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The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
SAQUE TUNIC LATEST
THING In DRESSES
Wife of German Ambassador at Eng
ish Court Is to Have One of
New Gowns.
SPECIAL Gable to The Washington Hcrald.

SPECIAL cane 70 The washington HeTaid
London. Feb. 1.-The Saque TunIc.
which expresses the prevailing fashion
for drapcry effects. will be much in evil
dence this season as a picturesque item
of the evening gown.
Princess Lichnowsky, wife of the new
German Ambassador. who dresses very
smartly and means to entertain largely.
has just ordered n charming evening
toilette for diplomatic reception. Bro
cadeI crepe de chene In shades OF mauve
upon a gray background Is chosen for
the saque and composes half the cor
sEge. Each blurred design Is tinged with
dull gold merging into the silkeh back
ground, with the most beautiful result
The gold Of the hrocade tones in splen-
didly with the lace that is used for the
rest of the 1ress The lace Is OF delicate
ivory tint. AMI cleaning beneath 1t soft
gold satin can be seen.
TIE sleeves are caught together above
the elbow. and the shoulders by pearl
and diamond ornaments. The one on the
right shoulder is the more important be-
cause il forms the starting point of
pearl festoon5 brought below the waist
band and finished on one side beneath
a particularly handsome tassel at the
side.
At the back the saque no longer justi-
fies it's name The material is slit at the
point to show more OF the lace petticoat,
and to the pet;icoat the sides are affixed
by means OF pearl bosses
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
ITALIAN MONARCH
IS PHOTOGRAPHER
With Queen He Spends Days on Hills
Near Rome Taking
Pictures.
,eel.l Cable to The Washington Herald.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Rome, Feb. l.-while II has long been
known that the King and Queen of
Italy are enthusiastic photographers who
have done excellent work with their
cameras. # was only the other day that
two albums each containing twelve re-
productions OF their majesty's best efforts
with the kodak were placed on sale for
the benefit Of a philanthropic institution
for crippled children. presided over by
Princess Anna Chigi.
The King and Queen never leave for a
long motor ride without taking their
cameras. The most common sight on the
Roman Campagna or on trails Of the
Sabine hills is the couple swapping a
young shepherd or a panoramic view.
The common people of the Campagna
have grown so accustomed to meeting
the King and Queen that they no longer
follow them. and they are left alone
to enjoy their favorite sport. The photos
just placed on sale also give to the pub
lie a glimpse OF the royal couples life
in the country and of the way their
four children are being educated, wheth-
er at seashore or San Rossoe, near Pisa.
or at their Castle OF Racconigi. the royal
children lead an open-air life, and exer-
else in sports which make them strong
and healthy. Crown Prince Humbert has
never been sick and neither have his
three sisters, Iolanda. the dark haired
princess, Mafalda and Govianna. who
are blonds with large blue eyes The
crown princes two pIaymstes are his
cousins, Aimone and Amede, sons of
the Duke of Aosta- who usually spend
the summer with the King
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
0. HENRY'S DAUGHTER
NOW LIVING In PARIS
She Is Known in American Colony as
Peggy" Porter, and Is Writ
ing Stories.
srccial Cable 10 The Washinrtcn H.Inld.

