The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-04

attributed the persecution suffered by
their fellow Poles In Poscn. and final
~ they worked on De Kossak's feel
inCs so much that he was Obliged to
inform the Kaiser that grateful as he
was to him for all his kindness ana
past favors. he would have ITO leave
his court and Berlin. rs long as the
Prussian government persisted In It's
Polish policies. Tho Emperor tried AZ
first to reason with him. kindly point
Ing out to him tho fooishness OF
mingling politics and art. but coulo
not move him. and finally, losing his
temper. turned his back upon him,
Berlin court and society naturally
! following suit.
Tho Invitation OF tho crown prince
and crown princess to De kossak to
stay with them at Langfuhr last De-
ccmber has been regarded by many as
an indication OF the dssensIons winch
are alleged to exist between tho
Kaiser and his heir. But what Is far
moro probable is that the Invitation
was made with the full knowledge and
approval Of Emperor William. who.
with all his impulsivencss and hot
temper. Is OF the most forgiving dis
position. and of far too generous
nature to bear any lasting grudge
against his old friend. De Kossak. for
having considered himself Obliged to
| sacrifice wealth position and friends
at Berlin upon the altar OF patriotism.
Tho greatest art sale OF the year
| will be the disposal during the lat
| ter part Of the summer. by the Lepkes.
| of the Potsdamerstrassc, In Berlin. or
! the marvellous collection OF the late
! Baron Albert Oppcnhcim. of Cologne.
! Dr. Bodc, the director OF the Berlin
! Art Museum, and the principal art
expert In Germany, Is compiling the
catalogue. Among the very last pur-
/ chascs made by the late J. Picrpont
! Morgan were several paintings by
Nandykc. and by his pupil Pctrus
/ Cristus. from the Oppenheim collec-
! tion. which ~ OF extraordinary rich
ness. including somo magnificent
/ Rubcns
Baron Albert who died two years
| ago. and who devoted all his life TO
, tho clever buying of pictures. was the
only remaining son OF tho founder OF
/ the great banking house OF Open
helm. His nephew, Baron Simon OPP
penhcim. married to Miss Florence
! IIutchins. OF New York. is now the
head of the firm. and owner OF tho
most celebrated racing stable In Ger
many. that of Schlendcrhahn.
| It is Of the late Baron Albert, who.
! like most OF the members of this
! great financial dynasty, was Roman
! Catholic. tho others being Luthcrans.
that the following story Is told. Ar
/ riv!nE one evening ut 81 hotel at Nice,
he found that his equally Christian
friend. Count Raphael Cahen Tor
Cohcn). OF Antwerp. had dropped his
| Hebrew patronym!c for tho nonce. and
! had inscribed himself on the hotel
register "a Count Raphael o. dan
vcrs" (Anvers being the French for
Antwerp. which probably had to tho
writer Il moro aristocratic sound. Not
to he outdone. Baron oppcnhe!m. with
a twinkle In his eye, followed suit,
recording himself In the book as
Baron o. dc Cologne"
The new regime IN Alsacc Lorraine
bids fair to prove more popular than
/ the one which st has just replaced.
When the other day the remains OF
( Captain Friedrich, OF the French For
( eiEn Legion, who had been Killed In
/ the operations against the Moors In
Morocco. were brought back TO hts
parents home at Sarreburg. for en-
! tOmbmcnt, the entire German garri-
I son, headed by General Won Brcdow
! and staff. as we'll ns the officers OF
the Ninety-seventh Prussian Infantry.
| OF two Lancer regiments. and of the
! Eighteenth Artillery Regiment. be-
| sides all the leading civilian dignl-
I tnries OF the place. accompanied the
! hearse In fun uniform from the rail-
/ road station TO the church. and from
I there to the grave. tho band Of the
/ Ninety seventh Regiment OF Prussian
| Infantry playing funeral marchea.
| Moreover, the finest floral emblem laid
I on the coffin was that by General Won
! Brcdow, adorned with the national tri-
color ribbons Of France. 1t Is the
first occasion OF such hOnors being
| paid to the remains OF a French of
/ ticer In the conquered province. ana
marks q new and. II may be hoped. a
/ happier departure.
! Copyright, 1914. by the Brentw God
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