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New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
FRENCH ROYAllSIS
Satire on Their Secret
Organizations.

Paris, February y.
LA Bonnie Fortune de Toto just
publIshed by Calmann-Levy, is a terrihc
satire on certain sets of smart young
Parisians of the fashionable pour
| geoisIe" and of the reactionary tau-
bourg Saint -Germain. Ii presents eN-
ceedingly picturesque inside views ot the
political life of the royalist adVersarles
Of the republic, and throws new light
upon the boulevard agitation maintained
by their secret political societies, such as
the "Camelots du Roy and Les Me
gottiers du Prince" in the QuiXotlc nope
of restoring the Duke of orleans TO the
throne of France as Philippe VII. With
n delicious sense of humor this little
novel Of three hundred pages, written IN
its authors familiar dialogue FORM IKE
play, is dedicated to the Tarrasque or
Tarascon, that mythical monster, haf
dragon and half bull, which is supposed
to roam by night in the lower valley OF
the Rhone
1t Is perhaps needless to say that the
inimitable "Gyp" is the Comtesse de
Martel de Janville, nee Marie An
toinette de Riquetti de Mirabeau, and
grandnece of her namesake, the most
famous orator of the Revolution. she
still believes In the gray overcoat OF Ma
pocon and retains Il fondness Tor the
black charger of Boulanger. She hates
affectation, snobbishness, hypocrisy ana
insincerlty, and therefore pricks with
her sharp pen the toy balloons hoated In
Paris by the smart youths and dainty
danes of the royalist reaction, and de-
nounces the ridiculous riots in which
they indulge now and then in the Latin
| Quarter just to keep the Bourbon pot
gently simmering.
you must at once choose your
career!" are the words addressed by "A
fat, wealthy, commonplace unintelligent
bourgeois to his ne'er-do-weel son of
eighteen After much hesitation the le-
ply comes: 81 want to be Megottier du
| Prince" This young hero of the novel,
Toto. and his bright little sister.
Titine. persuade their parents to allow
| them to join the secret royalist societies
| that abound in Paris, and are thus
! brought in touch with the reactionary
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
MARIE LOUISE
An Elaborate Biography OF an
insignificant Woman.

AN IMPERIAL. VICTIM. Marie LOUIS,
Archduchess of Austria, Empress Oh t.e
French. Duchess of Parma. hH @ vi .
Edith f.. Cuthell. With 81 iliustrai,I",ls tl,.ias
including two photogravure trontLspiece,a'
Two vols. Svo. pp. 400, 392. Brentaiio >
The word victim" when employed IN
the historic sense, suggests tragic
connotation. Therefore, 50 far as the
evidence goes. it cannot be applied 70
Marie Louise of Hapsburg, who passed
evidently unscathed through the great
tragedy to which a political marriage
had linked her. and apparently unal-
fected even by the change in her Tort
unes. bv the dethronement and exile oi
her husband. and by her separation from
their son. Lymphatic. acqulcscent
shallow. inCanable Of deep feelhS OF
strong. lasting attachments she was
avar ready TO follow the line of least
resistance. finding in that course, the
only one possible to woman o. her
massive temperament and ill-deNeIope'
intellect, not tragedy hut. It would aP-
near. a goodly measure OF rath'r lac"e
and superficial happiness. She had t"e
Qualities of her shortcomings. She was
ever amiable. she readily entered mo
fricndIv relations with whatever en-
vironment she happened to he ih' She
was in short. sort of female Marx
TanIev. coming out strongest In ad-
versity
Mrs Cuthen has done her work well
no difficult task in one way, nara one
IN others. She is impartial on the Whole'
che does not insist unduly upon the
readers sympathy for her subject
Marie Louise was a negative character
and as such she is presented In these
pages. whose greater part is. OF neces-
sity. occupied with the mighty events "i
tho close of the Napoleonic era, ana Win
tho days of Mcttcrnich's dcspotlsm'
which was felt far more in Italy than
elsewhere in Continental Europe; more
even, perhaps, than in Austria itself.
The changed angle of vision, with Marie
Louise as the centre, makes this mar
ratiye of events worth while, provided,
ALWAYS that the reader does not lose
sight of the true historic proportions.
danger that is no slight one in these days
of the expansion of historical fGures
that at best deserve q paragraph or two
10 the dimensions of one and even. AS in
this case. Of two nedgcd volumes.
Where there is no real victim" it is
hard to find n villain. The author, how
ever assigns that place, in the first in
stance, TO the ex- -Emprcss's father and
secondarily 10 Mettornich, whose his
toric back has grown broader with his
reputation. 1t may well be doubted If
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