Special Cable to The Washington Helald.
Paris, Feb. IA popular newcomer in
the American colony is Miss Margaret
Porter. only daughter of the late o.
Henry, the famous American writer Of
short stories. Peggy Porter. as she
is known to her friends, together with
Miss Violet Irwin, has leased a mag
nifcent atelier on the Quai de Bethune
on the ancient Isle Saint Louise, where
she seeks inspiration from the most mag
nificent view in Paris, up and down the
Seine.
1t is just around the corner from the
house that sheltered the love of Helois
and Abelard, and is already known to
the aristocratic and literary crowd as one
OF the most delightful tea salons in town.
Miss Porter is twenty-three years old
and beautiful. She is regarded as a sec
ond edition of her father in the matter
of wit and brilliant repartee. She does
not intend to return TO New York until
she has achieved something in her
fathers field, and she spends hours daily
writing short stories. She is also at
work on a play. a comedy of suburban
life on Long Island.
Il have only been working a few
months" she said. "and I know 1t takes
long time to break in. but l want to
make good as Margaret Porter, not as
o. Henry's daughter. Until then I'll
remain. here"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
FLASHES PROM OLD WORLD
FEW AMERICANS ATTEND
GERMAN FUNCTION.
Presentations at "Sehleppenceur" Are
Small in Comparison to
Former Years.
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Special Cable TO The Washington Herald.
Berlin. Feb. E-Only five or six Ameri-
cans made their initial bow before EN-
peror William at this years ''Schleppen-
cour," the opening court function at the
palace.
Those whom Ambassador ard Mrs
Lcishman presented to their majesties in
clude rome of the American journesse
doree which was conspicuous mt former
presentations, especially during the re-
gime of Charlemagne Tower and David
Jayne Hill The list of favored ones was
restricted to the members OF the embassy
and their wives and two or three promi
nent Americans who happened TO be IN
Berlin.
OF course, what the Americans lacked
in quantity was brilliantly redeemed in
quality OF person and gorgeousness Of
raimsnt.
Mrs. Bjornstad. wife of the American
military attache. was one of the most
gown was of pink satin and velour, and
her ffteen-foot train was one OF the most
beautiful in the regal procession. Mrs.
Rjornstad is a daughter of Mrs. John s.
Sabin. OF Sar Francisco.
Mrs. Albert b. Ruddock, wife Of the
youngest secretary at the embassy was
handsome in a gown of creme satin and
lace. she was Miss Margaret Kirk,
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs James A. Kirk,
OF Chicago. She wore Brussels point lace
that had been worn by her grandmother
fifty years ago. and her train wac
trimmed in sables.
Mrs. Chadwick. wife OF Admiral Chad
wick. U. S. N, retired, wore one OF the
simplest and yet one of the most attrac-
tive gowns Of the occasion. Her train of
brocade silk was the same she had worn
at the jubilee OF Queen Victoria OF Eng
land
Miss Sloane, the pretty daughter Ct
Exchange Prof. Sloane. and Mrs. Joseph
Clark Grew were the other women pre-
sented.
The affair was one Of the most bril-
liant in the history of German court life.
Diplomats from every country On earth
and women from every court OF Europe
paid -heir respects to William II and his
Empress. all appearing in court attire.
according to the strict regulations of
court etiquette.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
LONDON SPECULATES ON
CHOICE OF PREMIERS
Several Candidates in Field for Ap-
pointments as Viceroy of India and
Governor General of Canada.
'cial Cable to The Washington Herald.

Special Cable TO The Washington Herald.
London. Feb. 1.-who is to succeed
Lord Hardinge and the Duke OF Con-
naught as viceroy OF India and Governor
General OF Canada respectively?
This is the question which is again agi-
tating the clubs At the ST. James Club.
which Is the headquarters OF diplomats
IL is freely stated that the Indian choice
Les between Winston Churchill and
Lewis Harcourt. and that the odds are
strongly in favor OF the latter as Mr.
Churchill has even higher ambitions.
Prince Arthur OF Connaught has been
mentioned as succeeding his father in
Canada, and also in connection with
India, but he is still young and still un-
married. But Mr.. Harcourt is regarded
as a strong candidate for India He is
extremely popular with both political
parties here, combines unusual wit with
remarkable tact and, of course, would be
made \ peer.
His wife is niece OF J. Pierpont
Morgan and she is as much liked as
her husband. Mrs. Harcourt is an ideal
hostess and has remarkable way of
getting on with all classes Unlike some
Of her pushing cOmpatriots, she has
never ignored people who are mot worth
v hile." On the contrary. she is absolute
ly free from frills. and has. therefore,
rever made an enemy. Army officers re-
turning from India all ask the same
question:
Have you heard that X is to be the
next viceroy?'
The choice. therefore, seems TO lie be-
tween Lord Kitchener, who would GER
tainly refuse Canada, and Lewis Har-
court.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
Special Gable to The Washington Herald.


Paris, Feb. 1-Baroness Vaughn, the
former Carline Lacroix, daughter of a
former French concierge at Bucharest,
barmaid at Toulouse and "morganatic
widow of King Leopold of Belgium. is
celebrating her victory over her present
husband because her two detectives have
found conclusive evidence against him
to enable her to get a quick divorce
Her husband is NJ Durrieux, formerly
her business man, whom she married
seven months after the death of King
Leopold InconpatibiIity set in almost
Immediately, aggravated by Durrieux' s
dislike for the two young dukes, sons of
the baroness by the late King. The bar
Oness insisted that her plebeian husband
should lift his hat whenever he came
within saluting distance of her ducal
children and reminded him that most
royal dukes were the offspring OF NOR
ganatic marriages.
DurrieuX resented being forced to
stand at attention for the children. even
If they were dukes Hence, the first
separation. The baroness forgave him
conditionally. DurrieuX could not fulfill
the condition and the baroness set de-
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
THE PHILOSOPHY Of SNOBISM'
CAUSES SENSATION in rome
Book Published by Astocrat Under Assumed Name Brings
About Upheava and Sets Society Guessing to Iden-
tty-Makes Many Frank Criticisms

