The Washington times., 1923-08-30
PARLAGHY VISIT
To CAPITAL
RECALLED
Princess-Painter, Who Died in
Poverty, Came to WASH
ington in AffIuence.

sfaphy or Princess Anna LWo1l
Parlaghy, celebrated portrait
painter and protege Of Kaiser Will
helm while in his glory, who died
yesterday in her modest home on
East Thirty-ninth street, New
York, with deputy marshals wait
ing at the door Of her sickroom to
pounce in upon her with writs Of
execution and seize her great art
collection to satisfy creditor judg-
ments amounting to about $213, 900.
The princess is no stranger TO
Washington. Fifteen years ago she
staged her entrance into the Ma
tional Capital In regal fashion. Ac-
companied by secretaries. eQuarries,
bodyguards, maids and a Father con-
fessor, all wearing the livery Of the
princess, the titled artist arrived for
the purpose Of painting portraits OF
those who were willing to pay her
price, which was something like $780,
900.
Went To Arlington Hotel.
!. She installed herself in what was
then the Arlington Hotel, the site OF
which II now occupied by the
Veterans Bureau. The Arlington
Hotel, an old, dignified browstone
building. served as the abode Of
Dom Pedro. emperor Of Brazil; Mark
Hanna. Tom Plat, J. sPierpont
Morgan, Id Hung Chang and many
other notables. It was in an at
Mosphere OF this character that
Princess Lwoff Parlaghy, deposited
herself with her royal court.
Her fine diplomacy began to work
made her appearance In this city.
Her faithful secretary, faithful to
her death, had suitable cards, bear
ing the royal coronet, engraved. adj
yising the diplomatic world and high
society OF the presence OF the
princess and throwing out the deli
cate hint that q call would not Oe
unwelcome.
Was Brilliant Conversationalist.
It did not take long time before
her drawing rooms on the second
floor Of the famous hosiery, which
looked more like q throne room, was
crowded with members Of society.
The princess was nor only most
cordial and affable, after once adj
mitted to her august presence,
which was no small matter. but
she showed herself to be a most
versatile and brilliant converse
fionalist, who had an intimate
knowledge Of the inner workings of
the diplomatic world, literature, art
the theater and politics.
Her main drawing room was
decorated with many valuable art
objects, including paintings, hang
1ugs, Persian rugs, rare old bronzes
and hammered brasses. The big
room was kept In semi-darkness and
it's atmosphere was charged with
the perfume Of Russian cigarettes
eI which the princess was an
iTveterate addict.
At the time of her visit, It was
ruInored that the princess was the
sweetheart Of the King OF Serbia,
and when the matter was suggest
ed to her she burst out laughing,
qualifying this show Of emotion
with the remark that It would be
an honor to be the sweetheart Of
any king.
Proud Of Her Art.
She took great pride in her art
accomplishments, and many were
her stories about the great that sat
for her for their portraits. She
spoke In terms of the highest ad.
miration Of Prince Bismarck and Of
Kaiser Wilhelm, both of whose
paintings, she said, were acknowl-
edged masterpieces.
Her apartment was q regular
treasure chamber, and to those who
had gained her confidence the titled
foreigner would show a heavy, steel
bound chest containing the many
medals, decorations, Jewels, and
other presents she received from
her admirers and those who sat in
Judgment on her art.
Called Women Shallow. y
Princess Lwoff Parlaghy, ardent
~ devoted to her art, refused to
paint women. Discussing the sub
3ect, she said with an air Of great
positiveness that women were $50
shallow" had no character, no
strength, no lines in their face.
That's the way they were born, {"
she would qualify her objection.
"A woman does not care how her
picture looks" she said on one &C.
casion to an interviewer" as long
as her dress, her laces, her jewels
and her hair show up effectively
She said she liked to paint men
with strong faces; men of character
and accomplishment. And she
never deviated from this principle.
There is no painting of a eemale
in existence, the work Of the prin-
cess brush. She painted President
Roosevelt. Admiral Dewey, Cardi.
nal Gibbons, Andrew Carnegie and
many other men while sojourning
in Washington.
Like most people Of her kind, the
princess had her peculiarities. She
could not work successfully unless
she wore, when painting, red vel
vet decolette gown. Her shapely
hand and fingers. otherwise always
heavily encircled with diamond, ruby
and emerald rings and chains and
bracelets Of great value, were en-.
tirely freed Of these encumbrance 90
when she was at work.
Loved Animals.
Champagne WAS always served at
eoirees. She was great lover OF
animals, and the hotel people had
great difficulty in becoming con
verted to the idea that hotel should
also be q miniature menagerie. She
had q wolf. a parrot, q number al
EGGS and an assortment Of other ami
mails.
On a second visit to this city, q