The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-14
Good Will on Part of the
People Extends to All
Classes.
ny Ia MAnQuIsE nE Eo,,,,~oy

ana OF prestige abroad than nv ~
NO predecessors in the chief magis-
uaey Oh tho Third Republic ever man
~ 20 a.'aih' RMS good VIII on the
| part or the people extends to all cl,sses
OF MS countrymcn. irrespcctivo of their
poiilicai preferences or social .tatus
| Or apart from anything else. he com
,hanus their respect as = man OF strong
| individuality " o"S
! ms ravor found remarkable exnres-
oh turing the progress which he made
! 'hrough the central southern and
western districts OF France before
starting last week on his visit to Mad
~ inc enthusiasm which his pres
cnce eNohed everywhere was Of an al
together phenomenal character. In
uecu' SO great were the ovations ac-
eotuco 10 MN In all the cities. towns
~" images which he visited by rail-
oy water, and. above all, by automo
o'ie. that they ended by exciting tho
y yy or the leading politicians in
faris' even among his own Cabinet
| ministers. who seem To feel that In
| the eyes of the public the President Is
nonopoiizing much too much the lime
| llsht. and RELOCATING them too fa- n
the background In one word they arc
| imDutinE to him nothing more nor loo.
| than Cacsarism
rms mas always been a bugbear to
rehch statesmen and politicians.
though not to the people at large.
haineiE the dread lest any one of their
,iuiioer should grow SO popular as to
! become thereby invested with tho
power OF de facto dictator That is
Why, Tor instance, General Dodds to
| "hom France Is indebted for Dahomey.
aHu' indeed, the greater part of her
| huge colonial empire in Africa. was
Pefsistentiy kept away from Paris, and
heheNer possible. out of Franco, for
III IA
! lar idol, and as such too powerfui
Ihcy have already started a cam
paiBn against President Poincare with
tHe OBJECT or weakening his hold on
| me paDlic, and of impairing his pres
'ise: and, with this purpose in view,
are seeking to turn into ridicule at
| his expense some of tho comical fea
lures OF his southern progress. as. for
| instance, when the Mayor of one of
| the villages In tho vicinity of Perigord,
| particularly noted for it's truifles. re-
| ceived the President. ut the head Of
| the municipality. in full evening dress
with stove pipe hat of ancient vint-
| age, ms trS-color sash of Office wound
around his rotund waist, and holding
by leash huge black SOW. which was
| the champion rooter for truffles in the
| district.
After the Mayor had delivered his
| speech OF welcome. his sententious
words intermingled with the grunts
| ana squeaks OF the porker the latter
rooted UP, In the presence of the presi-
Dental party, several most succulent
| truTles. carefully inferred in con-
venient spot for the purpose. and
| which were thereupon presented to the
| chief magistrate OF France and to his
lady. TO carry away with them, as
| souvenirs Of the place.
! Ihis episode. with a number of others
!
duced BY cinematograp and 1t viii
| readily be seen how, by means or a
| little ingenuity. their portrayal
can be converted bX those jealous OF
the Presidents popularity. into an arm
against him. through appealing to the
Keen sense of the r!dicule and to the
irrevcrence for which the Parisians are
so famous. In France, or raS her.
should say, in Paris 1t Is rdicule that
kills
President Poincare will have n hard
road to travel during the coming win
ter. Knives which have been sheathed
until now are being shnrpened Tor tho
purpose of assailing him-not in front,
but In the back-and they are welded
more especially by those on whose
loyalty he has particularly stronS
claims Indeed, he will find many an
occasion for repeating during the next
Few months the old-time adage: God
save me from my friends: my enemies
[ can deal with myself"
Everybody who has spent any time
at st. Petersburg VIII recall the name
or Nine. d'Albedinsky, by birth a Prin-
cess Dolgorouka. and whose salons on
the banks of the Neva enjoyed for
more than half century, altogether
international renown. She has lust
passed away at Cannes, in the South OF
france, after long illneSg
brated for her beauty, both at home
and abroad. she enjoyed, even as a
young girl. SO great an influence upon
Emperor Alexander H.. that she used
TO be known at the Russian court as
La Crando Demoiselle," and, had she
been willing. might easily have become
tho Sultana of the Liberator Gear. dur
ing the lifetime of Czarina Marie and
his morganatic wife after the EN-
press'S death.
1t was. indeed. because she would
not sacrifice TO him her honor. that he
turned in despair To her frazier and, in
every sense OF tho word. less witty and
fascinating. yet beautiful cousin,
Catherine Dolgorouka, who bore him
three children prior to the legaliza-
ton OF his relations with her by
left-handed union.
1t was because she was so absolutely
straight that Nine. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
aIteTWafdS married the SalluHl Sol0ler
of that name who died rs Governor
General of Poland-was so respected,
not only by Alexander II, but also
by his two successors on tho throne,
and by tho entire imperial family; a
striking evidence of their regard being
that she received a well-nigh unique
decoration, which she wore special
occasions. and consisting OF tho minia-
turo portraits OF tho three Expresses,
namely. the consorts of Alexander IL,
of Alexander Ill. and OF Nicholas H..
set in diamonds. and pinned TO tho left
shoulder OF the corsage OF her dress
by a diamond studded bow. 1t was
for this that in later years she was
known at court as the !" Dame au Por-
trait" (the lady Of the portrait.
Possessed OF the UTMOST tact and
sureness OF Judgment, with an I'M
rivaled experience OF the political and
social life of st. Petersburg for half
a century. her advice was sought by
the various members of tho reigning
family, as we'll as by statesmen of