ARE no longer old patriciau palaces or
somber castles, full OF traditions Of noble
deeds and inspiring memories. in whose
salons the eye rested on old tapestries.
artistic decorations and works of art
which educated the artistic taste of their
frequenters. Society now meets and
moves in great international hotels and
at sea and in mountain resorts. where
traditions are absent and where the
snobs OF the whole earth ind ready
hospitality.
This kind Of society is OF later-day
creation and was born wholly for mum
danity's sake. Like Free Masonry. mod
ern society is international in character
and It's usual abodes are modern.
luxurious hotels. Society knows no
frontier. and he who Is once admitted
is forever a citizen of the high fashion
able life of every country.
I'm short. like Free Masonry. mum
dainty can even be a religion and pro-
fessional career. At the same time. the
social whirI has a moral of its own, but
this moral is autonomous. as II reverses
the principle of the so-called middle
class moral 1t considers as obsolete any
sentiment of family, makes unfaithful-
ness one OF it's basic principles and has
very few scruples In matters financial.
The happy society man of fiction is
nothing but a cymbal and a myth. He
does not exist"
The book is replete with pungent
aphorisms and sad considerations. In
1t its a1thor betrays the born artistic
crat who. after due reflection, has come
to the conclusion that the life of a
society man is not worth living. One
OF the most pungent remarks the author
makes about modern society is this:
.s'rhe spiritlraI father of the present
day snob is the Beau Brummel. the son
Of a majordomo, a nephew of a candy
maker
But who is Marius Scoot? The pub
fishers refuse all information, but ac-
cording to the latest report he is a count
who is about to give up a life Of leisure
to devote his time to politics.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
AMERICAN PROFESSOR Shown
signal HONORS BY EMPEROR
Charles Mmot Of Harvard University Questioned by Ger
man Monarch About Educational Matters in This Coun-
hy-Invted to Royal Opera by Kaiser

| in the United States are far superior to
German methods" ne said. "and their
laboratories here are not to be COM
pared with ours. Germans hate to tear
down anything that seems antiquated or
build up something new and practical
If there is a chance Of patching up the
old. Their libraries at the universities
are antediluvian in the matter of in
dexing. There is no such thing as
card index in Berlin" ..
Prof, Minot stated that the Berlin
faculty counts among its membership
more first-cIsss men than any other uni
versity in the world.
Great Faculty at Berlin.
We haze fine men in our American
universities he said, but nowhere
have we an aggregation pedagogically
and numerically SO superior as the fac
ulty of Berlin University. Berlin stands
higher than any other university in Ger
many"
DIR. Minot will deliver his valedictory
next week before one of the most bril-
liant academic audiences in the world.
The Emperor himself will attend, ac-
companied by members of the Imperial
Ministry of Education, and all the facul-
ty and students both men and women.
The professor expressed himself highly
gratified with the treatment he received
at the hanuS OF tne beTlin OHlCidiS ne
and Prof. Sloane. who is the Roosevelt
professor here. were the only outsiders
invited TO the court performance at the
Royal Opera on the evening of the En-
peror's birthday, January q
THE magnificence of that affair was
beyond expression" said Prof. Minot.
"AIl the wonderland most beautiful
women they were-appeared IN court
gowns and the men in gala uniforms.
from the Emperor down 10 the young
est nobIeman. which made the clothes
Of the American professors embarras-
singly conspicuous. The spectacle OF
royalty in its finest garb was gorgeous.
There must have been 1000 roses
strung in festoons along the gilded bal
comics, and the Jewels displayed upon the
hands and shoulders of the women must.
have represented millions of dollars.
Never before have l seen anything
like it."
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
Wife of the first lord Of the British admiralty,

Wife Of the first lord Of the British admiralty.
London, Feb. 1.-while her husband is
one of the leading ministers in the Lib
eral government, Mrs. Churchill is a Tory
Of Tories.
Married in 1903. she is the daughter OF
the late Sir Henry Montague Hozier. X.
{. B., and Of Lady Henriette Blanche
daughter of the Earl OF AirIie. Therefore
she has breathed a Tory atmosphere
throughout her girlhood.
Recently some OF the old Tory leaders,
such as Sir Edward Carson and LORD
Winterton, discovered that this charming
and accomplished woman wieIds a very
great influence over her gifted husband
and they are urging her to lead him into
the tnionist party.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
LEOPOLD'S "M0RGANATIC WIDOW"
ENABLED TO GET QUICK DIVORCE
Detectives Secure Necessary Evidence Against M Dueux,
and Baroness Vaughn, Former BARNARD, Soon to Be
Free to Again Embark on Sea of Matrimony