the Austrian diplomatist, while doing his
share in bringing about the marriage
with Napoleon, had the deep laid. far
reaching plans for the French Emperor's
undoing through this alliance that have
since been ascribed to him. Metternich
was an opportunist, who. in the tangled
bewildering days of the CorsIcan giant
played his game from day to day with
out supernaturally keen foresight.
Marie Louise was one Of his pawns, un-
doubtedly, but her political value varied
not so much with the development of "A
progressive, constructive strategy of his
own as with sudden, unexpected changes
on the chessboard, over which. To be
sure, he never had complete or sole con-
troll.
However that may be, II Is evident
! that Metternich understood Marie Louise
to perfection. Depriving her of Ma
poleon and her proud position, he gave
her Neipperg, who found her an easy
conquest, and certainly made her happy.
And after Neipperg's death he sent her
! the Count de Bombeles, her third or
perhaps her second husband, for of her
supposed belated marriage to Neipperg
no authentic proof has ever been fur
nished, according to the author.
Marie Louise's rule as Duchess Of
Parma, which began in 1914 and ended
with her death thirty-three years later.
still further illumined the negative
quality of her mind and character. Tn
der Neippergs influence her government
was liberal and just, shining light in
the oppressed Italy of that day. She
built roads, bridges and hospitals,
sought TO further the welfare OF her
subjects and protected the arts. On
Neipperg's death, in February, 1929, he
was succeeded by a reactionary, with
the result that a revolution drove Marie
Louise into exile TO Vienna. She re-
turned to her throne protected by Aus
trian bayonets, which were followed by
Bombelles, another able administrator.
who however. increasingly proved him
self a pupil of Metternich and an un-
compromising clericalist. The duchess's
rule took its impress from him. as IL had
earlier taken II from NeIpperg. To the
last, however. she was actively engaged
In charitable works and in the promo
tion Of the interests OF art, and she GER
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

h!ch current. and, again, the chemist
VINO breaks the spell of the occult power
GO the stone Of the Brahmins. regretting
the while that in the breaking he de-
Gtroys the secret of some radioactive
substance, wherefore he calls it "Eter
mum X" Then there is Lambert. the
automobile salesman, who, by the aid of
a temple treasure and a thieving sacred
monkey, forces the Raja's eXtortionate
treasurer to pay him commission in
stead-a piece of pure fun with just a
dash of romance-of the chivalry that
lies at the bottom of the American char
acter. other stories strike a more seri-
Gus note, that Of the young Hindu, for
instance. who loses his caste and defiles
himself while taking his NJ. A. at Colum-
bia, and who, returned to the land Of his
fathers, miserably spends his life in re-
gaining what he has lost.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

troops, as also in the Indian natives of
Peru.
His health breaking down, Mr.. Car
son gave up tea planting and came to
New Mexico TO investigate sheep rails
ing, but decided for cattle instead. This
was the period of the wide open"
frontier town; he even owned at one
time saloon and gambling hell, which
paid me huge rental and gave me my
drinks free! The world looked easy"
The authors descriptions of the reck-
less life in Las Vegas and Santa Fe, and
of the routine of the ranch, are primarily
written for English readers, which gives
them a novel tang for Americans.
Cowboys, bad men, rustlers, gamblers,
sheriffs, Indians, 'greasers," bronco
breaking, roundups, branding, drives,
stampedes-it is all here, vividly told
and with reminiscent delight in the life,
this part of the book being also Of in
terest to us as a revelation of how a for
eigner may live among us, earn his
livelihood and even a competence here,
and yet to the end fail to identify him
self with us and our ways. Occasionally
one comes across passage like the fol-
lowing, with a simple charm of its own:
In the springtime il is exceedingly inter
esting to note the protective habits of the
mother cows You may find at mid
day, out on the prairie, some mile or two
from water, bunch of, maybe, forty
calves. Their mammies have gone to
drink; but not all Of them! No. never all
of them at the same time! One COW is
always left TO guard the helpless calves,
and carries out her trust faithfully until
relieved. This was and is still complete
mystery to me. Does this individual COW
select and appoint herself TO the office, or
is she balloted for, or how otherwise is the
selection made?
We Americans have a curious way of
misnaming our wild animals, for the
antelope pronghorn is not true ante
lope, the buffalo is not a buffalo, the
Rocky Mountain goat is not a goat and
the elk is not an elk" But stay-at-
home English people who believe that
We are brusque and not even polite are
sadly mistaken. On the contrary, We
are the politest nation on earth, though
too busy TO give much time to formali-
ties And we are also the most sympa-
thetic. and. strange as II may appear"
the most sentimental people In the
world. Mr.. Carson was powerfully i'm
pressed by the grandeur of the Grand
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

