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IIEARST’& SUNDAY AMERTCAN- A MERIC A N’S SPECIAL FOREIGN NEWS -ATLANTA, DECEMBER 28, 1913. 7 D y. S. If HELP »BRITAIN Reign of the Tango In Paris Nears End Special Cable to The American. j“ PARIS. Dec. 27.—The short but merry reign of tango is drawing to- an end. One by one the "ele gantes” desert the tango and return T ? the waltz of our grandmothers. ^ en Andre de Fouquieres himself no 'Niger champions the Brazilian max- ’ x * * • and when society meets again t ’ r (’hristmas the rage of the win- ,or in all ballrooms will be the quad- dri lie. There are a few younger dandies T::o are bravely attempting launch « new dance, "la rallonge,” whien cornea to us from the famous bal- rnusettes of "La Rastoche” and “La Viitense,” and which is said to have Tfc origin in Japan. England to Advertise For Army Recruits ^o«cial Cable to The American. h' >\T)ON, Dee* 27.—With the object of recruiting the ranks of the army to full c'rength, the Government will start the r < w year by inaugurating a great ad- v;-rtising service of a modern character. - awspaper space will be largely used i caters on billboards will also figure, but city official documents so used in " Past will be banished in disgrace, •uring recent years of industrial ex- nnnamn it has been difficult to obtain a K u 'ient number of recruits for the reg ie army. The ranks were 7.000 short last year. T HK WHITE HOUSE HONEYMOONEKS—Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre reading at the home of Ambassador Page in London. The bride, who was Miss Jessie Wilson, has been greatly admired. This photograph was taken when they were the guests of honor at a dinner given them by Lord Haldane. Son of Former Miss Jerome, of New York, Considered for Unionist Ministry, Special Cable to The American. N'DON, Dec. 21.—There ip' a -r it possibility that the next Prime M i-ter of Great Britain will be the of an American woman, i ...t man is Winston Churchill first Lord of the Admiralty, Uie of Lady Randolph Churchill, for merly the beautiful Miss Jennie Je- •nie, of New York. \Y,f that Mr. Asquith contemplates - intarily relinquishing the burdens i he office of the Premier, much as 1 j said he would like to do so. He . not the kind of man, to quote A lira- JUI Lincoln, “to swap horses in mld- s't'eam." Mr. Asquith will see the me rule bill passed flnallv into op- . i ition next April, or he wiil die with cabinet fighting- in the attempt. But there is one tiling certain he 'iocs not want to do, and that is to ■■nuke a t'resli appeal to the country on home rule question. If forced to SO—and many believe this event ■ ■ lie inevitable—it is almost certain mi a Unionist government will be c-'irnni, and with it Winston Churchill at its head. Signs Show Trend. •■'or a long time the signs have not wanting to show which way the ami is blowing for the adventure- ; me young first Lord. Dav bv riu> . i.tical events multiply to show that i’c iu getting restless in the ranks of he Liberal party, and at the same ■ me the Liberal party is becoming : igiih nervous about him. Mr. • hurrhill's yachting trips with Aus- 1 hamberlain. his frequent dinners 'iC' P- E. Smith, who is one of the prireipal hopes of the. Unionists: his week-ends with his cousin, the Duke ef Marlborough, whose anxiety to ■old office in the next Unionist gov ernment is almost painful to behold— ■ ' tell their tale of the trend of *' i. archill, besides proving very try ing to radical nerves. It Is not that these social amenities Co ill themselves disturbing, but, re- ! n cd by other signs, they betoken coming alienation from the advanced Liberal policy. Since his transfer-1 encp from the Home Office to the Ad- i ' i ilty they are a constant source of mooing irrlta-ion to his partv. Cou- clcd with this is Mr. Churchill’s well- nown penchant for always being on winning side and the fact (hat the Unionist party needs him badly. Czar's Prime Minister Asks About Pindellj Special Cable to The American. BERLIN, Dec. 27.