Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-13
THOUSANDS OF NOBLEINEN
IN FRANCE FEEL PANIC
Paris Newspapers Comment on Case Of Former Mil
onairc, Whose Entire Holdings Are in Russian Sc
clriticS-Whcn Revolution Came He Was Ruined

PARIS. F"b. .. Thousands " no
pi"Weu a:l Others. WHO h"fOrc the
var Wcr" counted a. OF iud-p"rl"ut
m"ant. ar" now ~ hand grips .H
t,use- Among t!I'm ar" fnru'r min
listers. professors. az least one dur..
several baruus and any number at
Strangers TO paris rcmarE on tho
Ions liu's %: luNu:icu, l.n!"u. ines
and speedy touring cars lined W daily
a. the opera aud I' adjacent streets.
Each car has q suhii sign For sale
or Hire" Tines" are the automobiles
~ tn" former wealthy Nc"rIy all
tr" 90 D"for- The "av model
Unable. Owing 20 tie prevailing
m"n"E -shortn"ss. /" sal. ,A".- cats.
apartments ~ 40, E,oii- quarter.
which th"y ar, rent.Gg furnished 10
wealth. Foreigners sit al day IN their
ears uuly iup eager for nUo Of 'l-
u"" 'icu' Z" hire 'hcir services by
E,c"rry car PARIS nov spap.rs
commented "u lHo GAS" of former
nauou1.r. whose entire holdings
w'rc Ia Russian securities when
ga. revolution cam" nn Was ruined.
selling three, 90 his cars h- TOOK his
& pia"a dang IN The 'rac!r line - The
cp,r.1 dressed 90 alS foru"' ehaUi-
In Rented H""ms.
one day hc was accoSteG hy a man
Who sEii hr "as private secretary
20 munitions miluualr" living at
M" ii",cl Meuricc. wH" woEld .i"e 70
rent the car COY % w..k's tour 10 tn.
Riviera. Asserting tine former rich
man Grov. to the M.uric" where n"
was confronted b. TIA" munitions
mill.cna RE- in Ia" person Of his for
meg Clduii Gr
Sma! roounr houses in the Ba@-
Tile qunr,,r whcr" beds can be- rented
at a COMPARATIVELY small sum night
s.. ar" hilod with former rich who az"
living on N" revenue produced from
'!ats IN the Etoil" ana fasSy quarters
- members Of the new rich.
In The Figaro of Jannnry - APP.
reared an advert somcnt wherein 81
! 'ku. sian uohl"wuuan Wishes 10 sci!
| her Eur coat and also tn" contents Of
her luxurious apartment near the No
de Tr!onphc; price 10000 fCS.' IN"
address given was tn" lIotcl du Honh
Point, tiny pla"" in Il back street
OF IN" Champs Elys"cs
NJ recent conference" al Russian
nobility in l'ar!S ono "f the delegates
dcrv" NJ in a ttNicnh. I.oitcrcrs were
- TIC meeting place arm in arm with
tn" chauffeur "f th- c;,h-a Russlau
baron WI" once owned on" OF the
largest provision establishments iu
i French princess. wh" was former
- noted for the "iab"rat, entertain
iIl'il'S Sii'' ItNt III 'th apart mont JUST
OF TIA" Ny.nu du i;ois de Iioulogn".
Is nov iiyiug with h"r four children
! In a small furnished fiat in tn" work
Ia, MS quarter al tliChy.
Her eldest son is q 'nut.rlnuli To-.
| tn" street railways. ANA Her daughter.
ais" entitled To the rank uf princess.
'arus l"n francs per week as "a type
writer at the Ministry oil Finance
Count o.. Dourrunu.
T. 9 Number of Fr"nChm"u who
Yer indep"nd"ntiy wealthy h"l"r"
til" Aar and VIII" are now woIkIna; un
SIN IL salaries IN banks and CuIn-
rnei Cinl houses is Legion. y count t.
d""rnlan al an American hank oil tn.
| boulevard. Another count - u 'l,rt
in " puri- wutu.l booth at the AntrUi
race track. StlI another solicsis
work as window washer anon; his
former friends.
Baron Henri de EothSChild ,mpi KS
4 number OF his friends. nov ,'U.r, In
his furniture making establishment
on the Elaine Monccau, where tnr
baron himself sets the rNawrl" 10y
working over his furniture nih"
hours II day.
Recent statistics Published bH III,
prefecture Of police illustrate how Tia"
TALL from wealth To poverty has been
achieved hy literally thousands OF
l'ar!s!ans The figures show the cN-
r"ns"s Of a family OF four and arc ns