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Marquis snapped up an American girl of
the Rives-Niehols family of Virginia,
when he was attache at Washington. 1t
was so successful that the family told
the young comte to go find another like
her when his turn came. What he
found was Miss Longworth. She 1t was
who introduced the Bellamy-Storers to
European society with disastrous re-
suits to Mr.. Roosevelt's temper.
The Chambrun's have all the more
claim on Mr.. Roosevelt because of the
Musee Social. their own foundation. in
which many American students study
what the French are doing in university
settlements. model houses, pure food and
the improvement of the workingman's
condition. It's funds have permitted
French sociologists to visit the United
States, and it's director. Leopold Mabil-
leau, appointed by the late marquis, gave
one of the first French lecture courses
at Harvard.
Nevertheless. the Chambruns are aris-
tocrats. and not at all In touch with
President Fallieres. Mr.: Roosevelt is in
the peculiar position of semi-state Wis
itor who is claimed as their own alike by
aristocratic society, socialistic statesmen
and the savants of the university and in
Stitute.
1t is the statesmen who will get hold
of him first. in a reception and dinner Of
fered him by President Falleres.. And 1T
is a double compliment that, while the
French president is not bound by protocol
to entertain a private citizen on tour, this
Will be the first official dinner he has
given with real pleasure for long time.
President Fallieres has been himself
famous for Sinking entertainments. He
is stout. heavy. inactive man. enam-
CURED of his ease, irked by the con-
straints of his high position. If he could
have Roosevelt at his private table with
BRAND and the American ambassador he
would be delighted. That is his style,
the little private feast of reason and the
luscious cookery of the south Of France.
Prime Minister BRAND is another who
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a member. although they painted great
picture Of the Seance.
When King Edward passes through
Paris he is let off" with Fallieres din
ner, being supposed to have trouble
enough at home.
The young kings of Spain and Portugal
were we'll amused in Paris. the protocol
taking them by the hand to their most
Partisan pleasures.
So with the kings Of Denmark. Italy
and Sweden. WHO are supposed to be stu
dents; the King Of the Belgians, who was
business man, and the King Of Greece.
who Is boulevardier. All passed before
Parsians like automatic; no exertion of
their own paid back their entertainment.
All Paris got out of them was stimula-
ton.
flock to the Sorbonne, where the grand
is vast and there may be
room for a few of us, they may feel
that the burly fellow-citizen who
stands before Puvis de Chavannes'
great fresco of 'The Sacred Wood is
in his place.
So the French mean by asking him to
lecture on that spot. The Sacred Wood
Is his. with its compa nionship of muses.,
builders. philosophers. poets. delivers
into nature, seekers Of the unknown.
though he come straight from the
African jungle.
AS an institution the Sorbonne is ven
cradle, founded by Robert de Sorbon
chaplain Of Louis TX, and "a doctor of
the Sorbonne" in the middle ages meant
all that was hair-splitting in theology
and philosophy Nevertheless it lodged
and protected the first three French
printers-Gering, Friburger and Crantz.
The buildings We're hoary with an
tiquity in the time of Richelieu, who,
as prior of the Sorbonne, magnif1cently
them: and his body reposes in
the chapel all-in turn-that remains
of his architecture. When Napoleon
all university education to one
the Sorbonne, became the
seat of the faculties of letters and sci
ences; and so they remain in the great
new buildings put up twenty years ago.
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patrician pageant, he might easily Ian
mo the hands of the ChambruhS-
Alice Roosevelt, marrying Nlcnoias
Iongworth. became sister-in-laW TO the
young Comtesse de Chambrun; and the
family is a living connection with Fon-
tainebleau and Versailles.
When Louis XIV erected his marquisates
the Comte de Chambrun got one. They
kept land through the revolution, shipped
liquid cash to England, and at the res
toration they got their whack at the
$132 Goa, 900 indemnity.
With traditional good sense, the present
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When President FaIlieres saw how
Roosevelt's five days in Paris were hll-
ing up with formal and laborious en-
gagements he asked by cable:
Mr.. Roosevelt, what do you want for
yourself?'
And got the answer, prompt and
ready:
"Fontainebleau and Versailles
President Fallieres' own idea OF en-
PERTAINING a brother chief of state Is to
take him to the races. The presidential
tribune is the nearest he comes TO
court: and when he has an lllustrious
visitor aristocratic Jockey Club men;
and even their elegant wives and
daughters. pay court to the presiden-
tial tribune. In warm late spring 1t Is
a magnificent sight, with all Partisan
elegance and wealth gathered into a
stage setting worthy of the opera
ComiQue.
At the epoch of his visit, however.
Mr. Roosevelt will be safer from the
influenza and pneumonia in the limou-
sine automobiles which will take him
to the country houses Of all French
royalty and Louis XIV's ponfpous new
palace where Benjamin Franklin In mis-
day was to teach an unlearnlng king
the simple life.
Marie Antoinette tackled the simple
life with Such elegance anu cApehSe
that the Hamlet she built In the palace
grounds came to be an indictment against
her In the still-existing dairy, where
she so pathetically played miikmaid. she
was misunderstood to be knocking the
labors of the people.
Mr. Roosevelt wants to see all this; and
the French government is going to give
him the surprise Of opening lot of lock-
ed doors.
At Fontainebleau there are many lock
ed doors. The vast, rambling, Irregular
old chateau-royal. in reality the country
house of all the kings of France from
the Valois to Louis-Philippe, is scarcely
known to either tourists or Frenchmen.
In one sense it is still at the French
presidents disposition as a summer resi-
dence: but even the private presidential
apartments, cut off from tourist sight
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shows best at such intimate parties.
When he let's himself GO he is veri-
table charmer. Every listener feels the
presence Of mighty intelligence. per-
you wonder how he came to be cabi-
net member. He is as easygoing as
a familiar cafe crOny. negligent, almost
Bohemian. Differing from President Fall
Heres. his banquet style is neither ungra-
cious nor heavy; but the nearer feels q
gossamer veil between himself and the
strange. worn young man. veil OF light
est cynicism. as if apologizing for his
prudent attitude in view Of the terrible
needs of humanity.
Roosevelt will be equally enthused by
a real genius like BRAND, II he let's him
self loose from the old-age pensions which
they have just voted to a Utopia any
thing but bourgeois or aristocratic- I'm
der his charm, the most unlikely people
have agreed with BRAND; and our Amer
lean will have to be diplomatic not to
find himself become a socialist over
night-while certain Paris papers are
studying through his published works
to prove him war lord. big-sticker, q
strenuous-lifer. advocate of large fam
ilies and the competitive system a
routrance It will be like Michael and Sa-
tan fighting over the body OF Moses: and
1t is compliment to us.
The new American ambassador knows
Paris from a child. when he saw the
column Vendome lying fiat in the place
and lodged communist bullets on board
ing school holidays. He is the first hui
man ambassador to Paris for some time,
disdaining the diplomatic mask-or is 1t
only the acme of the diplomatic to the
simple, friendly and intelligent? He has
taken over the Ridgeway mansion, leased
and rather extensively adapted by his
predecessor; and it is here that MI.
Roosevelt will descend" as the French
say.
It is an fashioned private man
sion, though large; and its single carriage
entrance scarcely fits 1t for embassy re-
ceptions. The public rooms of the ground
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seeing are but a small part OF It's silent
magnifcence.
Fontainbleau is simply Uttered with
ancient royal furniture. tapestries ana
bric-a-brac, up to its most forgotten gar
rets. A hundred rooms are practically
unknown to any but the Ignorant
caretakers. Curators change They are
interested in special epochs. No man
knows the treasures Of Fontainebleau--
and they are going to let Mr.. Roosevelt
rummage through them.
After all, is IT not the prettiest compn-
ment Imaginable? I'VE have nothing to
refuse you,'' say the French to ME-.
Roosevelt. Here Is the door which w
keep closed on ancient glories. very dear
to US. although we dare not look back On
them. Open and enter"
STERLING HEIAG.
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49,
whether Mr.. ttOose-
welt will be cap
tured by his arts
tocratic connections
in Paris.
He has said that
he desires to visit
Fontainebleau and
Versailles. Roman
tically curious, like
most good Ameri-
cans of the old
A-1I
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DUSIER Than Visiting
- Kings -Savants, States
men and Fashionables Claim
Him - Private Sightseeing
Of Great Citizen-To Un-
lock Closed Doors at Fon-
tainbleau and Versailles.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
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PARIS. April I. 1910.
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SUGGESTIONS FOR
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
EXPRESS COMPANIES PREPARE
SUGGESTIONS WHICH IF FOL-
LOWED WILL FACILITATE HAND
LING OF CHRISTMAS PACKAGES

