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Show Social and Personal Chat About Folk In European Lament Orange m Old Latin Quarter; Visit to Rapond Duncans Odd Colony Falls, Heir to Manor Worth MiT::: J t (Special Cable Dispatch.4 ONDON,.tfune 3. Mr. Jimmy de Rothschild he la a baron in France but ' has never used the ( title ip a notable figure In French society' and a man (he Is 44)' of many actlvlUes as well as tal. . ents. He la particularly popular ing and outdoor loving circles, always an enthusiastic follower of the racing seaeon not only In England but also , In France, , t .. r He has oome Into prominence at the moment as the Inheritor from . his great-aun- t, ..the late Mlae Alice de Rothschild., ot ' a palatial treasure house of ail, WadgeatUn"Han6rpW Buckinghamshire. The Waddesdon eetate was pur- 1&,(0 chased by brother, Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild 3,500 scree of agricultural land, which he transformed Into a magnlftcent park, buildthar commnnds1ta ing on the-h- Hl reproduction of a French chateau ar-la which he had embodied the most tistic features of the famous chateau on the Loire. , Woodwork and. Painting. Being gifted with great taste and knowledge of French art of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and having Inherited from hla father many form at one end add bed and living rooms at the otfter. There Duncan has established his as he community, or "monastery, likes to call It. A11 are welcome. He turns no one. away. The only condition imposed is that those who Join him must share the common labor and,' in One way or another, earn his or her food. He tells- - - thecorrespondent that! he is testing the . possibility of I practicing the ancloni-an- d primitive , (Special Correspondence.! , ARIS, May 23. One of the die- appointments jot Paris at the preBeht time, at least In the eyes of the American visitor. Is the Latin Quarter as It Is to be seen in passing from cafe to cafe up at Montparnasse.. Time was, and relatively recently, when a picturesque company decorated each cafe terrace-- figures that . might have stepped out of Murgere The women dressed in Boheme, garments that might equally serve as men cloaked and-- of the the carpets, sombrero. . And certain cafes were patronized by certain artistic- - lions. Thus one was always sureofmeet-ln- g Remy "fleTJaurmjoht at the cafe de Flore on Thursdays about .6 in the evening and., the poet Paul Fort at the Closerle dee Lilas. In brief, the Quarter as viewed pubatlicly had that kideflnable-ihln- g mosphere"a and romance was not yet -- dead-. good for the foreignerto absorb. t P ' . Anglo-- r4 - It-wa- 1 ; french Lament. . Nowadays there are many French lamentations about the transformation of Montparnasse. The chief lamentation concerns the influx .of ' foreigners, principally Scandinavian-anAmerican. The newcomers, it seems, are too well dressed, too cleanin their personal habits, too sober, ly have too much money and have driven . out J working native artist from thepoor. his lair and from the haunts , which were his rightful heritage.' One. can understand the French ' i v fxtremely valuable objects, 1m to" vl voted his , fortune to 'reproducing fl' i Waddeeflon the interiors of a Freud ' v; chateau of that period. The dMWj.f rooms .are- panelled, with - exqulsK 'at woodwork taken from chateau JhT ty. France, while they contain fumlttf.' artists ot the soihe J epoch. The pictures Include RsynoMW of Innocence,'- - The Portal V "Age Tellers" .and, perhaps finest of sLL 'j "Mrs. Sheridan as St. Cecelia, shotr- - ,v; ; ing her playing the organ with quislte cherubs heads above: Bona f, neys famous Mrs Jordan as , Country Girl" and several other Pep- oldees, Romneys and GalnshoreerW : : nowadays boughtTn the days becun to soar to their present dJapoT ' !