—While in Berlin recently on hi.s way to St. Petersburg '- di official visits in London and • 'nr v the Russian Prime Minister, »l Kokovtsov made Informal inquir- F* in strictly private American oir- < les regarding- the identity of Mr. Pindeil, President Wilson’s nominee bs Ambassador to Russia, He seemed especially desirous of learning if- Pindeil, in the eyes of the American people, was of sufficient •rnportance to qualify him as an Am bassador to a first-class European power. The persons interrogated were un- f ble to give him any information be en d hearsay reports. The Pindeil incident has become a standing joke among foreign members of the diplo matic corps here, who laughingly de- laro no American diplomat in Eu- vppo on vacation now need fear being accused of having taken the position In order to enjoy the "delightful ex- ■ ursion trips” promised to Pindeil by Senator Lewis. FRENCH CRITIC 73 an Unlucky Year in Royal Matrimony SMS II. S. ARIIY six CmTto Qkf l imZth IS TDD SMALL “Yankee Is Above All a Fighter, But He Wants to Fight Alone," Says Kann. Special Cable to The American. PARIS, Dec. 27. — That the Ameri can Army is deficient in numbers ami equipment is the conclusion of an exhaustive study iff the United Htat*s war machine in to-night’s Paris Temps by Reginald Kann, tpe vva'* correspondent and military critic. He says: •I went tit rough the Philippine campaign with the American troops and 1 know their courage and bravery, but they lack numbers. ‘‘The United States Army could give a serious account of itself in Mexico, but it is not strong enough numerically to^ undertake even a temporary occupation of that coun try, while the equipment, the arma ment, the cavalry horses leave a lot to lu* desired, “The officers are gallant and bril liant as men on the battlefield, hut their professional value does not equal their courage. “The system of promotion by ipe riod of service dampens the ambition and is a great drawback. “Congress is very slow in acceding to the reforms recommended by the general staff.” Kann thinks that colonial service has had the effect of softening the ; iroops and lessening their fighting value, because ir. such countries as tlie Philippines they forget the prin ciples cf fighting in open country. “Another vice inherent in the army is Its dispersal over the tremendous territory of the United States, mak ing quick mobilization in case yt urgency impossible. “Except the Chinese.”, he <T)n- cludes, "the Americana are the best military nation under the sun. be cause the people indulge in intense individualism and are impatient of all discipline. Tho Yankee is above all a fighter, but he wants to fight alone, without restraint, without a partner, without a master.” MORPHINE WHISKY AND TOBACCO Habits Cured Without Pain or Restraint at Cedarcroft Sanitarium, Lebanon, Tenn. indorsed by Governors, College Pro- ■"■'sors. Phy»lcians and Ministers. censed under special law which fc • * - it same standing as Sftate insti- t vj t Jons. '-.o deposit or fee asked until cure is ‘ ted to satisfaction of patient. A successful method of Home Treat- ***** *53dB3»j on a gradual reduction has for those who can not 4K9*tarlum. Patients treated r * . » \mp cost as their accustomed udress l>r POWER GRIBBLK, Fupt., ' Labanon. Tenn.—Advt. ‘Falconnier’ Reads His Obituary, Scares School Porter, Then Learns ‘Falconnet’ Is Dead*. Special Cable to The American. PARIS, Dec. 27.—M. Falconnier, one of the oldest “pensionaires” of tho Comedie Francaise, had an unpleas ant surprise the other morning. Ho woke up to find himself dead. The first person to inform him of his sud den decease was naturally his con cierge—for concierges rejoice to be the bearers of bad news. M. Falconnier attempted a denial, but when the concierge assured him that an undertaker already had of fered a first-class funeral at reduced rates, almost convinced, he bowed, passed cut on his way to the elocu tion class which it was his habit to conduct, when alive, at the Marie^les Batignolles. At the first, kiosque he bought a newspaper, and, with trem bling fingers, turned up the obitua ries. Yes, there he was, interred and covered with flowers of speech. Doubts He Lives. The actor began to doubt his own continued existence. He felt almost ashamed of the healthy breakfast he had eaten and of the excellent cigar he smoked. But he remembered that concierges were notoriously untrust worthy, and that even a newspaper may be