New-York tribune., 1922-05-28


Tn Tel (whose wit is re-
howned) upon whom is fixed tho re-
sponsloillty for amusing anecdotes or
clever rlpostes. Thus the late Mon
slgnor Duchesno, member Of the Fronch
Academy, churchman, scholar and most
caustc of wits, is made the source Of
much anccdotal entertainment.
Inns great man was for thirty wear.
'he hiehest French authority on Church
history. His resemblance to Voltaire
icd Anatolc France to remark that VOL
'a're IS thereby proved to have been a
sanity gentleman. Others maintained
10 inc contrary, that this resemblance
was visible proof Of Monsipnor
puchesne's scepticism. Re that as il
may one of the prelatc's best known
oou'adcs is 'Digitus in oculo" as
suggested title for an unfortunate on
cycllcal published by Plus X. This. l.
IS SAID, cost him the hat he never
wore.
Cardinal Matthew had little Low. 70,
n'm' Abbe Duchesnc having been
named member of commission to e1.
anime the authenticity Of certain rel
'cs' the Cardinal said, dryly. ~ pity the
fehcs'' He anticipated, in a manner.
'he remark of Etienne Lamy, who.
when the Ahb6 was received at +ho
Academy, said to him, "You are the
least credulous Of belicvers."
Monsignor Duchesne waited long IA
revenge himself upon Cardinal Ma
thieu. The latter was an inord;note
lover Of bridge. After the Cardinals
death Monsignor Duchcsne said:
Hardly had he come to heaven, scarce
~ had ne been introduced into the
presence Of the Father. the Son md
the Holy Ghost, when the Cardina,
crlcd' We are four What do you saw
to game Of brldgeT
he lived very simply in Paris In two
rooms, tended by his concierge. There
many years ago, his well-known ,ten.
tlclsm was put to test By the serin.r-
ISIS who came to him for counsel One
oi 'he students brought under his coat
a small statue OF Our Lady of Lourdes
hat evening the concierge found il
IN the abbe's waste basket. On +he
next visit the student brought another
winch disappeared in the same fashion
ms continued throughout the sem
ester: and it is said that ultimately
the daughter of the concierge opened
shop for the sale of statuettes Of
Our Lady Of Lourdes. have
no
Cocteau's New Poems
MYTH the copy Of Jean Cocteau,s
Ntlew volume of poems. "Vocabu,,ire "
comes note from his publishers
! lEdltlons de la Sirene) expressing Mr.
: Cocteau regret that illness prevents
ms lnscribing the little book Indeed
the illness Of the young poet has been
me cause OF grave concern to his
TRENDS. whose wishes for his recovery
contain a certain accent of despair
Cocteau is not only an excellent poet.
ne IS also an able craftsman (as his
Portralt sketches in the "advanced"
Engllsh musical weekly fanfare" IN
dlcate), and his vigorous intellect has
done much IN the service of those
dubbed instinctively Les Six"
"Nocabulaire" is one Of those titles
of which we say that it "disarms
crltlcism.' 1t expresses justly the idea
tnat its contents are working toward
a llterature; that he would seize and
1x the spirit of his time in the aban-
comment of yesterdays materials
Nothing else, it seems to me, could
LA MORT DE L'AMIRAL
Les SeNons
les neges,
la rage
le rtre du cheval sauvage
sortant nu de chez le barber
nos mains. capucines ede Yatre,
tt IL conteau de la colombo
e. la monte son herbier
et lamiral debout: II eombre
CONNIE un rideau a. theatre
arplaudi par tout le rivage.