The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-06
Unable to Appreciate Music,
Art or Literature, Declares
Wife of Steel Trusts Head.
sAYSPRINCESs
Author of "The Quick and the
Dead" Conmends Culture
of New Workers.
By Ethel Lloyd Patterson.

Po''' " W wv V'"t " u "ubS Puyou
article by Mabelle Gilman Corey on
the March Cosmopolitan.
American tCOmen are the most
cultured. brilliant ,comcn IN the
World, maintains Princess Trou.
5etshoy, formerly Amelie Rives,
author Of 1.-THE Quick and the Dead"
Yet this Is not a contraversie. Nor
would Princess Troubetzkoy have It a
contradiction. Mrs. Corey has never
met the Princess Troutetzkoy. The
Princess Troubetzkoy has never read
Mrs Coreys article, nor did she seem to
recall Mrs. Corey's name when an un-
usually striking photograph Of the one
time actress was show nto her,
''Oh, please, no, l do not wish to con-
tradict any one" protested Princess
Troubetzkoy from the soft green depths
of loungng chair In her husbands
| studio. "And-don't you think that 1t
loks presumptious, somehow, for us to
place ourselves before the public with
our oplnlons?' questioned Prince Trou-
betzkoy from the other side OF the
studio, where he was cooking his head
on one side and closing one eye to bet
ter focus the haf.f finished portrait OF
one Of New York's society leaders,
Just Wanted an Opinion
81 assured Prince Trobe,zkoy that his
nos,,Ion n,ocod him above the implIca
tiors ia foared Then | assured Prin-
cess Troubetzkoy that n contradiction
WAC mot what WAS wanted. An opinion
,hot vas the thing Her opinion OF the
c,lturo Of New York's women"
"Well. then" Princess Troubetzkoy
commenced apparently more at ease,
don't YOU think that all those old tales
of oueer entertainments and queerer
fo,bles on New York society are really
rather legendary? They are like the nice
hoary old mother in-law jokes.
For instance, 1t seems to be a sort OF
religion in a certain class to believe that
really smart people talk, and talk
loudly throughout any performance OF
an opera. Wen ahsp'us WV a''eNs
the opera KNOWS oe''e, .'a AZ. no...
one VINO Is near e"''e" .,,,. 80.
distinguish prop''H .a" asn..ssion.
~ the 'h'e'eS, -, ,,,om,
OF the "one" :" 49, ",,. .,r,,sa,na
And an ul's 'a'" oame from
little r'pp'e VI W.T., ono 40 so,.
the gree" a'n,Cn' 49,. .s,,,r,, Ain.
dom secs 1t p.e' ou' .,s Dahuss,,
ners tne go. aro oIwavs discussed.
h'chatu ''' ,s,,,un,,,.
anu u's' .,, ,,,.,, 4, ,o,
i"e", So. VII, ,,o,o,y u,o,,or
pe.'e'e .''", a,r.,ros. ori,ic,,o Nor
lls'eh " W. 1T hor gown hr,
Asu,e' p," ,,,na .h,+ b.. g,var tho
VI '''e "'asss ..'.,,on, ,.,,,ioia .bav rr,u
s'hs.' "' ,.ro io.s rhs comn,,ssr
''o'h'"s anu a.,,,,n,a, hn rnoans a,
anu '"e .ns n,,,,oa,, ,ro r,ua.
my" y" - On, r,,,,, lace" u,s
s'"' s w.. c,,a,. h,,, pr,ncass r-or-
"o, ,. a., -. nno,. +,
Ill. 4. n,l,.,,,,,
Wen, lhat Is rea''' ''''''u'ous
idea' fr'heess i'o"oe'HNo! answered.
Fahcy pens 'i'eies'.u III tne COS
tune Oh pri'''a uonna' why YOU KNOW
fhey are Always Tue SAINT i"a' Ia
the! are s"hp'e eos'u''e' Vi ''e part
ana pe''ou '"a' 'ie opera p''''a's-
certainty conventional,
p'ouu'eu ''e ooS"'opo''ah anu
-o"''''.''Veo " 'e'' ''''' eo'e' '"'s'
l pse.".e"'
-. ~ 4 were usheu wnal ! snou'o
IKE ''os' " see uoiie mere II, A'her
oa """' " NY 'ue'' "0u'u ''o''
au'VAP 'i"No Us sup' en'' a,''ons
na''o''S III e'eIs WY Mou'u soy
,ne 'e.V '..l, r.'.vn VI va. 500, s , w.
basis II intellectual gifts ana talents
being recognized as the open sesame
to the finest social life OF our land
But. but" protested Prince and
prlncesa Trouhetzkov almost in tina
"', Wv
same preatn' that Is the very basis
upon which our society Is constructed.
what e,.e co,,Id be thu corner. stone9
", mha' e'se .ou'u W. ,,ie ~, ne' 's''te
We are very young! No. where In the
world Is brain better passport"
"rben Won ID mot think that
..,, 49, 80. 4, A.. ~. w.,
II tue sfea' '"u'es Vi ne" iorh
society'-1 was reading the Cosu1o-
no,,tin onee more-"hostesses who
p .,..,,,. sar..s -,
spehu housanas Oh uoi'ars every
year In the most frivolous OF enter
,ainman,s should devote tho .nsrpy
en -,
ana money winch no" 30 INTO tooi-
lsh pastimes to the establishing Of a
nam roo,r,a fash,onabIa oyoira