misled. Like Mark Twain, he felt that the news of his death was an exaggeration. Thus communing with himself, he reached the “Mairie” of Batignolles. The door of his lecture room was closed, and nailed to it was a black- edged notice, which read thus: “M. Falconnier having died last night, his elocutionary course will not take place.” As he read this third death warrant, the municipal porter ap proached, grew pale, and stammered, “What! You are not dead, sir?” Mistaken for Another. “I am afraid not,” replied M. Fal connier, meekly Later on the mis take was explained. The death of an almost homonym of the actor, a M. de Falconnet, a theatrical impresario, had misled several newspapers. M. Falconnier does not regret this cu rious experience. “It has proved tc me,” he says, “that I have far more friends than I knew.” Copyright Expires On Parsifal Dec. 31 Special Cable to The American. BERLIN, Dec. 27—On Wednesday next the copyright protecting the greatest of ail Wagner's operas, Par sifal," expires, and the movement to make it perpetual and restrict per formances of it to Bayreuth having failed, Berlin will shortly see It per forms! at the Royal Opera, in the presence of the Kaiser and his whole family and an audience of Princes, Dukes and Counts. The effect is to be heightened by draping the whole orchestra and the front of the proscenium boxes in the national colors, and the principal parts will be performed by Bayreuth sing ers, with the exception of Amfortas. who will be suns; by the Swedish singer. John Forsell. The American colony here tak^s great interest in the coming perform ance, and a number of boxes have been taken by well-known American residents of Berlin. Special Cable to The American. LONDON, Dec. 27.—Princess Ar- | thur of Connaught is in disgrace at court. She has lost the good will of j Queen Mary, who is now shocked at j the very sight of her. it is all tho j fault of wicked, immoral Paris, which i the Queen declares has. in one short ! month, transformed the Princess rrorn j a sweet, shy and modest English girl into a frivolous, forward, pleasure- loving creature, who wears shocking dresses and w ho, w orst of all, has secretly taught little Princess Mary (she will always remain little Prin cess Mary) the steps of the horrible tango, which she and h«_ r husband learned in Paris. Princess Arthur has laid aside en tirely or given away that wonderful English trousseau, made entirely by old-fashioned, respectable English dressmakers, which so delighted Queen Mary, and which was praised by the whole press as a proof of her patriotism, and has returned from Paris with a dozen trunks of won derful dresses, made by Worth, Pa- quin and Red fern. Queen Mary is frowning, but Queen Alexandra is smiling. Prince Arthur is delighted, and declares that his wife has emerged from the chrysalis stage a wonderful, merry butterfly, who in every way comes up to his ideal of what a wife should pe, and neither he nor the Princess is the least hit wor ried because of their disgrace. G.B. Shaw Will Head Jury in Mock Trial Special Cable to The American. LONDON, Dec. 27.—George Bernard Shaw will appear in January in an un accustomed role—that of a foreman of a jury, but the trial will be a mock one. It Is to be given under the auspices of the Dickens Fellowship. The prisoner will be John Jasper, indicted for the murder of Edwin Drood. Shaw r will be empaneled with W. L. Courtney. \V. W. Jacobs, Hilarie Be Iocs, Tom Gallon and William DeM organ Pett-Ridge. G. K. Chesterton will be the judge and his brother, Cecil, will appear for the defense. King Alfonso Meets Lively Princess Marie Special Cable to The American. PARIS, Dec. 27.—It has just leaked out that King Alfonso, recently in Paris, took lunch with the Princess Marie of Sweden, who fled from the Swedish court because life was too humdrum, and whose husband, Prince William, is about to sue for a divorce. Alfonso expressed a desire to meet the vivacious young Russian Princess, wl»o always dances with the handsom est men and plays school pranks at the expense of dignified diplomats. The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Cyrh thereupon gave a luncheon at their Paris mansion for the Spanish mon arch. to which the Grand Duke Dmitri brought the unconventional young Prin cess. Precautions were taken to keep from the press the names of the guests, who also included the Grand Duke Paul, the Countess Hohenrfelsen, the Prince and Princess Nicholas of Greece and Princess Helen of Greece. Baltimore Girl Now Has Historic Mansion Special Cable to The American. LONDON, Dec. 27.