The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-04


and fingers. looking very cheerful. and
with 50 much money IN his pocket that
for quite a time ne was enabled 70 dis
pense with appeals 20 his better half.
Presumably the Albanian chieftain had
likewise his share OF the ransom, no
doubt in the shape OF a percentage on
the deal The memory OF all this ling
erS In the mind Of Lord Teapot Cor
don's widow. and If / call attention
thereto, IL Is in order 10 explain her
publicly avowed preference for dogs
as compared to husbands.
Rarely has woman gone 70 he srate
more unmourned than Dons Ina. Wild
ow Of Francesca Crispi. for years the
alI-powerful Premier Of italy and often
described. by reason OF his masterfui
ways. as "the Roman Bismarck" She
was In every sense of the word the evil
genius of Crispi and personally accoun-
table for a number of the financial
scandals with which his name was
connected. which ultimately drove him
into retirement, and from which. as u
has since been shown. he could have
cleared himself II ne had been willing
10 place the blame where II belonged
In fact. his one mistake as a public
Official was that he gave too free rein
10 MS wire, anu lnri SA4cANNN 49,
the cost OF his own reputation.
AZ the time when he made her ac-
ouaintance she was woman whose
name figured on the books OF the police
For her sake he abandoned his devoted
and popular wife Dona Resale. even
tualIy perpetrating bisamy, In contract
ing civil marriage with Lima. on the
untenablc pretext that his union with
bona Resale had been Illegal For
this offense not only Crispi himself.
but also his colleague, Minister OF the
Interio, Baron Nicorcra. were obliged
to resign their portfolios and 10 suo-
mit 10 an eclipse. That Crisp should
have found II possible after that 70
return 10 public life and 20 secure ana
hold the premier ship for many years.
speaks volumes for his political ability.
Queen Marguerite, who had been
fond of Dona Resale Crispl. refused to
receive Dona Lima at court. owing 20
her antecedents and to the fact that
her only daughter by Crisp!. now the
judlcially separated wife OF The Sc!Ian
Prince Iinguaglossa. had been born
out of wedlock But Crispi threatened
King Humbert with his own resigna-
ton and that OF his entire administra-
ton. II Dona Lima remained barred
from court, and as a cabinet Crisis AT
that moment would have been danger
Gus TO the dynasty. the King, with
great difficulty. induced Queen Mar
guerite TO yield
Later on. greatly to the disgust OF
Queen Marguerite Crispi was able 10
extort the Order of the Annuncia;a
from the King. which rendered Dona
Lima a titular cousin of the King and
Queen. and as such possessed Of the
prerogatives of a princess of the blood
at court.
Dona Lima on several occasions pub
iicly shghted Queen Marguerite For
instance one evening at the leading
theatre at Rome. when Queen Mar
guerite had heartily laughed at anu
applauded situation in the play which.
while extremely ludicrous. was slight
" risque. Dona Lima. who was present
in another box, took 1t upon herself
TO appear shocked and 70 hiss
For commenting in the Paris Figaro
on this act of discourtesy by Dona
Lima to the queen, the Roman CORES
pondent of that paper. who had made
his home in the Eternal City for a
quarter of a century. was expelled
from the kingdom at twenty-four
hours notice by CrispL along with
his family. as undesirable aliens.
when Crispi died his daughter.
Princess Linguaglossa. who was as de-
voted TO him as he was TO her. insisted
on retaining his private papers, with
a view to publishing such of them as
were needed TO clear his memory or
the charges OF dishonesty under which
he had labored She regarded this as
a sacred duty. But In spite of her an
erv protests. her mother disposed Of
these papers 10 the italian government
in return for an annuity. and the
memoir Of Crispi. published at the in
stance of and with the collaboration
of his daughter. has thus been roooeo
of what would otherwise have proved
its most important and enEghSenins
features. This led to a lasting quarrel
between mother and daughter. in
which sympathy was with the latter.
even among those who had been oene-
hted by the suppression of the docu-
ments disposed OF to the government
People passing along the Boulevard
Raspail in Paris the other day. mad
their attention called TO a large poster
in front Of a poulterer and game deal
er's. Intimating that 1000 rabbits were
on sale. representing the bag OF one
of President FaIlieres's shoots at Ram
bou;lle,. This is something quite IN
precedented. even in the annals OF the
most thrifty Of the Presidents OF the
French republic Naturally the Presl-
dent cannot be expected TO himself
consume. or even to distribute AMONG
intimate friends. such huge bags as
those made by his official and dipio-
matte guests at the presidential bat
tues But his predecessors. like the
rulers Of monsrchical countries. have
, been in the habit Of distributing these
huge bags among the hospitals and
charitable institutions For Presi-
! dent to put them up for sale in poult-
i e-e-.s shop and to pocket the money
/: is an entirely new and not particular
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