- ) 4t ", - There Is alao a Collection ot I ample of the most prised Dutch lera many from the great Vest eoUectloh et Amsterdam, as wett yy . Cuype, Fragonards Watteaus, Ora- see, Connelettoa, some esqtdett TtOBH- -t j- -. statuery and a fin oolaeUon ot"r-y-a-f mour. ,r Th charm of Waddeedon la that': ,';j every picture or, other work ot art- , i fulfills Report In the doorakn of tho. rooms, a pert for which It we ee-- KJ i pecally chosen, so that the whole a feet la pt a moat luxurious heueo1 ar- - " I r&ngod so that wherever the ere torn ., ' It lights upon aom beautiful appro-prlate ""object which wesme tov hawr.;'t r: , iHffn jnade for its position, . eollectbbd "o' 1 There is also l famt-osnuff boxes, the finest exempt the finest period ot that work, severalaf wftty , of, them by van BJarenbergh scenes minutely painted ' upon . theen mesw which bear examination with a , Jeweled and nlfylng glass, - other ths great -.! painted with miniature by eat masters of the work, ; , , , . Nothing for Sole. . No American collector, whatever hie v. resources, need expect to ecquhe any- -'thing from Waddesdoti, forth Roth; dhild never sell- and Baron Ferdl -Inand left with th house end estate ncome of 45,000 a year peclfleall). allocated to maintain them. It new- owner, having a largo fortune of" e - . i own in addition to whatever he maynrtHiOfja. Inherit of his great-aunt- 's iwonte nothing In th way of raeneju ndtabsV ' BomU American collect oru, the late Plerpont Mocran, tried 1?' Rothschild wf tempt the late Mlm de dandlng offers for some of thewor-4- Of dl .' the without ghostbut art of chance of acquiring then at aog flg ure. , Even the heavy death duties thk .. the present owner Will have to pay to fed disposal his Inheritance can entail, of Us contents,' unlike meay other have . whioh families wealthy English been compelled to raife. money for that ! purpose. . The great feature of Wsddeedoa Ie , tt the perfect taste that distinguish In every respect, .whether inside the ; house or without. ' What the valueeof the place and te contents may now be ir tmpomlbl' to say, but when Baron Ferdinand corn-- pleted it in the early eighties it woo said to be worth 806,000. poe- - f Mr. Jimmy" de RothechlM eesees the family love for and test la ! work of art and combine with It a : remarkable adiare Of the business gifts -iwlhlch have made the fortunes of th family. ' Ke te the elder eon of 125Of Baron Edmond de Rothsddld, head the Paris house, and takes a fun share ! Ho In the work of 4hq e peaks five languages,, he ' served FVeno throughout the war both in ' and the Balkans la deeply Interested . in the turf, where he had sntn age 4 tacuiar euccesee In olaseks races, and ' Is highly popular tor his sportsmanlike character. noted for . At Cambridge he we -plucky horsemanship, 'and Is a donee rider to hounds, despite the lose of M eye through, being hit by a gcAf L -some years ago when playing ad TouqueC He Is tall, well made, with a mrdtig ' face, and U said to have a epeolel brand of dry humor at command. Hi wtfe was a Mias Pinto. They ha no child. - ' Mr! Rothschild 'was naturainxed to live Englishman many years ago and here moat of, his time. He ie weal , fitted to carry on the traditions of famous family alike In society, -on tb turf and, last but not least, la- Inter- ! I , . national finance. 1 0 J?,,-ThSociety Events. !' Duke of York was present at it " dance given at l8 Carlton Hons Terrace by . Major the Hon. John Astor (brother of Viscount Astor) and Lady Violet Astor, the latter f whom wore a pink draped silk gown trimmed with lace, and emerald aqd - . 1 d V -- ,f f - fi s viewpoint. One or two cafes up. si . Montparnasse, notably the Rotonde, recently brought up to date, and the Dome opposite, are little else than outposts of Greenwich Village. Those souls who could not tolerate the Eighteenth Amendment, who gloved liberty above all else, etc., have migrated In a body to Montparnasse there to continue their psychoanalysing, de Gourmbnting and adoration (or the reverse) of Cabell and Dreiser. Perhaps the Rotonde may be written down as the headquarters of the American Art Expeditionary-Forc- e In France. With a wide frontage (lotted with scores of little tables, in And .out laws ot peasant of which dart waiters carrying all manner of beverages according to the heart ot Paris. I have taken nearly the whole of hour of the day, the -- Rotonde starts house, he added, and none w.ho at 8 a m- - cloees at 2 am. this operations food and shelAt 8 a-onward customers, princi- calls shall be refused -f pally young American girls on their ter. How do yqu accomplish it In- - the way to sonje art school, or their escorts, look in for a quick coffee and present state of the housing crisis? Will it not- - become very-cost- ly