The sun., 1916-10-17
CARUSO, GAYLY CLAD.
IN BLUE, RETURNS
Singer Here for Forty PerfOr-
mances, Arrives on the
Lafayette.

The French liner Lafayette arrived
Yesterday with Enrico Caruso standing
on the forward deck arrayed in a Med
i~terranean dream Of blue. taking the
place OF n fgurehcad, which the French
line ships do no, affect In wal times.
Mr.. Caruso has raised n mus,ache
since he has been In the war zone. He
also made an effort to raise chickens.
but. a. he plaintively remarked, the
chickens persisted so DANGEROUSLY in
raising the dickens that he DESPATCHED
them with his automatic. which he called
a chicken coup d'etdt. thus getting a
chance to sleep during the rest Of his
~sojourn in Italy.
To oblige the reporters Mr.. Caruso
sing his latest limerick on his experience
in chicken farming. Offering to furnish
the eggs for the encore:
There was a young ,hennery booster.
Who does not like chicks as he usedtcr;
They took much delight
In ce"kling all night
TIL knocked out by Henrico Caruster !"
Mr.. Caruso a~poiogised for the rhyme
OF the hna line, remarking that 1t was
5ust.fable under Italian INT America
poetic license az specified by the poetic
license bureau OF New York and Naples.
says Little Of sky Blue Clothes.
Mfr. Caruso declares that he is now
convinced that the only way to enjoy
pullets and young ROSTERS and capon
is without feathers lone In any style ex-
cept German. As for ordinary chickens.
well. that's another story. About his
cerulean sa~rtorialness he said little.
merely kissing his land to the sky and
murmuring 1T IL there n In pellucid
depths Of the blue Mediterranean"
Nobody has ever dared to co;ne across
tthe seal with anything so vivid AZ the
sui, Of Caruso and live TO tell and
boast about It. Somebody called II a
symphony. but most folks called /,
something else. His trousers. wais,coat
and coat were blue. his overcoat like
wise. his sof, hat Of a lighter blue, his
necktie blue, his shirt had blue stripes
and he signed his name and drew Ca
russo cartoons with a blue pencil.
He will be here six months and will
appear in forty performances. He will
also sing in South American cities.
, chiefly Bucnos Ayres.
There were many other distinguished
folk aboard the Lafayette. some with
observations about the war and some
who preferred not to say anything Of Il.
Miss Anne Morgan and Miss Elisabeth
Marbury. who rave been in relief work
in France, preferred 10 say nothing OF
their experiences. 8. :. Mcclure. pub
Usher. who has been suspected Of pro-
German sympathies. took a look into
France and England and has become
convinced that the Entente Allies will be
victorious ultimately. His reasons for
this point Of view were the greater popu-
lation and wealth of France and her
allies. the extraordinary bravery OF the
French soldiers. the colossal quantity OF
munitions and the unlimited supply OF
war material. Mr.. Mcclure said the
war had recreated France.
Ambulance Workers Return.
Grenville Keogh, son Of Justice Keogh
~ the Supreme Court Aubrey Thomas
Of Washington. ID. c., ana Walter Pierce
of Portland. Me. all members OF the
American Ambulance Corps In France.
were also passengers by the Lafayette.
They were accompanied by A. Piatt
Andrew. formerly a Harvard professor
and now at the head OF the American
Ambulance. Young keogh was wounded
while on duty. two pieces OF shrapnel
piercing his arm. Pierce was hit by a
bullet. which was stopped by his wal
let containing two one dollar bills folded
so that they helped to ave him from In
jury.
Frank A. Munsey said; II went abroad
TO see history In the making. and /
saw It,"
John Barrett. Director-General of the
Pan American Union, who has been
studying the effect OF the war on South