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BRIDGE GAMBLER CONVERTED
Duchess of Devonshire Decide to Quit
Gam for Good.
SCANDALOUS STORIES ARE TOLD
IllBh Horn llnm.-n l'rart ftlvnal
Inn ill tarda Hrrnlllnc m
"ml of Country llonap
Tartlea.
LONDON, Nov. h',.( Sppcial. Her gra
thd ducheM of Pevnnnlilrv ihclarpa that
lie hag hud piiourIi of hrldire an.l will
play It no more. Hh in "1 ypara of age
and it in high time olie did Mop it. Bin
haa been t ho ranjt Inveterate woman
gnmblcr In the kingdom and the unluckl-t
Her louden at tin- card , table have hoen
enormou. The dukedom ia one of the rich
est In the kingdom. Hut more than once,
If rumor ia to be credited, the duke ha
been acrloimly embarrassed by the heavy
drain upon his resources, which his wife's
mania entailed. Indeed, only a few years
TO it was stated that he contemplated
selling Ijevenshire House, his sumptuous
palace, in Ilccarlllly.
It was the duchess of Devonshire who
Introduced bridge into the loyal set and
taught hl majesty how to play it. At her
hotlHe parties since the game becume pop
ular (-he has always had a sumptuously
furnished apartment set apart for bridge
playing. Fortunes have been won and lost J
t here,
stakes
curred.
And as Is inevitable when
are Involved, scandals have
high
Matem of MlgnalllnK.
Soon after I lie king's accession and
coronation the stories that leaked out be
came something more than whispers. The
dutches was giving a. royal house party
at Chut swort li. Ilcfore the king and queen
arrived something happened. It was dis
covered that a regular system of signalling
to partner was practiced by certain noble
ladles in tin' party. In plain language
thev had been detected In cheating. Thu
news readied the king's eara. The uueen
became suddenly indisposed and the king
remained with her at Windsor. Chals
worth became the storm center of .what
1 hreutennd to become a national scandal In-
nling aome of the highest names in the
y .mil. Then tlictr mulestles ucted with
characteristic tact. The queen made a sud
den recovery from her indisposition nnd
Willi the king went lo Chalsworth. During
their stay, however, the brldgeroom was
lU'Serlcd. Hut the scandal was hushed up.
A few years Inter there ' wiih another
scandal. It occurred at the home of Hir
lhnest I'nsHcl, u good friend of both the
king and duke of Devonshire. A little
1'iter was published hi a imigaxtne an ar
ticle which attracted much attention. It
was entitled "Do Ladles Cheat at Bridge'.'"
Without mentioning names or places, the
scene which occurred at Sir Ernest's Cus
sei's house was told in part. And the per
sonage exposed was referred to as
J.udy D ."
It waa the duchess of Devonshire, it iR
suld. Sutro had in mind when he introduced.
a brldge-playlng duchess in "Tin
Walls of
Jericho." ein.thn first night of the perform
ance tkio stage duchess was made up to re
semble as closely as possible the duchess
of Devonshire. On the following night
there was a wild rush for seals by society
folk. 1 happened on thut occasaion to be
sitting In the stalls behind Lady Lurgan.
When the famous bridge scene came on
sho remarked lo her companion In au au
dible voice. "But she isn't a bit like tho
'liichesa of Devonshire."
Hint Itecelved Froui King.
Tho "she" referred to was her grace of
thu play. And she didn't look like the
duchess of Devonshire. In the Interval
that had claused since the first perform
ance lh' manugement had decided to
chaiiKe her makeup. That declalon. It is
said, was hastily arrived at after a strong
hint h id been received from the king.
