The National tribune., 1908-10-29


Dead" produced such a sensation wher
: 1t appeared some 20 years ago. had a
that time decided ideas regaring the
hirsute adornment of the masculine
face, and particularly disliked the
eharp-pointed beard so popular among
s'renchmen. Consequently, when Johr
Armstrong Chanler, her wealthy suitor
thinking the style most becoming tC
his manly style Of beauty, laid siege tc
her heart. she would have none of him.
and absolutely refused to consider his
suit until he had offered up his cher
ished French beard on the altar OF
love; in other words, had 1t shaved off
Then, as we know. she married him.
and whether or not 1t was the loss OF
his beard which soured his disposition
we do not know; we only know that later
on incompatibility of temperament sep
Rrated them. John Armstrong Chanler
who is the brother of the Democratic
candidate for Governor of New York,
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, is now trying
to prove his sanity before the courts
In Charlottesville, Va, to recover prop
erty In the State OF New York which
he claims has been unlawfully taken
from him by his relatives on the plea
that he is not of sound mind. He was
beguiled to New York from his Virginia
home, somewhere along 1897, by Stan
ford White, who had been like BROTH
er to him, and later he was clapped
Into Rloomingdale Insane Asylum, from
which he afterwards escaped He seems
to have been on bad terms with his
family for many years, which feeling
was increased when his father willed
100000 more 10 him than to his BROTH
ers. When his engagement to Miss
Rives was announced, which was about
the time her novel, THE Quick or the
Dead" appeared. his brother. Winthrop
Chanler. sent him copy of the book
blue-penciled with most unpleasant, sar-
castle criticisms. This he foolishly
was receiving much more of that sort
OF thing from the public than she cared
for. and who declared that none of his
family should be Invited to the we'd
ding, but afterwards reiented an did
invite one of his sisters. Mr.. Chanler
has stood In a most curious position as
q member of society for number of
years. pronounced perfectly sane by
several aHenists. and considered so In
Virginia, where he lives at his home,
"Merr Mills" and yet by the New York
courts declared an unquestioned luna
tic, and Incapable of handling his New
York property. The petition gotten up
Bloomingdale was. he says. piece Of
''cold-blooded perjury" full of "foully
false and ridiculously absurd allega-
tions." Whether he can prove this be-
fore the Virginia courts remains to be
seen.
The little son born to Prince Mirko
and Princess Natalie, of Montenegro.
the other day has been named Michael.
which has added TO the bad feeling al
ready existing between Servia and that
country, the former considering 1t a
deliberate act on the part of the Prin-
cess to emphasize her right to the
throne of Seryia. Michael has never
before been given to the Montenegran
Princes, but has been used several tunes
by the Servian Princes of the house of
Obrenovitch, to which the grandmother
Of the Princess belonged. Servia's most
popular ruler was Michael ILL, who was
Princess Natalie's great uncle, and who
was assassinated in 1868 at the instiga-
ton of the father of the present King
of Seryia. Michael's sister, Anka, the
mother Of the Princess's father, Col.
Constantinovitch, and consequently her
grandmother, was with her brother at
the time, and shared his fate. Should
the Obrenovitch family ever come to
the front again In Servia, Princess Ma
salie would find her right to the throne
contested by her brother Vladimir, and
In this contest we Americans would be
somewhat interested, for Vladimir has
married a Miss Anne Cutting, of New
York, and the couple live in Paris, styl-
ing themselves Prince and Princess
Constantinovitch," a title to which they
have no right, since Vladimir's father
was never anything but plain Col. Con-
stantinoyitch, and IL fs only thru his
connection with Anka Obrenovitch that
his children have any claim to royalty.
Prince Mirko. the husband of Princess
Natalie, Is In every respect worthy OF
his charming spouse. He Is very ac-
complished Prince, delightful musi-
clan as well as composer of music, and
the writer of verses full of delicate feel
ing and OF finished expression. He Is
devoted to out-of-doors sports, In which
he excels, Is sunny-tempered, yet full
of spirit, and. what is quite remark
able in one of so attractive a PERSONAL
ity. has managed to keep out of any
scandal. He has always been the most
popular member of his family with the
people of Montenegro, the favorite child
Of his parents. and Is the favorite BROTH
or OF his sister. the present Queen of
Italy. Altogether he fs most lucky
young man. and whatever the future
Of Montenegro may be, whether 1t alb
serbs Servia or Is absorbed by that
State, It Is hoped that Prince Mirko
end his beautiful Princess Natalie may
Hspreeent the power and influence Of
chat corner OF the world.
A good many years ago the domestic
tnfeiicities OF Miss Marie Nevins, the
daughter of Western journalist, and
who had had the bad luck to marry
young Jim Blaine. filled the papers. and
awakened considerable interest on ac-
count of the prominence Of her distin-
Guished father-in-law, as well as the
undesirable reputation Of the man she
had deliberately chosen to accept as
her husband. Miss Eevins had decided
upon a theatrical career before she
Saarried young Blaine. but her talents
were not very pronounced In this re-
Epect, and she abandoned the idea with
her marriage. After her divorce she
took second plunge into the sea OF
matrimony, her choice this time being
Or. w. r. Bull, q successful New York
physician. which promised much more
In the way OF conjugal happiness. Sub
oeQuent to her marriage to DR.. Bull he
became surgeon-in-chief to the 400"
had large and very expensive private
hospital ard a Summer home in New
port He was very skilful surgeon,
and made rather q speciality OF cancer
cases. operating upon them In many
instances with great success. This dread
disease. whose onward march his steady
hand has so frequently stayed. has now.
like some ayenging foe. attacked him
He has developed cancer of the throat
and there is little hope of his recovery
II is always source of National pride
when any particularly and justly dis
tinguished American Is given the op-
portunity to blow a horn for us before
Q foreign audience. There is no literary