Evening star., 1917-10-28

probably be frequently employed il the
laws permitted, especially in the case
of man severely wounded or stricken
with serious illness at the front.
Mrs, William Leeds, the beautifui
and rich widow of the American tim
plate king, who has
Pal of been reported en-
gagged to a Greek
Belgian Prince. prince, is going
old son. He is a delicate boy and is at
Lausanne. At school in England he is
the crony of the little second son Of
the King of the Belgians. Prince
Charles, who frequently has been his
guest at his mothers beautiful house
in Grosvenor square, where also many
meetings in connection with war relief
work, including the first gathering OF
the American women's war relief COM
mittee. have been held.
Mrs. Leeds is now also the tenant or
ken-Wood. in Hampstead. the former
London home of the Grand Duke Mich
ael of Russia and Countess Torby,
which this famous pair were Obliged
to give up when the formers income
from Russia ceased automatically with
the Russian revolution. That was be-
fore their eldest daughter, Countess
Zia Torby. married the young million
aire officer, Maj. Harold Wernher.
In st. Bartholomew's Church, New
York. last week, Miss Pauline Brooke
Parke. daughter of
Weds in Col. John S. Parke. U.
S A, of Portland. Ore.
CouIl OfesS. one-time military at
tache of the United States legation at
Brussels, Belgium. and Mrs. Parke. of
the Great Northern Hotel. New York.
was married to Capt Stephen Kellogg
Plume. o. r. c., of Waterbury, Conn.,.
by the Rev John n. Lewis OF Water
bury. The wedding had been arranged
for later date, but was advanced
when Capt. Plume, who Is stationed at
the Watervliet IN. W arsenal, obtain
ed a ten-day furlough.
For the bridal gown the bride wore
much of the material and the entire
train of the dress which she had worn
when presented to the King and Queen
of England at the court of st. James
before the war. Her attendants wore
gowns of turquoise blue satin with
black picture hats of Spanish design
and carried pink roses.
OF course a subject of general con-
versation in London just now, says a
London correspond
Tondon,s ent in the Pitts
burgh Gazette
Interned Artist. Times. is the in
ternment of that famous and fashiona BILE
portrait painter. Philip Laszlo. who. not
much more than eighteen months ago
(shortly after he had become a naturalized
British subjecD. had been made by the
king an M. V. O." CMember Of the
Victoria Order). There is a consider
able amount of speculation as to the
real cause of his internment. but l do
not think many people hesitate to say
that the authorities have taken the right
course in regard to the distinguished
artist who, although he had become a
British subject. was nevertheless Of Hun
garian birth. Only a few weeks ago one
of the subjects of Mr.. Laszlo's most ia
nous portraits, Muriel Wilson. was mar
ried. while his portraits Of the Duchess
of Marlborough, the Duchess OF Portland
and the Duchess of Sutherland are all
beautiful specimens Of his brilliant style.
l remember years ago. when Germans
were more or less popular socially as
well as financially in London, meeting
Philip Laszlo and Wilhelm Funk at
luncheon party. Wilhelm Funk made
for himself considerable position as
portrait painter in New York.