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LONDON HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN. ATLANTA. OA., SUNDAY. APRIL 27. 1913. jrtiori) S ewson ter Overton PARI PamS Pierre Rigmawx Marquis de Casteiflane BERLIN C. de Vidal-Humdt ROME J ' M ' E ' D ’ A<|Uin ' ! I George M. Bruce Si'XDAY AMERICANS SPECIAL CARLE LETTERS RECEIVED FROM ALL THE GREAT CAPITALS OF EUROPE 001913 STYLES Quits Stage for Red Cross Work %TICE MEN TO IsadoraDuncantoNurseWounded f-FLIRT JOT WED •r • *1* . LIKE KAISER PLOTTED Miss Leishman Defies the Kaiser ; v**!‘ v»v *!*••!• +••!* +§+ WT. FOOLED VHR ON FRINGE. jglish Pastor Declares Modern ''Woman’s Dress Raises Bar =* to Marriage. Children's Death Changes Career' Isadora Duncan and one of thp children who plunged to it* in Seine while out automoIdling. •$>» H*5 9 a* VIEWS ARE DISPUTED Nete'i Society Leader Asserts Would Wear Bathing ■" Suit if Possible. Si&ciaf Cable to The American. N. April 26.- Do«* «>ru -atylA nf women s dres* incline men .to flirt with girls. but not to mUrry them? Kev. F. R Mever thfhkP it does the question* o£ scanty drer.K recently raised in the Ohio leg- ] inlature, before which a bill "to pre- scflbe the fashions to be worn by the wwnen of the State" has just come. Mr. tftyir said: "The affectation of attire, the scant , clothing of the legs and ankles, the open blouse and the loud man nets, which are the natural acoompain- mect of these fads, make one sigh for the olden styles, which gave b«t- ter premise for husband, home and | chJWreb . , . A man may flirt with am h girls, but whun the time comes for him to talcs for better for worse. It will be a fclrl of a more modest and winsome type he chooses.'' Here is an opinion and a remedy j -from Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, the famous dramatist: glvet'- fashion in clothes whether) irv-ithe direction of scantiness or full ness. hi. in Its turn, abused by cer tain women. Jt remains for modest women to| tmke oar** that their less decent sis ter». -cannot point to them as exam pies- of excess Defends the Hobble Skirt. Sir Hiram Maxim, although die* vowing any claim to be an authority worn*'i s clothe*, says. The Inconvenient hobble skirt does ; not trail In the rnud. 1 have partic ularly noticed the extent to which | ladies disfigure themselves by wear j ing the horrible hats that appear to j be the vogue at present. •hi striking contrast are the opin ions of h prominent society woman S'ng. epy*. •"I heartily agr< « with the view that , people who think present-dav gown? f flMtolou* nndalou them ■ Won »> dram is neatly perfect •ything umornfortable and vanished, and we ran move easy, graceful, delightful and lists that really fU our nd . tnd feet as free as men. ••As . to the ‘visible’ leg* through SliU skirt, what is there very dread- * ubbut i woman’s leg" •U-isoiully 1 would rather wear a tv'hv, dress than any other form • M it is b< coining and pnAnl- h ^rnJ one can rfcally move in it. Fears to Don Bathing Suit. i ■ if I (laved to a pear in such i-uimv, excap: on the beaeii at the .$•>. I should he doing dreadful the "morals (ft the country.’ name would he held up to •gal opproMum! wrell-known writer said many §lwear the modern ‘skin ^dresa fail to achieve the ob- Uch dresses. i »,.nh a very well oade woman in afford to reveal ill the se- rm to the world," he "I should not say that woin- Kess of to-day is scandalous there|h? nothing st'andalous eboyt the hLman body. ■'FpAv. sights are more tin phasing to thp i average man’s eye.thAn the outliim. *f the figure of a short and ttumfe or over-stout woman and are many such, tlieve the more ‘mysterious. Late Henry of Reuss, Seated at Desk, Was Informed That He Was Out Driving. By FRITZ JACOBSOHN Special Cable to The American. BERLIN. April 26.—Prince Henry of Keuss, who has Just died at Gilez, the capital of his famous little old principality. was a lunatic like the recent Kin* of Bavaria in fact, he ha» been crazy for the lart 21) years. I niilte the Bavarian monarch’s luna cy. that of Prince Henry was not of a violent or suicidal character In fact, he was Just an amenable Imbecile. He was allowed to move about his people and chatter with any one he met. One of his chamberlains has told your correspondent the following story of the Prince, which, It is said, ! has not yat been published: Went Driving at Desk The Prince loved outdoor exercise, but at the doctors did not care to have him make too frequent practice ot these wanderings, they made him ac tually believe he was driving in his park, while in reality he was in his studio. When the Prime would express a wish to go out