—The former Mildred Carter, of Baltimore, now entertains in the historic mansion of the Lord Falmouth, which her hus band. Viscount Aeheson, has just bought. There i» some criticism because Lord Falmouth has not taken away the cannon along the front which were captured by his ancestor, Ad- rniril BosCawen, from the French in 1737 »»;t*u«utly warn* sold with the hc*j^s Insults to Flag by Prussians at Zabern Bring an Apology Front Wilhelm. By GEORGE DUFRESNE. Special Cable to The American. PARIS. Dec. 27. it is not my habit to talk politics, a task we Parisians as a rule leave to the professionals, but there are moments when even the most frivolous among us is forced to think of politics, and we are just now passing through one of these pe riods, when you must lay aside the thought of the lighter side of life. There are two sets of people re sponsible for this deplorable fact— one is our own radical and socialistic Deputies, who from motives of •mere personal animosity and jealousy against too popular President Poin care defeated the Government of M. Barthou, at the very moment when the Chamber was about lo adopt the bill providing for a loan of 1,300,000,- 000 francs for patriotic purposes. Germans Can Not Bear Burdens. This would have crushed the Kai ser and forced him to give up this mad race for military and naval su premacy. simply because his subjects are unable to bear the burdens any longer. The other set of people are the German officers in Zabern —or, as we call it and as it ought to he call ed, being an old French town, Saverne —in Alsace. The insults these Prussian officers have heaped on the. French flag neither French npr German papers have dared to print, for they would have been followed by such a clamor for revenge on the part of the people of France that no Government would have been able to resist it As it is, war was only avoided because the Kaiser, in the eleventh hour, changed his mind and made a most abject apology to France. As it is, the position is far more serious than it appears on the sur face, for the anger of the masses of the French people against the op pressors of their brethren in Alsace- Lorraine is thoroughly aroused, and the danger is increased by the weak ness of the present French Govern ment, a mere stop-gap Cabinet, hur riedly got together to tide us over the holidays and hound to be defeat ed at the first blow. Strong Man Needed. All France wants a strong man at the helm of the republic now, and it is safe to predict that after the gen eral election, if not before, the Cab inet Doumergue will go down and M. Caillaux, the strongest man since the time of Leon Gamhetta, will take command and carry out the patriotic desires of the Frepch people, with or without a war with Germany. Until this happens, nobody in France feels safe, and so great is the trust in M. Caillaux. that, should he decide that the time had come for a war with Germany, nobody w'ould doubt that he would carry such a war to a successful end. The peo- . pie of France have no mad desire i for war, but they would far rather risk everything on one card than go on suffering with the feeling that France is too weak to put an end to the Prussian rule of horror in Alsace. Gerards to Receive About January 15 | Special Cable to The Amerlcarj. i BERLIN. Dec. 27 Ambassador Ge- • rard will give his first reception to the * members of the diplomatic corps about the middle of January. It will he fol lowed by the official reception to the members of the German Foreign < >fflce. This function is obligatory under the rules of German etiquette. The regu lations for cor.ducting It are prescribed by the 'ourt marshal, who issues the Invitation*. ‘Not Personal/ Shaw Says of Soulful Kiss Special Cable to The American. LONDON. Dec. 27 About all the great George Bernard Shaw, iconoclast, is doing these days is trying to explain away that kiss. To-day ho claims it was “purely Impersonal.” It seems Shaw made a speech in which ho declared the guest of honor, Anatole France, to !