"Cavendo tutus" Is the ducal motto. The
translation of that Is, "Hafe by being cau
tious." Heretofore the duchess has signally
disregarded it so far as cards are con
cerned. I'erhaps she now intends to, try
to live up to it. ' Hut that she will be able
to adhere to her resolution to give up play
ing bridge I very much doubt. It haa be-
eomo as much of a. mania with her as wua
the money-making business wmi oui laic mu,IBion. Later Warwick House was rented
venerable exponent of that art-Russell to . ,llt0 Marquis of Anglesey and that
. Sage. I erratic member of the Knglish peerage
Michael P. Grace has been so long domt- I mado tt tn,, cen 0f many unique enter-
eiled In England that few people ussoclate tulllmi,lltl,. 0f late Warwick House has
him with the New York merchant who buen tilgedi Lord Hnd Ll,ilv Warwick pass
coined a big furtune out of Peru. The lng, tlplr ,ime at Warwick castle and Kas-
ilraces have done very well socially. One
of their daughters is married to Lord
Donaughmore, thereby gaining the right
to sit in Westminister Abbey und raise. her
cornet to her head at tho moment tho
sovereign la being crowned. The graces
never been addicted to that peculiar form
of extravagance the ostentatious displuy
of wealth for which rich Americans are ho
often severely criticised here, though I
have not observed thut the king dlscriml-
nates against those transatlanl 1c million
aires and millionairesses, who spend their
money more lavishly than wisely.
Perhups thut may or may nol In- ihe
reason why the ti races have never yet
attained tho summit of American social
ambition in England the entertainment of
his majesty, it may be thut they have no
particular desire to achieve that distinc
tion. But society believes they Have. And,
tl erefore, society credits them w ith having
'made appreciable progress In that direction
when last week ihc.v hail the felicity of
entertaining Ilattle AM.ey Princess
Henry of HutlciihiTB. the inull.er of the
qiiceu of Spain. Mie ivjlty is apt to
had to another.
Restoring Old Pile.
The princess was much impressed with
the great chunges which have taken place
In tho historic residence since, she last
saw It. Then it was the property of the
laic duchess of Clcvclund. Lord Rosebery's
mother, and was In u flute of dilapidation,
the venerable duchess Iwlng far too ulii
lo take any definite interval in The
U races have done their levef best to keep
Ihe additions und the Improvements us
much us possible in harmony with the
huiortc pile. The restoration of the ancient
Vi tui'J, in particular, has been carried
ki with rare artistic skill.
M event ly Mr. Urace bus hud a historr
' of tlie house compiled and tills volume
1.. t... ihhwv to h liitttorieallV thtt
moht interesting residence in England,
tho'.isii some envious folk say
thut tho
historian, wtln an eye to pecuniary rius,
ards,
that
riled It I'fetiy l meg. uuwaver
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may be. as U" sue oi ini
battle of
lust of the
I Hasting, where Harold, tne
Mineral Waters
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,v years been a specialty with our
firm We buy our waters dlrsct from taa
sr.ringg or If foreign ater direct from
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t o. lowest possible price, sad to abso
lu elv guarantee fre.hness o.l genuine
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Cur. 1011 aul Harnej.
Saxon kings, lost his life fighting valiantly
against William the ronquerov. it must
nlwaya (Hisses a unique' claim to distinction.
Wrestling rn llirrralnn.
Society has found a new diversion to
beguile the tedium of big country house
parti. n H wreslllna. .1 snort which af-
, fords muscular young men on opportunity
to display their p.owi . As most of the
young men who attend these gatherings of
the elect are far better equipped with mus
cles than with brains, the practice lias be
come exceedingly popular. The contests
usually take place after dinner. Lord
Dalnieny, lxird Rosebery's heir, and his
brother, the Hon. Nell I'l hiirose, have
attained remarkable proficiency in the art.
but with most of the amateur swells tha
contests revolve themselves Into mere trials
of brute strength.
There is an element of danger In it, too,
a Jack Churchill, Winston's brother, has
discovered to Ills cost. I'nllke Winston,
Jack has no hope of attaining distinction
by intellectual work; but In wrestling he
thought he saw n chance to win some ap
plause on his own account. At a house
party u week ago he had a bout with his
young stepfather. Oeorge Cornwall! West,
who. like himself, is more conspicuous for
his muscular than for his cranial develop
ment. His stepfather wen, and In throw
ing Jack dislocated Ills kneecap. In con
sequence Jack Churchill has to undergo
au operation this week. His mother, who
is heat known to Americans aa Ldy Kan
dolph Churchill. Is much concerned as to
what the result will be. It is feared that
lie may be permanently lame, which, as he
one "f the best waltaers
in London.
would still further limit the fields of dis
tinction that are open to him.
LADY MARY.
