The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
PRINCESS GETS
 PLENTY OF WORK Wife Of Sculptor Training Wolf
 10 Do Tricks WORKS LIKE A DOG New Star Rising in the Art of Mimlcry. Daughter of Famous General, only Twenty, Wins High
 Praise of Salon.
BY COUNTESS D,olLLIAMsoN.

Paris, August H.-Prince Paul Troubetz- koy, the celebrated sculptor, has just fin- ished the statue of a ballet dancer which is certainly one of his masterpieces. He has now begun a statue of Madame Fab vier, a future success, no doubt. That he is great artist every one knows, but what one ignores is that he is friend of animals. The garden of his studio in the Rue Weber has become quite a zoo. Among other animals he Keeps there two wolves, a large one and very small one, which Princess Troub- etzkoy carries about with her as a pet and which she has the patience to train and teach tricks to, as one would to a dog
 The Troubetzkoys possess, besides these wolves, hens. cats and dogs, which they take the greatest care of One of their pet dogs, 17 years old, was lately suffer- ing from a cancerous tumor. Professor Doyen, the very skilful and daring sur geon, was summoned and successfully operated on the animal When asked what sum he would claim for the opera tion, his answer was that he would not accept anything at all, but would be grateful for small dog of the same kind as the one he had operated on.
 Young Princess an Artist.
 However out of date it may seem to refer to the Paris salon. it would be a pity not to let my readers know that the pretty picture called "Lassitude," which was exposed at the Beaux-Arts. Avenue d'Antin, and has been highly valued and praised by the jury, Is the work of a young girl who is scarcely 20 years old, the Princess Agnes de Polig- nae, daughter of Prince Camille de Pol ignac, who made his name famous as a general in the Secession war, and who is besides very clever mathematician, being member of the London Mathe- matical society.
 It is only the second time that the Princess Ca pupil of Count Charles de Chabannes, the portrait artist, whose studio is situated at Neuilly) has exposed at the Paris salon. Last year her pio- ture represented two Sovenes drinking and smoking over a dinner table in their cottage. They were represented as wear ing the picturesque Slovene costume, which the princess has so often seen at Podwein, the summer residence of Prince Camille de Polignac.
 This pretty seat is situated amidst the Kahren mountains not far from Lay bach It is no doubt In this lovely scen- cry that the princess has become a lover of nature and of art.
 Her picture this year represents two Parisian girls of the poorer class, who, after having worked all day, come home to sit on chair or lean against the wall with tired limbs and worn faces. Prin- cess Agnes de Polignacs works bear an impression of deep melancholy which is reflected on the features of both the Sovene peasants and the Parisian work girls.
 The young artist is not only a re- nowned beauty, but also lingIist and speaks as fuently the Slovene language as French, English and German.
 Turk Had Sold Engine.
 Now that the Candid question has come to an acute crisis my readers may be interested in an incident which I wit messed in one of my early journeys in the east some 10 years ago at the time that the powers kept men-of-war at Canea, and Prince George of Greece was "com- missary" of these powers.
 When the island was pacifed, one by one the men-of-war retired, but the Turkish one remained and nothing could induce the commander to remove the ves- sel. Day after day he was asked to leave for Constantinople, but always found a good excuse to postpone the sailing
 At last the governors patience was exhausted, and he threatened the com mander. Then it was that he .humbly confessed that he had sold the engine, and that it was therefore impossible for him to obey the order he had received from the governor.
 A towing vessel was sent out to take away the ship. which had thus become a body without soul.