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years ago converted into stores. which
now include Nos 1921 to 293e M street,
and the upper floors are now divided
into apartments, and those who dwell
here little suspect that they live be-
meath the roof which once sheltered
so many representative men Indeed,
besides those mentioned, other guests
here included Louis Philippe, Count
Volney, Baron Humboldt, Fulton (the
inventory, Tallyrand, Washington r.
wing. Gen. st. Clair, Lorenzo Dow and
Frances Scott Key.
X
JEROME BONAPARTE. the youngest
brother of Napoleon I and King of
Westphalia, was also a guest at the old
Union at the period of his marriage to
Miss Elizabeth Patterson. the Baltimore
beauty, in 1903. We marvel today at
the scarcity of clothing worn by some
women, but doubt If there is one who
does not wear more than did Miss Pat
terson at her wedding, which was per-
formed by the Most Rev. John Carroll,
Bishop of Baltimore. In commenting
on her wedding costume the bride said:
There was as little as possible of any
gown at ALL" Upon another occasion
here in 1904 Nine Bonaparte almost
created a riot by the scantiness of the
costume worn by her at a select party
given in her honor. OF this event Mrs.
Samuel Harrison Smith. III her Forty
Years of Washington Society,"" says:
But of Nine. -. I think it no
harm to speak the truth. She has
made a great noise here, and mobs Of
boys have crowded around her splendid
eouipage to see what I hope will not
often be seen in this country, an almost
naked woman An elegant and select
party was siven to her by Mrs. Robert
Smith. Her appearance was such that
it threw all the company INTO confusion
and no one dared to look OF her but by
stealth. The window shutters being
left open. crowd assembled around
the windows to get look at this beau
tiful little creature. for every one allows
she is extremely beautiful. Her dress
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Famous Doubles Prove You Cannot Judge Man by His Fac
Gene Tunney Striking Resemblance Beethoven One Which
Pysognoms-enry and Frederick the Represent
Extremes of Temperament

such an extent that he could not re-
assume his real self Finally he at
tempted suicide to escape the an
archist bombs and had to be locked
up In lunatic asylum.
" *
7 EON TROTSKY. who was born Leon
81 Bronstein, is supposed to have de-
rived his name from resemblance to
his jailer While In exile In Siberia In
1908 he found that he and his jailer,
whose name was TrotSky. were as like
as two peas. Seeking to escape. he cul-
tivated the resemblance until in every
physical detail the two could not be
distinguished He mimicked every ex-
preston of the jailerS face. trained
his walk. combed his hair and beard
to perfect the counterfeit. Carrying a
passport, using the jailer's picture and
wearing one Of his coats, the revolu-
ZIONIST made his way to the frontier
and managed to get by in spite of
the fact that he met many OF the
other mans friends on the way. Then
he adopted the name which had been
his means of escape.
In criminal cases there have been
many mistakes in identity because of
physical resemblance. There was the
case Of Beck in London, who served
nearly 20 years in prison because he
could not prove he was not the wanted
swindler. Numerous witnesses identi-
fed him and the circumstantial evi-
dence was all against him. Neverthe-
less he was not the real thief, and
later was put on pension by the
British government.
In cases of disappearance doubles for
the missing person can always be
found Almost every year we have
new Charley Ross or Dorothy Arnold,
both of whom we're members Of wealthy
families and who disappeared under
mysterious circumstances. And the
descendants of all the persons supposed
to have been the Lost Dauphin, who
disappeared during the French Revo-
luton must now run into the thou
sands.
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Mr.. Otis of Boston, Mr. Murray. the
first British Minister sent to this coun-
try, and many of the Southern men,
bers were remarkable for their fine
equipages and high manner Of living.
A stage was always in waiting to convey
the members of Congress to and from
the Capitol. and every night the apart
ments of the house were wont to echo
with the ready wit and the pregnant
Jest or with animated discussions on the
political occurrences Of the day"
It is described as having had COM
plete units of private apartments and
bedrooms, numerous drawing rooms,
private parlors. receiving rooms for
company, large dining room and a
splendid ballroom, which was once the
scene of the brightest and gayest fes-
tivity ever witnessed in this District.
Other attractions were two large refec-
tories. nousekeepers' and servants
apartments. private dwelling house,
wine cellar. dairy. meat and ice houses,
with stabling for 100 horses.