In order to facilitate the handling of
Christmas business the express COM
panies have prepared the following sug-
gestions:
II. Ship your package eaey-by De-
cember 10 II possible. The express CON-
pany will give you a small label to paste
on the package reading do not open
until Christmas This will give oppor-
tunity for the package to reach its des-
tination before Christmas and give the
additional pleasure to the recipient OF the
gift of having 1t on Christmas morning.
so. Use wooden boxes for packing. es-
pecially for glass and other fragile ar
ticles, which should be well protected.
1t may cost a few cents more, but the
danger of damage will be very much re-
duced, and you should do your part to
make the transportation of your gift safe.
20. Write the address in full-state
county, city. street and number-on the
box or package, with ink or crayon. Tags
are frequently torn off and lost.
"a If you want to prepay the charges
write the word Paid In large. plain leb
tiers on the package,
IS. Insist upon a receipt and see that
the amount paid and the value is marked
on the receipt and on the package
IS. Write your own address in full
somewhere on the package, following the
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which.
birmingham within the months none is of
Baptist church next Sunday.
paronizg the best
envable position the the In
probably
eessive its tendencies than other southern city
Birmingham Sunday School association hard work
making an effort to make the meeting success 1t the first meeting that
has eyer been held Birmingham and for that reason great deal pride
Birmingham Sunday School association the most
morning
church. Miss Kennedy made most talk about the work which ap
peed directly to every man. woman and child in the conversation
She urged the cooperation of all church Sunday school
it creditabe
Mr. nabury mostsu
the interest schools in general said few days
infancy
much aGss short amy thy 1 u % n f ms of
the association" suggested
Its object as stated by the constitution replied Mr. Nlarbury %
Birmingham united this association
Christ
study of the Holy Bible and that end to effect the growth and better
Birmingham in Sunday
THE motto Of our association continued Mr. MarDuy is Brmnsham
the work and have already organized large field force al
complete expect to be later number of the
workers the city enrolled bqt we hope to have many more
Sunday schools in Greater birmingham are enrolled the
h - as vet Think what their membership and influence
association accomplished yet7v
and varied needs the the
achievement the establishment
First
Sunday school
a speakers siderato TO
problems
voice
direction
bessea
a
in
circulating
the undertaking and the widespread
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THE HIGHLAND CLAN
WITH MISS PERKINS


