The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-06

the venerable painter. It only amused him.
 He is now S5 years of age, lives mostly in the country, works continually and amuses himself much after the manner of his youth.
 He eats, drinks and makes merry, and is the center of an admiring group of friends and admirers. He told me that until a painter became very famous no one ever thought of initiating his work, so he considered himself highly fattered by the host of imitators and forgers who followed in his trail. So in buying Har- pignies, my friends, it is just as well to make sure. It is regrettabe but liar pignies is not the only great painter thus "complimented." Henner and his red haired consumptive girl can be bought by the cart-load.
 Already the royal match-makers are busy with the prospective marriage of the beautiful young daughter of the Czar of Russia. Though the Grand Duchess Ol- ga is only 15 her husband has already been selected for her. The happy youth is her cousin, the Grand Duke Mimitri, eldest son of the Grand Duke Paul. This young man has chance of being one day Czar of all the Russias. For after the
  and the throne only the little son of the Emperor. So that were anything to hap pen to the little Czarwitch, the Grand Duke Mimitri and the Grand Duchess Olga will come to the throne.
 The young fiance spends a good deal of his time with his future bride and her immediate family He is a bright, sym pathetic young fellow and tries Gin vain, alas) to cheer the dropping spirits of the Emperor and his suffering wife. The Czar continues to lead the same solitary life which long since earned for him the title of "The Kermit
 The American Red Cross society has every reason to be proud of their broth CTS in France. A large number of our nobility belongs to this society. The Mar quis de Vogue Is at the head of 1t. The Countess of Haussonville is president of the woman's branch. Since the terrible flood we experienced our nobles have proved themselves indeed noble in the truest sense of the word. At the very first note of warning they established in one day 20 havens of refuge for the home- less. Each of the shelters contained 300 beds. Throughout these emergency dom- tories our duchesses and princesses could be seen in short skirts and aprons mak- ing beds. carrying mattresses and waiting upon their stricken fellow creatures with devotion that passes all words. To have seen these delicately nurtured wo- men turn themselves into hospital nurses at moments notice was indeed admira- ble
 I think pretty we'll of my class when I see the Duchess de Luynes feeding hun gry men and women and the Marquise de G3 distributing warm clothing with -ssness that delighted the hearts or those so terribly in need. It was rare sight to see the white hands of the Duchess de Rohan and the Baroness de Charette engaged in cooking vegetables and making soups for the famished vic- tims of the floods. I share my pride with the great Red Cross society of our sister republic. whose members will no doubt be glad to hear what we are doing over here.
 Our real kings are in reality not less generous towards the victims of the re- cent floods than are the railroad kings. the pork kings and all the other, kinds of kings over in the United States. The American king is free to give what he pleases without the restrictions of pro- toco1 or of other nations. The Czar of Russia ssignified to his ambassador in Paris th s'e intended to send s10,000 for the relief of the sufferers. but he was immediately. reminded that as President Falliers had only donated 5000 the Czar's larger sum would not be in keeping with the protocol Hence Nicholas was only permitted to send similar sum.
 The King of England sent 5000, so the French President had to put up thou sand more. The King of Italy. in an outburst of true generosity sent s10.OO0 This was a staggering blow to Fallleres but he put up another thousand and con- soled himself in the thought that it was the exact sum the Pope contributed. But he frowns when he considers that he has given about 15O times as much as the wealthy ex-Pres' -nr Loubet.