The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
Count Leon de Tmseau Tells His America,
Caller That Paris Has No Longer Any Indi-
viduality or Charm. Gives His Idea Of the
Reasons for the Submergmg Of Jollity
There and Talks of Possible
Radical Remedies.
N Kate CaFeW.

N Kate Carsw.
Paris, October Il
S(THIRD door. and the door on your
right" said the rosy checked
concierge. and she beamed
pleasantly upon mo as began to climb.
I've developed . brand new set Of mus
eles since took up . temporary abode In
Paris, dear ones. because life here is JUST
a continual going upsteirs and coming
down again.
Every one seems to have sky pariors.
and only In new apartments has the ele-
vator come into its own as . useful and
breath saving feature.
And this wasn't new apartment house
at ALL 1t was old and stately. and It
vas in an equally old and stately corner
Of Paris. where there are wide streets. o
nearby park, a church in perspective and
everything which suggests dignity and
rspose. and the Paris Of beautiful DANES
and gallant cavaliers.
Not much OF the frivolous workaday
city creeps round the Rue dc Vienne.
You know it's not far away. You feei
its influence, but Just as Rcdin the
sculptor las managed to shut himseif on
from It. SO this old French royalist nan
come 10 See mas &CnAeSco o&eS
dignifed isolation.
Well. as I was saying. I'm 80 used TO
stairs nowadays that Just bounded up
these like q young gaxelis or sieeN
little .lapin." Anyhow. I got to tho Top
! and did some deep breathing. 20 an not
TO appear Mustered by the ascent. wh'ch
was a. long and steep A. the r'snt road.
Then I pulled the bell rope. WIN ''s
6ne fat tasseL
AN OLD WORLD FIGURE
A large and massive peasant woman
spotless Of aprons and an equally spot
less, close ntting cap encircled her round.
kindly, weather beaten face.
She smiled at me as I stood there. and
from her seemed to radiats waves Of the
gentle, pleasant spirit Of the France that
IL passing.
Yes. monsieur le comte was chss lui.
Yes. she was sure she would see madame
II only madame would have the infinite
kindness to be seated for one little mo-
ment
30 madame seated herself on Q low
chair in the small sitting room. which
was drawing room and den a. veil
Quite . wonderful room. really.
The walls were hung with japanese
mating. on which rested swords and
other weapons from divers countries.
There were photographs. oil paintings and
old prints from many places and of many
people. and there were books in many
languages, for Count de Tinseau 10 a
scholar. a soldier. a traveller. q novelist.
poet and a scion Of one Of the Oldest
families in all France.
But first and foremost he Is Partisan. |
q Partisan Of the time when kings were |
on the throne.
The Paris Of to-day il something Of . |
strange land to him. He lives In II, \
breathes it. loves It for what It was and |
might be, and. with few OF his kind ne |
dreams Of its glorious past and trembles |
for its future.
HIS BOW ENNosLED HER.
While was still taking cursory stock
of this living Room of a real Partisan
Count de Tinseau entered and made me a
deep and ceremcnious bow. the kind Of a |
bow that exalted me instantly to the
rank Of a duchesse. l wanted to f1ss ana
bend my lfttleness to the ground in q
sweeping courtesy.
remembered how we used to do Il at
dancing school,
One. the leg back: two. bend: three, In
cline the body: four. sit on your foot, as
It were. and keep your poise.
didn't attempt 1t. though. I felt too