driving, his secretary used to ibv. "All right, your blgll- and the Prime would be sealed at hi* writing table, with hat und coat on. He did not move, but he was thoroughly convinced he was driving through the country. After an hour of this immobility, the secretary would say. “I believe it is time to return to the castle, as it is getting a little cold." One of Richest Germans. The Prince, without a word, would seat himself on the other side of his desk and again, without moving, would allow' himself to be driven home, when he alighted from the desk much comforted by the outing The Prince was one of the richest men In Germans Hi* two legitimate successors are also lunatics and the Reuss Government is now passing into the hands of the young Reuss line. i Saved from Death By Ferocious Ants Love More Than Emperor’s Wish + e*r V • ‘i- +•* Marriage to Duke Now Certainty Slant Beggar Near Cemetery Gives Thought of Work to Classic Dancer. Special Cable to The American. PARIS. April 26 Isadora Duncan’* mother love, which she is no longer abb* to tkvisit on her two children, drowned la^t week with their nurse in an automobile, will within the next few days be used to minister the sick and wounded in the Balkans. The stage will never see her again. Through her friends the noted dancer has announced that within the next day or two she will leave for the Balkan* to see If in ministering to others she can forget In part the wound to her own heart. It was on the way to the funeral of the two little ones hi the Pere Lacli- aiye Cemetery that Jho idea of joining the Red Cros came to Miss Duncan. An aged beggir at the gate of the historic burial ground, his arms stretched out for alms from those that passed, caught the artist’s eyes Tis for others that I mtirt devote niv life," she murmured ’ To the poor and afflicted." The next dav she discussed several plana, all of them philanthropic, with her friends, and tin ally decided to j enlist with the women who are mak I mg such a brave tight at the front for sufferers In the Balkan war. Brave in Her Sorrow. “She Is so brave." exclaimed one of her cloae friend® in tone* of admira tion. "that she can not fail to he a wonderful help and inspiration to those around Iter. It Is remarkable the way she Has held up since the ter rible accident, and it Is to drench her self In the sorrows of the world an that she may forget her own that she has decided to give up the stage." Mies Duncan's grief is double deep, for she and her friend* feel that the children might have been saved had 1t not been for the petty offlctousness of some of the Paris policemen who reached the scene of the accident shortly after the big tar had plunged off the bridge Hue, one of the champion divers of France, took to the water and at tempted to reach the children just aft. cr the fatal plunge His first effort was unsuccessful, and before he could dive Into the river again the police stopped him because he was not an official. Again, the resuscitating ap paratus was brought from a distant point, bec ause It could be got ten There from the city, instead of from tho American Hospital, close by the bridge. Messages of Condolence. Messages of condolence have been pouring in on Miss Duncan from all corners of the gl-*be ever since the news was sent to the world. On the day of the funeral several carriages were loaded down with the floral trib utes sent to honor the two little ones' memory In renouncing the stage Miss Dun «»n leaves vacant the place at the head of the classic school of dancing She has appeared often in America, aud was universally recognized as th foremost Greek dancer of the dav. Uninvited Bounders New Society Problem They Go to Milady's Reception Without Being Asked and Break Right Into Social Swim. Jingle, Jingle, Go Milady's Hose Golden Bells and Precious Stones Being Used by Fashionable Wom en of Paris on Stockings. Insect* Kept Savage Landor's Party Moving When They Wanted to Lay Down and Die. Special Cable to The American, LONDON, April 26.