One of the most pleasant OF the winter
meetings. of the Clan took place yestef-
day afternoon with Miss Jessie May
Perkins as the hostess. She entertained
at Terrace Court, her home for the sea-
SON. Bridge furnished the leading amuse-
ment of the afternoon. The tables, six III
number. were placed in the den, a charm
ing place and one whose beauty the
hostess had emphasized with groups OF
Mains and other greenery. The score
cards were fascinating little Dutch girls,
and for the first prize the hostess again
disrlaved her artistic taste IN the choice
of n Christy book Two pretty handker-
chiefs were given as the consolation
trophy
at the close of the games tempting
salad and ice course was served at tho
card tables. AS hostess Miss Perkins
gave evidence of talent as unquestioned
as her musical gift, and again proved
hc- versatility, for not only Is she O.
wonderful little violinist, she is one OF
the. most attractive members of the COL
lege set as we'll. Those who took part
in the games yesterday were Miss Dor
othy Johnson, Miss Cary johnson and
their guest Miss Alice May Freeman OF
Atlanta, and Miss Leila Wood. Miss Mary
Bradshaw, Miss May Fox, Miss Gamaliel
Dixon, Miss Elizabeth Going, Miss Elise
Farrior, Miss Leila Smith, Miss Mary
Harrison, Miss Anne McVay, Miss Fred
rika Ferguson. Miss Florence Coffin, Miss
Mary Lou Cobb, Miss Lucy Lyman
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DIR. CHARLES FAREWELL
TODAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL

