The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

rulers like Alfonso XIII of Spain and
the Tar of Russia are the most dan
gerous.
| Racing statisticians have just tolled up
} the winnings of the past sporting year,
and their figures show William K. VAN
derbilt to be far ahead of all competitors
| The three men whom the racing wheel
of fortune" has most favored are the
richest in France. two of them having
more Of this worlds wealth than even
Vanderbilt These are Maurice de Roths-
child, member of the great Rothschild
family, and Edmond Blanc, son of the
man who founded the casino tables at
| Monte Carlo.
! Mr.. Vanderbilts winnings during the
racing year which has Just closed are
estimated at s3l6, 400. Baron de Roths-
child comes second. He won $4,000 on
the grand prix of Paris alone. Edmond
Blanc has netted for the year $4,000
Blanc says he is glad Vanderbilt won the
most, as he is the poorer of the two.
Vanderbilt claims that his wife Is his
mascot" Mrs. Vanderbilt visits her hus-
bands stables every day and never fails
TO attend race in which one of his
horses is entered, Mrs. Vanderbilt Mrs.
Carroll and the Marquise de Ganay are
said to be the most confirmed race-going
| women In the American colony of Paris
Prince Robert de Broglie, who married
| and divorced the California music hall
| singer Estelle Alexander, ex-wife of Syt0
ney Welt of New York and Paris, has got
into serious difficulties with his military
chiefs. The prince. who Is a graduate of
| the military school OF Saint Cyr, struck u
1 lar n 10 da " ia hot ba .fd
cred a lack of proper respect One might
| have supposed his music-hall experiences
| with Estelle would have made him less
sensitive in this respect. But he explains
and excuses his cruel whip-cut across
the poor soldiers face by saying that the
| fellows lack of respect stirred within his
| veins the blood of a hundred generations
| of de Broglies." This must be a slight
| exaggeration, for the only de Broglie
| whose deeds are recorded Is a certain
Marschali de Broglie of the reign of
| Louis XIV. This brave man certainly dis
| tinguished himself in defense of his coun-
try and was rewarded by many broad
: acres of land and fine chateau. built by
| Catharlne de Medici on the banks Of
| the Loire. But the De Broglie of whom
we are speaking would never have stirred
! his young descendants blood to demean
his rank and his manhood by such a
| cowardly deed. So the prince will have
L
| This reminds me that the De Broglies
have another American connection besides
| that of the gay ex-princess. Madame
| Henri Say. formerly Miss Davis OF New
| York, Is Prince Roberts aunt, being the
widow of his uncle, the late sugar refner
| Henri Say.
| The marriage of Miss Susie Henning OF
! Kentucky and Tony de Charette of Paris
| brings to light the fact that the young
man has in his veins soms of the best
| fighting blood of France as well as Amer
| lea A Charette was Vandean chief in
| 17Os, and as leader Of the royalists was
| shot and killed by the republicans. Gem
| eral de Charette. Tony's father. won his
| spurs upon the field of Castelfdard, fight
| ing for the Pope, and later in the Franco
| Russian war when he offered the sword
| to Gambetta.
| From his mothers side young De
| Charette inherits the blood of the fighting
| Bishop Polk, who was killed in battle
| during the American civil war For the
| Baroness de Charette was Miss Mary
| Polk, daughter Of Col. A. J. Polk of
| Nashville. Tenn, and granddaughter OF
| Bishop Polk. who was literally cut In
| two by a cannon ball. The young mans
| ancestors may have fought for lost
| causes. but they were gallant fighters
nevertheless. Young De Charlotte is
| called Tony by his friends, but he may
| style himself 'sMarquis'' If he likes, hav-
| Ing a right to the title. which lay dor
| mant In the family and has only recently
been assumed by the husband OF the fair
| Kentuckian.
| think the President Of the United
| States Is setting fine example to the
| crumbling kings of many of Europe
| crumbling kingdoms He seems ever
| travelling from one part OF the country
| to the other. entirely in the welfare OF
the people. Over here. 1t Is just the
opposite. Our rulers seem literally bent
upon self-destruction. They have only
time for amusement and none for gov
eminent International yachting, hunting,
pleasure resorts, water cures, automoplie
and aviation races, all claim their atten-
ton to the exclusion of everything else.
The King OF England travels from one
fashionable water cure to another FOL
lowed by troop of ladies, who no ooupl
once were beautiful, but now, alas, their
charms things OF the past. The King
OF the Belgians Is perhaps the wickedesi
king in the world. He passes most OF ms
time with his Ducinea, the Baroness de
Vaughan, who lives in former chateau
OF Madame Henri de Say This NOR
| ganatic wife OF the old king came 1roh
| the lodge OF q concieraRe OF Paris. lne