>»• the onl\ living Frenchman, all the rest having becoino Europeans Quite a Shavianism! lie of the beard /expected it to he appreciated. But the French Academician went too far. much too far. He rushed forward, and catch ing Shaw iti the arms, kissed him fondly on both cheeks. He was. Indeed, a Frenchman Everybody presently loudly applauded Driven to desperation, Shaw finally declared: “There was nothing personal In it it was merely symbolic.” “Mona Lisa Smile" Is Revived in Paris Special Cable to The American. PARIS Dec. 27 Following the re covery of PgYlnci’s masterpiece, the “Mona Lieu look” has made Its reap pearance In the Grand Tier of the, Paris opera, and the sickly consumptive smile which is the distinctive feature of To*- Gioconda >s again all the rage among society women, just as it was after the picture was stolen. _ , . The effect of the Mona Lisa look Is enhanced by yellow powder applied to the face, hair and bust, and the fash ion of wearing pearl necklaces, the pale splendor of which lends Itself admirably to the new' facial twist. Beauty specialists recommend it ex clusively to thin-faced women Plump women must avoid the experiment at all costs. France Strengthens Army Near Border Special Cable to The American. BERLIN, Dec. 27 The fact that France hue added a new' army corps to her army and stationed it at Eni- nal, near the eastern frontier, has caused much uneasiness in German military circles. At present the French military forces along the frontier, consisting of the Seventh Armv Corps at Be- sancon and Belfort, the new Eleventh Army Corps at Laneres, Chammoni and Epinal. the Tenth Army corns at Luneville, Nancy and Toul, and tho Sixth Army Corps at Reims. Verdun and Pont a Houwon, are superior to the German forces opposite. The formation of the new army corps has added immensely to the striking power of the French army. Allison V. Armour Dines With Kaiser Special Cable to The American. BERLIN, Dec 27 Allison V. Armour, the Kaiser’s friend and fellow-yachts man. arrived at the Hotel Bristol sev eral days ago. He was invited to dine with the Ka»ser in Potsdam Castle On the following evening he was en tertained at dinner by Ambassador Ge rard. J. Shannon White of Chicago, who has had n hand in the management of Bryan’s lecture tours, arrived at the Hotel Cumberland to remain several day* before continuing his Journey to South Germany, where he Is going for rest and recuperation. Ferrari’s New Opera Is a Great Success Special Cable to The American. BERLIN. Dec 27 Wolf Ferrari’s new two-act opera. “IY Arnour Mcdiein.” founded on Moliere’N play, achieved an extraordinary success on it* first pro duction at the Munich Court Theater this week, the composer receiving an ovafion. According to critic*, the work marks a distinct advance upon Ferrari’s ear lier production* and bears comparison well with bis “Jewel's the Madonna.*' which bad such success in America. The music *s de*eHb**d as “in rococo style, genuinely original and charming ” [Old Fairy Tale Ending, "And They Lived Happy Ever After," Is Irony in This Age Among Those Born to the Purple. “tfo the J‘riiue and the Prime** u ere maniml, and they tired haypUu ever afterwardHan* A ndertoa, tJrirnm, and all the fairy tale*. Thut old idea is sadly Knocked in the head this year of grace 1D18. No leas than six royal princesses have gone on the rocka in their Vu\1iges toward a haqjpy union. Some of the matrimonial craft have been patched up and again are navigating hut, all in a|l, tlie proportion of rifted beaus and blighted romances in circles d the purple just at present makes the lot of the throne tenant*; far from enviable. The modest newlyweds in a cottage, with their baby, their vine- clad porch and their humble pleas ures, may well look with pity upon the high places of wealth, pomp and splendor. First, there is the uramatic story of the princess who burned her wedding gown in her bed chamber on the bridal night a tragic culmination to what was believed to be a pure love ma tch. Little by little the tale of Prin.’e George of Bavaria and ArehjJuchesb Isabella Marie