Admirers of Robert Browning's works
have a treat in store for them today in
the lecture to be delivered at the High
school this morning by DR.. Charles Barn
well. dean of the faculty of the Universe
ty of Alabama. His subject is IAN APP
probation of Robert Browning" The
hour of the lecture is o'clock, and to
the public, especially the members of lit
erary clubs a cordial invitation is ex-
tended.
This is the first OF series of lectures
on the poetry and philosophy OF Brown
ing. The next lecture in the course will
be on December II, when Mr.. William
Norman Guthrie of Sewanee will be the
speaker.
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NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD
Mrs. Gray Hostess at First of
a Series of Luncheons
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Mrs. owen GilIespy's spend-the-Day
Party for Miss Anderson-High-
land Clan Meeting-Other
Topics of Interest
NOTES HERE AND THERE
BY MYRTLE MILES

Mrs. Henry Bramlette Gray's hospital
tiles are always charming. Her luncheon
yesterday was particularly so. Included
in the list of guests were Mrs. Culpepper
Exum, Mrs. Bradley Saunders Mrs Ross
c. Smiths Mrs. Shipman, Mrs. e. M.
Tutwiler Mrs. A. L. Fulenwider, Mrs.
]. Rivers Carter Mrs Harry Jones, Mrs.
W, B. Leedy. Mrs. Viola Redin and Mrs.
c. H. Nabb.
4he table was exquisite Covered with
Venetian filet lace and embroidery, a soft
yellow satin showed through the filmy
mesh and in the center was a tall vase
filled with great yellow chrysanthemums
while banked about 1t in a wide fiat re-
ceptacle were clusters of pink grapes.
The place cards were hand-painted in
yellow chrysanthemiims and adding to
the decoration which they gave the table
were the souvenir baskets placed at each
cover, These were little gold ornaments,
decorated with sprays of flowers on the
handle and filled with bon-bons. Small
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KAPPA SIGMA DANCE
AT TUSCALOOSA

The university post-Thanksgiving sea-
son was opened by the Kappa Sigma
fraternity yesterday evening in Tusca-
loosa with german in compliment to
one of their number, Mr. 0. G. Gresham,
captain of this years varsity squad. In
cluced among those who went down for
the occasion from Birmingham are. Mrs.
Sidney j. Bowie, Mrs. William III. Wor-
thington, Miss Clara Lee Woodson, her
visitor, Miss Martin; Miss Florence Cof-
fin. Miss Lucy Lyman Powell, Miss Eliza
beth Bowie, Miss Serena kirkpatrick,
Miss Jennie Brownlow, who is visiting
Mrs. Worthington Miss Dorothy John
son. Miss Mary Lou Cobbs, Miss Mary
Tardy. Miss May Belle Cosby, Miss Fan
Powell, Miss Elizabeth Bowie, Miss Emily
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silver vases filled with chrysanthemums
stood at intervals on the table and silver
candlesticks with fluffy yellow shades
gave out q soft glow
The piece de resistance, however was
the overhead decorations. The chandelier
was sheathed with soft filmy yellow and
bore the resemblance of huge yellow
flower out of which the lights peeped
like gigantic dew drops.
In keeping with the color scheme Mrs.
Gray was gowned for her luncheon in
q French costume of yellow satin messa-
line embroidered on corsage and skirt in
chrysanthemum motive. Her luncheon
was the beginning of a series of affairs
TO be given at her home, and, like her en-
tertainments have always been, was per-
feet in it's artistic finish and in the
congeniality of the party assembled.
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A BOX PARTY FOR
MIR. AND MRS. SIMS

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hiden were among
the hosts of the week entertaining at a
box party at the Jefferson in compliment
10 Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Upson Sims. In
the coterie of guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
sims, Mr. and Mrs. George p. Bondur-
ant. Mr., and Mrs Harrington Hefiin, MI
and Mrs. Henry Howe, Miss Katherine
B,arle and Mr.. James j. Smith
A pleasant climax of an evening of en-
ioyment was buffet supper at the Hi
den residence, which followed the pre-
sentation of Mrs. Fiske's Becky Sharp"
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AMa SANTA CLAUSE.