SACRED HEIRLOOMS DOOMED
Mlaa Dodge, Who flonght Warwick
House, Has Ideas of
Her Own.
lyONDON, Nov. IB (Spcchil.) Warwick
house, the latent of the homes of the
English peerage to fall into the hands of
an American, la now being completely ren
ovated und the Interior altered to suit the
taste of its new owner. Miss M. lloadley
Dodge. She does not Intend to move in
much before Christmas.
Miss Dodge la one of the wealthiest mem
bers of the permanent American colony
in Iximlon. She ia an elderly lady and
more or less of an invalid, although not so
much so as to keep her Indoors all the
time. She belongs lo the Osborne family
of New York. At present she occupies an
even larger house than the one she has
Just purchased. Her home at 25 St. James'
I'luce Is a great gray pile about which
there is seldom any signs of life. Regu
larly at 4 o'clock every day a big auto
mobile drives up to the house, the front
door is opened by an obsequious butler
and Miss Dodge Issues forth and la driven
rapidly away toward Hyde Park. After a
prolonged spin about that resort of fashion
Miss Dodge returns and re-enters her silent
abode.
It has always been a mystery to those
1 commence jusi way miss jjougo
should require so large a house. She does
very little entertaining, receives few friends,
her time being mostly taken up by con
sultations with her uplicltors, her drives
in the park and long terms of confinement
to her bed. '
In her lease of Warwick House, Miss
Dodge ignored the agents and went direct
to Lady Warwick. That titled woman's
deal with Miss Dodge waa the last thing
she did before sailing for the I'r.lted States.
The house, although a comparatively small
one, has an excellent situation overlooking
Bt. Jnine'a park nnd abutting on the Uncut
private dwelling In London Stafford House,
the town residence of the duke and duchess
of Sutherland. Warwick House waa the
residence of the late dowager countess of
Warwick during her widowhood. Even she,
however, waa not a constant occupant, for
site let It frequently, at one time to the
duke of Marlborough and more recently to
Colonel Smith Cunlnghame of Caprlngton.
With Lord and Lady Warwick It was never
a popular residence. At tiniea it has proved
too small for their use, as In VMS, when
their only daughter. Lady Marjorie Greville,
now Viscountess Helmaley, made her debut
In society. Then they occupied Brooke
House, Lord Tweedmouth's big Park Luno
. to LodK,.t maT Uunmow, tn Kgscx
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COREA MUCH QUIETER NOW
Uearral l.easenlng of Outbreaks,
Ttiongh Some flections Are
Mtlll In Arms.
SKOri., Nov. 1. Owing to the recru
descence of minor outbreaks In the section
of Corea. south of Seoul, troops have been
sent to reinforce the patrol In that dis
tiiet. Reports from throughout the cou:.
try generally show a lessening of actlvll
on the part of discontented element and a
gradual recognition of Japanse control
The Corean emperor has moved Into hi
new palace, and now seldom sees the for
mer emperor.
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WARWICK HOI'RH IINhOS
Hi, III. ut ihe Count. of Wurwuk. W bun lias Hern I'ureiluoed by .MiM M. iloudleV
Dod. Hue of iliu Pioinliit-r.l American Colony of tin- Meiroil'. The House Knees
Hi JuiikV Purk and Adjoins Stafford Hoiikc. the M c of ihe Duke of HuHierlnei
line ol the Kb. est Pliwltc Itel li llitts 111 l.o.ol'.ll
LOVE FOILED ARISTOCRATS
Romantic Story of Wooing of High
Born Woman by Carabineer.
POPE PIUS APPROVED MARRIAGE
Told Wraith nrlntlira All Men Were
l:junl and Koclctr Has ot
let Rrrorrrril Inim the
"hoik.
KO.MK. Nov. Hi. (Special.) Italian society
haa not yet recovered from the shock ad
ministered to It by the marriage of tie
Murrhloness Berlupl to a carabineer, the
Italian equivalent of a isdiceman. And
aristocratic pride has been severely
chastened by the knowledge that the pope
not only refused to use his influence to
prevent the wedding, but declared, that he
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MARCHIONESS WHO MAR-RTEu A
POLICEMAN.