canyon of the Colorado, the Yellowstone
Park and the Yosemite Valley. But our
sequoias are mot so big as the gums OF
Australia, our geysers are inferior 10
those Of New Zealand and Niagara Is
surpassed by the Zambesi Falls, the
waterfall in Paraguay and infinitely so
by the recently discovered falls in Brit
ish Guiana"
The closing chapters of this cheerful,
eminently readable volume are devoted
to brief accounts of it's authors later
visits to Central and South America, the
West Indies, the north coast of Africa,
China and Japan, and Australia and New
Zealand.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
A WINTER SUNSET.

From The Pail Mall Gazette.
All the valley vaguely lies
Mist and shadow, milky blue,
Flames the splerdor of the skies,
Climbing to wider view.
Like some mighty roses Ecart.
Orange. scarlet, crimson, flame,
All the vivid colOrs start,
Every westward cloud the same.
Wave on wave of glowing fire.
Tipped with molten gold each crest
Mounting skyward ever higher
In the palpitating west.
At their ut. Ist colors fail,
Flag. grow ashon from red Sold'
Slowly splendors sink and pale
All the fiery heart lies cold;
While the shadows ghostly creep,
Shroud the world with yapors gray
Color visions fading sleep,
Only i'm the mind to stay.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
MILAN TALES.
THE GARDEN or INDRA. Ry ,Michae
White Pictures hy Wladislaw /
E,uda. l2mo, pp. ga Dufiied 60.

THE GARDEN or INDRA. Ry Michael
White Pictures hy WladislaW i.
E,nda l2mo. pp. ga Dufiield 4 co.
Mr.. Whites stories Of India are famil-
lar to the readers OF the sunday Maga-
zine Of The Tribune. in whose pages they
first appeared. They are primarily tales
of plot and situation, local color being
introduced never for its own sake, but
only in so far as ii conduccs to the effect
hv unfamiliar surroundings, the con-
trasts between East and West. by mys-
terry and piquancy. The author wisely
relies on the measure OF general
knowledge Of India possessed by the av-
erage reader Of the fiction OF to-day
after a long course Of novels and stories
Of the life and the customs of natives
and Anglo Indians. The Introduction Of
the wandering. irrcvcrcnt. practical
American into this atmosphere is not
altogether original with Mr. White, but
hc improves his opportunity in de-
cidedly original manner. There is, for
instance. the young electrician who lays
the ghost Of the PHANTOM tiger with =
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
NAPOLEON AND MARIE LOUISE.
(From an Illustration in "An Imperial Victim.D

masks to conceal youthful frolic and
Irritation from obtuse parents. With
great cleverness "Gyp" brings together
her groups of marionettes, representing
every shade of political reaction in Paris,
and through them gives stirring pictures
Of the various methods of carrying on
the royal propaganda, which keeps up
just enough headway to enable Radical
Socialists or Republican leaders in the
Chamber of Deputies to make political
capital out of their antics.
The novel is written in crisp. con-
densed, colloquial style, and is spiced
with copious doses Of Partisan condi-
ments and dashes of smart boulevard
slang c. /. b.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

pent. though not the fabulous monster
so often written about
The authors tea garden was situated
In the valley of Cochar, among the nil
tribes. He mentions particularly the
Kassias and their manner of carrying
loads on their backs in "thoppas'' or
baskets, suspended by strap across
the forehead, because
Once, in later years. whilst I'm Mexico.
near Oriza ba. ! was intensely surprised to
meet i'm the forest a string OF Indios going
to market and using this identical 'thop-
pa: the similar cut of the hair across the
forehead. the blanket and dress, the physi-
cal features, even the peculiar gruGt
emitted when carrying a weight, settled
for me the long g-disputed question of the
origin Of the Aztecs. In Venezuela saw
exactly the same type in Cast:o's Indian
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

tainly endeavored to temper with mercy
the Austrian idea of political justice 10
revolutionaries. These Italian chapters
are, indeed, the best in the book, since
thew deal with that part of Marie
Louise's career which has been almost
entirely neglected by the general MIS-
torian. Taken as a whole, the work Is
good specimen of the historical plog-
raphv that is lust now having its pro-
tracted period of popularity.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
FICTI ION
New Novels and Collections OF
Short Stories.
AN INTRICATE PLOT.

