The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
rcnch Government Desires 10
Decorate Gabriel Cor Is Ii
AlphOnse) Chanteau
YOU SEE THEY LOOK
JUST EXACTLY ALIKE
hey Married Twins, Too, and
That Further Complicated
Matters, It's Said

teau
II wishes TO promote Chevalier OF
the Legion of Honor the cartoonist OF
the Entente Cordiale
Chantcau is actually In London do
ing more 20 cement good feeling be
tween France and England than many
a diplomat or editor. To be cartoon
ed by Chanteau Is equally the fad in
society and city. Magazines and week
Ily publications reproduce the Chan.
Iteau personalities"
Yet when you see Chanteau. you see
double
Two Latin Quarter figures, in black
boards and velvet suits with baggy
trousers, startlc bibulous London into
FITS. They are two, yet the same Each
is an exact replica Of the other, not
two persons, but two examples OF one
Iperson Nervous people get the shock
OF their lives And the French gov.
iernment What says the French
government. two Chevaliers, two red
ribbons mo" reply the Amazing
Twins mot two, but four We are
-four"
7 To comprehend the extraordinary
adventure we hurst begin with two
twin babies born together at Nantes
In 1875, and reared side by side in a
we'll 70 do merchant family.
Each babe had a plenteous and dec
ioratiye wet nurse, as is habitual in
wealthy French circles: but old jules
+. Chanteau. known on the Place Of
Nantes as a warm trader and admir-.
led by the entire country side for his
Originality and wilfulncss. caught the
twin mania He sought two twin wet
nurses through all Anjou and finally
found them
4 Designating the wishes OF his wife,
a delicate weak willcd lady he pur-
sued his fad in their costumes The
twin nurses dressed absolutely alike,
from the broad ribbon streamers float
ing from their lace caps TO tehir heels
little Gabriel snugsled up to Annette's
4 bosom as willingly as TO those OF
Marie; and little Alphonse contended-
Ily mumbled the two remainders
Was it Alphonse2 or was H. Cab
iriel2 one OF the two Il was noticed,
had inherited something OF his faith.
er's initiative IT was he who always
Isnuggled FIRST But
Was it Alphonse? or was it Cab
Iriel? The tender nurses could not
tell Perhaps II was both Perhaps
one infant had as much initiative as
the other displaying II alternatively.
+, consecuttyely or irregularly, but not
simultaneously
II was observed again when they
were weaned one took to spoon food
I cOLrageously one chung miserably to
the fount Was 1t Gabriel or Al.
phonse? or. perhaps, both. each one
q &c ri 81 IA,
wet nurses quilted them. confessing a
strange double regret approaching
physical pain They wept profllselv.
seeing which an old crone in the
kitchen rose up and prophesied:
Unhappy woman who shall love
them grown men"
Women" corrected old Jules.
Ichuckling.
Al school one would learn the geog-
.raphy lesson. the other the arithmetic.
and each would recite for the other
When they were caught one would
get away while the other was being
punished When his turn came he
would claim TO have been whipped al.
ready
\ When the twins grew mp and had
ito choose professions everyone was
Ielad. Now they will differontiate. /"
their friends said grown tired OF the
miXup. But the twin idea was part
,and parcel Of them had they not been
Inourished by twin wet nurses?
Coming up 10 Paris, Alphonse dis
covered an artistic vocation or was
II Gabriel? Together they entered the
government school Of the Beaux
Arts, where they sketched and paint.
led exactly alike But their reputation
spread from other causes The Latin
Quarter Is the one spot on earth where
the entire population revels In prac.
tical Joking II accepts eccentric hg.
lures gratefully, and If they can add
mystery 10 absurdity the Latin Quar-
tier is theirs
In the Latin Quarter the boyhood
tricks OF Gabriel and Alphonse bloom.
cd 10 monumental farces Dressed
alike in black velvet, brigand hats and
flowing ties la Valliere, in wind en-
tcing beards. they were prepared to
make trouble any morning
They took care never to he seen to-
gether Newcomers In the studio were
their particular victims. Alphonse
would be chatting with such a one: An
other student would say let us go
TO Mother Lupins Come you new
man Come YOU Chanteau"
The new man and the other student
would start Off
"Chanteau is not coming the new
mar would observe as they shut the
studio door and crossed the street
"Chanteau is not coming Are you
losing your mlnd?" the other would
exclaim "Chanteau Is walking BE
side you"
~ beg your pardon but he is not,
the new man would insist. very much
troubled. as they entered the wine
, shop
What do You think OF that Chan
lteau? Here's a man who saws you are
not with us" the other student would
say hllsriously 10 Gabriel, who had
been there. in reality, waiting foI
them
surely am here" Gabriel would
answer: and, turning 10 the new man
he would explain kindly: 1T Is the
Latin Quarter air. sir. at first trou
bling 70 tho senses
When Gabriel had finished his drink
he would continue Now 7 am com
Ing across the street from the studio
again Pull yourself together and
, ssy. T know myself. therefore I am
= YOU need not say what You are. but
! just look intently al the studio door
from this wirdow and you will gee me
looming"
while explaining Gabriel would quit