of Austria has come out. He was a dashing officer, deco rated by the Kaiser, the best middle weight boxer in Germany. She was not only a uretty girl, but a great wit, a jolly good fellow. And a hag of a gypsy plunged them into woe! She Puts Him Off. Whether the Prince had been a tri fle wild, as royal youths often are, doesn't matter. It would have hap pened just as it did, anyway. Tho Archduchess, when the Prince, whom she dearly loved, proposed, fooHah’y put him off for 24 hours Instead of falling into his arms with a “yes.” She consulted the family gypsy. “Ottille—Dttllie," whispered the crone, “I see an Ottilie who will come between you and your husband.” The next dav the Archduchess ac cepted her Prince, consulting her heart. She renounced her Austriin royal rights to facilitate the mar riage. Everywhere the urii ui was^ad- mired. The two were supremely hap py. It appeared to those arpund them. Overwrought or the night of h?r wedding, a vision appealed to her. Here is the story in her own words to one of her maids: “When, upon rny arrival in Munich, I entered my bed chamber in the evening. I suddenly remembered the words of the gypsy. The room ’!- self looked mysterious. When ,l un- i dressed myself and" went to bed-—how can l describe my horror? “I beheld on the white pillow three drops of fresh, red b|ood. I jumped out of b?d, trembling, and rang the' hell. Nobody came. I began to prav. Soon I heard a weird nolle, and, look ing around, l saw distinctly the figure of a pretty young girl in a night j gow n, staring at me ironically. How ! she had come in i do nol know . Stic | just walked to tike bed and occupied j it without a word. I trembled ill over. “'Madame.' she whispered, ‘thjjjr"* not your it Is mine ‘ “Sho was pretty, with long dark lashes and black eyes, just as ’tho ! gypsy had told mo. I aaked: “ ‘Are you Ottilie?’ “She nodded and whispered: ‘Cer tainly l am. What do you want of me?’" He Stammers—of Course. When the Princess opened her eyes, the Prince was kneeling over hdr, keeping a towel with cold water on her head. She wildly questioned him Who was Ottilie? He stammered and A YEAR OF TRIALS FOR PRINCESSES. PRINCESS WILLIAM, OF SWE DEN. She was too gay for the Swedish court and her stolid husband, became Involved with the Am bassador of her native country, Russia, and finally deserted her children to run away to Paris. PRINCESS SOPHIE OF SAXE- WEIMAR-EISENACH. A girl whom tho Kaiser could not save. A lieutenant shot himself for her. Five years later she was,beloved by the young bank er VonBleichroeder. Pitying her, the Kaiser would have consent ed to the union, but the Grand Duke of Saxony put his foot down hard. Shortly aftsrward her maid found her dead, a pis tol in her hand. AUGUSTINE VICTORIA, CON SORT OF MANUEL OF POR TUGAL. The young couple were strangely apart during her serious illness just after their marriage. ARCHDUCHESS ISABELLA OF AUSTRIA Mysteriously departed from her husband, Prince George of Ba varia. after a stormy scene in which she burned her wedding gown, on her bridal night. Later the marriage was annulled. PRINCESS EITEL OF GER MANY. She is much older than her hus band and travels a much faster pace. 'Tie said there would be a divorce if the Kaiser would consent. PRINCESS ERNEST AUGUST OF CUMBERLAND. The Kaiser's only daughter and the scion of the royal house of Hanover were dead in love with each other, but the historic quarrel between Hanover and Hohenzollern threatened to part them. < 1 . i f stumbled, as he well might, perhaps never having heard the name before. "It’s true,” she cried. A wild acene ensued. A few hours later they had separated forever Tho marriage was annulled. Prin- e George took hia place alongside the three divorced sovereigns of Europe— King Frederick August of Saxony, Grand Duke Ernest Ludwig of Hesse and Prince Albert l of Monaco. But to proceed with this fateful y e a r' s. d e v el o p men t s. The hateful subterfuge of a mor g.'vnath'. marriage ia a possible resort when a Prince falls in love with a “common*’ girl. But what when a Princess prefers a commoner to all tho sickly crowned youth put before her for her selection? The latter was the problem of the heatitlfiYi Sophie of Saxe- Weimar- Eisenach, and