—A. H Savage Landor, the explorer, has Just re turned from an expedition through Central Brazil. Speaking to the Royal Geographical Society of the perils and pains of his Journey, Mr, lender said. "Sixteen days before we reached the first settlement on the Peruvian bor der we ran out of food and for thl* length of time we never touched a morsel of anything W* were so run down a* a result of thia that most of us got the Berl Beri and this attacked my legs so badly that they swelled up to three times their normal size and 1 was probably the most helpless mem ber of the party. " We owe our lives to the millions of ants which swarm the interior of Central Brazil. Several times during the day various member" of our party would fall over backward in a faint and as they lay on the ground thou sands of these ants would attack the men with Such painful bites that the sufferers would be compelled to arise and move on again • And if it hadn't been for these ants doubtless we would have alt laid down and died They made our lives abso lately miserable, but to-day we are thankful they attacked us so fero ciously." RIOT MARS FUNERAL OF MOTOR CAR VICTIM Special Cable to The American. BERLIN. April 26- There was a riot at St Elizabeths Cemetery. Ber lin. on the occasion of the funeral of Herr and Frau Plunz. who were kill ed while motoring by a wire .able stretched across- the road. Thousands of people "rushed" the police on guard at the gate. Many woman and children were trampled under foot A number of the police had their helmets knocked off and their sabers torn away from them. In tlte cemetery the mob ran over the graves, broke down ttie railings sur rounding prtvate burial-place*, and damaged numerous tombstones and monuments. Most of the rioter* were women, and the cemetery «a< after wards found to be strewn with arti cles of women’s attire. FUMES OVERCOME SEVEN IN A TYROL MOTOR BUS Secret Leaked Out and Spoiled Plans, Is Rumor in Berlin Diplomatic Circles. Special Cable to The American. BERLIN, April 26.-Some of th® halo of the Chief Promotor of Peace In the world, which the Kaiser has spent years in placing around hi* prow has departed from him, and many even among those who flrmly believe in his sincere love of peace are asking themselves what the Kaiser's real Intentions are. Does he desire \e end his reign in peace or does he want to make a beiated ef fort to win military laurels on the battlefield ? That a paper so closely Connected with the foreign department for so many years as the "Koelnische Zei- tung" should on its own responsibil ity indulge, in a violent attack, which was certainly absolutely uncalled for. upon France, was absolutely incredi ble to all sensible German*, and In spite of the official rebuke which wai ) administered to the paper through the "Norddeutsohe Algemeine Zeitung." everybody here still believes that the offensive article was inspired from Berlin. Why Change in Wedding? This impression was furthermore strengthened by the statement in a French paper that a member of the Italian parliament had informed the French Government that the Kaiser had secretly asked the government of Italy if it would be ready for war in October next. The statement was de nounced as a deliberate lie and the official denial was supposed to be suf ficient to bury this "canard." but why people here are asking themselves, was the wedding of Princess Victoria Louise, which was originally fixed for October 24 suddenly changed to take place next month'.’ it is safe to predict now that there will be no war with France this fall. France will be too well prepared, and the armies of Russia will be ready to stand by their country’* ally, but who Is able to say what might have hap pened if the Kaiser’s secret had not leaked out? Everybody knows Em peror William’s impulsiveness, and it is not unreasonable to suppose that he may have fixed upon the one hun dredth anniversary of the overthrow of Germany of Napoleon’s yoke as the proper time to defeat and humiliate France, which Is rapidly growing stronger, richer and more patriotic. Kaiser “Intoxicated.” Emperor William is living in a • on- tlnuous atmosphere of great military celebration*, each one of which tends to convince him more than ever of the irresistible strength of his army, and all these army festivals with their flow of martial oratory, might well in toxicate even a less sensitive and am bitious brain than his. Especially when the ever-Increasing number of Socialist members in the Reichstag Is warning him that the clay may not be far away, when the German army may begin to dwindle into final in significance. because the Reichstag will refuse to go on robbing the peo ple to provide money for soldiers and guns. Another successful war against France would be the only thing which could make the army popular in Ger many and stem the tide of Socialism and that the Kaiser may have thought of using this desperate means to fur ther his own Ideas, Is by no means impossible or even unlikely. Mias Nancy Leishman. DIVINERS TRUCE Wielders of Magic Wand Prove Claim of Powers to Cel ebrated Scientists. Special Cable to The American. PARIS. April 26.