Snapshot of the Marchioness Serlupl,
Taken in the Grounds of the Vlllu Near
Rome WluTe She Mel t lie Caruhliu el ,
Who is Now Her Husband.
approved of It. Although some meagre de
tails of the affair have doubtless been
cabled to America, it abounds in elements
of romance, which makes the story well
worth telling In full.
The marchioness, who Is the daughter of
Marquis Sachettl, has the bluest of blue
blood In her veins, the family having al
ready been prominent In the twelfth
century. Today the marquis Is master of
the horse to Pius X nnd a great personage
among the "black," or papal aristocracy.
Tho lady's late husband ulso had more
ancestry than ho could count, and his
father holds a high position at the Vatican.
Last year the Marchioness Maria was
plunged into tho deepest mourning by tho
death of her husband, after a long and
lingering illness. Worn out with nursing
and with grief, in spite of the affectionate
remonstrances of both the Serlupl and
Saechettl families, she retired with her
little son to a lonely villa near a small
seaside village called Nettuno, not far
from Rome. Nothing more innocent than
this seemingly, und the two fumllies thought
no harm and left her much to herself as
that seemed to lie her desire.
How Meetings Came About.
Meanwhile, events were marching towards
what her relations called a catastrophe
what she calls paradise. After a month of
complete retirement, the silence got on the
nerves of her man cook, who one day was
very impertiment, besides being Inefficient.
"You may go at once," said his mistress.
"But I won't," was tho reply, "either you
pay ihe (naming some enormous sum) or
I shall stay while It pleases me."
Thoroughly alarmed for the man looked
capable of violence, the marchioness sent
lor the carbineers, who, arriving, made
short work of the rebellious cook, und in
half an hour he was off the premises. The
brigadier of the carbineers, Santo Scalfaro,
an immense, good-looking fellow about
thirty, when all was over asked permission
to see the Slgnoru Marchess for a few
moments. This was easily granted, und
thus tle two saw each other for the first
time. Eye met eye, and heart met heart,
only the old story of love ut first sight.
"I thank you brigadier." she liegi ., then
sighing und smoothing her black dress Vlth
he slender hand covered with rings, "a
woman certainly needs a man wii.i 1.. r."
The brigadier had it on the ll of his
tongue to offer then and there to take care
of her, but ,1'oellng the difference in their
ranks, und conscious of the fact 1 1: t they
had only known each other the better part
of live minutes lie restrained the impulse.
nnd I'l.iini rWei I lloit he wim u!u'iil-j ut Iw.e '
I service. Hut his eyes spoke for him. She
then lit situtingly hoped that he would come I
und sec her ocCusslunally, and blushed
deeply In saying It, the glow being re
flected on the man's face. Thut wus all dur
ing this first interview, but not many days
passed before tiie gallant carabineer was
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again nt the villa, and the marchioness dls
covering that he h:id a very go.id tenor
voice music was proposed, and thns with
one excuse and another his visits continued
an. I Increased, until one day. walking In
the paik of the h. she stumbled and
suddenly found l)er self in bis arms. Words
were nnnercssarv: he was silently accepted
as the man who v;is needed to look after
her.
tosnlpn uon Were fins).
This was all very well and delicious while
It lasted, but a carabineer could not assidu
ously court Mil cristocrat without the villa
Kiis remarking on the fact, and, like all
gossips, not too good-naturedly. However,
the niarchior n wrapped in love's young
dream, beard nothing until one day she
was told (hat both her father nini father-in-law
desired to see her. II was the hour in
which her lover was dm- und she felt In
stinctively thnt the moment lo light had
come.
She entered the room bravely. but
blanched when her father said, pointing
to Marquis Serlupl: "Do you see that
man? He says you are the mistress of a
carabineer! Deny it, deny it at oner'"
Poor Maria did so indignantly, but th
truth. Which was almost as bad from the
world's point ot view, hnd lo le told, she
was going to be the wile of one.
"My son replaced by a policeman,"
hissed Marquis Serlupl: "why, woman,
you are old Enough lo be his mother"'
(which was the unkindest (ill of all, as she
Is 'really ten years the eldest I. "You are
an abandoned female and I shall remove
my grandson from your cure!" .inri he w:is
gone like a whirlwind.
