The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-26
'CARUS0 HELPS
WAITS OF PARIS
After Singing for Charity Do
mates Literally
DEAF AND DUMB ARTIST
American So Handicapped Wins Laud-
able Success In French Capital.
Fashionable Tea Fights Now
Fad With Men

Comtesse de Greffule recently invited the
golden-voiced Caruso to sing for the ben
eft of a poor school,. The hall selected
was the Trocadero, which seats 10000
people, 1t is needless to say that every
seat was filled and the lobbies packed
with people unable to buy seats.
u When the concert was over, the benev-
olent countess found her charity the
richer by $4,000. She sent her secretary
With letter of thanks to Caruso. When
be opened the envelope he found it con-
Banned 10000 francs. Without a moments
hesitation he took 5000 francs from his
own pocket, added 1t to the 10000 which
Y the countess had enclosed and sent the
whole back for the benefit of the chill
s dren for whom he had sung.
This was indeed magnificent gift,
but caruso says twas privilege as well
as a pleasure to help along so worthy
work. He makes light of his generosity;
indeed he refuses to talk about it. but
there are several thousand poor waits in
Paris who bless his name and will never
forget his kindness. Caruso was very
popular In Paris before this concert. He
has now become the lion of the hour.
When a man is both deaf and dumb
achieves greatness. he is worthy of all
honor and praise. Such a man is Hum
phrey Moore the American artist. He
has added much to the~pleasure and
brilliancy of the Paris season by the
charming receptions he has given in his
!. luxurious studio whre many of his finest
paintings can be seen. Among his most
! recent works are the portraits of the
: family of Vernon Reid, the Colorado
banker.
Mr.. Moore has painted many beautiful
ladies among our nobility, but l found
none more exquisite than. Mrs. Reds
portrait. Mr.. Moores portraits of chill
dren, his Japanese scenes and his studios
In Morocco, are among his most success
full works. Beauty. power. grace and de-
cision distinguish this artists work in
marked degree.
Mr.. Moore has lived SO long in Paris
we should like to claim him a Parisian
but alas, it seems New York will not re-
sign itself to the loss of able a man.
Our fashionable men folk have broken
new ground in the domain of entertain
ing this year. They have taken to tea
fights Every day from five to seven
young bachelors and drink tea. Ladies'
flock to these informal gatherings In
crowds.
As women have hitherto presided over
teas, to the exclusion to even the bold
est man, 1t does seem odd to see the
bachelor elbowing her out and taking
her place at the tea table.
But not to be outdone in originality our
. smart women have discarded gloves and
declare their intention of going about
! the world with bare hands. Glove makers
= are In despair ladies' hands are becoming
coarse and ugly. but no matter, they
won't wear gloves and there's end
to 1t.
trust they will not take it into their
pretty heads to go about barefoot, after
the example set by Isadore Duncan, the
dancer, and Prince Troubetzkoy, the art
ist, who both derides shoes and stockings
the former on the stage and the latter
In the streets.
Prince Nicholas of Montenegro, will
! celebrate his golden jubilee in August.
This prince quite agrees with Col Roose
welt on the Importance of rearing large
families. He has six daughters and three
sons. Two of the black-robed melancholy
Montenegran princesses married kings,
albeit one of these was only King Peter
of Servia, whom Mrs. Potter Palmer Is
said to have refused.
The other princess did better. She
the most popular queens in Europe. Two
more of Prince Nicholass daughters have
married into the imperial family of Rus
sIa, and another is married to a Batten-
burg prince. Thus. all these little girls,
reared in great poverty. have married
we'll
The youngest daughter is likely to
marry her cousin. Prince Alexander, heir
to the throne of Servia.
. Prince Nicholas rules over population
of 25o.ooO souls. His capital is Cettingo.
t,nountain town of 1900 inhabitants These
are mostly shepherds who pasture their
hocks in the neighboring hills. Normally.
Prince Nicholas is under the sway of
Turkey. 1t is quite likely that on the
occasion of his jubilee he will >.be pro-
claimed King.
I have heard 1t rumored that the Mar
quse de Ganay, formerly Miss Ridgeway
of Philadelphia. has been instrumental in
having the Grand Trianon at Versailles
restored to its original spelndor The
J Marquse is a president of a society
4 called 1.-The Friends of Versailles" and
has called the attention Of the govern
ment to the necessity of saving and re-
storing this gem of architecture. She Is
seconded in her efforts by M. de Nolhac.
governor of the former domain OF YER
sailles. =
The Grand Trianon was built by Louis
"
of the poet Scarron. The palace fell into
disuse and was somewhat dismantled by
Louis Philippe. the Citizen King" Now
republican government at the instiga-
tion of a daughter of the American re-
public is about to repair the vandalism OF
Mar Oleanist King
The Marquse de Ganay Is as much in
&erested In our National monuments as
though she we're born and raised
- French woman. France would be poor
indeed, were 1t not for the infusion of
kAmerican blood ard American dollars.
American ladies residing in Paris are
Tie very best patronesses of italian
nDera. The season at the Chatelet has
Zen most brilliantly represented by the
american colony OF Paris. I happened In
Iere the other night and my opera
asses lighted upon the Marquise de
Slleyrand Perigord. formerly Miss Bes-
Curtis of New York; the Countess
tanislas de Castelane. formerly Miss |
&rry; the Marquse de Ganay. formerly |
1Iss Ridgeway of Philadelphia: the Prin- |
t&ss Edmond de Polignac, formerly Miss |
Unger of the famous sewing machine