—A number ( ,f celebrated scientists recently tested the power* of four wielders of the divining-rod in the Bols de Vincennes A large deserted quarry underlies a portion of the wbod, and the di viners were asked to point out the underground galleries and shafts. At the end of the experiment their state ments were to be compared by M. Almand Vtre, the City Surveyor, with * specially constructed chart The first man with the dlvlnlng- rod was H. Pe La prat, a sturdy peasant who carried a supple forked wand of hazen. After walking round on the grassy slope to measure the extent of the canty he gave the result of his ob servations to M. Vlre. saying that the cavern was over seventeen yards deep and that It was quite dry. The other competitors used wands of whalebone, maboo, and copper. Three other underground pits were, like the first, marked out by them with bits of paper, with the approx imate depth. M. Probst, the last *0 use the trembling rod. went so far as to indicate, somewhat vaguely it is true, four galleries which branched off from the main shaft, the site of which he had marked out or. the turf. M. Vire. the surveyor, then unf ill ed the official map and It was found every one of the compet itors had succeeded with more or leas accuracy in marking out caverns which existed, and the four galler ies spoken of by the last competitor As a final proof of the virtues of the magic rod M Probst, consented to be led blindfolded over the area • M. Hetnon and M. Mager, two of the diviners as a proof of the magnetism with which they were endowed, plac ed their hands on an ordinary com pass and made the needles Jump and swing from pole to pole. KING GEORGE PLANNING MANY ENTERTAINMENTS Special Cable to The American. LONDON. April 26.—One of the ruo*t Interesting features of the sea son will be the amount of private entertaining planned by the King. Everything must wait until the period of mourning for the late King of Greece is over, then the necessarily restricted time will be fully occu pied Already applications for the flr*t dance have had to be rejected, and a second is in contemplation. The most anticipated event, how ever, is the promised revival of the royal concert* at Buckingham Palace which were discontinued after the death of Queen Victoria Special Cable to The American. PARIS. April 36. Paris women are fast reverting to a semi-barbarous Oriental splendor in the extravagant use of jewels and priceless ornament*. The latest phase is the superces- sion of the “clocked" stocking by jewelled devices from which are sus pended lassels of pearls, rubies and opals which swing with the move ments of the wearer. It is predicted h> the fashion prophets that golden hells will shortly be Introduced This new mode has been evolved < ut of the new split, skirt, which de mands especially smart shoes and Special Cable to The American. GENEVA, April 36.—A strange ac cident ;s reported from Fleims. in the royal, endangering the lives of seven visitors. The inotor-omnibus arrived at the station of Fontaine- Froide. and the chauffeur opened the door. All the travelers were lying ih a heap, and looked as if they were dead The cause of the accident was a de fective benzine tank. The fume* of the gas had entered the closed (ar. gradually rendering the occupants un conscious SARAH BERNHARDT BUYS KING'S YELLOW PONIES FOLLOW OUT TRADITION Special Cable to The American. LONDON April 26. A curioue in tereet attaches to the . ream-colored horses which draw the state coach of the Sovereign on ceremonial occa sions. These "ponies" as they are called represent the white horse which was the standard of the ancient Saxons and is still preserved in the Roya shield of the House of Hanover, by which it »a« reintroduced into Eng land. ytie famous white horse carved on the slope of Uftington Hill in Berk shire Is a proof that it was known to Saxon ancestors, who thus record ed their great victory over the Dane* ST. JAMES PALACE TO BE USED OFTEN NOW Hiii'(l Titled Wedding in American Ambassa dor’s Famliv to Take Place Soon. LONDON. April 26—The King in tends to make greater use of St. James Palace in the near future. ... iCIAUn COD TnM n'The old red building at the foot of St. AN ioLANU rUn lUnflD James Street hasbe en in the hands of the decorators for *om* time, and i ft Is now announced that an addi- i lional sum of $4,000 is to be expended Sarah I upon the electric lighting uriou.s This last improvement has been v rock | agitated for « considerable time bon studded wltli brilliants, which | islet situated just off tfce French coa*t j many people maintaining that the art r <ed ov-t the Instep andl.n the Fonts des Poulains overlook, magnificent dr ease* of the guest* wound round the leg of the wearer. | ed by her seaside home at Beils Isle, forming a lattice pattern on a pale! where she said, she Intends to build groundwork of adk. * herself a magnificent tomb. I rocking** Various colored shoes are I 1 liuis being worn to suit the • ostume j Cable to Th* American. • *f ihe wearer, and these are decora* • PARIS. April 26.