The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-11

| an uncommon occurrence, is ALWAYS
mentioned as a notable event and
the notice from Die Pressburger is
worded in true court phraseology.
Translated in brief the notice says
| that the royal personages visited the
| Verein accompanied by Mrs. Hamilton
and the two ladies in waiting of the
archduchess and princess. The first
ten words are the title of the arch
duchess, the next eight are those Of
the princess, then are mentioned the
hour and the names Of the president
of the Verein and of its director, who
received the party; following this
mention is made of the approving
comments the visitors made on the
exhibit of the home industry work
ers, and Of the fact that the distin-
gufshed ladies made several purchases,
the Princess of Bavaria doing so In
/ order to take home proofs Of the
Austro- Hungarian handicraft. It is
recorded also that Mrs. Hamilton. the
artist, was perfectly delighted with
the exhibit, which she found particu-
larly characteristic as an expression
of the nations women, and that she
promised to call the attention Of her
American friends to this handicraft.
Mrs. Hamilton spent several weeks
at the palace of the archduke and
archduchess In Pressburg, and she
took about 200 photo portraits Those
sitting for her were the Archduke
Frederick, the archduchess, Archduke
Albrecht, the Archduchess Gabrielle,
Isabella and Alice and the Princess
Croy. During Mrs. Hamilton's stay
at the palace, the distinguished
guests included also the Princess of
Bavaria, the Prince and Princess of
Parma, and the Princess Hohenlohe,
all of whom posed for Mrs. Hamilton.
From Pressburg Mrs. Hamilton went
to Baden to photograph the family OF
the Prince de SaIm, and during stay
at the palace Of the Archduchess
Maria Theresa Mrs. Hamilton took
the picture of the Duke and Duchess
Miguel Of Braganze with the Infantas
Maria Elizabeth and Maria Antonio OF
Braganze. When asked on her return
to Vienna as to her impression of the
Austrian imperial family, Mrs. Ham
ilton said that the family life at court
Is charming and that or all the i'm
pertal personages the Archduchess
Isabelle is not only perhaps the most
beautiful and most gracious woman
Of the court, but that she takes a
very great interest In many things
outside her sphere. Mrs. Hamilton
has been invited to exhibit some of
her work at the international exhibit
ton in Hamburg, an invitation that is
extended only to skilled artists.
Last month Mrs. Hamilton was the
matron Of honor at the marriage of
Miss Edith Dana Jones Of San Fran
cisco, Call and DR.. Edgar Davidson
Congden Of Cornell university, which
was solemnized at the American EN-
bassy in Vienna by Rev. Arthur Hill.
In the absence OF Richard C. Kerens.
the ambassador, the honors were done
by his secretary, J. G. Grew. 1t was
the first wedding that took place at
the embassy. DIR. Congdon and his
bride travelled in Austria and in
Switzerland and are now on their way
to America, as DR.. Congden resumes
his classes at Cornell this month. He
is engaged In the work of biologicals
research. Mrs. Congden has been a
student at the Wiener Graphische An
stalt and has carried or many high
honors. She belongs to an old family
and is a descendent of the Duke of
Argyle.
During the summer Mrs. Hamilton
and small colony OF American ar
Sists occupied an old monastery In the
Wachau, which they had fftted into a
most attractive summer abode. Mrs.
Hamilton's studio In Vienna has be-
come q very popular place. where the
former Minneapolis woman extends
hospitality on certain afternoons and
evenings to her artist friends and to
the many American callers, whose
travels take them to Vienna.