The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-25
AMERICAN DUKE
4 is VERY GENEROUS
Former New York Resident Re
ceived Title From Pope
Leo XIII.
WOES OF FRENCH PRESIDENT
People clamor for Visits, and He
+ Prefers to Remain at
Home.
WOES OF FRENCH PRESIDENT
ny MARQUIS DE cAsrELLANE.

rspecial Gable to The Times Dispatca1
Paris. September 24---So far as I
know there is only one American duke.
and he is very generous. He is Joseph
I Tlorimund Due de Loubat, and he
! was born in New York seveaty-nine
years ago. The Due de Lonbat re-
ceived his title from Pope Leo KILL,
in view Of his generous gifts to the
Church of Rome, and especially to the
Catholic University at Washington
Now France is exceedingly pleased and
surprised to receive his large donation
for its own Academy of inscriptions
| and Bellies ettres, of which the duke
I, is u member.
The nature OF this donation Is that
of an annuity to benefit savants be-
longing to the academy whose work
may be interrupted by sickness or
lack of means. The academicians
have accepted this money with great
cordially from their foreign associate,
who graduated from the University Of
/ Paris sixty years ago.
IA The Due de Loubat and the vener-
able Henry Vignaud, for forty years
secretary to the American embassy.
may often be seen lunching together Of
a Friday They invariably observe
the church law of abstinence. although
both are now in their eightieth year.
Greatly Appreciated Gift.
Our appreciation of the Due de Lou
bats gift is only second to that
of our gratitude to Henry Rodman
Manamaker, of Philadelphia, who re-
Gently gave a school to a French COM
mune because his mother-in-law had
been born there. No more delicate COM
pliment could be paid our women.
The palace of the Marquise de Paiva
in the Champs Elysees is about to be
turned into a mayors office. The rest
less spirit of the celebrated courtesan
seems to haunt the house. OF late
years 1t has been the home of the
Travellers Club. which has many
American members, among whom
may mention j. Pierpont Morgan
Frank Gould Henry Cachard, Fred
erick Capehart and many other we'll
known men.
Previous to this former cook OF
the Car of Russia tried to make a
restaurant OF the place-trIed and
failed. I once saw this same imperial
rook called to the table of old Prince
Galitzlni (who fought in the Crlmear
War with General GallfeD and ad.
:nonished by a box on the ear because
an omelette was badly made.
Napoleon III buiit this great palace
with the money of the people. Its
Baudry and De1aunay and Carrier Bel
leuse sculptured Its marbles and
painted It's allegorical figures
Accused of Being Spy.
The famous silver bathroom OF the
still more famous ralva, with it's onyx
fittings. its ruby decorations and its
Oriental mirrors. are still In the pal
ace. For the Phryne OF the third
empire had to 1eave Paris suddenly
she was accused OF being a Russian
spy-and all her treasures were left
behind She fled to Russia. where
she was born. in the dead Of night In
a panic Of fear.
This woman was of the humblest
origin. Her husband was a tailor
She came TO Paris In search of work
was introduced to the literary artistic
set by the celebrated musician, Henry
Hery: was beloved by Napoleon III.
and became tho wife,:of the Marquis dt
Paiya, Spanish nobleman. AS wife
however, 1t mustfbe admitted Palva
was not success. and the best proof
can offer to this statement is tina,
one day her husband Invited a dis
lin gulshed company to dinner anI
added to the interest of the occasion
by blowing out his brains.
After little discreet retirement La
Paiva married a cousin OF Bismarck
the Count Henckel de Donnersmark
first. Governor of Alsace-Lorraine Sh,
died In Silesia in 1884. having be.
come very pious and devout.
The palace which Napoleon bull,
for her--it is said, on the very spo,
where she once tainted of hunger
Will make a magnificent mayors Of
Ace. But let the young brides WIN
go there to plight their troth beware
FOR the restless spirit OF the Paiva
still haunts the. place.
Woes OF n Travelling President.
Our people are clamoring for visits