THE LUCK OF RATHCOOLE. Being the
Romantic Adventures of Mistress Faith
Wolcott (Sometime known as Miss
MoppetO during her Sojourn IN New
York at an Early Period of the Repub-
lie. Bv Jeanie Gould Lincoln. l2mo,
pp 2s2 The HouGhton Miffiin Company.
The luck of RathCoole is prophecy, so
dim and confusing that it requires care
full explanation in the course OF TINS mar
rative. II embOdics warning, IN
rhyme, To an Irish house against the
marriage of cousins; still more, againGt
the "tw!ning of shamrock and thistle
Yet all this has come to PASS, for the
Irish ere apt to follow the promptings
of Their hearts Nor have the threat
ened consequences been lacking. There
rcmain. then, the cryptic closing lines:
Luck will he lost. and found no more.
Till Green seeks Blue on foreign shores.
Hence this story of New York, which
begins on the day of Washington's first
inauguration. The plot involves young
Virginian. who had to leave the country
suddenly in the days of the British occu-
patton: Miss Mopret." girl full of the
high spirits of youth: an irish actress
the necessary villain, and minor char
acters too numerous 10 mention bearing
names familiar i'm the New York OF that
time. and most of them still remembered
now. II is an ingenious romance, marred
by the ar;ifciality of its telling. its
straining after sprightlness in dialogue
AMI after emphasis in the creation OF an
aristocratic atmosphere. Still. these are
only minor hlcmshes, which, indeed
may he considered virtues by the audi
encc for which the story is manifestly
intendcd-an audience. one would judge.
chiefly OF older girls.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

with which their hero invariably picks
up the right clew. the element Of sus-
pense and perplexity being thus reduced
to a minimum. 1t is, therefore. the
authors ingenuity, rather than that Of
his detective, which claims the readers
attention and admiration. But even 50
the book is entertaining reading Young
Beck should find favor in the eyes of his
fathers and mothers many friends.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
Literary Nes0s and Criticism

the real estate of It's growing citieS'
He too, visited the American "ohue,
lands" and refers to them. but oiiiS
briefly, for his readable narrative covers
his travels in many parts of the "oriu'
Destined for an office-stool IN ''o
CITY" he chose to seek his fortune alar
instead. beginning as a tea planter III
India. His adventures began however
on the way thither for in his very hrs'
chapter he tells us that near Point ue
Galle we witnessed from the steamer
remarkable sight, a desperate fght De-
tween a sea serpent, which seemeu
ob,ut fifteen feet long, and a huge
NV How it ended we did not
see. Anyway, we had seen the sea YER
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

winter resort of our successful men anu
women of letters. Writing OF an au'o.
mobile journey in Northern Africa ~
the March issue of "Scribner's.' on
Henry Norman. NJ. T, says that 'n'
comparatively small part of the Garoe'
of Allah which exists outside NJ MH
Hichens's, luxuriant imagination =
within half an hour of the hotel u was
originally an old garden of the Bisk'
oasis. and was walled around and elsoo'
rated at great cost by Its eceen""
owner, Count Landon
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
Travel and Adventure in the
Far West.

THREE WONDERLAND OF TdS II
AMERICAN WEST. BY IdnGr,jons In0mjSS in in
Murphy. with sixteen reproduC;Tr 5,, 9
color from original paintings by hos,,oo 5'oo
Moran n. A.. and thirty-two Os uuOg
gravures from photographs Also S Gnsn5 mai
OF the Yellowstone, Yosemite ana =.
CANYON regions. Svo. PIP. 10 H. -
Page & Co.
pANct1rEc SPORT AND TRAVEL.
M P,, thomas Carson +. r. G. s. WIFI
sixteen Illustrations. $40, PIP DO
Charles Scribner's Sons.
Mr.. Murphy is a practical as well as
an enthusiastic advocate Of the seeing
America first" movement. We all know,
ne SAYS in substance, of the unrlValieu
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

name. At last he found No. rs. out
side was a plaque recording that Musset
was born there on December II, 1910,
and that he was the author Of the Con
fessions dun Enfant du Steele" The con-
cierge knew the name, but she could not
say whether he was dancer. a doctor, an
author or a member Of Parliament She
impaired the information that the house
was not TO disappear; il was only to be
restored. AT what stage did the Mus
set family live, inquired the pilgrim.
You ask me too much" was the reply.
IL was not here when the monsieur dc
la plaque was the tenant "Sic transit
gloria mundL'
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
THE VANITY OF GLORY.

