Evening star., 1934-02-18
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Art, Literature, Politics
Secretary Hull's Official Etiquette-Wise and
Witty Women of the House.
A Whistler Letter.

ulating which is Ararlis, which Is Por-
thos and which is the gentle, exquisite
Athos? These three famous NOUS
quetaires combined diplomacy. physi-
cal strength and crafty cunning.
With the streets of Paris resound-
ing to the cry Vive lie Roi, Jean, Due
de Guise, waits anxiously in his cha
teau, the Manor dAnjou, in Belgium,
for some change in the tide of fortune
that may carry him into power. When
he became pretender to the French
throne through the death of the Duke
d'Orleans and his brother, the Duke
de Montpensier, great-grandsons, in
the elder line of the last Bourbon
King, Louis Philippe, he took up his
residence in Belgium.
The French republic long ago ban
ished all direct claimants to either
the royal or imperial succession, and
while it might have been arranged for
the present claimant to remain in
France, where he had lived quietly as
gentleman farmer, he wished to do
nothing that might compromise his
claim to the throne.
The young Comte de Paris, son and
heir of the Due de Guise is a charm
ing. good-looking chap, popular and
with lovely wife and two children
one boy. The countess was Prin-
cess Anne of France, distant cousin
of her husband.
Leon Daudet, son of AlphonSe Dau-
det, the great and delightful writer,
Is the leader of the Camelots du Roi,
an organization of young Royalists
which has federation OF young
women as we'll as young men. Daudet
is the editor of the French publica-
ton, faction Francaise, which is the
organ of the party.
At the cocktail concerts which are
held at the Surf Club, at Miami
Beach, in the late afternoons. there
is always a number of titled foreign
ers and even royalty. It is less ex-
pensive to come to America for the
Winter season than to 20 to the RI
veria: and Americans, too. are spend
ing their money at home this Winter
It's an i'll wind
The rumor is that Prince Louis Of
Monaco is prepared to negotiate
complete cession of his principality
to France. There are several reasons
for this, perhaps the principal one Is
the depression and the fall of the
dollar, Then the more recent legal
ization of roulette and chenin de fer
in France, Germany. Austria and
Italy, may keep at home those who
formerly went to Monaco for the
play.
A current number of the National
Geographic Magazine has some
charming pictures of Cumberland
Island, which is off the coast of
Georgia and owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Carnegie. jr., who took the
interesting views. Mrs. Carnegie is
the daughter of Mrs. Jerome Napo-
leon Bonaparte. Mr.. Bonaparte, son
of the late Col. Jerome Bonaparte,
whose house in K street held many
objects of art which once belonged
to the great Napoleon. Is now the
owner of the collection, to which
was added many valuable articles at
the death of Mr.. Charles Bonaparte
of Baltimore, who possessed the larger
collection.
Mr. Charles Bonaparte. sometime
Attorney General in the cabinet of
President Theodore Roosevelt, main
tained his residence in his charm
ing old house in Baltimore. while
holding Office here. The Bonaparte
Museum was in that house and often
at small afternoon receptions tea was
served there.
The Bonaparte entertainments were
delightful affairs with an old-fash-
ioned elegance and hospitality. Mr..
Bonaparte usually received with his
wife, slipping out of line now and
then to escort some old friend to the
dining room, where the beautiful table
was served in the old style with a
turkey at one end and ham baked in
sherry at the other: with beaten bis
cuits-sometimes terrapin a Ia Mary
land, and the most delicious wines
and champagne
Before leaving New York, Mrs.
Jerome Napolean Bonaparte said the
Napoleon relics were all in storage,
including the clear white china tea
set with the gold B of Napoleon's
crest.
James MacNeill Whistler's portrait
of his mother, which has lately been
exhibited at the Baltimore Museum
OF Art, attracted thousands of people,
some of whom recalled the many
kindnesses and help received by the
famous artist from Mr.. Ross P.
Winans Of that city.
1t seems from a letter now in the
possession of a collector IN Balti-
more. Mr.. Whistler frequently ap-
pealed to Mr.. Winans for assistance,
always to tide him over, as he ex-
pressed it, in some unexpected diff
Guilty.
In this letter, written in 1860 from
England, Whistler goes into some
length relative 10 his financial diff
culties, asks for a good loan and