The lower part of this old tavern was
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Anne Royal, writing In 1926. has this
to say Of Georgetown College:
ION the top of the hill at the eX-
tremity of the town stands the George
town College, two stately buildings of
brick. 1t has handsome square in
front, planted with trees, and COM
mands an extensive view of the Poto-
mac, Washington and the surrounding
country. I found the Rev. Mr. Baxter.
president of the college, playing at ball
with the students; he seemed to enter
into all the glee and innocence of their
juvenile mirth. Mr.. Baxter is man
of middle age. good size and handsome
person and captivating manners. He
very politely conducted me through the
college and gave me all the informa-
ton could wish on the subject. 1t
has a library attached to it containing
5000 volumes. Whilst we we're in the
library, I looked through a window
which overhung one of the finest
kitchen gardens in the country. You
take a few of the good things of this
life. then said /, pointing to the gar
den. To be sure said he. why not?
was struck with his reply-'Why
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town Landmarks Are Among Assets of National Capital

not?-and why not truly? This COL
lege was founded in 1899 and richly
endowed; it is called the Roman Cath
olic College and contains from 100 to
$50 students. Every branch of educs-
ton is taught here; all the professors
are Roman Catholics.
Besides the college. they have an
academy and a seminary for young
ladies' which Is also under the don1ln-
ion of Roman Catholics and wholly
under the direction of the convent, the
pupils being taught by the nuns. All
denominations send their children to
this seminary. which Is much cele-
brated for its salutary regulations.
From the college I went to the con-
vent: my curiosity was wrought up TO
the highest pitch as I traced the url-
even streets leading from the college TO
the convent. felt wras Addison said.
viz, Everything new or uncommon
raises pleasure had often heard and
read Of nuns and converts, but now
was to be gratified in full. 1t tS no
great ways from College Hill; Mr.. Bax-
| ter pointed it out to me, and, keeping
my eye upon the steeple, a few min
| utes brought me to the door OF the
! convent at the west end of the town.
| Here, as directed opened door with
out knocking and, entering a small
passage, pulled a bell which brought
| nun to the inside door. When I in
| formed her of my business, she directed
me to step into a small room on my
left, which she called the speaking
room. After waiting here few min
utes, two other nuns approached on the
opposite side of an iron CRATE which
had separated them from the world
and me! I had. however, full view
of them; they drew up close to the
bars, saluted and conVersed in terms OF
utmost sweetness and conde5cension,
Amongst other things, asked them If
they were happy: they both replied.
Very happy; would not exchange their
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pairs into the same groups, but the
pi1ysiognomiSt hints that 1t only serves
to prove the face somewhat unsatls-
factory guide to character. Two men
who look almost exactly alike may be
and usually are-of diamctrically op-
posite types of personality.
Character reading from the face, to-
gether with palmistry, phrenology and
astrology, was one of the favorite
tenets have found little confirmation
from scientific experiment. Darwin as
serted that certain traits of character
could mold the face into definite lines
by the habitual contraction of certain
muscles, but admitted that other in
f1uences. such as the vocation, could
have the same effect.
At Wesleyan University recently COM
mencement photographs of the 20 most
successful and the 20 least successful
members Of class which graduated 25
years ago, together with photographs OF
the men as they are now, were submit
ted to psychology students. They were
asked to give the occupation Of each
man and their opinion as TO his success
or failure.
On not a single one were the judg-
ments of the students even nearly unan-
lmOuS! In some cases the same man
was assigned to a dozen different oc-
cupations. One man, successful en-
gineer, was adjudged by half the stu
dents to be preacher, and they dis
agreed as to whether he was success
or failure in his church career. A
subject who was taken by many to be
prosperous banker turned out to be
a third-rate teacher.
The only conclusion to be drawn from
the experiment is that man cannot
be judged from his picture, and the
employer who hires men because OF
their photographs is likely to be stuck
Socrates, we are told. was sized up by
zopyrus, a Greek physiognomist, as
being stupid, sensual and dull. And he
certainly was neither stupid nor dull.
We are sorry for Mr.. Tunney's vanity
but his resemblance to Beethoven seems
10 mean nothing except that he looks
, like Beethoven. The late Cars double
was an obscure peasant. Count Toll
stoy's a petty swindler, and President
Roosevelt's and italian frame maker
Every one has q double somewhere
in the world. Whenever man pops
into prominence and his picture
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in a cab just as Edwin Booth, brother
Of the slain assassin, emerged. The
actor caught sight of the face peering
from the cab window
"WilkeS" he shouted. wilkes"
Lieut.. Allen was q double for John
Wilkes Booth! But he passed on and
never declared himself. For years Ed
win Booth believed his brother to be
still alive.