— Mme led wth paste buckles set off with j Bernhardt has just made a I streamers of broad black velvet rib- | purchase. She has secured Special Cable to The American. BERLIN, April 26.—Previous dec larations that she would never wed a titled foreigner and the German Em peror’s objections will hardly stop the marriage of Miss Nancy Leishman, daughter of the American Ambassa dor, to the Duke of Croy. Positive announcement has been made by her mother that the engage ment between the pair is an assured fact, and the wedding will take place some time between now and mid summer I have not heard that either the German Emperor or the Phnperor of Austria has offered any objection to the projected marriage o f my daugh ter and the Duke of Croy." said Mr*. John G A. Leishman to Tho Sunday American correspondent to-day. This is the first official announce ment that the marriage is to take place. It sets at test all rumors, neg atives ail denials. Two other foreign noblemen have already fallen before the charm and beauty of member* of the Leishman family, and Miss Nancy’s two sisters are now the Countess Louis de Oony- aut-Biron and the Duchess Seri-Perl- got of Bavaria. The wedding la ii .ely to take place in Pari*, where the Leishmans have a house at 12 Square du Bois de Boulogne. Mrs. Leishman and the bride-to-be left Berlin for Paris earlv this week to give attention to that sll-imoprtant matter, the trosseau. This match, of which German so ciety is not yet officially aware. Is un doubtedly an affair of the heart, pure and simple. Karl, thirteenth Duke of Croy. has been ardently In love with the vivacious American ever since he made her acquaintance a year and n half ago. and wooed her (Industriously until he won her at the beginning of last winter Duke Handsome Man. The duke is one of the handsomest and most striking officers in the Ger man Army. He stands 6 feet 1 inch, and has an athletic figure, with a full head of thick, brown hair and pierc ing black eyes. Unlike most Gorman guardsmen, he affects a smootn- ghaven. ‘American" face. He is a little more than five years older than his fiancee, who Is not yet T9. In ending an unusually notable ca reer in Berlin society by becoming the Duchess of Croy, Miss Leishman will enter one of the most aristocratic families in Europe, with a lineage traced to before John I of Croy (134b- 1415). which entitles it to high place. The family regards itself as at least sem!-royal The founder of the house in the twelfth century was Prince Markus, eon of King Andrea of Hun gary. The present Croy family, of which Mias Irishman’s fiance is ihe offic ial head, la both Belgian and Ger man. with seats in Belgium. Bavaria and Prussia. The Duke's sisier. Isabella, was re cently married to one of the grand sons of the present Prtnce Regent of Bavaria, which linked the family with two nephews of the Kaiser, S?igismund and were not shown off to full advantage ! Princes Friedrich at the court functions under the old ! and Friedrich Karl of lighting. Prussia and ancient Bavarian family, famed German banking history. Born at Brussels. The Duke himself was born in the ancestral home at Brussels. In ad dition to this establishment, he owns a great manor house and estate south of Munich, another estate at Dulmen. in Westphalia, and extensive lands and forests in the valley of the Rhine. His present official domicile is Pots dam, where he is an officer in the elite regiment of the Kaiser’s army, the Gardes du Corps. His income is said to be about *40,000 a year. The Duke’s father has been dead seven years and the management of the family’s estates has not been actively looked after in the mean time. The Duke expects to give up his military career on his marriage and devote himself entirely to the management an i development of his properties, believing that personal at tention to them will result in a great Increase in their earning capacity. Several noblemen have courted MUr Nancy In vain. Americans here vow she has refused the hand and title of an Italian prince, an Austrian count, a Russian duke, a French marquis and a Prussian, the. hand some Count Fugger. for whom, gos sip had It, Princess Victoria Louise, the Kaiser's only daughter, conceived a girlish, romantic affection. But, sad to tell, there are obstacles In tho way of the possible happiness of the American Princeas and the German aristocrat. Kaiser Consent Needed. The ardent young dukes must ob tain Kaiser William'? consent, and the Kaiser does not favor the match. Tt is said. too. that de Croy, because he has inherited Hungarian titles, must gain the approval of old Em peror Joseph. But a French title, also Duke of Croy. was conferred on the then head of the house as comparatively late as 1768. 