croissant consumed --standing -- at ' At noon comes the next the correspondent asked." Raymond an IT ha venlt young visitors crush, when 'a smile. But I' am conpull up for an aperitiff on the way swered with x. to luncheon the beverage for the av- fident of success. If too many people erage sweet young thing from across come I will tear these walls down and the seas taking the form of a wicked build more rooms. Money will come as the result of our work. Our mode glass of port. At teatigie there Is a further crush, of living is Jnexpensive. but the hour ie naturally that of the Every Sunday Raymond Duncan aperitiff, fkthat quiet hour when the conducts a sort ofreliglouservlce lions drink," to quote Victor Hugo. without doctrine. Maidens execute Then not a table Is to be had at the rhythmic dances copied from old and sing ancient home ofthe Rotonde, the while the arts are dis- Greek cussed from end to end. canticles. In the intervals Raymond the for time Being Is yie The company thins down at dinner discourses on social problems and toptime, but from 10 onward and into ics of the day. to all of which he ap- rcyal seat of Pardo, close to Madrid, the small hours the talk and the serv- plies his philosophy of brotherly love situated in a beautiful estate boasting ing of drinks are fast and furious. and tolerance. rnlendid woods. It is a quaint old And so across the way to supper at A Modern Sophocles. building with' lofty rooms hung with the Swan off Bausage and sauer On Sunday afternoon Duncan holds kraut and very bourgeois wine all and furnished apestries splendid converse in his temple with all and for 80 cents. of the Spanall the with magnificence .However, the French are mourn- - sundry. Like a mbdern Socrates, ot Tng the past. They do'not like to see Pato, he leads long discussions. In- ish CourtBefore Zita and her children were young American artists still wearing viting and answering questions from khaki breeches and puttees; demobi- his followers as from the ordinary to leave Madeira, where she lized, one might say, only 'from the public , and Beeking to Inculcate In permitted waist upwards they sigh for th$ vel- them the principles of his philosophy. lost her husband, Carl, in exile, bhe Toward 7 Oclock he startles stran- - had to give an undertaking to the veteens, and Apache kit of a bygone day. gers by Inviting them all to stay to allied prwers that she would not pur- Nor do they like to see Montpar-- 1 dinner with him. There may be fifty, nasse peopled by trim and spotlessly sixty, or seventy or more present. No sue anY Intrigue to try to restore her olean American girls, highly independ- - matter. He Insists. So a table j eldest son, Otto, to the still vacant ent and smoking like chimney pots. (s get up, plates, knives and long forks are' throne of Hungary. Young Otto Is They aver that the spirit of the thing laid, and in half an hour or so, thanks the legitimate aspirant, according to is no more. And many American to the skill and celerity of the Duncan tho Hungarian monarchists, because tourists, come to see a French Bonuns and disciples," the in Abdicating as Emperor of Ausmonks, hemia, are In agreement, asserting geusts sit down to a three-cours- e meal tria, Carl did not abdicate as King of that they might have Been ,all this of simple, but admirably cooked food. Hunga:y. ' in Greenwich Village. That Is one of Raymond Duncan's Communist Colony. His "communIdeas of hospitality. Miss M. M. Kemp Gives Leaders of Pans society, men and ism has nothing in common with the women prominent In art, science and Lenin and Trotzky brand. Farewell Party in Rome letters, have begun to take an interest - In Raymond Duncan's Communist Saf (Special Cable Dispatch.) eguard Taken to colony, his teachings and efforts, and ROME, June 3. Miss Marlon always form a large proportion of Protect Prince of Wales Kemp of New York, who has been the Sunday gatherings. Thathe.is entertaInTn- g- rnorr than ' any other no inerertdle" dreamer-- He has shown (Special Cable Dispatch.) the manner efficient, in Rome and has had her by practical LQNDON, May 23.' Extraordinary American in which he has organized farms and Margaret and colonies in the south of FrancePrecautions were taken to safeguard two nieces, Misses and elsewhere, all of which, by their the Prince