The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-20
ORDER OF THINGS
 CHANGE IN ITALY Great Villas of Rome Are Rap
 idly Disappearing. GONDOLA DISAPPEARING Motor Boat Is Taking Its Place in Watery Streets of Venice-Prince- Iings of Europe Need Sound
 Spanking.
GONDOLA DISAPPEARING
By MARQUIS DE oAsTELLANE.

Paris, February 19.-tSpec1al. )-NoWhefe in Europe is the old order of things more rapidly changing than in our sister coun- try. Italy. The great villas of Rome are gradually disappearing. The Villa Borghese has fallen into the hands of the populace and its poetry is a thing of the past. The Villa Ludovosi has been re- placed by modern hotels and boarding houses. On the site of the Palazzo Tor lonia (once the Roman residence of an American Princess, nee Moore) now stands a hideous cafe. Those who wish to see Rome should make haste. It Is also the same as regards Venice. The ancient and picturesque gondola is actu- ally making way for the noisy motor boat Even Florence, the Florence of Rus kin, though clinging to her museums and churches and palaces now has dirty steam trans puffing up it's historic hills. Soon those who really wish to know Italy will have to go into the villages for the local color that the cities one and all are rapidlx,,putting aside.
 The quarrel between Prince Jean de Bourbon and the Due D'Orleans has be- come very interesting to the casual locker on. Prince Jean, as every one knows, claims to be the great grandson of Louis XVI. and Marie Antonette, while the Duo DOrieans is descended from a younger branch of the Bourbons.
 Quite recently the duke celebrated an anniversary mass for the repose of the soul Of Louis XVI in the church of Saint Germain TAuxerrois. Formerly this was the parish church of the Kings of France and it was here that the massacre of Saint Bartholomew took place. The service was attended by many of the dukes faithful followers and supporters. Not to be outdone by the Duke DOT leans. Prince Jean had similar mass said on the same day in the church of Saint Denis, where the kings of France are buried Prince Jean. however. had the advantage of his rival, for he was able to attend the service in person. while the noble duke is an exile from France and could only officiate by proxy.
 There are a great many people today in Europe who sustain the claims of Prince Jean. They believe him to be the lineal descendent of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. The republic of France smiles at these royal pretenders and says "A plague on both of you" New ertheless the Duke D'Orleans is kept out of France and Prince Jean is closely watched as are his many enthusiastic followers. Strange things happen, you know, in republics as well as kingdoms.
 The young Duchesse de Rohan is one of The most fashionable and one of the most Intellectual women of our younger smart set. She has recently added to her reputation as writer by the publice- ton of a book of poems of which the critics speak very well. The young duchess gives poetic teas, where only the aristocracy of intellect is recognized. One does not have to be born noble to find welcome in the salons of her charming home in the Boulevard des 1nvalides; one only has to have added something to the world of letters of art.
 The descadent Paul Verlaine was an admired and welcome guest ot these re- unions. Verlaine had a villianous reputa- tion He never washed and was rarely sober, but he wrote exquisite verse, and to the end of his days was a fayorite of this distinguished woman.
 I sometimes think sound spanking should be administered to the prince lings Of Europe I don't see any other way of making them behave themselves. Here Is Prince George, son of King Peter of Servia, at his old tricks again. His last offense Is a public insult to the pre- feet of Belgrade. Last summer he near ly caused war with Austria. What he will do this before the year is out no one dares surnise. He runs a newspaper in order that his escapades may be well kept before the public. and his most in nocent pastime is heading a band of Servian brigands. He is said to have killed his valet in fit of rage. This es- capade forced him to renounce his rights to the throne. It was well he did. for public feeling was high against him. At present he has been forbidden the royal palace and has been condemned to inn prisonment in fortress.
 It is rumored that the German Emperor has finally outwitted his uncle. the King of England. in a deal with the new Sul- tan of Turkey. The terrible Wilhelm has been suIking since England got the Russian bear away from him, but now 1t seems he has made an alliance. both of fensive and defensive, with Turkey. Tn this he guarantees the integrity of the Ottoman empire On the other hand Tur- key promises Germany an overland route to Egypt in case of a conflict with England. Thus the theatre of war would be transferred to Egypt. This cnrtails the effectiveness of England's navy.
 Emperor Wilhelm is not an easy man to handle and it might be well for his English uncle to plscate rather than op- pose him.
 Frederick Allain. one of the few Amer ican lawyers allowed to plead at the Paris bar. has just won a curious case for his wife The case, though insignificant in itself. involves an important fact for American women dealing with Paris dres smakers 10 know. Recently a dress maker refused to deliver to Madame Al lain two dresses which she had ordered made Upon her request that the dresses he sent to her house the dressmaker re- piled: '1f you want the dresses come and
 take them"
 Madame Allain refused and brought
 suit to recover the dresses. MT. Allah
 pleaded for his wife and won the suit.
 The dressmaker was ordered to deliver
 the goods, to pay fine of s4, with fur
 ther fine of two francs daily, for the
 time Madame Allain had been kept wait | ing for her powns Why the dresSmakeT