Show I Chum of Alice Longworth Going on Stage I HI Countess Marguerite Cnsslnl THE once tho chum of Alice Roosevelt and long an object of great Interest and attraction In Washington has been having all sorts of trouble In Europe The stiffnecked Spanish court o which Count Cnsslnl was accredited as minister failed to pay her proper honors as the chief lady of the legation lega-tion At the same time the czarina of Russia treated her with marked neglect In consequence of these slights the countess has definitely nnnounced her Intention of going on the stage and her adopted father Count Cnsslnl has given up the legation at Madrid and will probably retire from the diplomatic dip-lomatic service The countess has chosen for her debut the role In which Mary Garden made her first appearance that ul Louise She has been studying singIng sing-Ing with Jean do Rcszke in Paris She Is still its handsome as sloe was In other days when she wore wonderfully wonder-fully fancy dress costumes at the so clnl affairs In the nations capital The latest slight that caused the countess to abandon diplomatic and ofllclal fife came from the czarina ol Russia Her majesty declined to ai point the countess one of her maids of honor n post which it has been customary cus-tomary to give to the daughters of ambassadors am-bassadors and very high ollleias Count Cnsslnl pressed as urgently its possible for the customary honor but the empress said No This refusal was made particularly cutting because the daughter of Baron Ba-ron Rosen who succeeded Count Cas slnl as ambassador at Washington was recently appointed maid of honor to the czarina |