The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-17
SPENDS BIG SUMS
I T0AMUSE ROYALTY
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paris Finds Entertainment OF
Kings and Queens Is
Costly Luxury.
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TAXPAYERS eRoAN, BUT PAY
Tod Sloan Would Solve Racing
Troubles in Amer
$Eifis. lea.
TAXPAYERS GRoAN, BUT PAY
Tod Sloan Would Solve Racing
NY MARQUIS DE CAsTEI.LANIs.
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Paris. July l6.--Paris has long beer
a favorite resort for Kings, whether
in exile or merely as visitors They
are. however. rather costly guests.
and. of course, our taxpayers have to
foot the bills.
The recent visit OF the King and
Queen OF Bulgaria cost us more than
100000. However. King Ferdinand Ia
really a rcigning King, and perhaps
worth the expense. Furthermore, he
is half Frenchman, for his mother
the old Princess Clementme, was a
French princess.
The expected visit of the King and
Queen of the Belgtans will also cost
us round sum. The Kaiser will en-
terrain the new Belgian monarchs as
they are on their way to Paris, for
King Albert and his Queen will visit
Berlin. Great festivities will attend
the royal visit. We cannot allow our
selves to be outdonc by Germany, so
our taxpayers may groan. but they
will have to pay.
Kings are expensive Injuries, say
what you will. When the late King
Edward died our government had to
send our Minister of Foreign Affairs
to represent us at a cost of $4,000 Wo
have Just entertained a Chinese prince
and deputation from Morocco at
another cost of $4,000 4s*
Even Roosevelt Wns. Costly.
Colonel Roosevelt cost us as much
again, but as he gave us such good
advice about babies we must not COM
plain. Even the eX-Queen of NADIA.
gascar Is drain on the taxpayers.
On her last visit to Paris the govern
ment presented her with costly gown
made by fashionable dressmaker in
the Rue de la Paix.
We have in France the Academy
Goncourt, as well as "The Academy"
the former was founded by the Con
court brothers, famous literary men
of their day. 1t is for prose writer's.
One is not permitted to belong to
both the Goncourt Academy and the
French Academy. There is a vacancy
in the former, and two ladies are can
didates.
One of them Is Madame Marcelle
Tinayre, who made tremendous
furore in Paris by refusing the decor
alton of the Legion of Honor. The
other candidate for the Goncourt
Academy is judith Gautier, woman
of great literary ability Judith Gau-
tier was the first wife of Catulles
Mendcs and daughter of the famous
Theophile Gautier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont have
been really very much in evidence
during the fashionable season just
closed. They were seen at all the
dances. dinners. receptions and "at
homes of note.
In return. the Belmonts did great
deal of entertaining. One OF their
most notable dinner parties was given
In honor OF Prince and Princess Louis
d'Orleans. Prince Louis is a great
grandson of Dom Pedro. Emperor of
Brazil. Their entertainments were
characterized by great elegance.
Tod Sloan solves 1t All.
have just met Tod Sloan, in com.
pany with the man who first brought
him into public notice. Charles Frank
Hanlon. of San Francisco. We In
Paris have often looked on With Won
der and admiration at Sloan's riding,
and we, had to admit he could get
more sfeed oft OF horse than any
other oCkey of his time.
Speaking of the racing trouble in
America, Sloan says that the adoption
of tho French system of betting would
solve the problem We do not allow
book betting. Bookmakers would
starve in France. Our system Is
known as the Paris Mutuel, and Is
controlled by the state. The man
wishing to bet buys a ticket, or as
many tickets as he pleases. at price
varying from 81 to $40. The ticket is
numbered. and is either for the win
ner or for place.
The system works with the mathc.