The National tribune., 1909-07-22
WASHINGTON

I .aAoShtcI a uHulhy
the honors, anl thst Is exactly whst Mrs'
1heodora Shonfs- -Shaulnes seems to De DO
| ing. "See1nSHf may soon have TO DE
| changed to NAV iii is," but just at the
present moment rumor Is responsine ion OF
the tale of a new romance Whcn may ue
simply castle in the air: 1t VIII pe re
nienbered thar Miss Theodora Shosits mar
tried. in ratLess q sensational manner the
Duo de Chaulnes,I OF Paris and several
other, places, after he had pursued her
money and heryelfamost perslstentiy, AMI
her probabls Enarriage had been denied.
nay, denounced by her father; Inc, mether
I was always aequisscents Inen the Duc
died very suddenly. some said in fit of
temper, other said gon his knees at prayer,
but.-for the PURPOSES of this story that he
is really dead is all that is necessary.
Then there was baby born six months
after its fathers death. The little Shonts
girl who is as pretty as picture, right
| bright, with winning ways, makes a very
charming widow. and is much happier
than she would have been If her husband
had lived. He was no good; But the
year of strict retirement expired few
weeks ago. after a year of deepest black,
and the, Duehesse Theorora is beginning
| to "sit up and take notice again." THIS
time the story connects ber name with
Prince Joachim Murat, one OF the most
eligible of the Partisan beaux. He is only
"a and his father says it isn't so. but you
can't sometimes always tell. The Shontses
they don't say anything.
This is the season for mint julepe,"
| whatever they may be. We Americans are
apt 20 think that they belong exclusively
| to us, but they are known in Oxford at
least. pretty story goes that son OF
the South was sent to Oxford to polish him
on over l0o years ago. lie gave small hL
party in his rooms and as part of the
liquid refreshment served mint jnlips:
They at once became a faYorite at every
banquet and supper The boy died before
he completed the course. In due time the
Head Master at Oxford received letter
from the family lawyer of the Southern
boy saying that in his will the young stu
dent of Oxford had beGueathed to the old
college a set of beautiful silver loving
cups. A funilr of money was also given,
and the provision accompanying the gift
was that on each succeeding first day of
June, mint juleps should be served at a
dinner for all the dons and students at
Oxford. The bequest was accepted, and
the annual Mint Julep day at Oxford is
now marked on the calendar. On that day
all Oxfordians drink TO the health ef the
boy who sleeps under the magnollas IN
the sunny South, and to all loyal Ameri-
cans.
Another twist is taken in the riotous
history of Count de Castellane, who was
for few brief years the husband OF
Anna Gould principally for the purpose
OF spending not only the millions the
Goulds paid to buy him, but all the rest
of the money that he could beg. borrow
or steal from his wife. Anna Gould got
The divorce all right and she got the chill
dren. Then she married Prince Hello dc
Sagan, July Z, 1905 He was cousin
of Count Boni, her first husband. and II
the truth must be told he was about the
, r.,sxst 4 30
Countess Anna simply threw herself at
his head. however. and the Gould family
had to let her have her way again. For
the year at least they seem to have been
very happy, and July ID son and heir
was born to the de Sagans. 1t will be a
fearful blow to Count Boni, because he
still hoped that Princess Anna would re.
lent and give hin, more money, and of
Dconrse her children by Count Boni would.
heir all her money. Now it must again
be divided so that the new baby shall have
its princely share.
A fairy story comes from Winsted.
Connecticut. about young, lady. Lena
Schmidt, who swallowed u hatpit about
FIVE years ago. She was holding 1t
in her mouth. adjusting her hat, when
a severe spell of coughing caused her to
suck the thing down her throat. Last
week she coughed it up, after having snf-
fered for a long time with severe pains
and slight hemurhages. Meantime she
had married.. Every effort had been
made to recover the hatpin, but with
out success. Miss Schmidt had better
resist all attempts at, swallowing the hat
pins of the present day. else she will have
to sleep sitting up. They measure from
IS to % inches in length.
a most remarkable accident happened
TO Mrs Samuel Rankin, Of West Noting
ham, the other day. She was In a cherry
tree picking cherries. when the limb upon
which she was standing broke, and she
fell forward Her feet caught in Il crotch
of limb, and she pitched head down
ward She was unconscious when dis
covered by passing neighbors.. but will
recover. She is thought to, have hung
head downward for over an hour.
Gov. John A. Johnson, of Minnesota,
is quite seriously i'll. and there is just a
chance that he may not recover; Gov.
johnson is very bad patient. He dis
likes keeping still and just as soon as ne
begins to improve, hikes out for work and
gets q setback.