The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-31
FRENCH SOCIETY
BOWS To AMERICA
Gatherings Of Nobility Are Domi-
mated by Women From
This Country.
TALES OF Eue EnIz
New Book on War Of 1870 I'm
chivalrous to Former
Empress.
TALES OF EUGENIE
ny MARQUIS DE cAsTELLANE.

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Especial Cable 10 The Time $. DISPATCH
faris. July 30.--The manner in which
Americans dominate our society waa
made very clear to me the other day
during a private theatrical performs
ance given by the Duke and Duchess
dc Luynes. The brilliant gathering
assembled at the Chateau de Dampiere.
not far from the Chateau de yillegenes.
the French residence OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William Corey
CHANGING over this assembiage OF
our nobility brought together from all
parts of France. j could not help COM
mcnting upon the vast number OF
Americans or descendants OF Ameri.
cans who were present On entering
j met the Countess de Kergolay and
the Baroness de la Grange. both Of
whom were Misses Carroll. of the his
toric Maryland family. Not far away
was the young Duchess de Chaulnes.
formerly Miss Shonts, and still looking
like an exceedingly young girl, de-
spite the fact that she is matron.
soon found myself speaking to
many OF the Portales family. All tho
men o. this family have had the luck
OF marrying beautiful American girls.
IL IS s!xty-two years since Count
Francis Ludwig portales married Miss
Elise Bnchman. OF Boston. Ten years
later Count Otto Portales married MISC
Montgomery. of Colorado The mar
riaSe o. Miss Florence Drouillards. OF
Nashville. Tenn, with Count Bernard
Porta!es is comparatively recent.
The De Charettes were also among
this brilliant assembly, both of whom
married American girls, one Misa
Polk, of Nashville. and the other n
Miss Henning. OF Kentucky.
And thus it was all through the
many rooms Of the mansion. There is
no denying the influence of Americans
among our no5ility--ii is enormous.
Revelations of the Wars.
Paris is quite interested in book
Just published on the war of 1870. it's
causes and responsibilities. Step by
step 1t reveals the relentless plan of
Prussia. and II tells some tales out OF
school about the Empress Eugene. Ac-
cording to these revelations her am
bition carried her TO the extreme OF
wishing that Napoleon should die at
the head OF his army so as TO leave
the throne OF France vacant for her
son.
So ardently did she desire this that
when she was informed that Mac
Mahon's army had surrendered and
that Napoleon was prisoner she ex-
claimed to the messenger: You lie.
sir; the Emperor Is dead"
Eugente is now eighty-four. and she
ard NJ Olivier are the last survivors
of the awful drama Of that awful year.
Olivier has always tried to throw
the blame for this war upon Essenie.
AS minister he, of course had to blame
somebody in order that he might not
be blamed himself. The new book
states further that Eugenfe became
addicted to the choral habit and was
victim 10 II for many years. TINS
IDS unchiyalrous. TO say the least.
Why has not some enterprising man
ager secured the services OF Georges
Clemenceau for America instead OF
allowing him to waste his WISDOM
upon the Latin republics of the South!
He whom the scribes call the great,
est Prime Minister of France VIII
give series OF lectures In South
America. In some ways Clemenceau
resembles your William Jennings
Bryan His style is not quite as
pemos.nenic as that OF the Nebraskan.
although he has successfully broken
lance with the most eloquent So-
cialist in the world. Jean Jaures.
He has a ready wit, and his flashes
| OF fancy have hold N cheek the W.
| ruly mob of Montmarte as Wen "a
J the equally unruly members OF lno
| chamber OF Deputies. Clemenceau
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America. where he lived Tor many
years He married an American Mo-
man, a Miss Mary Plumer, the cere-
mony OF which marriage was per-
formed by Oakley Hall, OF New losA =:
Vendean by birth, the SHOWS o.
sixty winters have not deprived mn.
of the elasticity of youth he IS "a
| Young a man as ever he was, ana ms w.,
brilliant intellect seems to be at l'S
I prime. ,ntn
the domains OF men is In the hre va
partment. In the little town 20
\ Vannes the brave Brittany girls nans
formed themselves into fire prlsa ~.
| II began with the daughters OF .no
hremen themselves Other girls NM
| ted them. x,,r,na
] Now there is a full 1erh, ,i..i,
1 fire brigade company in that l...e
/ town. English and American SUI. n,
fragettes touring Brittany find h .,,s
argument for female suffrage IN M
| fire brigade girls. 1t is cialmea tHa
women cannot vote because they slht
not be soldiers. but If they can ngh.
fire don't see why they cant hghe
men.
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