The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-20
FAMILY D|NN.ER
NAY BREAK / RECORD.
$50 Noble Relatives Will Break
Bread With American,
Duchess Tor1onia.
T AXES PLACE I'm, ROME
Untitled Fatl,cr-in-Law Will
Preside at One Of Fifteen
Tables.
ny VANCE THOMPSON.

DY VANCE THOMPSON.
Especial Cable to The Times. Dispatch.]
Paris. March 1o.-TJe classic dress
makers OF Paris are working day and
night. making dinner gowns for tho
biggest family dinner that Europe has
known since the Emperor Francis
Joseph reunited the many members Of
the House OF Iapaburg quarter of
a century ago.
This dinner, which has brought such
good fortune to the Rue de Ia Paix. is
to be given by an American duchess
residing In Rome. She isgthe Duchess
Torlonia, who was formerly MISS
Elsie Moore, the daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles a. Moore. OF Nov York.
Three hundred and fifty members of
the historic Torlonia family will sit
down at this feast. which is to take
place on Easter Monday, March %.
The idea IS the duchess's own. Tho
Torlonia family Is so large and SO
widely scattered that she has tad no
opportunity OF meeting them all since
her marriage. and as she does not be-
lieve in having unknown relatives she
Will take the first opportunity after
Lent to unite them all at family
dinner. The father and mother OF the
duchess. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles q.
Moore. have gone to Rome in order 70
be present. and the untitled father-lh-
law will preside a. one Of the fifteen
tables. and thirty dukes and duchesses
will have the pleasure of taking Wine
with him.
The only exceptions to the rule tina {
only members Of the family shall be
present Will be those OF two ambas-
sadors, whose presence was asked FOR
by the head Of the family. and two
girl friends OF the young duchess
whom she wished to make known to
her Roman family. The latter are the
widow Countess de Gontaut- Biron, for
merly Miss Martha Leishman. daughter
OF the American Ambassador to Rome.
and Princess Helen. daughter OF King
Peter Of servia. The countess goes
ali the way from Biarritz to Rome
tor the dinner, and the servian prin-
cess. who is a niece OF queen Elena of
Italy. is the closest friend OF the
young Am erican duchess.
Dukes and Princes Galore.
AS old luke Leopold Torlonia left
six sons. and as his family Is con-
nected with the Ruspolis and Colonnas.
and as there is princely as we'll as a
dncal line OF Torlonia. It was not DIFF
ficuIt to make up list OF $50 rela-
tiyes 1t Is believed that Charles A.
Moore has annexed the largest family
In Europe. beating all records as an
American father-in-law.
The winter garden OF the Excelsior
Hotel VIII be turned into a banquet
hall for the OCCASION. ball which
Will follow the dinner. will be opened
with a minuet danced by the Duchess
Elsie Torlonia. Princess Helen of Servia.
the Princess Gontaut- Blron and Donna
Maria Doria Paphile. The amusemen.s
OF the evening Will be varied with
al Iva ara Sapcarc frnn,# 4 ho mara
and music halls.
Among the guests from Paris who
are preparing to go to Rome for the
great family event are the Prince and
Princess Marie Rnspol. Countess
Colonna Ceccaldi and the Princess
Colonna Di stigliano. who was for
merly Miss Bryant.
Honors for the Singer Name.
Princess Edmond do Polignac has
startled aristocratic society and
shocked her titled relatives BY an
tenement, which Is soon to be erected
Shall be known as the "IIotel Singer
Polisnac."
Her decision to link the democratic
name OF Singer with the historic title
of Polignac does not please her French
family, but the chief annoyance OF hel
determination to honor the inventor
| OF sewing machines Is that they objec
Ito the connection OF trade with the
name OF illustrious Crusaders. But tn.
princess only laughs and goes on Will
her work. She has purchased a larg'
quantity OF land In the laboring quar-
ter OF Paris. where work has bee,
begun on the erection Of eigllty-twt
4 small tenements. all on the grouns
floor. They WILL be grouped arount
q court where there will be hati
rooms, swimming pool, wash houses
a lecture hall and a nursery, wher,
children can, be left With safety Will.
\ their parents are at work. Eacl
house Is hea ted with hot air. and vii
be rented at from $50 to $50 yearly
She will also provide large play
4 ground, as we'll as private gardens 70
each Of the tenants. Speaking OF he
enterprise, she said: THE building
certainly shall be named after m.
father ana husband together, no mat
A ter what others may say"
All the Singer family is taking al
interest in this plan OF benefiting tn
Paris working people. These includ
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Singer, Franklin
Singer, Mortimer Singer, the Princes
Ghika and the Duchess de Classes.