From The London Globe.
We have on high authority that all is
vanity. Byron has supported the sacred
writer by his poem on his visit 70
ChurChill's grave; and now we have
writer in a Paris contemporary visiting
the abode Of Alfred de Musset. situated
I'm the Boulevard 81. Germain, and re-
cording his impressions. The concierge
of the ueighhcring house was asked If
she knew the poet. After reflection she
said: II have not the name on my list.
Another person, the occupier OF the
house informed the correspondent that
he must have made a mistake In the
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

Of state, and there is an extraordinary
but plausible account of the use of
fngerprints in order to establish an
alibi. If any fault can be found with
these inventions, 1t is the infallibility
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

circles Of "the" Faubourg. Here '"ey
soon find that the "Camelots du Roy,
the "Megottiers du Prince" the 'oion'e
Franque" and the fashionable yoahe
ladies, "Comte Carlovlngiste' are iheie
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
Arctic Hunting.

In his recently published book on
Hunters and Hunting in the Arctic
the Duke Of Orleans says:
Polar hunting is in reality only shooting
practice: IL lacks the emotions OF raml
through the forest and the surprises OF I
forest hunt. An expedition 10 the frozer
seas with the sole object OF hunting vii
very soon degenerate into nothing NOR
than a useless massacre.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-04-08
A BEAUTIFUL HOME WEDDING.
G. G. Chance Leads Miss Lucille vii.
Hanson to Hymenial Altar.

One of the prettiest home weddings
that ever occurred in Hannibal was
solemnized at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. William.
son, 81 Section street, yesterday aft
ernoon when George Gordon Chance
of Bryan, Texas, led to the hymenial
altar Miss Lucille Williamson.
The marriage was witnessed by the
Immediate relatives and few of the
most intimate friends of the young
couple.
Killarney roses were used in profu-
sion in the decorative scheme and
transformed the parlor, where the
ceremony took place, into a perfect
bower of loneliness.
Just before the service Miss Anna
Conn sang Because" and you.
Promptly at 2 o'clock c. H. Weigel,
who presided at the piano, began play
ing Mendelssohn's wedding march and
the bridal party entered the room.
The bride-elect, attired in white en-
broidery over white satin, was leaning
on the arm of her father. She carried
bouquet of sweet peas, while her
bridesmaid, Miss Doris Farmer, car
ried a bouquet of lilies of the valley
and violets. The groom was accom-
panied by Charles Williamson of Mem
phis, Tenn, a brother of the bride
The parties met in front of the official
ing minister, Rev. George A. Camp
bell, pastor of the First Christian
church, who, in most impressive
service, spoke the words which united
Miss Williamson and Mr. Chance in
the holy bonds of matrimony
The bride is one of Hannibals most
charming and accomplished young Ia
dies, while the groom is prominent
and progressive young business man
% Lone Star state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chance departed yes
terday afternoon for New Orleans,
where they will spend their honey
moon.-Hannibal (Mo.) Journal, of
March 2S.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-04-08

Capt. George w. Durant has re-
turned to his home at Houston after
having visited his niece, Mrs. P. III.
Dawson, and other relatives here for
several days.
Gen. H. B. Stoddard and p. S. Park
left today to attend the grand COM
mandery meeting of Knights Templar
at Brentwood as representatives of
Ivanhoe Commandery No. of this
city.
A. G. NJ College offers for sale a
pure-bred Percheron filly and Per-
cheron gelding; both two years old;
prices reasonable. Write or see John
&c. Burns, College Station, Texas.
We believe we have one of the best
assorted stocks in our line in Central
Texas and will make prices that
should get your business. w. T.
James.
Mrs. s. J. Balm and daughters,
Misses Winnifred and Mary, have re-
turned to their home at Houston after
having visited Mrs. NJ. j. Parker and
FAMILY Tor rev days.
For Sale-Span stylish drivers, gen.
tie for ladies'; dark bays, 5 and years
old, weight 100 and 1850. Sell to-
gether or separately. Address Paley
Reed, Hearne, Texas.
"Auld Lang Syne," the special fea-
ture in two reels, will be shown at the
Dixie today and tonight, and will be
run in addition to the two regular pro-
grams. This is an extraordinary pro-
gram, so don't miss it.
Look around you and make list.
Spring is on us and you certainly are
going to need something in the way of
a new piece of furniture or some new
mating to brighten up things. W. T.
James.
Moved have moved the Singer
sewing machine business to west side
of South Main street next door to w.
e. Saunders. Let me know your sew
ng machine wants. will try to please
you. Phone 467 or $40. T. A<satter.
white, salesman.
Messrs. Hillyer and Deutsch of San
Antonio, the new owners of the How
ell Lumber Company, which business
was recently changed to the Hillyer-
Deutsch Lumber Company, were Wis.,
itors to Bryan today and after being
shown over the city by Manager W. S.
Howell expressed themselves as being
well pleased with Bryan and her pros
poets.