In the tblck of the storm vith her father,
Scalfaro walked into the room, and to
gether they faced the cyclone, which lasted
for hours, and ended In Marquis Saechctti
casting his daughter off, he says, forever.
I'opr Asked to Interfere.
The two indignant marquises took their
grievances to the pope. Imploring him to
interfere, saying that even so rebellious a
person as Maria would listen to the holy
falher. but what was their discomfiture
and astonishment when the gentle pontiff
looked them squarely in the face, saying,
"But 1 do not disapprove!" "Not disap
prove," they cried in chorus, "but 1"
SANTA RCA I. FARO.
The Itullan Carabineer Who Has Married
a Marchioness. Photo by Courtesy of
Houia lllUHtrata.
"My sons," was the rejoinder, "in (tod's
eyes all men are equul. If the marchioness
loves tlie man and he is worthy, let Hum
marry." Marquis Paeclictti turned purple
In the face and had to be helped from the
room, he looked as though he would burst
with pent-up wrath, while Marquis Seilupi,
wlio seemed turned to ' stone, made his
obeisance and left without u word. Their
united influence was brought lo bear on
tlie brigadier's superiors. who willingly
lent themselves to the scheme for separat
ing the lovers by sending him to a distant
pint of the kingdom But It was all in
vain. He lolled them bv resigning. He is
now no more a carbinn
oi' the marchioness.
li the husband
HONEST
MAN TURNS THIEF
Hemnrkahle Way in Which One lie
covered Ills Unu Prop
erly Abroad.
WARSAW. Nov. p. ibpecial.l In real
life the long urin of coincidence often ,
stretches further than any novelist would j
dare lo make il co in lid ion. Of iliat j
amazing proof has iust been furnished ut ;
Czeiistochowa, the lnecca of Polish pll- j
grlms. Among tln-m was Ivan Dimowitzky,
who 1 1 ml come a long ilistiincc on his pious I
errund. While he was in the church per-!
forming his devotions some thief in the j
crowd stole his purse, containing all his j
money. He went to one of the pritsts anil
told him of his troubles and asked him for j
lyoni y enough to take him back to bis I
iioeu-.
"Alas.'' replied the priesl. I have no
money to give yo.i. You hud bolter iry
to l llll the thief.'' I
"To find umciij., thousands u man I don't I
know would requite a miracle and I am no
miracle worker.'' um. tvd Ivan "Pt ihuiis,
holy father. ou could work the mlrucb 1
lur me?"
The priest protested tiiat he had no such I
power. I
"Then.' s.iM Ivan. 1 shall so b.'i'k Into j
the' chun h anil Meal the monev 1 need i
from somebody, the first chance I .get." I
' If you do thai." s.ud tlie priest, "vou will
be a vi ry wicked man and ought to lie toin
to prist, n for it. mi l tin church should im- :
pose a htavy peiianee on you, too." ;
Dili Ivan thought lie might have us nrich
luck u.i tin thief w ho bad robbed him und i
escape detection. Hack he wi lit to the
church. Seeing a limn Willi Ills wallet on '
his back, he slipptd bis hand , into il until
pulled out a purse. Il was his own purse,
and il conutincii tlie exact sum which he
bad h it in it.
In his delight. Ivan gave no thought to
turning Ihe man over to Justice. He h irrled
jubilantly back to the priest and told blm
how lie had lecoverid his stolen money.
"Surclv." I.e said, ' it must llive been Prov-
i leili e luitt guided me."
'I lie pcipli xeil pi 1. at ii 1 1 1 ... M.-il no n naiH'i
oil him und Ivan Went on his way lejolc-
ii j?.. Meanwhile Ihe thief had escaped.
What moral Is to be drawn from the story
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is u conuiulrtiiii. Certainly it isn't. "Hon-
POET IS NOW READY TO DIE
D'Annunzio Has )ft Only Arrange
mcnts for His Funeral.
TRUE STORY OF A PROPHECY
l.aat Will and Testament Recently
nraftrd l.lkelr to Prate I. It.
rrary Masterpiece Ills
Tntetnl Itelts.
