The evening world., 1908-03-26
Suitor for Nine. Gould's Hand
Says He's Likely to Re-
main a Bachelor.
IN MELANCHOLY MOOD.
Esteens George Gould, but
Etiquette Demands American
Should Make First Advance.

.I am a bachelor" said Prince Helie
de Sagan when he came down from his
apartments on the eleventh floor of the
Waldorf AS toria to-day. II have been
one al! my lie, and"-with sigh-"1
have a fear that I will remain one all
my life"
This melancholy statement was in re-
sponse to the queries Of the same fleet
of newspaper men who met him on his
arrival in New York yesterday.
What are you going to do to-day$s
he wns asked
"I do not know" he answered. 1T
is a beautiful day, quite remindful OF
Paris in the spring, and l should like to
do something, but am in the hands OF
my friends
rs George Gould among that num-
ber-wil you call on him or do you ex-
pect him."
II cannot say II he Is among my
friends" said De Sagan. Il know him
and esteem him-yes. esteem him
highly-but you understand there are
certain rules OF etiquette in these mat
ters that we Frenchmen must observe
and II Is for Mr.. Gould to make the ad-
vance"
Gould Out of the City.
Inquiry at George Gould's ONCE to-
day was met with the statement that
Mr.. Gould was out OF the city and no
one knew when he would return.
The Prince appeared to better advan-
tage to-day than he did yesterday. He
sa i'd he had had a fine nights rest and
a pleasant breakfast. He came down at
tired In frock coat, with a hat OF the
style that Oscar Hammerstein has made
famous in New York. pearl gloves, a
boutonniere in his lapel and swinging
rattan cane. When the newspaper men
met him at the door OF the elevator he
lifted his hat and smiled engagingly.
II am going tor my walk" he said,
II must have 1t after dejeuner. After
that l cannot say II l will call upo
Nine. Gould or not. Yes, will proba-
bly, see M'sieu and Nine. Morse"
Compliments Our Women.
He was asked II he had seen many
beautiful American women in the Broad
way restaurant where he dined last
rlght. and he smiled under his curling
mustac che. Here was subject on which
he could converse with authority.
"Oh, yes. many" he replied. II con-
slider the American woman the personi-
fication OF grace and elegance. Perhaps
she hasn't all the piquancy of the
French woman, but she has more OF 1t
than the women of any other country.
Yes, the American woman is charm
ing-a very charming type. When l
was here twenty years ago ! arrived At
that CONCLUSION, and every American
woman l have seen in Paris since has
strengthened the impression. Now my
latest impre ssion Is that as a type she
has increased remarkably in beauty and
style. She dresses with more taste and
carries herself with more distinction
than she did twenty years ago Perhaps
that IS because more American women
visit Paris every year than they did
twenty wears ago eh?'
Then the Prince lifted his shining hat
once more. swung his cane around two
for only the newspaper men called in
the morning-to invade the avenue
Returns in Peevish Mood.
The Prince was not In very good
humor when he returned from his walk.
and protested against the attentions of
the newspaper men. whom he invited to
his room.
What more can say than I have
| already said?' he asked, peevishly
please do not mention Nine. Gould's
name again. | am miserable. l am un-
happy will starve to death II this
does not stop"
"Where do you intend dining to-
night?" he was asked.
"Ah mon Dieu! he cried. You make
me prisoner. But II / can escape |
will dine with my friend, M'sieu Du
Barry, whom l have known in Paris,
and who is here in the automobile bus
| mess
II think" he continued. that II / had
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