The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-27
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many CANDIDATES
FOR GREAT ia HONOR
Academic Chair Of Late Cardinal
Matthew Is to BE
Filled.
|. DIFFICULTY IN SELECTION E:
E,rwn lRishons and Two LITERARY
.DIFFIC ULTY IN SELECTION
Two Bishops and Two Literary
Men Arc Among the
Rcccptives.
r MARQUIS DE cAsTELLANE.


Especial Cabloito rho Times. Dspatch.l
Paris, March 2G.--Two months hence
tho election to tile academic chair OF
the late Cardinal Matthew Will take
place. Our Forty Immortals" arc
successor to the accomplished cardi-
nal.
There are, OF course, many candi-
a aEr eabeIsIes ana Ssr WI buchesns.
There are two literary candidates also.
Ono Of these Is the discount de Saint
Genies. whose nom de plume is Rich
ard o. Monroy. He Is we'll known to
the readers OF the Gil Bias. The
other literary aspirants to Immortal
ity" Is the poet Jean Moreas. But as
soth these writer's are known for the
mebbttffty e sher works fFen our ssss
Charles Carroll. Is out campaigning
1t Is to the credit OF our acadetni-
clans that they are giving Mrs. Car
roll respectful and serious hearing.
They consider this duo not only to
her social position and charming per-
sonality. but to the fact that she Is
the granddaughter of the historian
Mrs. Nynddington's Royal Guest.
While passing through Paris on the
way to Biarritz, King Edward emDha-
sized his partially for American So
cicty by accepting the hospitality OF
Mrs. w. II. Waddington, widow of the
French ambassador OF Saint James.
Mrs. Waddington, who was formerly
Miss Mary King. OF Chicago, is not
only well known to tho social world
Of Paris. but is a literary woman OF
distinction. Her. diplomatic reminis-
cenccs. though discreet, arc more en-
pertaining and her descriptions OF
chateau life in France most graphic.
at the luncheon given His Majesty.
Mrs. Waddington had tho good taste
to surround herself almost exclusively
by beautiful and attractive American
women.
Among these figured the Marquise
de Ganay. formerly Miss Ridgeway. OF
Philadelphia, and sister OF Henry
at Pau. 1t Is also interesting to note
that among the guests was the Mar
quise de Breteuil, formerly Miss Car
ner. sister-in-law OF Sir William Cor
don Cumming, whom King Edward has
forever oStraciSed.
Mrs. Washington was assisted at
this entertainment by her daughter
in-law. Mrs. Francis Washington. The
lively Wit OF these clever Americans 80
cheered and refreshed the English
monarch that his physician was heard
to remark that his position as medical
adviser has become a sinecurc
And now at B!arritz, when Mrs. Will
liam Moore takes His Majesty in hand,
his cure will be complete. Mrs. Moore
Is celebrated for the wit and charm OF
neranecdotes. She has the advantage
over most Of her rivals in this respect.
as she can tell them in two languages.
Vanishing Church Property.
The Duke d. Rohan and the Duke de
Charities are trying to collect the
proceeds OF a convent property recent
~ sold under order of the "congrega-
tons law" They are the heirs Of
Princess Louise Adelaide Of Bourbon
Condo. who founded the once famous
convent.
This princess was the fiancee ~
king Louis XVIII, and when her en-
saEement was broken off she turned
nun. Now the Duke de Chartres and
the Duke de Rohan, being the direct
heirs OF the princess. ARE certainly
legally entitled to the property Thns
the billions to be realized for the noor
by the sales of church property he.
come more mythical each day.
NJ Cookery. our distinguished Min
IS er of FINANCE, has had happy In
SEPARATION for increasing our revenue
He proposes to sell advertising space
upon match boxes-these being gov
crnment property. Hitherto pretty
girls graced these boxes, but thew vii,
grace them no more. AS tobacco Is
also state monopoly. I wonder he
has not hit upon the plan OF sellinc
space upon cigar boxes. -