FLORENCE. Oct. Pv (Special.) If tab
rlcle d'Annutizio does not really believe
that he is going to die, soon, as waa pre
dicted recently, at least he is acting us If
he did. That Italy's renowned poet had
ordered his tomb, the world was Informed
some time ago, and of late D'Annunilo has
devoted quite a lot of time to Inspecting
models of this mausoleum, which he haa
now drflnitcly decided shall bo erected on
the wooded shores of Marina di Tisa, not
it
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D'ANNUNZIO SfRROCNDED BY
far from that part of the Etrurian coast
where the Knglish poet, Shelley, was
washed up by the waves.
1'nlikc Mark Twain, D'Annunsio doesn't
seemed to have planned out his funeral
yet, but unother of his recent activities
lias been the production of a "last will and
testament" vhlch probobly will prove a
literary masterpiece, since the poet has
labored on it with that fastidious care
which he devotes lo all his writings.
The story of the prediction of D'Annun
llo's end, which has been printed in some
of the American papers, proves to have
been Incorrect. The date of his departure
from thla life wbb set by a fortune-teller
and not by D'Annunzio himself, as "has
been stated, and the yeur mentioned was
190!i and not 1929. The seeress declared
that the poet would die by the revengeful
weapon of u love-distracted woman, which,
considering D'Annunzio's record, is nol im
possible. Ilia In Choice Mut. -
For the foregoing details" regarding his
"ante-mortem" arrangements 1 have D'An
nunzio's own authority, though he de
clined to discuss them further when I saw
him the other nlay at La Capponcina. his
comfortable villa at Settlgnano, a suburb
Of Florence. Situated on a gentle slope, it
commands an entrancing view.
The way to the villa after leaving the
dusty highway Is across a large flourishing
vineyard, where, In followh:g the winding
road, one catches u glimpse of a neighbor
ing property, that of Signora Duse, tlie
actress, which, however, has remained va
cant since tho much discussed quarrel be
tween the Italiun Btar and the friend whose
drumas she so ably Interpreted. On reach
ing the gate of La CappnnclnH, one Is
somewhat abashed by its formidable air
of barricading Its owner from tlie Intrusion
of the outside world. D'Annunzio shares
the feelings of Horace, as expressed in
his "Odi profanum valgus. " and not only
Is tills sentiment mude plain, but also Its
owner's choice of the Latin tongue as the
oltlciul language of the villa, in the Inscrip
tions on the entrance. "Cave canes nc
donilnuin" being conspicuous on one iron
pillar, while on the other, under tlie ball,
are the words "Noll me tangere." "Fre
quent contact with men," the writer says,
in defense of his love of seclusion, "Is to
the spirit like the friction of many hands
to a coin; it rubs out all its reliefs and
contours."
Aware of the poet's monastic reserve, T
had armed myself with letters of Intro
duction wherewith to insure my welcome,
and the gules unbarring I made my way
to the hojse with a leisurely step to per
mit myself a glimpse of the grounds, which
! j understood boro the stamp of its owner's
Individuality like all else connected with
his charming retreat.
Garden s Formal One.
The garden whl. h has furnished Slgnor
D'Annunzio with liiKpiratlon for some of
the memorable descriptions in his novels
Is laid out In formal style Intended to re-
NECESSITY COMPELS US
To Get Rid of a Large Stock of Blankets and Comforters
Room must be secured for our
ANNUAL DISPLAY OF CHINA
Someone has a id that there i a pricp for brickdust there is a price, at any rate,
which will move quickly good merchandise.
Monday morning at 8 o'clock we start an unloading
SALE OF BLANKETS AND COMFORTERS
(let up early Monday morning you may mis some of the lett values if you do
lav vour vifiit.
Silkoline Comforter, puif rot tun, formerly $1.35,
Monday 08
Heavy Comforters, both bides figured, all rottou.
formerly $1.75, Monday $1.30
Fine cumbrle covered, filled with ttnowfUke cotton,
formerly $3.75. Mouday $2.08
Very fine saliu. haudaome dealxnu, paneled, plain
colors, formerly IH.50, Monday 8-1.05
Dainty nilkollne cover, filled with pure wool,
golden fleece), very special $3.98
We will close quickly a lot of high (lab silk and
atin covered comfortara, formerly sold up to
$1. Monday $10.00
Ho much for Comforter.
NEW BLANKETS
11-4 White Cotton Blankets, formerly fl.1V, Mon
day, pair . . 08
hook in weat window at Broadcloth Kxhiblt.
