The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
Al LFONSO Of SPAIN
HOLDS To L EGACY
FROM AN ADM|RER
Resists Effort of Woman to
Dispossess Him of the
Late NJ. Cazarilh's
Bequest
IGNORES PLEA OF
TESTATOR'S SISTER
Partisan Boulevard Startled
by One of Fashions Lat
est Exaggerations

PARIS. Aug. 9.-Paris after Bastille
day is a city deserted by the ladies
of the beaumonde who have migrated
to TrouvfIe, Deauville and all the other
fashionable seaside resorts along our
coast. There remain only the tourists
and the workers. who are not inclined
to gossip, because they know nothing
to gossip about
When one talks, and, of course,
everybody talks, they are restricted to
subjects of the past, and possibly moth
ing is more eagerly discussed than the
case against King Alfonso of Spain,
to whom M. Albert de Cazarilh former
mayor of Luchon, left his whole for
tune and estate.
The sister of NJ Albert Sapene de
Cazarilh. lie veuve Sacaze.' contested
the will because she thought that as
widow with several children she had
better claim on the money than Al
fonso, who is rich man and who re-
ceives a very handsome salary, con-
sidering the work he does.
With childlike simplicity she told the
king this In letter and asked him
to surrender the inheritance to her, but
Alfonso, though ordinarily the most
chivalrous of men, turned dear ear
to her entreaties. Well, he has good
many children himself and we shall
probably very soon be hearing that he
expects another baby, so he should not
be judged too harshly.
Nine. Sacaze, however. felt much dis
appointed. and promptly fled suit
against the king, asserting that her
brother, who died in madhouse, was
insane when he made his last will and
testament in 1908, a year before he
was sent to the asylum.
CONTENTION OF COUNSEL
1oo
to his own satisfaction, that the dead
man always suffered from megaloce-
phaly. or in plain English, swelled
head, and that st was during particu-
larly violent attack that he made his
will
Alfonso's lawyer, on the other side,
insisted that no saner man than the
former mayor of Luchon was in 1908
ever existed, and that it is absolutely
money to a popular king rather than to
cranky sister with whom you never
sympathized.
King Alfonso, who spends a few
weeks in Luchon every year for the
sake of his health. intends to donate
the money to charitable institutions in
that city if he ever gets it. for the case
will be carried to the highest court
of the land
What surprises most here is that
Nine. Sacaze did not take steps to stop
her brother from making testaments.
which appears to have been one of his
favorite pastimes. He once made a
testament In favor of the count of
Chambord, one of the last Bourbons,
and that there was method in his mad
ness is proved by the fact that when
the count died he transferred his sym
pathies to the last of the Bourbons, the
king of Spain.
If Nine. Sacaze. who is a very plain,
simple minded woman. who never SYM
pathized with her brothers weakness
for blue blood, had been wise in the
humored her brother In everything and
made him do what she wanted while
he thought he was having everything
his own way.
GOWN SURPRISES EVEN PAREE
Pedestrians on les Grands boule-
wards today discovered on the corner of
Rue Richelieu lady passing by,
dressed according to la mode of to-
morrow, which you know is the latest
fashion.
This "elegante, wore waist cut
low with the utmost 1iberality. 1t is
"decolettee grande peau." if one may
be permitted to say so. Her arms were
bare to above the elbow and the upper
arm was covered by mere suspicion
Of a sleeve in transparent embroidery.
IT her bodice began too late, her skirt
certainly stopped good deal too soon,
and it was slit on the left side to above
the knee. Her light Havana colored
stockings were very f1lmy and exces-
sively open worked.
A breeze greeted her as she turned
the corner, and her body no longer had
any secrets to conceal from anybody
within 20 yards.
This passer-by who looks like a
slightly yelled goddess or priestess of
love is real lady, model mother and
wife, against whom not even her best
friends can find word of scandal to
tell. That is how this years fashions
are. Costumes are more costly than
ever and when you are fully dressed
you have on next to nothing.
PARIS HAS A "POETS, RANKo