she solved it with— death. It is a, dad position w hich the house •>f Shx -\Vieipiar occupies ancient and royal as Tho hills, hut so impe cunious their palace furnishings are threadbare. The Princess had been betrothed to a dissipated, middle-aged cousin, and had broken the engagement only by personal appeal to the Kaiser. A yoqng lieutenant, whom she may have loved, had shot himself dead for her ip, Athetw five years before, and the BERNHARDT WINS LAURELS IN NEW ROLE AS OLD WOMAN She Exhibits Genius as Pathetic Newspaper Vendor, Whose Son Is Accused of Crime. By LA RA CONTEUSE. Special Cable to The American. PARIS, Dec. 27,—Certainly no ac tress ever had as many admirers among her own sex as the ever- youthful Sarah Bernhardt, but no one ever deserved admiration more. In her new play she is wonderful, and simply surpasses herself as a pathetic old newswoman, whose son has com mitted a murder. No one who attends that play and sees Sarah depicting the emotions of the old woman when the news of her son’s crime reaches her ears, as she is in the act of wrapping up a book for a customer, will ever forget her acting, and If you look about you In the audience you will see tears glis tening in every eye. Words fail to describe the dramatic effect which Sarah’s genius produces with the smallest of means, and if she had never done anything besides act ing this one scene she would be im mortal. It was originally Intended that her own son, Maurice Bernhardt, should have played the part of the slayer, but, under the effect of his mother's wonderful acting, he broke down with emotion time after time during the rehearsals and the part had to he given to young M. Bernard, son of the famous novelist, Tristan Bernard. TEACHES PUPILS TO DANCE BT USE OE WRITTEN 8!GN8 Special Cable to The American. LONDON, Dec*. 27.—At her new studio in Chelsea, Miss Margaret Morris Is teaching her pupils to dance from signs written upon paper, like music. "I do not, of course, rely upon this form of instruction only,” said Miss Morris to-day. “but a written lan guage of darn ing is very useful, for pupils are enabled by It to take their lessons home with them, and, by reading their steps oxer, to keep themselves in touch with their work Besides, it will now lie possible to record Jnaces for future use, even to publish books of dances and ballets, like opera scores. I mean to do it myself some day, when there are enough people capable of reading the language.’’ To illustrate her method. Miss Mor ris wrote some new' steps on a black board, and these were read and danced immediately by her pupils. XMAS RATES Reduced, over N., C. & St. L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R. Apply any Agent. The signs are written in bars, to cor respond with the music. Curious heavy signs, like those on a tempera ture chart, denote the expression of face required; below' these are lines which instruct the pupil as to the movement of the arms, while at the bottom are little pointed marks from which the motions of the feet are read. Desertions, Suicides, Divorces in Royal Circles Make Humble Newlyweds in Vine-Clad Cot tages Pity Those of High Estate, Grown Princess of Greece, Bister to the Kaiser, had wept real tears at his burial. The men of the house had In sev eral cases found happiness outside of the purple. Her uncle, Duke Ber nard, found a loving wife, and her brother, Prince Herrmann, was also serene in his possession of a life part ner not born to the palace. Her own father had lied to America in his youth, and had even worked as a waiter In New York for a time. But what of the women of the family? Such exits from court restraint were barred to them. She was now a proud girl, past 25, ltvlng a life without love. Comes the Banker. There appeared the young Von Bleichroeder, member of the banking house which Is said to have made possible the German victory over France In 1870. The Kaiser, pitying the melancholy royal girl—he had even looked with favor on the young lieutenant—consented, but the Grand Duke of Saxony, head of the house, would not listen. Theu came an Incident in the forest of Fontainebleau, near Paris. A gyp sy's child was killed by a magnificent motor car, and in the car, it came out, had