MANY reigning monarchs and presi-
AVA dents, especially those in danger
of assassination, have used doubles to
advantage. King Alfonso of Spain,
rather sickly since childhood. employed
double to appear for him at the nu-
merous public ceremonials of Madrid.
II was for this reason that an assassin
attempted to blow up his bridal car
riage, for he we'll knew that the King
must be at the ceremony.
The idea of using a double for
safety's sake seems to have first been
suggested by Count d'Istria, first Presi-
dent of the new Greek Republic, in
1928. Roaming in wood near Athens
one day the count came face to face
with peasant who was his living
image. He hired the man on the
SpOJ. n lew HlUIlGIlS IdUcT TIE man
was murdered in his masters carriage.
Another double Immediately came
forward, and he shared the same fate.
Then no one could be found to take
the Job for any consideration. and
finally the count himself succumbed to
an assassin.
There is another danger In doubling
for a great man. Like the actor who
resembled Lincoln, the double some
times suffers under the hallucination
that he Is the great man and becomes
quite insane. A Danish banker, named
Karlsen, was a ringer for Gear Alexan-
der III of Russia, who used to spend
much of his time at the Danish court.
Flattered by the likeness. Karlsen
adopted the clothes and manners of
the Czar, even going so far as to shave
his head to simulate Alexander's bald
ness. He travelled about Copenhagen
in a coach and four. and was deeply
gratifled at the salutes of the public.
Then one day there was an attempt
on his life. perhaps as practical joke
Karlsen began to think that he was
pursued by Nihilist assassins. but In his
own mind he had become the Gear to
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BIZ JOHN CLAGETT PROCTOR.

7 F one is looking for historic sites or
landmarks old Georgetown is
surely not 10 be passed unnoticed.
/ Many years older than the newer
Washington, to the east of Rock
Creek. it furnished history back to the
days when Capt Henry Flette, on June
25, 1882. visited the Indian town of To-
hcgce. the probable site of what the
present generation simply calls West
Washington, but what the older resi-
Cent always refers to as Georgetown.
Georgetown just grew. for exactly
when the first white settlement was
made here is not known. Originally
belonging to Charles County. it became
9 part Of Prince Georges in 1895, and
in 174S part of Frederick County: and
Scharf, the Maryland historian, gives
his opinion that Georgetown was for
q long time the chief mart and only
seaport Of the aforementioned county.
When the Maryland State constitu-
ticn was adopted, in 1875, Frederick
County was divided into three portions.
the lower part becoming Montgomery
County. in honor of Gen. Montgomery.
who was killed in the siege of Quebec
and whose sword was recently present.
ed to Congress and deposited in the
National Museum. The central por-
tion retained its name of Frederick
County, while the upper part became
Washington County.
AS a part of Montgomery County, it
was included in the 10-mile square by
the act of Congress of July 16, 1870,
and has since remained a part of the
District of Columbia. although in the
early days it was in favor of retroces-
sion and would have gone back to
Msryland-aS Alexandria. by a vote
of its citizens of 763 against 222 went
back to Virginia in 1G46-had their
plea been answered by Congress.
Georgetown is not the same place it
was in 1900. when President John
Adams first came to the new Capital
to look over the city" end later to
take up his residence in the now his
toric White House Georgetown was
then credited with q population of
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is printed on every front page dead
ringer Tor him turns up somewhere or
other People who look like presiden-
tial candidates especially are nearly al
ways to be found. This year neither
Smith nor Hoover has as yet found liv-
ing images Both of them have highly
distinctive faces. but their doubles are
sure to be discovered sooner or later.
Even President Roosevelt, whose face
would seem to be as characteristic as
they come, had several doubles, one of
them Mamgus Johnson, Senator from
Minnesota, and another Frank Hopper,
the actor. Several fat men were nick
named Bill when Taft was President,
and New York man named Fleming
was refused life insurance policy dur
ing the war because he looked so much
like President Wilson. Even the typ
ically Coolidge countenance Of our pres
ent Chief Executive has its replica IN
that of Charles Hotz, a Philadelphia
waiter. Indeed, so marked is the re-
semblance that Hotz has been asked to
take the part of the President in a mo-
ton picture.