of Wales fr6m any at- Gladys Kemp, staying with her for the productivity, help to support the tempt at poisoning while he-wand In season, gave a farewell dinner whole Duncan monastery of comdance before leaving for' Paris, New unwas food All his India. prepared of art and philosophy. munity Raymond Is the brother of Isadora der the strict supervision of doctors,-on- York and Atlanta. The guests Included the Duke of Duncan, and. like her, has always of whom Bat In the kitchen, while ' tried to . saturate himself ln a- Greek- - I-t- wa Princess (Mis Xhe In ed RlgnanaPrinceand k e waiters sb . gcoo atmosphere and live a life resembling Carlo di kitchen- -t the dining GeorglnaJWlldof-St2Louf- s as much that-- of the anclentg as mod-- j parsed from-t- ha ern city conditions .allow. He wears room through a line of British offi- Frasso; Don Eugenio Ruspoll. whose flowing robed and sandals, lets his hair cials and the waiters hands were mother was a Miss Bfoadwood; the (now gray) grow-- long and generally washed in antiseptics between ,, each Marques Malasplnaj Counselor Frankdoes his best to give others (and himlin Mott Gunther of the American self too, perhaps) the impression that course. embassy and Mrs. Gunther,- - Baronesf to eat to was forbidden back he has got The prince any Blanc, Princess dl Plombino, Countes; thh simple life. ' Ho has' done more than that. He eggs, as the natives have- a secret Rota. Don Andrea Boncqmpagni who has made himself the apostle of a method of poisoning them without married Miss Draper, daughter of a , former American ambassador creed the cult of beauty, work and leaving any external evidence. at fraternal affection. He has started a The British officials heaved a great Rome; Marchioness Cavelletti, Mrs. little workshop on Rue Bonaparte, sigh of relief when the iprlnce was Abbot, Mrs Torr, Mrs Johnson,' and where he teaches all who care to safely aboard ship on his way to many others, about a hundred In all. " Miss Kemp promises to return next learn arts and crafts while initiating Japan. fall and reopen her hospitable house them into the mysteries of ancient and next season. ' .modern art, and more recently England is Fast Losing His pupils dress In the anChoice Stained Glass Duke of Orleans Plans ' cient Greek. style and at every hour of the day inquisitive passersby may (Special Correspondence.)- - ; t be seen peering through the windows Expedition to North Pole . LONDON, May 23. Art treasure 0 at the fbare-legge- d of disciples Ray"(Special Correspondence.) mond, most 'ot them of the fair Bex, hunters from the- United States have BRUSSELS, May 27. The Duke engaged In carpet and cloth weaving, been buying ' stained glass from - Pretender, travelprinting, carpentering : and.ft-doz- en ofOrleansaFrenchand churches Engprivate peopl6in other profitable occupations. ' hunter er, and explorer, game an big extent to land that many The latest developments of ' his suclj scheme Is an Institution which is not churches are losing their chief beau who has lived In exile at Anjou, near here, since the war; la planning an entirely a theatre, nor wholly a tepi- - ties. ' fifteenth expedition- - to the NorthToTe of all of four and combination many and sixteenth 'century glass has. gone L Hlslght. months' big. game huntother things besidfiIn form-th- e to A merlca an d thechurcheg .have ing In central-Afri- ca gave him a taken and has transformed he vacant filled the building spaces with modern Splendid zoological collection la ih the, nature of a huge studio, windows entirely out of keeping with Hons, tigers prlnclpally- -r .lofty and light, reminiscent of the their setting. High prices have tempt- - which he Intends to leave to the Paris Creek In design, with a raised plat- - dpoor churches Museum of .Natural History. V .jrH . to 1 bas-relie- fs , : Bario-breoct- ! . tjl Mrs at the Lonqch&mps t aS e -- , . pan-there- , Hiss May Lddeabura I (Special Cable Dispatch.) PARIS, June 3. Miss May Laden Laden-bur- g burg, daughter of Mrs. Adolf ot New York and London, more attention than all the Paris mannequins when she appeared recently at the Longchamps Tac track, wearing' one of the blggqst hat seen there. It .was sailor shaped o, d black crepg de chine. From the to the back was draped a Chantilly . lace veil of black. which