The Washington herald., 1909-05-22
WASHINGTON CHAT.
b BE sPECTAToR.

So Geraldine Fazrar Is net TO marry
Scott, after ALI Yet everybody thought
II was such good match. and they were
moreover, that her future was
disposed Of; but, no, we are apt to hear
es much Of Geraldine In days 10 come as
we have heard in days past. for even
nightingales need advertising.
Lately. however, Miss Farrar has been
advertised in q not altogether agreeable
way. and the story in circulation is much
on the same order as that n which Mary
Garden played the principal role. II viii
be remembered that Miss Farrar was
the protege OF Mrs. Webb. Of Boston
and Paris. who first discovered the mar
velous voice Of the little daughteT Of
the famous baseball player.
Always on the lookout for opportunities
to use her money for the benefit Of man
kind. Mrs Webb Immediately took Ger
sldine under her wing. provided for her
first lessons. and when she was properly
grounded sent her 20 Europe. She main
tanned a home for her in Paris, sur
rounded her with every luxury. and
stimulated her to her best endeavor. In
the beginning Miss Farrar was most ap-
preciative and grateful to her benefactor.
So grateful that when she met with
her first success in Berlin. and money
began coming in 10 her rapidly. she wrote
20 Mrs. webb and proposed paying back
the money that she had expended for
her.
This orfer was peculiarly gratifying TO
Mrs. Webb because OF the fine spirit IL
showed, and she rather boasted TO her
friends that among the many people she
had benefited she had found one, al
least, who valued and recognized her
service. So Mrs. Webb wrote 20 her sue
cessfuI little protege that she did not
want her 10 cramp herself In any way.
but that she appreciated her offer, and
as the money came in she would pass
{; on TO some other struggling and IN
recognized genius.
Whether the offer was made IN good
faith OF not. who can tells Suffice K that
Gerdaline Farrar reconsidered her proPo-
sitiOn. refused TO reimburse Mrs. Webb
and turned about and abused her patron,
saying. among other things. that she had
done more for Mrs Webb than Mrs
Webb had done for her. that she had
given Mrs. Webb a social position that
she had never before enjoyed. and other
equally absurd and exaggerated things
Il was the same old story Of. If you
ant 10 make q man OF your enemy. put
him under obligations 20 you" and 4 Is
4 story that Mrs Webb with great dig
nifty and forbearanee- refuses 10 discuss.
The Minister from Norway and Nine.
Guide will pass the summer IN their own
beautiful country. where il IS hoped Mr.
Gude viii regain the strength which
he seems 10 have lost since he came
20 America To bs sure, he IS much
better than he was two months ago. when
he was forced 10 leave Washington and
take the rest cure az a nearby sanato-
rum. but he Is stiH far from well
The sea voyage. however. and then a
/ long rest IN the wonderful northern
country Of which he is q native win dc
much toward bringing him back into
his own Mr.. Gude, II viii be recalled
/ IS a son OF Hans Frederik GUIDE, the
| landscape painter. who is as well known
( Il Germany. where he passed q number
I OF years as scholar and teacher. as he
I Is IN Norway. and he IS BY no means un-
! known In America, which one OF his mos
I generous patrons. the late Joseph Long
we-th, OF Cincinnati. has enriched with
/ his works.
Mr. Longworth first saw an example OF
Gudes work in an exhibition in Germany
anc was so struck with its brilliancy and
/ Individuality that he wrote 70 frS er,thov
and from that time dates the warn
/ friendship between the Ohio millionaire
+ and the Scandinavian painter. which onI.
/ death terminated, a friendship that wa:
{ carried on entirely by correspondence. for
\ cuTiously enough, these two men, tht
artist and the art lover, never net.
I Nine. GUIDE. who has made 50 many
/ friends since she came to Washington. Is
q daughter OF the Danish general do
| StirnholTn and a musician OF marked
ability. She met her husband. whose sec
ond wife she is. by the way. when n
was serving as minister az Copenhagen
and they were married there some fv:
years ago. Nine GUIDE is al ideal wife
for a diplomat. since she IS a fluent lin.
| guist speaking English and French q.
well as she does Danish and German, and
I has the grace and charm OF a cosmopoIi
tan. Her friends are only reconciied u
I her going 20 the other side BY the knowl
edge that she viii return 70 washington
next year.
Some years ago Senator Bailey de
clared. and he declared ii 50 loud /
reached 70 the Rio Grande. that he woulJ
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