4 pretty Christmas card which was re-
Gently sent out by an eastern publisher is
a holiday poem, "Mr. Santa Claus" 1t
tells the fascinating story OF a little girl
kindness to good st. Nick and its reward
in 'beautiful, cleaning Christmas tree
and hung in it's branches by golden
strings dolls and dresses and countless
things" There is the appropriate set
ting of powdered snow, tinkling bells and
fleet reindeer without which no Santa
Claus story is complete. and throughout
is the glorious spell of the Christmas
spirit The little booklet is especially in
teresting, because of the author, the late
Mr.. Robert Kerr Marsh, a young Bir-
mingham man.
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of Miss Elvira Westmoreland of At
lanta, has included In her receiving party
Mrs. Robert Thach, Mrs. I. Z. Thomp-
son, Mrs Corners, Mrs. w. M. Mur-
doch, Mrs. Ola Otto, Mrs. John Hine'
Mrs. X. w. Constantine, Mrs. William
McGrath. Miss Bessie Mae Thompson,
Miss Agnes Terrell, Miss Margaret Ter
rell and Miss Ruth Norton.
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MRS. OWEN GILLESPY
HOSTESS AT LUNCHEON

Mrs. Thomas Owen Gillespy's pretty
hospitality yesterday for Miss Anderson
of Clarksville, the house guest of Mrs
Wilbur Kelly, was rather in the nature
of spend-the-day party than a formal
luncheon. She gathered about her a lit
tie congenial group and several hours
were spent in the pleasure of intimate
small talk, with bridge as an interest
Ing feature.
The luncheon took place at 1 o'clock.
Christmas decorations made the table
especially attractive. In the center was
miniature tree, which. with its gilt
and tinsel seemed awaiting the magic
of Saint Nicholas own presence. At each
cover was place card whose motive was
a. Christmas scene suggesting pioneer
days. Instead of the names of the guests
their addresses were written on the
cards.
Mrs. Gillespy was a dainty and charm
ing young hostess. In keeping with the
informality of the occasion she wore a
smart gray cloth gown of simplest lines,
Those who accepted her hospitality were
Mrs. Wilbur 2. Kelley. Miss Anderson.
Miss Sadie Gillespy Mrs. FELTON, Wimber
ly, Miss Maibelle Roden, Mrs. Lee Koe-
rig. Mrs. Thomas Bowron and Miss Clara
Shelby. 1 ssys
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MRS, MOUNTFORT
GIVES STUDIO TEA

One of the artistic AFFAIRS of the week
was the tea given by Mrs Mountfort at
ner pretty studio in the Hood Building.
The apartment was most attractive with
its encircling shelves of china and oils
and water colors. anS it's pen and pencil
porraits Tea was poured by Mrs. Jesse
Wright and Mrs. Mountfort was assisted
in the pleasant offices Of hostess by Mrs.
l.. Poynter.
Mrs. Mountfort has recently opened her
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Your address.)
(ConsIgnee's address.
I MAKE BONDS.
GEO. G. OLIVER, Phones 1874.

WANTED-Hi class stock
statesmen by the Peoples Nat
ural Gas Co. 429-33 Brown
Marx Bldg.
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Hats
Trimmed
Free
r,a rvans. Miss Hattie Montgomery and

ME Evans, Miss Hattie Montgomery anu
Mics Edith Thompson.
Miss Woodson, Miss Kirkpatrick anu
Miss Martin are the guests of Miss Mary
Lou Aston, who was Miss Marie finck-
a.a's visitor this week. In addition to
ths birmingham visitors a number of
,ourc ladies' from Montgomery, Mobile
and other places in the state were pres
emf Among them were Miss Margaret
coleman of Montgomery, who will ac-
company Miss Coffin back to Birming-
ham to be her guest for two weeks. Sew
eral of the Kappa Sigmas Of this city
also went down for the affair.
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guest her sister, Mrs. Walter Gulley of
Tuscaloosa. Mrs. Gulley was formerly
Miss Kate Smith of this city.
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Morriss. Miss Rose Owen McDavid, Miss
Edith Thompson. Miss Lois Thompson,
Miss Clara Shelby, Miss Helen Eusts,
Miss Pearl Guscott and Miss Mary Kin
ney.
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studio and her work is well worth in
spection.
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The Bible Training School And
What It Means To Birmingham

Mr. D. Marbury President of the Association Talks About
the Great Meeting Next Sunday-Noted Speakers and
Sunday School Workers From Various Parts of the
Country-Mammoth Chorus Under Direction of
Mr.. E o. Excel One of the Most At
tractve Features .*2