8o that if he marries Miss Irishman in France she will be the Duchess of Croy, whether or not their imperial highnesses of Germany and Austria-Hungary are pleased so to recognize her. Mrs. Leishman took Miss Nancy to Oberhof. in the Hungarian- forest, la9t winter that she might enjoy at that resort skating, tobogganing, skiing and such sports of which she Is fond. There the Duke of Croy was introduced to her, and very soon his attentions became devoted. Known to European Society. Miss Nancy is better known in the society of several European capital* than of her own country. Her fathe. as Minister or Ambassador has repre sented the United States at Berne, Constantinople. Rome and Berlin. But while he was at Constantinople his wife, Miss Nancy and her brother. John G. A. Leishman. Jr.—Jacques, as the Parisians called him—resided here. Wherever she went Mi** Nan cy had many suitors, but. as it proves, remained heart free. The Duke of Croy ie a fine young fellow, his friends say—manly, amia ble, unostentatious. If his wife, who ever »he Is. does not like the name Charles she can call him Rudolph. Engelbert. Philip. Leon, for he was so christened. Bearing titles conferred by the Holy Roman Empire, he rank* as of equal birth with reigning mon arrhs. Indeed kings. His remote ancestor was Prince Mark of Hungary, son of King Stephen IV of Hungary, who !ive<* American Men Too Meek to Capture Hearts of Women French Writer Blames Mothers and School Teachers for Condition Now Existing. Special Caol* to The American. PARIS. April 36—Why do Ameri can g-’.i'ls prefer European husbands" The fault lies with the Americans. -«vf Mile. Van Vorst In a volume en titled "The Pursuit of Happiness in the United States,” Just published here. "As a sweetheart." she says, "the American appears to the least adver tage. He lacks audacity. As a child he is under the domination of his mother and sdsters. The school-mis tress demonstrates to him female su periority, and later In life, no mat ter to -what class of society he be longs. he does not learn how to dom- inate the heart of women." In the United States, save the au thoress. the man possesses only what he hav bought. The American worn an knows that her husband adorer her He proves It. He does not teli her. SCOTCH SHERIFF FELLED BY MAN HE HAD TRIED In Special Cable to The American. LONDON. April 26—While She:.ft Marleod was walking along the main street of Linlithgow recently, he w«< overtaken by a laborer, who dealt him a severe blow on the noae with a stick and felled him to the ground The assault was witnessed by two constables, who pinned the man down The sheriff was unable to attend the court and was tak?n home to Edin burgh by motor car, but though h® lost a considerable quantity of bloo . it is understood the wound Is n serious. . . . The assailant is alleged to have naa a grudge agalnat th* sheriff, wno * as a county court judge in and recently tried a case under Workmen's Compensation Act hlch the man was concerned. FALUERES’ DAUGHTER IS SUED FOR DECREE PARIS, April 29—The Intran*'- geant says that divorce P rocee T d "* have been commenced by Jean Lett _ against his wife, who Is a aa u 9^L” of former President Pallteres. • couple were married some five - ago and have one child. The T oeedings were poMtF° n *d until th plratlon of M. I'atllere* term President. .,«« antI Mme. Lanes’ dowry was >J 0 V. and her husband received a wel.-pe^ Job as departmental paymaster . Intransigent asks if It is customer to return the dowry cumstancee and whether it in tion pn* a designation of the husband s RAIN OF RICE COMES AS MIRACLE IN CHINA Special Cable to The American SHANGHAI. April 26.—The f nose in Shanghai have had goo. son to lelleve that a mlrav.e j happened. It has rained r ' ce ft , ten o'clock at night until well at ^ midnight groups of ch,n( ‘ s f,® their knees scraping t0 S e, . h *J grain which, like a gift from tne geo., fell In showers. _ m8 The explanation was that so mllea away the hoof of a |rran “ 5 j '.'v e he Is a descendant of been swept off by by grain had been whirled for the same agency, to fall j* ^ when and where 0>e force ot the witw abated. fount George Fugger, the scion of an about th* year 117S.