The National tribune., 1910-04-28

Connected with Miss Marjorie Gould'E
marriage. In the first place the hus
band of this charming girl, to use the
g words of Pinafore-
"Mi~ht have been n Russian.
A Frenchman, or Prussian,
Or perhaps ltal-i-an'-
and it is therefore greatly to her credit
and the satisfaction of us all that he
is a good American, as the beautiful
and wealthy Miss Gould has been
much sought after in society on the
other side, and numerous have been
the rumors of foreign admirers with
matrimonials intentions. But in spite
of all temptations Gf it ever were a
temptation) to select her life partner
from other nations, she wisely conclud-
ed that, after all, the all-important
thing was the man, not the title or
Rlittering position he could offer her,
and that for true worth, for SubStan-
tial, dependable qualities, her own coun-
trymen stood at the very top of the
list. Another interesting item, if we can
trust the newspapers, is the fact that
Miss Gould's entire trousSeau was made
over here-everything bought in New
y Sork. Probably no girl in the country
as rich as she and about 20 he mar
ried, ever did this. a trip TO Paris TO
telect the gowns. hats, etc, has always
been a part of the wedding program.
AS We dearly love sentiment, it does
seem too bad that the young couple
had not set Sept. "A for the happy day,
tance, by curious coincidence, both
the brides father and mother and the
groom's parents We're married on that
date, and during the same year. At
the time George Gould married the
beautiful English actress, Edith King
don Sha nj viz a RI of Mar
3orie Gwynne, in Love on Crutches,"
and it is of interest to know that when
her baby girl came 10 her she named
her Marjorie Gwynne, from this char
acter Mrs. George Gould has always
been keenly interested in the Actors
Home on Staten Island, and has con-
tributed literally to it. Wishing its in
mates to share in her own and her
daughters happiness, she provided a
splendid feast for them on the day of
the wedding. Among the inmates is
the well-known actor. Billy Gilbert. now
almost blind, who was a member of
the DAILY company when Edith King
don was its star and leading lady. and
on the occasion of the dinner he pro-
posed a toast to Mrs. Gould, in which
he spoke of her, with tears in his
eyes, as the best woman who ever lived,
a shining light to all women on ac-
count of her pure, sweet life as a wife
and mother. No more beautiful trib-
ute has any woman ever received than
that paid the actress-wife OF George
Gould by one who had seen underneath
her makeup, and the false show and
glitter of her stage-life, the true wom-
ans heart.
Mark Twain is dead. He passed
away on the evening of the 21st inst,
IN state of Inconsistencies, his only
child, Clara, the wife of the celebrated
pianist, Gabriiowitsch, being with him.
No more will the genial, well-known
figure in the white fiannels and the mop
of snowy hair arranged with careful
disorder, be seen in the street or around
the festive board. No more will come
from his pen those words of cheerful,
helpful philosophy. of quiet humor, |
which have been like the bright sum
rhine breaking thru black clouds in |
thousands of lives, and which have |
placed him at the head of humorists |
not only of this, the land of his birth, |
but of the entire world. Mark Twain |
has been great sufferer for many |
years, both mentally and physically. He |
has had great deal of trouble The |
failure of the publishing firm of c. L. |
Webster & Co, which he had founded |
was the first blow that struck him, and |
altho the law absolyed him from any
responsibility in the matter, he felt |
its debts; so, altno no longer a young |
man. and far from well, he started on |
a fatiguing lecture tour that no man |
might suffer in pocket for what he
deemed largely his fault. His own for
tune had gone with the failure, Of /
course, but not until he had fulfilled |
what he considered his duty did he turn |
his attention to the mending of his. |
1t was during these dark days that he |
lost his eldest daughter, whose death |
was followed eight years after by that |
of his wife; then came another disas- |
trous business venture in which he lost |
over 49,, 900. Other troubles of minor !
character, such as having several of |
his books declared unfit for young |
minds, and therefore refused shelf-room |
in the public libraries of some of the |
States, told greatly upon his health, |
which was still more seriously impaired |
by the tragic death of his youngest |
daughter, Jean, only a few months ago. |
From this shock he never recovered |
Mark Twain's literary life is too well |
known to mention. Yale University had |
conferred upon him the degree of NJ |
A; the University of Missouri that of |
LII D., and oxford, with great cere- |
mony in 1907, that of Lift ID. He was |
a great favorite in England, and when |
in London, where he spent a good deal |
of his time, was social lion whose So |
II
delightful dinner guest on account of |
the charm of his easy conversational |
powers and ready wit, and until the |
past few years was very fond of this |
kind of social entertainment. As a !
man, Mark Twain, or Samuel l.. Glenn |
ems, had the kind and tender heart of |
a true humorist. and he faced life with |
a smile. in spite of personal troubles
or physical sufferings. AS a writer his |
books have been distinctly helpful to |
mankind and betray force and truth |
that will make them permanent. All |
Americans were not only proud of him, |
but they loved and respected him, and |
his death Will be an irreparable Ma |
tional loss.
The possibilities of the moving-pfc- |
ture show along educational lines are |
very great, indeed. Up TO the present |
time, however, il has been almost en- |
tirely employed as a means of enter |
tainment, and while many of the scenes |
depicted have been interesting, beauti- |
ful and startlingly realistic few of them |
have been valuable in imparting useful |
information. Some of the films made |
abroad have shown charming bits of |
foreign scenery, narrow, picturesque |
streets and old stone buildings. with |
dark-eyed men and women of another |
race moving about in the action of the |
story, all of which has been delightful |
to the eye, but nothing more There is |
such a world of subjects which would |
not only be keenly interesting, but in |
structive as well, that ii quite gives one |
q desire to go into the business of film !
making just to demonstrate this. To |
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