Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-26

pRiSCLSS RAIXlNIiI. heart Of Ii
most, select portion Of its inhabitants
in such n firm manner that nothing She
could havc done during the last years
of her life would have been able T."
drive her away from It's affections.
Without being young or handsome
she had great charm Of manner. singular
tact, and above everything else. sh" was
the heSt-naturcd woman in tho NHrid
hated gossip and could never bring hcr-
self 10 make Il nasty remark about any
body or even TO allow any one To MAKE
it in her presence. Everybody liked her
and everybody respected her. which was
even more important She always MADE
friends for herself wherever she went
and sho was one Of the best friends n
human creature could have going out
of her way to help people and always
listening with kindness and attention
to all the little stories which were con-
stantly noured into hcr ear by her
"habitucs." to use the French word.
she liked to be considered II good
fairy, ready to shower gifts on the
world, and her hospitality was eNer-
riscd in a royal manner. without stinting
or hesitation. She used to give some of
the hest dinners in Paris, and the re-
cnntious which before the war used to
fake place regularly in her lovely nat
| during Lent and toward the close Of the
| Partisan season. were considered red
| letter" events and attended By al the
wealth, beauty and fashion Of the Frcnch
! capital. -,
| Mrs Moore knew everybody. She had
| entertained every illustrious parsonage
| in Europe beginning with hlnB Cu-
ward when he had been Prince OF wales.
and several Russian grand dukes ana
| ending with every artist or author OF
ha either TO i've III
paris or to come there. She was not.
nerhans. n highly educated woman. hut
.ba knew how to listen To people cleverer
than herself, and she had the knack or
leenluC conversation rolling along ike
| n hall. and of being always cntertanlhs'
putting in from time to time renark'
which. while perhaps not very Original
,.ct had the effect of inducing other peo-
ME to display originality in their woruS'
il not in their manners.
! IIer will was another proof or the
great Kindness OF her heart She re.
membered all the friends whom she NAG
liked to gather around nor ana she ',, ,ooh
erecial care to leave them things "hlcn
they could appreciate and which she
kne,v they would value, In her selec'
,ion ~ these gifts she remembered small
Incidents which others would have for
gotten.
UNUSUAL GENEROSITY
Tolte for instance the collar OF dia'
uonds and emeralds which she be-
ouenthed TO Mrs George Keppel' 1t had
hoon admired by King Edward every
time he had seen Mrs. Moore wear II
and the latter evidently thought that BY
giving to her friend this jewel the lat,
fer would be in her turn rehIlilaeo ol
,nother friend, now, alas' no iohsei
among the living. The pearl necklace
which was left to Mrs. James Hazef
: Hvde, % formerly the Countess de Con
} taut. was evidently intended as an ac
acknowledgement for the attention which
the latter lady had constantly awarae. ,',.
Mrs Moore through many years durins
1 ,rhtch they had been much together
4 And, finally. the large iegac!es to th'
3 Josnitol des Quinze Vingt In Paris, an
80 ber own servants proved the generous
a Instincts of a woman, who during he