Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
Paris Restaurant King is Successful Composer
Duva Runs Thirty Big Establishments Controls An Army
Manages Musical Shine
Fashion, and Win and Hold Friendship Of Royal Personag

thing he does bears the stamp OF this
originality.
BIG STOCK OF TIES
1t is said that Queen Elizabeth had
a different gown for every day in the
year. but ] believe ! am speaking tho
sober truth when | say that NJ AleXan-
DIRE Duval could change his crayat a
dozen times a day on every day in
the year and yet not exhaust his stock
or use one Il second time.
And lest my reader should cry out in
amazement or Indignation; But this
man must devote his life TO dress" I
would remind him by way of contrast
that NJ Duval is an expert in all tinan-
cial and commercial questions that
ne is a deep student of political econ
omy and that he Is famed for his sound
common sense, his keen intellect and
his knack Of going straight to the
point. And with all this nc has such
a flow OF spontaneous wit, he is so
spiritual that l have heard II said
that whenever the Grand Duke Vladi-
mir comes to Paris his friend NJ. Du-
val is one of the first TO be invited to
dinner. The Duke De Morny, Prince
orion, the Coqueline, Mary Garden.
Henri Roehefort, and other celebrities
eagerly seek his companionship.
DARLING OF CARTooNIsTs.
1t is astonishing that this aminble,
Witty and truly representative boule-
warbler should be the darling of the
cartoonsts. Leandre numbers him
among the typical Parisians in his
"Bottin du Rire" Comic directory;
Noel Dorville gives him as one OF the
"Clous" COR chief attractions) OF Paris;
Cappiello devotes an afiiche to the
Grand Alexandra" and Seine In his
scroll OF Taut-Paris going to Long
champs for the Grand priX depicts NJ.
DuYal driving his carriage with n wait
ress behind him poking fun at Boni de
Castellane who is following behind IN
a humble "sapin" Cas the Parisians call
a fiaCre).
Is is astonishing. too. TO learn that
NJ. Duval has never been out of Franco,
but divides his time between his resi-
dencc In the Avenue des Champs Ely
secs and his chateau in the Loiret
where he spends the summer with his
family
POSSESSES RARE KNACK.
NJ. Duval, unlike many prince OF
labor who Is nothing more or less than
slave in his office, possesses the rare
knack Of extracting Il vast amount OF
intellectual and social enjoyment out OF
the day Withnut even allowing pleasure
to interfere with work On an average
ne may be said 10 devote six to seven
hours n 0iA 10 huSlleNN SOMETIMES
more, sometimes less How he man
ages TO md time TO compose music Is
a mystery. Tor there Is no great social
event nor premiere no "vernissage'
mt which no is not one OF the most famil-
lar figures. In n word he has found
out how to devote unremitting ana
minute attention 10 all the details OF q
great business; how 10 be one OF the
most prominent members az Paris 500
ccty. ana al the same time how to be
a dnigtnt composer.
"How do you manage it?' ] asked M.
puyal
ron. ] don't dcvoto hair enough time
30 composition was the reply.
BE This as il may NJ, DuNal has
found time 10 write an Operetta pf or
binary length In the space of 20 few
months.
know of no American with whom NJ.
DuYal can be compared But hl7 roc
murkable capacity for hustliug without
ever appearing 90 be- pushed for time.
and his great versatility compares
with the subject OF recent
character study va hs coTe-
Hiondence By Joseph Lyons Lon
dnu's greatest caterer who feeds moro
people than any other man au earth,
and yet finds time 60 write novels
paint Pictures and compose poetry that
gets published, II, fRANkLlA,