An actor who took the part of Lin
coin In a play of some years back was
a double of the Great Emancipator.
Impressed by his own impersonation,
he began to delude himself with the
idea that he actually was Lincoln. He
grew full beard, he assumed the Lin
colnian mannerism of dress, gait,
speech and personal habits and In time
he seemed to believe that his appear
ance ought to have been greeted with
the respect due so important q person.
age. So painstakingly did he initiate
Lincoln that cynical friend finally re-
marked THAT actor will never be sat-
isfied until some one assassinates him"
The uncertainty about the death Of
John Wilkes Booth, assassin of Lincoln.
made many people believe he was still
alive when one Of his doubles appeared.
Booth. after his fight from Washing
ton. was trapped by Federal soldiers In
barn at Bowling Green. The barn was
set afire and several shots were fired
into it. The charred body of a man,
presumed to be Booth was afterward
found, but it was beyond identification.
One Of the posse who fired into that
barn was Lieut.. William Allen, and he
may have been Booths executioner.
Some years later Lieut.. Allen was pass
ing the stage door of London theater
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present situation for any earthly treas
ure'; and they looked So"
X x = X
SPEAKING of the manner and Gu
- toms of the people of Georgetown
Mrs. Royal says:
THE people of Georgetown are polite
and hospitable; they form a striking
contrast to their neighbors of WASH
ington, their minds being more gen.
orally cultivated. 1t is hardly possible
to conceive how towns so near each
other should differ SO widely as they
do. One cannot behold the people of
Georgetown without being struck with
the disparity. Their appearance is
much like those have seen east of the
Blue Ridge.
Mr. Millegen. who walked with me
over the town. very politely pointed out
tine objects worthy of notice, and
amongst other things he showed me the
spot of ground upon which Braddock
landed when he arrived in America to
fight The French. We both stood on
the spot for some minutes. He showed
me. too. the first house (which is still
standing) built in Georgetown
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2,ss3 persons, which by 1911 had in
creased to 4,948.
President Adams upon this occasion
was met at the District line by q dele
CATION of citizens on horseback and
escorted to the Union Tavern, at the
northeast corner of Thirtieth and NJ
streets, where he remained that night,
proceeding the next day to Washington
to view what the poet Moore called
squares in norasses, obelisks in trees. "
Returning also by way of Georgetown,
the second President was dined and
wined at the same hotel or tavern, then
and until 1907 run by Mr. McLaugh-
lin, when he was succeeded by William
Crawford.
Although the occasion was June 6,
yet the hot weather does not seem to
have affected the festivities, for it is said
there was large company present and
''i7 toasts were drunk, and that. "the
President left the festive scene before
sunset"
The Union Hotel was at this time
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was the thinnest sarcenet and white
crepe without the least stiffening in it,
made without single plat in the skirt,
the width at the bottom being made of
cores: there was scarcely any waist to
it and no sleeves: her back, part Of her
waist and her arms were uncovered and
the rest Of her form visible. She was
engaged the next evening at Nine. P. S.
Mrs. r. Smith and several other ladies
sent her word if she wished to meet
them there she must promise to have
more clothes on"
Miss Phoebe Morris, who was guest
at the White House in 1912. summarizes
Nine. Bonaparte's beauty in the follow
ing words, written to her sister, Re-
becca, in Philadelphia:
How I wish you could see Nine.
Bonsparte in all the splendor of dress
and all the attractions of beauty.
think never beheld human form so
faultless. To the utmost symmetry of
features is added so much vivacity,
such captivating sweetness! And her
sylpilic form, 'thinly veiled,' displays
all the graces of Venus. She appears
particularly lovely in fine crepe robe
of a beautiful azure color interviewer
with silver. In this attire she is truly
celestial. and 1t is impossible to look
on any one else when she is present"
The married life of Jerome Bona
parte and Miss Patterson did not cover
long period. Jerome was ordered
home His wife accompanied him, but
she was denied admission into the coun-
try and finallv returned to America,
where one son. Jerome, ancestor of the
late Charles j. Bonaparte. Secretary
of the Navy and subsequently Attorney
General In the second cabinet Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, was born. Although
America interceded in Nine. Bona
parties behalf, bringing the matter to
the first consul's attention, even by
personal letters from President Jefferson
and James Madison Secretary of State,
yet Napoleon was adamant and refused
to recognize the marriage of his minor
brother contracted in foreign country
without the consent of his mother.