Thomas Kilpatrick & Co.
peat Italian gardens of the past, and cer
talnly It has an elusive fifteenth century
air about It yet on closer examination it
reveala a dash Ineomprehenalbte aa It may
seem of i hlhstine bias. There la In fact
a little too much of everything too many
flower in artistic clay vases a sense of
ovcr-floiidness which may be said to de
note the literary art of D'Annunilo him
self. Tho poet had just returned from au after
noon ride and was as I approached In the
act of dismounting from "Malatesta," one
of two favorite steeds having respectively
a white and a black coat which are chosen
according 4s their color consorts with the
master's mood at the ttme. Being con
ducted through the line stone front door,
which In its purity of line suggests the
style of the great Deslderlo, da Settlgano
and bears on Its entablature the rather un
gracious inscription "Diffiellla est aditus"
In the same pursuing language of "La Cap
poncina," I passed through the hall which
does duty aa a reception room, where. I
was left, while Slgnnr D'Annunilo excused
himself to change his toilet.
My host, on his return, wu carefully
dressed lu London-made clothes with a
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dash of French dandyism, for Slgnor
D'Annunzio composes a costume with the
thought he gives to a soTi- Indead,
the ordering of his clothes la often ft lit
erary matter, aa la testified to by an ar
ticle appearing Home time ago In an Italian
journal In which was quoted the various
distiches he haa Indited to his tailors
and hnberdashers. These well-considered
symphonies D'Annunzio wears with all
that "allure" which as Anatole France
has discovered, stamps the celebrity of
today.
Just what the agt.of tho poet may be
Is perhaps a matter of dispute; for aa
Signor D'Annunzio haa himself declared,
In answer to a magistrate's question on
that point. In a trial where the poet ap
peared an a witness, "literary men have
no age." Nevertheless he has the general
appearance of a man in Ills prime, saving
for tho loss of an earlier fine crop of red
dish locks. D'Annunilo. however, accepts
his tonsure philosophically, though he
probably regrets thst modern heroes may,
not like Julius Caesar, wear their laurel
wreaths to conceal the uttacka of time.
Somewhat undersized, his figure possesses
the sllmness arising from a devotion to
fencing D'Annunzio, It should be re
marked, la a capital swordsman and has
figured In at least one serious duel
while his prominent myopic blue ryes. and
sensuous mouth both proclaim the poetic
temperament. His voice has a rich ora
torical color and has served him well on
the many occasions In which he has been
called upon to recite his verses In public.
Finding me interested In the art ob.lects
around me my hoal graciously led the way
tnrougn ins manor; lor j Annunsio Is an
enthusiastic collector, his taste for original
somewhat over personal setting dating
from his youthful Bohemian days when In
the eccentric villa of the clever artist.
Faola Machettl, he moulded his artistic
appreciations along the brilliant exotic
lines found In the descriptive backgrounds
of "II Placere" und others of his novels.
Masks t Composers.
Some of the less noticeable objects under
my eye took on a new Interest when the
master of the house began explaining them
In his picturesque style. For Instance, the
two plaster death-mask of Beethoven and
Wagner 1 noticed had their ralson d'etre
In the poet's admiration for these musi
cians; and I learned that the mask of Wag
ner was a real treasure since It had been
presented to D'Annunilo by Frau Cos I ma,
who has restricted reproductions to a few
copies distributed among friends. There
is also a certain wooden saint that tlnds
an honored shrine in the villa. This Image,
the work of a primitive artist, is known
as "Saint Onofrlo" and Is considered by
D'Annunzio as his tutelar genius and was
found by him In one of his earlier rambles
in the Abruzzi when with more ardor than
money he went the rounds of his native
land in pursuit of antiques.
This mild chef d'oeuvre D'Annunsio lias
Very large and heavy twilled Cotton Blankets,
formerly $1.48, Monday, pair $1.29
Large white Wool Blanket, (auk f.?r Colchester),
formerly $4.00, Monday, pair $2.98
A bargain lot of Wool Blankets, white and grey,
apeclul at, pair 85.00
Kxtremely high class fine wool, white or beautiful
plaids, were formerly sold at $10.00 to $12.00,
Monday, pair $8.50
And Note Hswt-ial Comforter Mentioned speci
ally to direct your special attention to it.