reached her waist. Her gobarn oi black Moroccah crepe had panels lined with petuna georgette and she carried a gray fox scarf. so the Americans Among many Journing HI Paris perhaps none is bet ter known than Mrs. Aimee Crocket Gouraud, She appeared at the Long champs track Sunday, May 7,.. and. was surrounded by a dozen young met. all day. Mrs. Gouraud had Just com pleted a cure, whereby ehe has re duced thirty pounds. . She says 'she never felt younger or happier She wore only three strings of hei wonderful collection of pearls. Hot hat was trimmed with two beautiful paradlee plumee. and withher gown Of WackTrlorocoan crepe she wore an exquisite fox.neckpieca A regular attendant on thelraces at Longchamps and Auteull, Mrs. Cou raud astonished her friends recently in a new yellow- face by appearing . powder. eide.-aroun- $1 fr tc I fr 1 0H , UTAH NEWS FROM GOTHAM By.Adele Howells. . diamond-ornaments- " I Miss Gibson is also doing the major Correspondence.) EW YQRK CITY, June-5.- ' -- So j part of her work In the economic and has' written on one have been able to department far of Socialism for her thesis. learn - more .Utah girls ..than phase Guildhall Socialism Is her title and Utah boys Will receive degrees she has set forth her subject with a clearness of vision .and a choice of jt the commencement exercises of for which all her work Is lumbia University next "Wednesday. English known. Her professors have given their much Among the girls who will receive Row-anpraise .to her thesis and have a master of arts degrees are Miss been especially Interested in hearing a McKay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs womans views "on this difficult subU. McKay of Salt Lake; Miss Myrtle ject In addition to her work In 'the Gibson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs E- economics "department. Miss Gibson Gibson of Salt Lake, and. Miss Amy has devoted much time to philosHooper, daughter of Mrs. Mary Cooper ophical studies as well as tq, courses (..Pleasant-GroveMiss McKay has In English, been majoring in the economics deMiss Cooper ha9 of course chosen partment and has written an interest-.n- g her thesis from the major courses and and practical thesis entitled The has consequently-writteon a subject luxation -- of OH and Gasoline'which In literature. Gladstones Reading. offers suggestkMm-wvA- he big problem Miss Coopers paper will be of interest now facing the public relating to the to all who like to hear about the great the roads of the nation. English premier. According to her ipkeep-o- f Miss McKays Ideas on the subject findings he was one ot the greatest have appealed to several professors readers whd ever lived and practicalwho have read the thesis and they ly devoured qvery volume which came have offered to have It published In lnto hlsj hand. His reading i tnrows nn enT th cToehmcar 'w aga ztnes. Mi?s many Jllumlnating-hlnts-en- his private attacked the problem life as well as his public life and on McKay1, has of "a the whole makes him a largely fromthopoint of view bigger man national tax Instead of a state tax and that! ever.. . of the a. schedule has given proposed th hoyq receiving degree slices according to the weight and Is- .Among George Eccles, son ot Mrs Ellen livehicles motor of the horsepower censed. (Continued on page twaj (Special N asI . if -- n ! , -- f: 1 , . Viscountess Maidstone. (Miss Mar garett Dredge), the Hon. Mm Spea-o- er Clay (Miss Pauline Astor).' MN. R. H. Brand and Wjrnd-ha- m were among those who gave dinner parties for the occasion, It looks as if Princes Mary - 0e going to follow the example of tier aunt, the Princess Royal, f who, tor many years after- her marriage ,, the Duke of Fife did not make toy -- Thd 0 appearance.. en prtn that Prlnceee Marys vMlte-- . to 1.4 ' be course to race are mad safrvr . as Lady Lascelles Is being laL upon. Whether, loyal ' crowd 1 i ' to reepeot C .f quite withes remain t he seen, The Dowager COUntee and the Lady JeMth Dawv succeeded the XteWMeh COWu Bradford end th tody Bertha kina and Ladles la Waiting i Queen, ; , k 'i 1 C A proud. mother Weed '-V mOr Mis VloU daughter of 4 eago and Loede. A not c SF wedded 1 babe born lest march after Ml Jean Ur. 1 1 we phetagrsjAed Mrs.-Edwar- t qs. 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