The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-16
PRINCE COM|NG IN
QUEST OF HE|REss
He II Great.Grandson Of Marie
Antoinette--Is Now an Agent
For Motor Car.

I PARIS. March ia brilliant and
eccentric fete has Just been given In
honor OF Prince Charles Louis de
Bourbon for the purpose OF celebrat-
ing his forthcoming trip TO America.
whittier he goes in search OF an heir
est, says cable 10 the New York
American.
Prince Charles claims TO be the
great'grandson OF Marie Antoinette
and Louise the Sixteenth. IL this be
so, then his eldest brother. Prince
Jean, Is heir to the throne OF France,
and not the Duke d'Orleans, who be-
longs 10 the younger branch Of the
Bourbons Prince Charles does not
conceal the object OF his visit TO
America, and as he is quite handsome
his chances OF winning a great hehes;
are very good.
| His younger brother, Prince Louis
Edward. wanted 10 accompany him In
quest Of a wife, but his guardian.
Count De Grandecourt, declined TO
put up the money for the trip. II may
be added that Prince Charles Louis,
although claiming to be the great
grandson Of a King OF France. is a
salesman for an automobile firm.
n. A. Alexander Has New Hopes.
Henry Adison Alexander, of New
York, has turned TO good account the
engagement OF his daughter Miss
Eleanor Alexander, TO Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr.
Mr.. Alexander. whose career was
interrupted by the elopement OF his
second wife. Jesse Torrance. OF Chi
cago, with the lawyer. Blackiston. has
been able to establish himself in a
law partnership In London with the
American lawyer, G. Fauve Gourand,
brother-in-law OF Mrs. Jack Gourand.
who was Miss Amy Croker. OF San
Francisco. The Offices are located in
Whitehall House. Charing Cross. Mr..
Alexander is not only member OF
the New York Bar; he Is also ID.
C. [. of Paris The brilliant thesis
for which he won his degree at the
Sorbonne is still remembered by the
learned men OF Paris.
This Is the third time Henry Alex
ander has begun legal career. he
first started in the Offices of his rather
Alexander & Green, Of New York.
Later he was counsel to the American
Embassy in Paris, and now he has
selected a London field Rumor says
he will now make a new enort 10 WIN
back the affection OF his exwifes for
she is settled in London. and already
there is talk Of her divorce from
Blackiston.
Elsa Maxwell Writes An opera.
NJ. Valverdi, composer of La Mats
on du Danse" and other successful
operettas given in Paris, has chosen
Miss Elsa Maxwell. OF New York, now
residing In the Rue Bolssonade. TO col
laborate with him on new opera
adapted from the Spanish. 1t Will
soon be heard In this city and Madrid
and later in the principal cities OF the
United States. Valverdi is very en-
thuslastic over the lyrics of Miss Max
well as we'll as her dramatic talent and
work on the libretto.
Miss Maxwell is quite a musical
phenomenon: having absolutely no
technical knowledge OF music what
ever. she is able to improvise har-
monies on whatever instrument may
be at hand She naturally selects the
piano as the best mode for the con
veyance of her themes About year
AGO Miss Maxwell left Iowa for New
York with a letter OF introduction 10
several publishers. She selected at
hazard Leo Feist, called to see him
and asked him 10 hear some or her
compositions.
Feist Immediately entered into "a
contract for the exclusive rights or all
her publications and sent her 10
Eurone on condition that she should
never learn note OF music or how TO
write She is obliged to play into
MONOGRAPH and have the music copied
from records.
Nine. La Comtesse de Naussonville'
president of the Red Cross society OF
France. has just given an admirable
proof OF her nobility of soul as we'll
as OF nobility OF name.
The Comtesse. in whose veins flows
the most illustrious blood or French
aristocracy, during the recent flood
showed a devotion for the sufferers
without parallel The minister Of the
interior decided to yield 10 the coun-
tess requests and confer on this truly
noble woman the highest honor or the
French government-the ribbon or
the Legion OF Honor. AS soon as this
intention was made known TO the
Comtesse. she fastened to secure an
interview with the minister. she
thanked him, but absolutely declined
to accept the honor. owing TO the fact
that. In her mind she had shown no
greater sympathy and help for the
sufferers and homeless and poor than
every single member Of the admirable
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