tectives to work. They found DurrieuN
guilty and King Leopold's widow will
soon be- free to marry one of the half
dozen impecuniOus counts who are con-
stantly in her train at fashionable
cafes and public halls
The baroness has laid aside her
mourning garments for Leopold. She
shortened the period of mourning because
two OF the Belgian princesses, Stephanie
and Louise, are pressing to the bitter
end their suit for the recovery of the
vast fortune left the baroness by the
King. The baroness is very liberal with
her bodyguard of impecunious counts.
who dance attendance upon her and the
newest dances with her. but she re-
fuses to give n cent to her own sisters.
who eke out a precarious existence In
the Montmartre cafes.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02

London. Feb. Mrs. William B. Leeds.
the American wife OF the late tinpIate
king. is the latest convert TO the cause
of suffrage. In a recent interview she
said:
There is much to be commended IN
woman suffrage and there can be no
doubt that II Will prove to be a good
thing for the sex. inasmuch as It Will
undoubtedly raise woman TO q higher
plane in the world OF man, thereby caus-
ing him to treat her with greater respect.
AS an observer. II is my opinion that
suffrage will result in giving men cleaner
politics and better form OF government"
Despite this sympathy for the cause OF
equal rights, Mrs. Leeds has repeatedly
refused to become actively allied with
the movement. stating that she was not a
'.suffragette
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
TAILOR-MADE HATS LATEST.
London Fashions Decree They Must
BE Worn This Season.

Special Gable to The Washington Herald.
London. Feb. with tailor-made
gown, fashion now DEGREES that a tailor
made hat, covered witt taffeta. should be
worn. Raven wing blue and purple is
the color scheme of a small, round hat,
which is to adorn the head OF one Of
Grand Duke Michaers daughters on the
Riviera.
feta, while the sides are covered with
stretched plum-colored silk. divided from
the taffeta by three corded pipings. pur-
pie, blue, and black. respectively. The
hrim is lined with purple and piped in the
same manner, while two quilts. one of
purple and one in deep rich nattIer tint,
are caught with a medallion OF purple
silk. framed in corded pipings and head
ed with a tiny fan OF black taffeta-
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
WOMAN LAYS PLANS FOR REARING
empire AS GREAT AS germany
Countess Chotek, Morganatic
Wife of Heir Apparent Of
Austrian Crown, Scheming
to Have Husband Rule Over
Great United Kingdom.

Special Gable to The Washington Herald
Vienna, Feb. 1.-The opinion prevails
here that the person most responsible
for the great scheme of the Archduke
Ferdinand to restore the South Slav
empire and erect another Germany with
Hapsbursh instead of Hohenzollern
as its mead is none other than the arch
duchess, the morganatic. wife of the heir
apparent and formerly the humble
Countess Sophie Chotek.
The former countess is an ambitious
woman, and is as able as she is am
bitious. She wants to have the title of
Emperor nj Austria descend 10 her son.
Her dream is TO build up the house OF
Chotek and mske II one CT the strongest
and most glorious in Europe. In this she
Is ably assisted by other ambitious meTn-
bers of her house.
No. being Of royal blood. the nrch-
duchess is disqualified from reigninE with
her husband. This has been the cause of
many bitter scenes between Franz
Joseph AMI his nephew. and although. the
old Emperor is very fond of the arch
duchess. he has refused TO receive her
asa royal lady. OF course, there Is no
doubt but that Franz Ferdinand will
confer n royal title on his wife as soon
as he becomes Emperor. and thus re-
move all barriers between her and the
throne.
The plan of the archduke and his wife
Is to restore the arcient Kingdoms and
TO originate new principalities. thus ere
ating confederation OF states. which
would comprise tho Kingdom OF Hum
gary, the kingdom of Bohen,ls. and the
Kingdom of Poland. with their personal
chiefs and autonomy. 1t would also In
clude Seryia ard Montenegro. enriched
by part OF Daimria and HerzegoyIna
The whole oft three provinces transformed
into duchies. rrincipaIities. and king
doms, all these to be grouped into a
vast empire under the crown Of Haps-
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
AMERICAN WOMAN JOINS
FRENCH SUFFRAGETTES
Mrs. Scoffy, of San Francisco, Pledges
Herself to Work for cause" in
Paris and United States.
Special Cable to The Washington Herald.


