The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
BELGIUM s QUEEN
. is VERY POPULAR.
She Promises to Become as
Great Favorite as
Wilhelmina.
.FALL'EREs GROWS WEARY
French President Would Retire
to His Pipe and Slippers
at Home.
.FALLlEREs GROWS WEARY
BY MARQUIS DE cAsTELLANB.

BY MARQUIS DE CASTELLANE.
Especial Gable to The Times -Dispatch.1
Paris. January 22.--The new Queen
of the Belgians promises to be most
popular. 1t is believed she Will be-
come as great favorite as Queen VIII
helmna. Elizabeth OF Belgium won
the hearts of the people ten years ago.
when she entered Brussels. as bride
young, beautiful well beloved--for
hers was a love match
Many anecdotes are told of her sim
pie kindness. A soldier on duty fell
down at her gate one day. where che
administered to him with the kind
ness OF woman and the efficiency OF n
nurse.
The new Queen studied medicine un-
der her father, the Prince of Bavaria,
who Is a distinguished physician. 1t
is told of her that she was one day
called to the bedside of an aged wo-
man who in her youth had been n great
violinlst. Elizabeth who was then
Princess of Bavaria, took up the pre-
cious instrument and prayed num-
Der of old-time airs which were In
vogue when the invalid was girl.
Tho effect was magical; she seemed
made over anew. But the princess was
late for luncheon.
Queen E;lizabeth's son, now the
Crown Prince Leopold. is one of the
handsomest youths in the kingdom
King Albert is essentially man of
peace. and like Andrew Carnegie. no
loves 1t so much he could almost fight
for 1t. He has a horror of all blood
shed. SO much SO that he is said to
hate hunting and declares 1t 10 be tho
sport of savagcs.
Fnllieres Tired of job.
Our pondcrous President is again
showing signs of being tired Of his
job. He longs for pipe and slippers
in the vineyards of his native Loupil-
Ion. Like another Cincinnatus he
yearns to go back to the pillow. His
pet aversion is court ceremonies. He
Mortified NJ. Mollard, the famous mas
ter of ceremonies. by abruptly asking
the young King of Portugal:
How Is your mother?o
Quite true. the late King Leopold. in
reply to stately and stilted well
come from the most pompous of our
Presidents. the lamented Felix Faure,
asked in democratic fashion:
How is Madame Faure?"
But Presidents must be more parti-
cular than Kings was the protocol.
And NJ. Mollard says that President
F'allieres is the most unpromising
pupil he has ever had.
Among other signs of resignation is
the activity displayed by men who
aspire to the presidency. b. Bibot de-
livers speeches which the radicals ap-
plaud. Paul Deschanel pays moro at
tention to his speeches and less to his
pantaloons, the austere Brisson now
shakes hands like n Chicago alderman
on the eve OF election. and Emilio
Combes is helping the Archbishop of
Paris in his campaign for the bakers.
And now we have only to walt and see
what will happen next.
Americana Exclusively Aristocrnt,c.
American society leaders IN Paris are
said to be more ar,stocratfc than tho
ola Faubourg nobility. For instance,
the Well-known society leader. Mrs.
FREDERICK Bell. never invites COM
moner TO her table. Tho same may he
said of that charming hostess and
most brilliant conversationalist. Mrs.
William Moore.
On the other hand, French society
women of title yearn for the stimulus
.! painters and men Of letters. Almost
an intellectual aspirants are welcome
70 their salons. One is sure tn moot
cel-Prevost and Paul Hervleu at
the mouse of the Duchess dc Ronen
francois Famong, the painter, and
professor At the Ecole Des Beaux Arts.
Is OFTEN guest at the house of the
Duchess Dues. Jean Bernud, the
eminent artist, Is an intimate friend of
the Due and Duchess De Noailles at
the Chateau De Maintenon.
Even in English society intellect and
distinction open aristocratic doors. I
meet, for instance. Sem" thu, caricat,,-
rist, and Frances Charmes as honorod
guests at dinners and receptions Of
Lady Fedorowna Berthe. wife OF tho
British ambassador
"John," the Cry.
Mrs. william Moore's name is again
IN every ones mouth, thanks to the
facile pencil of the same clever Sem ),
The caricaturc shows Mrs. Moore. the
King of England and Coachman John.
me scene represents the Bots de Bou-
iosne. Mrs Moore Is seen standing In
ner carriage, pointing her umbrella in
.hes direction of the King, while an
derneath are written the words:
John! John! Follow His Ma1esty,.'
MS phrase has found its waytnto
every smart French salon, and little
rreIcn countesses and princesses have
NJ
low His Majcsty!'' :
Another American made famous bv
SCENTS James Hazen Hyde. MI
Hyde Is said to be the handsomest 49,,
to BIO seen In the Bots between ~
o'clock and noon, and the magnificent
way Sem" shows him in the act Of
lifting his hat Is fetching In the es-
IRENE.
Santos-Dumont Is another OF "sems"
famous drawings. He is the smallest
man ever sketched by the artist, while
Prince Orloff Is the largest. He has
also made famous caricature OF the
Prince Troubetskoy. brother-in-law Of
Amelie Rtves. The prince is invarla-
hiy accompanied by a tame wolf. The
most elegant dandy Of Scents" creation
is Count Boni. and the handsomest wo-
man the Spanish wife Of the Maharajah
OF harpartala, a sister OF Mrs. Thomas
Ross-Wlnans, OF Baltimore.
BABY Princess Popular.
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