South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-13
BEHIND THE SCENES
With Rulers and Leaders of Wartime Europe
By the Princess Radziwill
Copyright 1913


them things which they could APP
p%reciate and which she knew they
would value. In her selection Of
these gifts she remembered small
incidents which others would have
forgotten.
Unusual Generosity.
Take. for instance. the collar OF
diamonds and emeralds which she
bequeathed to Mrs. George Keppel.
II had been admired by King Ed
ard every time he had seen Mrs.
Moore wear il, and the latter civ
IDENTIFY thought that by giving 10 her
friend this jewel the latter would be
in her turn reminded Of another
friend, now, alas. no longer among
the living. The pearl necklace.
which was left 10 Mrs. James Hazen
Hyde. formerly the Countess de
Gontaut. was evidently intended as
an acknowledgment for the atten-
ton which the latter lady had con-
stantly awarded Mrs. Moore through
many years, during which they had
been much together. And. finally,
the large legacIes TO the Hospital
des Quinze Vingt in Paris. and TO
her wi servants proved the gener-
Gus instincts of a woman, who dur
ing her whole existence had only
used her great wealth as a means
Of making others happy.
Mrs. Moore was "a great American
patriot, and this is a popularity in
her character and so far / know has
never been mentioned in the numer-
Gus articles which appeared after
her death i'm the Partisan news
papers. She loved Paris and France,
but she had remained faithful 10
the land of her birth. as well as to
its flag. At the beginning Of the
var she was advised by her friends
to display the tricOlor at her win
dow, so as to show her patriotism.
She proudly replied that everybody
knew her feelings of sympathy, re-
spect and admiration for this beau
tiful France where she had been so
happy and which had welcomed
her with such c~Ordiality, but that if
she had to show any flag it would
certainly be hat Of her own coun-
try, the splendid Stars and Stripes,
which she loved so wei.
There was neither meanness nor
afectation in the character of Mrs.
Moore. She was simple and natural
and honest, as only an American
can be, and this was one of the rea-
sons why she was so universally be-
loved in that Paris where she had
found a home.
War Charities.
With her disappeared a curious
and original figure, who will be
missed for a long time 10 come. and
who most probably would have been
missed far more than was the case
If she had died at a different time
and at a moment when people
would have been absorbed by so
many serious and appalling pre-oc-
equations than has been the case
since the war. This war. no one de-
plored il more than Mrs. Moore.
whose life il shattered i'm a certain
sense, because il entirely altered its
course. But she nObly performed
her part in it and tool up her per-
sOnal burden with that generosity
which. had never failed her.
She gave enormous sums for the
relief of the many miseries which
were the consequence of this world
wide calamity. but she did IL in the
most discreet of and she
would never consent to have her
name published or quoted i'm the
newspapers. From time to time
these contained the mention of some
gift of several thousands of francs.
Tor this or that purpose, coming
from an anonymous b~enefactor. and
no n knew that the munifcent
donor was the benevolent old lady
who always welcomed any visitors
coming to enliven the solitude in
which the last months OF her life
were passed. with such a charming
smile and such gracious words of
greeting.