The National tribune., 1911-02-16

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
A NY one who has witnessed per.
~ Torrance of the French actress
Sarah Bernhard during heI
present American engagement. must
have been struck with her marvellous
vitality. That any woman, even 8
young one, and the Divine Sarah &C
should be able to stand the strain OF
such parts as La Tosca, Camille
Madam Y, and all the others, night
after night, and not evince the least
diminution of vital force, is simply be-
yond comprehension. The great &C
tress, in spite of her clever makeup,
does show age, and she does not move
over the stage with the old-time grace
of her slender days but ii is impos-
Sible to see where her acting has
fallen off. Bernhardt attributes her
holding on" power very largely to
the simple out-of-doors life she leads
when not engaged in the work of her
profession. Some years ago she dis
covered an old fort on the Breton
coast, and this she has turned into a
Summer home, changing the rooms
of the old fortress as little as possible,
Each of the sentry rooms at the cor
ners has been fitted up as "a guest
IbOii, anu lfluSPu is IDp man
or woman invited to occupy it. In
this far-away corner of Western
France, surrounded by her friends and
family, she spends as much of her
time as possible, her amusements con-
sisting in playing with her grand
children, wading in the water for
shrimps. climbing rocks, sailing with
her beloved son Maurice in his yacht,
driving in her pony cart, playing ten
mis-. or entertaining her guests with
brilliant conversations, sometimes with
the bloody stories connected with the
old fortress. Truly, she is a wonder
full woman.
THE Confederate soldier who made
VOW after Appomattox that he
would-never again have scissors
or shears put to his hair, has just died
For As years 1t was allowed its own
sweet will, and consequently extended
far down his back. Laterly, he rolled
it up in curl-papers every night, APP
pearing each day in snowy ringlets.
of course he was one of the sights of
the place where he lived, and some
years ago officiated as a sort of side
show at fair. His name was John
Adams, and he died in the Confeder-
ate Home at Pikesville, aged so.
THE three beautiful Deacon girls,
Gladys, Dorothea and Edith,
known as the three American
graces," have each had to face bitter
disappointment. Their mother, it will
be remembered, was the handsome
American woman whose husband killed
the rich. Partisan for the Iatter's COM
promising attentions to his wife. Dea-
con was simply fined and imprisoned
for short time, and afterward di-
vorced the lady. Gladys Deacon, per-
rIn nnf hno rrtff rt1 30 +ta
girls, was unlucky enough to attract
the attention of the German Crown
Prince some years ago, who, it is said
was completely infatuated with her
Whether or not on that account, COM
bined with the scandal connected with
her mother, it. is a fact that she has
never been able to make a match
pleasing to her. which makes her very
unhappy Dorothea Deacon married
Prince RadZiwill. of Poland, and her
husbands family have never had any
thing to do with her. which isn't an
agreeable state of affairs for any mar
ried woman. And now Edith Deacon,
called the Gala Lily girl" who was
engaged to George Lee Peabody. al
wealthy and prominent Boston man, has
had her hopes crushed by his recent
death. They were to have been married
upon his recovery, but it was not to be.
She has been with him constantly dur
tiiIS last lllIleSS, which lnclu0eQl
three surgical operations.
A SALLOW-FACED youth of % en-
~ JOYS the distinction of being the
first person convicted under the
new White Slave law. His sentence will !
keep him out of mischief for not less
than 10 nor more than II years. A !
life time would be none too long to
keep such as he shut away from the
world.
THE blessing of those 500 or 700l
babies in Baltimore the other
day must have been a pretty
sight to all who love babies, and ey-
eryone should If they don't. baby
is baby, whether its little face is
puckered up in crying, or its little
toothless gums displayed in laughing,
and the right sort of man or woman
cannot resist one. The presence of
the babies was a pretty good refutation
OF the charge of race suicide in Bal
timore, anyway, and gave the priest
chance TO make a few remarks on
the subject. The Roman Catholic
Church. always loud in its denuncia-
ton OF divorce and race suicide. is
particularly so at present and no oc-
cssion is lost by them in impressing its
views on its own people and the pub
lie generally.
A NEW claimant for Mrs. Baker
~ Eddy's 100000, 600 has appear
ed. This is her nephew. George
w Baker, of Concord, N H., the son of
deceased brother. who has decided
TO take steps to determine what he
considers his rights in the matter Mr..
Baker maintains that Mrs. Eddy's son
and foster son, who are contesting the
will signed away all rights to any
more of the Christian Scientists for-i
tune when the money settlement was
made upon them a few years ago. and
that If the provisions of Mrs. Eddy's
VIII cannot be carried out, he is the
rightfui heir.
A IL those VINO knew anything about
~ the domestic life of the noted
authoress who has just passed
away, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward,
are surprised to learn that she has
left her entire fortune to her husband
while Mrs Wards books were not
perhaps, in the class of the best
sellers" they always found a ready
sale, and from her royalties, etc, she
enjoyed good income. Her estate is
valued at $4,000, all of which Mr.. /:
Ward will receive, and with the ex-
ception OF $4,000, viii dispose of as
he picases at his own death. There
are no public requests of any sort.
A IL the Marys in Great Britain are
~ to be given the opportunity to
contribute money for a corona