The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
KING NOT So ILL
AS WAS REPORTED
He Was Able to Take Part III.
Gay Festivities at IN
Biarritz. rs
LAYS DIGNITY ASIDE.
With Members OF Party He En-.
cages Joyously in Dough" 4
Battle.
by MARQUIS DE CAsTELLANE.

Especial Cable to The Times Dspatch.1 a
Paris, April 30-A funny story IS
told me by a friend who has just re.s
turned from Biarrftz. 1t will show
both that King Edward of England
was not as Ill while in that SUM
lit resort as some reports would make
him out to be, and how thoroughly
he enjoys the hospitality OF American
hostesses. st
Mrs. William j. Moore. who was for-N
merly Mrs. Kate Robinson. OF New
York, received King Edward at her
villa In Biarritz Just before his de-s
parturc for England, and tho receptions
OF tho kingly visitor WIS at first mag
nlficent in tho extreme. On his ar-
rival full orchestra played the Eng
lish national anthem. After this the
King said:
The King is no longer present
There are none here but friends"
This was the signal for all sorts Of.
frolics and anusements. Small ami
mails OF India rubber were let loosa
upon the tables. Real live rabbits.
emerged from beneath the royal chair
and took refuge behind women's silkers
skirts A battle of pellets somewhat.
after the fashion of battle OF flow.
ers was fought.
! Only Instead Of being flowers this
missiles were OF flour. little balls Of
the softest dough, which left nice.
white. fuzzy marks on everything they
| touched. At the end OF this hattie
| royal guests ana hostesses alike looked
! like 80 many millers
| The King was tho greatest fun-e
maker OF all, and enjoyed II as
heartily as a boy out OF school.
"Tmmortnis" Favor Feminism. 81
Mrs. Belmont Mrs. Clarence Mackay
and other eminent leaders OF femtn,sm
In America, will be delighted to learn
that many of our "Inmortals" favor
the admission of women to the acsd-
emv There Is however, the academy.s
costume TO be considered, consisting
as It does OF n green coat, q cooked
hat and a sword. and, of course, trous-s
ers. Now. will this costume appeal
to the fair SEX I doubt II, even
! though the trousers could be trans
lated into the divided skirt,
On the other hand. there have been
! academicians elected from the c1erg,-
who were not forced to don this far1s
tastic costume.
Emile Paguet, tho eminent "Immor-
! tall" who made the address recently,
when Rene Deumlc was admitted.
| speaking of the election of women.
says ne has long satisfied himself ot
| the intellectual equality OF men and
women. And he is right. 1t seems
| ridiculous that such women as Madame
de Sevigne. Nine. de Lafayette and
Nine. de Maintenon were not elected
to membership of the academy. 81
Let us now make amends for the
past by electing Madame Dup,lis- Du-
pont Durand. The standard OF admis-
sion should not be one of sex. but in-
tcllect. Jules Clarctio. the director az
the Theatre Francafs. also one of the
"immortals." is strongly in favor OF
the election of women: likewise, Paul
Hervieu and Eugene Brfeux.
Very Artistic Bride.
The approaching marriage of pretty
Gcrmaine Faydeau awakens recollec-s
lcctions of drama. art. literature and
is the author of "The Girl From
Maxims," play out of which grew
such American plays as "The Girl.
From Rectors" and many of a likes
kind. Az
If literature and art can make a
bride happy. then Mile. Faydeau should
be a very happy bride indeed Her
flance, George Kahn. is man Of
letters. Her father. George Faydeau,e
is one of the best known of modern
playwrtghts. Her mother. who wass
Mile. Caroxls- Durand, is we'll versed In
both literature and art. Her grandra
mother. Nine. Carolus-Durand, nee
Marie Pauline Croisette, was an artist.
Her grandfather, Carolus-Durand. Is
director Of tho famous art school, the
Willie MeliCi at Rome as4a