been the handsome young bank er and Princess Sophie! After that Sophie kept to her room in the ancient, threadbare palace. She was practically under arrest. She slept late one morning A maid knocked long and hard, and finally dared to push open the door. Across the bed lay a white form, a pistol clutched in her hand and an untied packet of letters half strewn upon the coverlet. She had been called the moqt tovely Princess In the w’orld. but of this world she was no longer. Then there is the scandal of the Princess William. Lacking, perhaps, the tragic elements of the stories of Sophie and Isabella, it yet is not with out its melancholy features. She had bean a Grand Duchess of Rusisa, used to the gay and sometimes wan - ten life of the court of St. Peters burg. She. is wedded to a cold Swed ish Prince. Her money buys him a palace. She is everything and he »• bathing. The liveliest dancer, the brightest wit, the most sparkling fig ure in all Sweden, she is forced lo endure the companionship of a stu pid husband and the frowns of an austere royal father-in-law. Of course, she should have borne her trials for the sake of her children, if for no other reason, but modem hu man nature is prone to break re straints. Patient Griseldas R®re. Patient Griseldas arc rare to-day. She ran away to Paris. Ugly rumors followed It was said she had be U’a.veJ her husband’s couutvy to U*r fatherlaud -had sold Swedish military secrets to Russia. But such tales al ways arise iri such circumstances. Perhaps we had better believe the dashing Princess herself that Stock holm was too deadly dull for endur ance. It is hard for Americana to Under stand the circumstances which caused Prince Ernest Augustus of Cumberland to exclaim: “For me and my family, honor comes first, then love!” He was and is dead in love with the Kaiser s only daughter, now his wife, when ho said it. We must remember how the iron hand of Bis marck closed upon and crushed the house of Hanover. It was a bitter Wrong not soon forgotten. For a time U looked as though a bit of almost ancient history might defeat one of the few real royal lovo matches. But the Kaiser is not $o eager for crushing hearts—he has seen too many saddening incidents. He thought twice before ho took a step which might have shattered his pretty daughter’s happiness-- have made her a second Sophie of Saxe- Weimar His impetuous and lm perlaliatlo sons thought differently. They would have bereft the Han overian house of its last vestige of claim to its honors. But the Kaiser's will prevailed. So it never will bo known whether tho Prince of Cura berland would have carried out his threat of resigning from the German army and retiring with bis bride to live a peaceful, secluded life on their estates in Upper Austria, letting thrones go hang. The Kaiser undoubtedly breathed freer. His sons and his daughters and his relatives to the nth de gree are not the least of his troubles. He was already worrying over his son, Eitel Frederick. Prince Eitei Ls a heavy, phlegmatic sort of individ ual. His wdfe, Sophie of Oldenburg, is several years older, many times a millionaire, and a lover of good times, like Princess William of Sweden. She's Used to Scandal. There was even some sensational gossip about her alleged escapades before her marriage seven years ago. 'Twas said she had eloped to the Riviera with Baron von Plettenberg and a Brunswick editor went to jail for printing the tale. Now things have come to the pass where there would probably be a divorce did not the Kaiser set his face like adamant against it. Lastly, we come to the mysterious case of Manuel, late King of Portu gal, and his bride, Auguctine Victoria. The absence of Manuel during his bride’s serious illness just after their marriage is unexplained, but the less said of It the better. Make This and Try It for Coughs Cured His RUPTURE I was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk .several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an operation. Trusses did me no good. Finally I got hold of something that quickly and completely cured me. Y'eurs have passed and the rupture has never re turned. although 1 am doing hard work us a carpenter. 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