The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-25
COMPOSER AND WIFE. ARE NOT RECONC|LED. Queen Encouraging Needle Work Among Girls PRINCESS MUST SEW Famous Cloak Worn by Rienzi Placed on Exhibition-Old Marquis Is
 Swindled by Matrimonial
 Agency
By CLEMENT J. BARRETT

Rome, August 24.-(SpeciaI) )-rhere Is absolutely no truth h the report that Pietro Mascagni, the composer. and his wife have become reconclled. The pres ent whereabouts of Mascagni are un- known to either Mme. Mascagni or the composers friends in Rome He IS be- lived however, to b. in Switzerland. ac- companied by the woman with whom he c;opeu
 At the time af the sensational b rak be- t"eCn husband and V i- Mascasni was about u pitt t Q fnishrs tanehrs 10 an or, ra which promis-d to lie even more brilliant than Rustic Chivalry.e In fit of rage ne tore ur the manuscript, and the precious scrap; of paper were swept out of the villa and subsequently lost. Mime. Mascagni has not yet recovered from the shock caused by the bitter ex- perience which has darkened her life.
 
 Dowager Queen Margherita has given 5000 towards an endowment for the en- couragement of fine needle work among the young girls of Rome. The Queen is an expert with the needle and exceedingly fond of displaying her talent. She has personally taught the Princess Yolande this and several other useful accom- plshments.
 The young princess is anxious to be a great pianist, and Is far more interested in her music than in house work To in- duce the young lady to learn cooking, sewing and embroidering. Queen Mar gherita has promised her beautiful new piano when she attalns stated number of good marks. The daughter of King Iofn I.,.af,, al fs- win the piano, but she hates embroider- ing When the crown prince realized her predicament he suddenly offered himself to the queen grandmother as a pupil in the gentle art of the boudoir. The queen was amused, but accepted the new con. vert as helpful example to Princess YoIande The prince rapidly acquired adeptness with his silks and cambric. and, unknown to Queen Margherita. did his sisters share of the embroidering as well as his own The queen was greatly pleased until she discovered the trick by accident. Now Princess Yolande Is wondering whether she is going to lose a good slice of her precious marks" and the prospect of the much-desired piano.
 The cloak which was won by Rienzi who was put to death for trying to please the warning factions in Rome, centuries ago, has just been placed on exhibition in the window of curio shop. It Is not for sale, the owner being an eccentric Roman who has managed to collect many precious relics of the past and who de- lights in showing his possessions for a brief while and then withdrawing them from the public gaze.
 serious hoax has been played upon one of the proudest nobles of Tuscany. the Marquis Foscar who Is descended from the celebrated Venetian family of the Doges. The Marquis, who Is great
 lover of the root of all evil' and wealthy as Italian nobles go, saw in a Tuscan newspaper an advertisement inserted by a firm of London sharpers offering to ar range by mail marriages between wealthy Britishers and high born Italian damsels and swains. He wrote for particulars and ultimately got into correspondence with young officer in a British household regiment. An invitation to the officer to visit the Marquis in his Tuscan palace followed. Tn due course good looking young man, who exhibited signs of pros perity put in an appearance and wooed and won the only child of the Marquis. an exceedingly pretty girl Scarcely had the marriage taken place when the bride groom was arrested by English detectives. He was not the wealthy officer. but servant who had purloined his masters letters. trinkets, liberal share of his wardrobe and forged his name to a check for considerable amount The Marquis tried to hush the matter up for the sake of avoiding the unpleasant mo- noriety. but the authorities would not consent. The bride has been prostrated by the startling revelation of her hus- | l.-