Evening star., 1924-06-29
Tales Of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Count Won Moltke Introduced Famous Nesselrode
Pudding-Rudyard Kipline Reported Com
ing to New Hampshire Haunt
BY MARGARET b. DOWNING.

BY MARGARET b. DOWNING.
Count Carl Won Moltke. who just
has become minister of foreign af-
fairs under the first Socialist cabinet
which the staid land of Hamlet has
ever called to power. will bring to
the home in Copenhagen An Amer
lean hostess, formerly Cornelia Thay-
er, daughter Of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathaniel Thayer of Boston. Count
Carl. as he is Invariably called since
he has two cousins Won Moltke, who
are also outstanding figures in Dan
ish politics. was minister to Wash
ington for four years from 1907 until
1911. and he and the countess resided
in that handsome domicile on 18th
street which is now occupied by the
Lithuanian legation. The only son,
Carl Thayer Won Moltke, was an in
fant when he came to the Capital, and
left. 1t quite a fine little lad, who
was much in requisition at juvenile
parties.
From WASHINGTON Count Carl went
70 Berlin. where he displayed for the
first time the eminent qualities Tor
statecraft which have led to doml-
nant position in the Staining CABINET;
He is regarded as the most advanced
and logical of the radicals who have
upturned the old order and established
the; most advanced type OF socialism
known in Europe today. He prevent
ed Denmark from ceding the virgin
Islands to Germany In the nrst year
of the war and when it seemed the
cohorts of the kaiser were inVInclple.
He was among the few anti-German
diplomats at that time in BerEn, al
though he carefully concealed the
trend of his advice. He and the
those narrowing years and both knew
hunger and cold and all the other
privations which the city enoureu.
Young Carl. however. had been sent
old homestead at Lancaster, Mass;
and during this residence he studleo
first in Groton and later In harvard.
This presiding lady of the Danlsn
foreign minister's home met Coun'
Carl in Rome, where she spent WIN
ter with Mrs. George Won Lengeke
Meyer. The marriage took place IN
1906 and the young couple came 10
Washington in 1907. ,a
Count Adam Won Moltke. cousin ano
intimate friend of Count Carl. the
Danish cabinet maker. also spen.
some years in the diplomatic corps at
washington He married Marie
Louise Bonaparte, only daughIea oi
ii.
parte, and who was, throuen nei -
mother. the granddaughter of bamei
webster Another Count Won Moltks
is Count Capt. Leon: who marrleo ,',
Miss Edith Marion Garner ,t1e gu hers Of
the great Danish family. are grano.
sons of that eminent epicure. CounI
RAYMOND de Nesselrode, whose GheI l
Invented the famous puddlne. .his
delicacy was first introduced 70 tnis
mart of the world when Count Leon
brought a celebrated chef with him.
When Nine. Bonaparte was Pres.uinS
over the pleasant home on ~ SUI
near nth which her son has since
sold. she took great pride IN naslts
Nesselrode pudding served ana IN
having one of the original recipes
which the aged count had prepared
for his grandsons. one OF "Hoi'' iAo
married her daughter.
The American ambassador to France
Mr.. Myron T. Herrick, is recelVlns
many pressing appeals from ,eniI, re. -,
journalists to interest this country IN
The great celebration planned lor
1891. when 1t will be 800 years since
Theophrastus Renaudot, IN saIlel
of the Louvre and under the protec-
ton of Richelieu, establisheo tne
Gazette de France, and thus became
the father of journalism
Senator Paul Dupuy is the leaolnS
spirit in this idea to make the SUM
anniversary of the newspaper blrtn
an event which will create lnterest
ali over the world. He is the owner;
editor and manager OF the "ell
known daily, LIE Petit Parlslen' a
paper which publishes three EDITIONS
and which has bona tide daily CIR
culation of 100000 copies Inc gay
and with the first AUTHENTIC news
LIE Petit Parisien sold 3.o92.46O, when
is the highest sale ever made by
daily newspaper. not only In france
but in. the world senator Dupuy,
who represents the Sevres district
in the upper chamber. was some
years in advance of Lord Northcl1ffe
and other powerful controllers OF
news agencies. He had. previous to
the world war, acquired an illustrated
daily, Excelsior, which has a circula-
ton up in the 500,000s, and group
of periodicals which cover all sub
jects literary, artistic and Sclentlhc
Mr.. Herrick has taken a cero1al IN
terest in the tricentenary OF jour
nalism and there is little doubt that
this country, where NJ. Renaudots s
innovation has acquired the greatest
power and influence. will assume a
major part in the celebration.
When Pierpont Morgan's niece.
Lady Mary Doris, only daughter of
Eiscount and Viscountess Harcourt,
marries Hon. Alexander Barring, SON
and heir of Lord Ashburton, in the
late summer, many historic memories
of Washington diplomatic days in the
past are to be recalled. The grand
father of the bridegroom prospective
was that Lord Ashburton who finally
induced Daniel Wewbster, Secretary
of State of President John Tyler, to
sign that famous Webster-Ashburton
treaty, which the Democratic party
had such a serious time abrogating
some years ago. This was the treaty
which contemporaneous chroniclers
said that the noble lord floated
through Congress on a sea Of cham
pagne. Young Mr.. Barring frequent
ly has visited Washington, but the
old mansion where this feat of
diplomacy occurred. the old corcoran
house, where Webster lived, is no
more. and the mansion which was
the British embassy is covered by a
big office building on H street near
nth street. Lady Doris Mary Har-
court spent all last winter with the
Pierpont Morgans and has made
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