and have boldly affirmed thai
Castellane's sole motive in bringing or
the suit Is hatred Of de Sagan. goaded
to Jealous madness by the very tnot OF OF
hfs occupying the superb mansion or
which Count Boni was once master, etc.
ssHell hath no fury like woman
scorned" sings the poet, and man
placed in the same position is no more
forgiving, and no less inclined to seek
methods Of revenge. What Bon, BON,
wants first and foremost Is to hurt
the hated Sagan as much as pos
gible, and separate him from the
Gould millions, which he found so con-
yenient while he manipulated them, II !,
can be done. Then he would like to even
up his little score with the Princess by
taking the children away from her, and
lastly, he wants to get his hands on the
tidy little sum of 100000 year, o
which he can have the spending till hi!
offspring are of age. 1t is a very neai
little plot, but Count Boni will hardly
see 1t successfully developed. Princes:
Anna, with brother George by her side
will prove too much for the dapper lit.
tie French nobleman, 1t is believed.
II Oscar Hammerstein's ideas of the
duties and obligations of an operate
rim a rnrrpnf wnIlI6 hard
1y think his class would pe regarded
by women as desirable for husbands
Mr.. Hammerstein is the manager of the
Manhattan Opera House, and has lately
gotten into little trouble with a Miss
Lee, who has sued him for breach Of
contract. Oscar says a man engaged fr
the making and discovering of prinna
donnas cannot be judged by ordinary
standards, that such a man Is Obliged
to encourage and sympathize and even
1t would seem, to make love to his sing
ers in order to perfect their artistic de
veiopment- He cannot come home Il
dinner and luncheon and conform Il
domestic rules and regulations like or
dinary men, but has to be with his peo
pie whenever they most need him. Th
management of prima donnas is a yer.
ticklish piece of business, Oscar de
clares, and requires a special tempera
ment and infinite tact and patience. Il
the case of Miss Lee, Oscar discovers
her a number Of years ago, when sfi'
gave promise of becoming a very fin
singer, and was besides, al he says
.'the most charming, the most attrac
tive and the sweetest woman imagin
able" She did not fulfill expectation
as singer, and Oscar refused to max,
her one of the prima donnas Of hi
company. For this Miss Lee ha
brought suit, and in the development O
her case she has produced some yer,
ardent love letters written to her b,
the temperamental impresario. Witt
regard to these Oscar says he is no
ashamed of them, that when he care!
for a person he likes to write sweet,
TO them, and that 1t is all part of hi
professional duties and privileges, any
way. All OF which goes to prove tha
operate managers should avoid furthc,
complication by matrimony.
Shop in the Morning.
Do your shopping in the morning,
That's the early Christmas warning:
Thus 1t Is you miss the rushing,
Crowding, jamming, showing, crushing,
Kicking, scrapping, swearing, growing,
Slamming, slapping, banging, scowling,
Waiting, firing, sweating, mopping
Incident to Christmas shopping.
Do your shopping in the morning;
That's the Christmas shopping warning
That's the message they are sending
Out to all who may be spending
Much or little at this season.
Still, IL all obeyed the warning
Did their shopping in the morning
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