Dowu filled, 6 feet wide, T feet long, some satines
and others covered with fine cambric, usually up
to $K.60, will sell on Monday at, pair $6. 9s'
$5.98
Your last chance this
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his creditors
always devotedly guarded,
jrouthfjl days of s!ruscle
swept collection after collection from bis
abodn he always managed to save this par
ticular one of bis p nates from their un
feeling grasp. Having survived so much
storm and stress. It Is natural that Salnl
Onofilo occupies a high place In the poet
heart, and he confesaea to he no small
superstition as to its loss, and In removing
to Ilia Capponclna he had it conveynl
with all the ceremony with which u holy
Image Is borne in procession surrounded l
lighted tapers.
The dining room of the villa is In com
parlson with the other apartments of severe
simplicity, having littlo beyond a great
table with only sufficient chairs t accom
modate a few guests. Its richest display
consists In Its Latin mottoes In the num
ber of which the master has thoroughly
Indulged his taste for tlie fruitful sentence.
Over the doors one sees the words "Poli
tudo," "Clausura," "Sllentliim." On ono
wall is Inscribed the legend, "Lege, lege,
lege et relege; labnra, ora et lnvenles"-
"Read, read, read and re-read; work ami
pray and you will find:" while at table,
seated In Ida chair, on tho back of which
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Is carved "Noblscuni angelus Domini,"
Slgnor D'Annunzio can contemplate on thu
wall opposite, under a group of the thro
graces, the motto "Gratiae decentes."
From such an ascetic dining room one
would hardly Infer that D'Annunzio pos
sessedhe possesses him, alus, no more a
famous chef, a kind of illustrious Carcme,
whose culinary masterpleers have delighted
the gathering round his board of such lit
erary friends as Amlcis, Mascagnl, Angelo
Conti, Herensen the art critic and others.
Unfortunately he had to lie dismissed he- ,
cause an Italian humorist caused his pride
to swell to such a degree through eulogizing
In a Journal his dishes as being of a more
digestible character than his master's
verses, that his presence at Villa Cap
ponclna became too great a luxury.
On entering the study, where D'Annunzio
does his writing at a high standing-desk, f
recollected having heard thut one of the
pages of the "Verglne delle Roccie" cost
the author a fortnight of loll, and a refer
ence to this developed the fact that D'An
nivtizlo at all times spares himself no pains
to bring his art to the perfection that de
llghta his readers: that not only the mag
nificent puge which so vividly pictures th
re-awakentng- of an old fountain, but many
others, are the results of a like Indefatiga
ble spirit of work. In the matter of lan
guage the writer's attitude Is that of the
lupldarlan towards his gem or of un olrl
tlme. Carthusian towards the illumlnuted
puge of a missal.
When, years ago, D'Annunzio wrote In the
monastery of Francavillu, he was wont to
remain eighteen hours at his desk, taking
only hasty nourishment in his cell like
prisoner. Even now, when glory has hrr
beat smile for him, he says when hla ser
vant Informs him that It Is a gray day, he
rejoices over the fact, since a gray day to
D'Annunzio means a duy of undistracted
toll. Perhaps it Is In the Interest of his art
that he has selected for his study the only
room not having a view of Florence; and
here, more often than not, he employs his
pen from Pi o'clock at night to 5 in the
morning, which compels him to rest In bed
until midday. Like Balzac, the writer has
a p&ytlallty for working in a dreaalng-gown
a green one which he calls his "veste ver
dina," Its peculiar hue no doubt having
some subtle effect on his mind: though In
the question of colors D'Annunzio Is not
difficult to please. "All colors aro beau
tiful," he remarked, "but the moat beau
tiful to my mind are the red of blood and
the yellow of gold."
Slgnor d'Annunilo, by the way. Is not
the first distinguished writer to order his
tomb. Ho has, among modern examples,
the countenance of Mistral, the provencal
poet who but lately finished the construc
tion of a worthy mausoleum on which,
with a fondness for dogs equal to that of
his brother of the pen, he caused tho
likeness of his favorite canines to bu
carved. WALTER GUE8T.
year. Sale on Wednesday.
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