Later Jerome was forced into another
marriage by Napoleon, and Nine. Bona
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highway. When completed it will be
7o5ta miles long and will run through
all the provinces of the island. touch
ing the sea coast at the three points.
An American firm will build about 10
per cent of the road, the remaining
80 per cent being done by an association
of Cuban contractors. Estimated cost
OF the entire road Is s75,s00,000, or
approximately 100000 q mile. The
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highway Is to be 20.66 feet wide. except
in soma cities. where q wider pavement
will be laio. One-sixth of the length
will be pav:d with. granite blocks and
the remainder viii be warrenite-
bithulithie, all on concrete base.
Bridges are to be Of standard steel and
concrete construction. Explosive re-
quirements for the work are estimated
at about 100000 pounds. OF which 10
per cent viii be blasting powder.
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Carolina In Congress, checkmated
Henry Clay In debate, SO it is said, and
impressed Daniel Webster so much.
upon another occasion, that the latter
acted as his amanuensis.
Father Carroll was born In Upper
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pearance of these men OF equally
marked difference in character was re-
Gently discovered by a German physiog-
ncmist. who took into account the char
acteristic facial expression and the
shape of the eyes. the nose end the law.
This, according to those who profess
to read character. wculd couple these
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Longest Island Road.

THE longest paved road ever put
under contract at one time is now
under construction In Cuba and will
be known as the Cuban Central
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BY WILLIAM NJ. LAAS.

7 r will please Gene Tunncv. no doubt,
to learn that he is a double for
Beethoven. But Henry Ford may
i not enjoy being told that his fea-
lures bear a striking resemblance
70 those of the wsrlike Frederick the
Great. The marked similarity in ap-
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Nj U SIC
s1GNoR TosCANINr CONDUCTS.

The magic name. Arturo Toscanini
than whom there is no greater living
conductor, packed the National Theater
to standing-room limitation yesterday
afternoon when that genius appeared
for the first time In Washington In sew
eral seasons and led the New York Phil
harmonic Orchestra, In a particularly
interesting program,
In moderns and classics alike Signor
Toscanini brought new and beautiful
meanings to music which he conducted
In his usual fashion. entirely from mem-
ory with no score before him. Prompt
ly to the minute of 4:30 pm, the ma
estro appeared and his orchestra was
launched into the delightful. program
matte overture. lie Baruffe Chiozzote."
which is a musical mirror for clever
sketches of Italian fisher folk. To any
one who has personally felt the spell OF
the warm blue waters Of the Mediter-
ranean and the JOY of driving along the
scalloped coast of sunny Italy there was
added pleasure In this colorful music.
Brahms symphony No. 2. in D
Major Opus 73." followed. It was per-
haps the most thoroughly satisfying
composition of the afternoon. The per-
feet rnolding of the orchestra to the
spirited, yet completely dignif1ed direc-
tions of the leader. who seemed to hold
a whip at times and to suggest the be-
stowal of a benediction at others, was
fully exemplified in this symphony
Roundly singing passages with theme
that brought the composers famous
"Wiegenlied' constantly to mind swept
into organlike volume. and again fell
to soft whisperings of the strings alone,
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COSCRAvE. AGAIN
VISITS NEW YORK
Many Entertainments Plan.
ned for Irish President
Before He Sails.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February l.-William
r. Cosgrave. head Of the Irish Free
State, returned to New York today from
Canada to be the city's guest until
Saturday. when he sails for home.
Today's program included visits to
the consular Office of the Irish Free
State and a meeting with John w.
Davis. former Ambassador to Great
Britain He had luncheon engage
ment with James A. Farrell. president
of the United States Steel Corporation.
and tonight he will be the guest of
the city at dinner in the Hotel Bilt-
more.
Tomorrow the Bond Club will give a
luncheon in his honor. In the eve
ming he is to attend a dinner at the
Lotus Club and reception at the
home Of Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler.
president of Columbia University.
He will be the guest Of honor at a
dinner of the st. Patrick's Society OF
New York on Friday night and will
attend the emerald ball on that night
before boarding the Olympic. which Is
scheduled to sail at am. Saturday.