Paris. Feb. 1-Miss Scofry. OF San
Francisco aunt OF Mrs. Ross Amber
Curran. of New York and Paris has been
induced by Mile. Marie Denizard, leader
Of the French suffragettes. to take tip the
cause of woman suffrage actively, both
here and in America. Mile. Denizard is
the young woman who recently ran for
President of France against Poincare and
PANS. The deputies and senator's OBJ
jected to her on the ground of sex, and
she replied:
What nonsense! Yoman can't be
Chief of State? What do you say of
Catherine the Great, OF Russia. and
Queen Victoria of England and Queen
Wilhelmina of Holland. and the Grand
Duchess of Luxembourg. actual heads of
States? Haven't we had women regents
here in France during the minority of
kings7 Wasn't Empress Eugenle left IN
charge OF the ship OF state twice by
Napoleon IIIY"
This Is the woman who took the chair
at Miss Scoffy's first meeting in the
spacious salon In the Elysee Palace
Hotel. Miss Scofry outlined her pro-
gramine, saying the only restriction she
would put on votes for either sex was
an educational one. Voters should be
able to read and write. 1t did not matter
about property Qualification.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
Al Cable to The washington Herald.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Berlin. Feb. 1.-Prof. Charles s. Mi
not, who was sent from Harvard Univer-
sity TO the University of Berlin as ex-
change professor, Will return to the
United States next week and Will bear
with him a special token of the personal
esteem of Emperor William. In the four
months of his soJourn in Berlin, Dr. Mi
not has been honorCd several times by
the monarch, who asked him questions re-
carding American affairs and surprised
him with the scope of hts own knowledge
Dr. Minot's impression IS that Emperor
William might have been a newspaper
interviewer of superlative attainments II
fate had not placed him on the throne.
When Dr. Minot was presented TO hts
majesty by the Minister OF Education
the Emperor took him aside and at once
began plying him with questions en-
bracing every imaginable topic which
the man of learning answered to the
best of his ability.
1T was a great experience" said Prof.
Minot. but the Emperor had me at
disadvantage. He would ask me all
sorts of questions without giving me
the privilege of asking him any in re-
turn. l believe that is where he gets
his astonishing versatility. Asking ques-
tions is his favorite occupation and he
does 1t very gracefully"
Interested in Education.
The Emperor is interested particularly
in the American educational system, ac-
cording to DIR. Minot. and showed re-
markable knowledge of conditions at
American universities.
The facilities for practical instruc-
ton in the United States are excellent,
indeed his majesty said in perfect Eng
lish," said DR.. Minot, and the progress
made in the practical teaching of chem
istry and geology in your country is one
of the finest achievements in your educa-
tional system -
While teaching at the University OF
Berlin, Prof Minot had great opportuni-
ties for observation. Tine things he saw
and heard made him doubly proud TO be
member of an American faculty
THE facilities for effective teaching
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
Special Cable TO The washington Herald.

SPECIAL Cable 10 Inc hasnlngton herald-
Rome, Feb. 1-Roman socity, both
"black'' and white" as well as the mon
eyed aristocracy OF the Italiar capital
VIII pay an extravagant price to any per
son who will discover the Id MITIGATION
OF Marius Scott, author OF THE Philoso-
ply of Snobism," Just published. Scott
candidly admits he is an aristocrat and
full-fiedged snob. He is also a man en-
dowed with n philosophical turn OF mind,
who, while a member of society. has de-
voted his best efforts TO the study Of the
mode of living Of his thousand confreres
of the snob set
His conclusions, although net aimed at
any single person or group. have cast n
shadow on Roman society Just at the
time when the social whirl is in full
swing. The book made its appearance in
a quiet. unobtrusive, almost clandestin~
way, not preceded by advertising OF any
scrt and unreviewed by the dailes. II was
put on sale about a week ago.
II would perhaps have passed altogether
unnoticed had not a woman. who signed
herself "Old Aristocrat." written a letter
TO one Of the papers, protesting against
some of the writer's statements, and the
writer had seen fit to hide his Identity un-
der a nom de plume for fear of social os-
tracism. From that day the success of
the book was assured, and just now Ro-
man society is not the subject of much
envy on the part Of those who. in former
days, looked at II as a world of gayety
and pleasure.
Several Under Suspicion.
At the same time, there are ten or fif-
teen men suspected OF being the author
OF the book who are passing bad quar-
ter OF an hour and doing their best to de-
fend themselves against the charges of
being renegades and defamers Of friends
CT both sexes.
Scott says the old time aristocracy of
blood has greatly degenerated with the
corresponding change for the worse in
it's mode OF living and noble ideals and
aims In life.
'Society's exclusive Iabodes,' he writes,