The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-09

! / chamberlain OF tile King OF Den
mark and widower OF Isabel Sim
OF the great American sewing machine
manufa cturer, has been placed in
mourning by the death OF his step
ia Their. Prince LubomirSki. who for the
past fifty years has been one Of the
most. conspicuous and amusing figures
of the French capital: Scion OF one of
billy, which was raised to princely
rank by the German Emperor In the
seventeenth century. he was during hi.
boyhood a page OF honor TO Gar Nicho-
las l., and published volume OF HE
great offcnse at ST. Petersburg.
Migrating to Paris during the palm.
lest days of Emperor Napoleon and
lite at the court of the Tuileries and a
member of that gay band OF .'viveurs''
headed by the Due de Gramont Cade-
rousse. On account OF his ayoirdupois
lie was nicknnmed "Bouie de Suit" (baiI
Of faO, and won much distinction by
the invention OF new figure. known
which was then the feature of the gar
der at Mabille, as IT WAS subsequently
OF the Moulin Rouge.
The prince in 1917. finding himself In
financial difficulties. married the enor-
mously wealthy widow OF NJ. Boyer.
who had amused nm immense fortune
by the manufacture OF his so-called
Eau dcs Carmes" and n story used to
be current TO the effect that the prince
on the morning of ills wedding day
was delayed in getting TO church by a
room before he had risen from his bed,
and selling then and there in behalf
OF his creditors the evening dress suit
which he was VA, ABOUT to don n, Tor tho p.
But at the last moment he was rescued
from his predicament by the con;
clerge." or janitor Of the house. who
paid the money necessary to release
his clothes. thus enabling him to reach
the church in time for the ceremony
though n trine late The prince never
wards championcd the cause of tho
universally denounced "pipelet."
The union did not prove very happy
one. The princess was the reverse Of
husband was concerned. and AZ her
death. about ten years ago, IT was
found that she had left him bnL lit
tle :ls
Eight years ago he contracted q sec
ond marriage, leading to the altar the
Dowager Duchess of Docazes, by birth
n Baroness Lowenthal, of Vienna and
who was the widow of that Duke of
Decazes and of Clucksberg who was
for a number of years Minister Of For,
sign Affairs at ,h Paris dmTing INC hrs'
Prince Lubomirski twho was one of
the intimate friends and boon COM
panions of the late Prince OF Orange:
nall -ufOluel " 3. sHS " S.,Ni'. N<Nsoi' -
Holland. and popularity known by the
sobrfuuet of "Citron"), was a very
clever writcr. published several books.
contributed numerous articles to the
press. and was brilliant and anus
ing man, whose one mistake in life was
a sort OF chronic inability 10 compre-
hcnd the distinction between n hum
drcd franc note and one of thou
sand francs. OF course. his dancing
days were over long ago. But his pas
souls ct eccentrinues" are called to
mfpd by, his death. E
with regard to the bifurcated or
harcm shirt, which Is now exciting 30
much discussion on both sidcs OF the
Atlantic. few arc aware OF tho fact
that 1t formed the subject of Papn1
cdict as far back as in the ninth cen
fury of the Christian era. Saint Nicho-
las. also known as Pope Nicholas the
Great who reigned from S5S to SGT
4. D., and during whose pontificate
that part OF Europe now known as
Bulgaria and sRuniania,. was converted
to Christianity by missionaries dis
patched by him for the purpose, re-
celved three years before his death n
lengthy communication from tho rulers
of the countries in question, sent to
linn MT tho instance OF the missionaries.
in order to obtain his Views ON four
different questions. Tho first was,
whether It was still lawful for tho
newly converted Christians to swear,
Ms heretofore. on their curved scimi-
tars. which were more or less OF n