The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-05
SOCIETY IN NEW YORK

will give the financial assistance neces-
sary to convert the Wilson Memorial
academy, near Nyack, N Y, into col
lege. Miss Gould has taken an active in
terest in this school for several years,
which is conducted under the control
of the Christian and Missionary Alliance.
She has sent several boys there, contrib
uting to their support.
Lady Cook Is again in America but not
to lecture on suffrage this time. She came
to spend some time with relatives. Chiefly
to ask her what she intended to do for
the American suffragists l sought her at
the Plaza hotel.
She was averse to talking upon this sub
ject, although, in speaking of the new
court regime abroad and its attitude to-
wards Americans, she said:
Queen Mary will have her own way or
know the reason why. She will brook no
interference In her social affairs and she
will act Independently as the social arbi-
ter of the English court. Her feelings
are very kindly toward some Americans
| although not kindly at all towards some
of the rich American men and women
who have used their money in ques-
| tionable way to gain favor with members
of the nobility"
| might term this as an announcement
extraordinary. Duke Ferdinand de Mont
pensier of the French nobility, who re-
Gently arrived in this country, is not seek
ing the daughter of an American million
aire for wife. The duke who is a
brother of the Queen of Portugal. cousin
of the King of SPAIN grandson of Louis
Philippe once King of the French and
brother of the Due d Orleans, is making a
trip around the world. He is accompanied
by friend Comte G. de Pontiac. his sec
rotary. Hubert Thonier, a valet and a
cinematograph man. For the duke is
going a-hunting and films are to immor-
taize the exploits of the royal Nimrod.
The dukes brother claims the title of
King of France and the duke is his heir
apparent.
II am making a tour of the world. .
he said. II shall stay here a short time.
then go to Mexico for the hunting. Then
a return to New York: then to Canada
for more hunting, and again a return
here. Then across the country west to
Wyoming, where shall hunt your noun
tain goats and bears; then on to San
Francisco and from there to Japan. In
my automobile, which l run myself. I
shall travel down through Cochin China
into India, and SO back across Europe
| and home"
New York and Newport society is still
sossipping over the rumors which have
| followed Aurel Batonyi to this country
| from Europe.
| Rumor No. laurel Batonyi divorced
husband of Mrs. Burke Roche, was Sc
cretly married to Countess Palmai Ilka
Kinsky In Paris during Easter week.
| Report No. 2-Batonyi's father recently
died In Hungary, leaving an estate of
50, 100000, which is to become his after the
death of his mother, II he gives up the
| countess and relinquishes claims to Amer
| lean wives
| Either report No. l or report No.
would have been sufficient to have cast
new halo about the Hungarian whip at
Newport. where he now Is. In view of
| the angry statements he made to ship
news reporters on his arrival, because the
higher courts had supported his former
wife in the divorce which she secured, he
refuses to talk in Newport about his mar
riage to the Countess Kinsky.
| Among the fashionables who have prom
| Used to open their Newport villas this
month and assist in making the fashion
colony its old gay self are Col. John
Jacob Astor, Lispenard Stewart, Mr. and
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish, Mr. and Mrs. Har-
ry Lehr. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whit
ney, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Livingston Beck
man, and Mrs. A. Gordon Norris.
| After opening their cottage at Tuxedo
Mr.. and Mrs Charles B. Alexander re-
turned to town to await the marriage o.
| their niece. Miss Eleanor Butler Alexan
der, to Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., before
settling down for the summer. The Alex
anders loaned their house at No. Yves
Fifty eighth street for the reception which
] will follow the ceremony