Americans in Rome Belmonsts on Court List
Rome society brief notes a large slate of New England social leaders hosting luncheons and dinners at hotels, with Thomas Lindsay of Boston planning a hunt in Africa and courting a court presentation for Belmonts. Embassy staff entertainments, Oriental Ball chatter, and continental guest lists highlight the Rome season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lindsay
Boston
Africa
New England
Washington Pont
Rome
Ira Nelson Morris
Neagen
Duke of
Oporto
Manuel
Italy
Perry Belmont
New York
Princess del Drigo
Votengiant
Duchess di Laurenza
Prince Franzo
Florence Baldwin
Abs
Anil Miss Rogers
Blane
John T. Converse
Cannes
Marks
Frederick Page
Ambassador Page
Banca Commerciale
Excelsior
Marsjuia Capelli
International Institute of Agriculture
Bastianelli
John Crown Gerrish
Hotel Grand
Deming Jarvis
Bridge
Marchione di Rudril
Grorge Lee
Mias Oliver
Miss Jennings
Princess Valazzol
Count Macchi
William Post
Krankel
Miss Page
Springfield
Mass
Hamilton Evans
D. Easton
Bristol
Angleterre
Toward Ives
A. (. Andrews
Greenwich
Conn
BE. R. Bacon
Misa Pomeroy
J. L. Wilson
Jersey City
Edward Mandel
Chi‘ako
Cora Chamberlan
Brookline
Naples
Palermo
Marry India Princesses Two Englishmen Wed Sisters in Calcutta
London dispatch reports Alan Mander son of S J Mander of Wick Manor Wolverhampton wed Princess Sudhira of Cooch Behar in Calcutta. Her sister Princess Pretwa wed Lionel Mander two years earlier. Alan met Sudhira in a London nursing home eight months ago. They will return to Europe in three months and reside in London. Both couples followed Brahma Samay rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Washington Post
London
India
Alan Mander
S. J. Mander
Ofwick Manor
Wolverhampton
Sudhira of
Cooch Behar
MBS. Wood in Florence Deaths of Two Women
Florence reports the deaths of Mrs. Milly Kent Pony Harris wife of Col Warr is U S Army retired and Mrs Ivory Dechalzan formerly Miss Vers milye Smith of New York cremation planned for Harris with ashes to New York. Mrs Debalvan long resident and a social leader. A Providence party including Milas Key Allen Lippett Blaze Clark Lowe sightsees here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Washington Post
Florence
Milly Kent Pony Harris
Col. Warris
U. S.A
Ivory Dechalzan
Missy Vermilye Smith
New York
Blarris
Debalvan
Sochul Te
Truman H. Newberry
Detroit
Monte Carlo
Leonad Wood
Wood
Milas Key
Allen
Lippett
Blaze, Clark
Lowe
Providence
R. I
Swiss Financial Power in Neutral Territory
A French finance student Andre EB Sayons argues that steady migration of French capital, prompted by new taxes, has long shifted funds toward Swiss banks. He notes Switzerland’s neutral status and its bankers as major negotiators of large loans, with most capital sourced from France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Andre EB. Sayons
France
Feexson
Switzerland
Paris Women Defy Cigarette Trend Embrace Cigars
A Paris report notes women, including the demimonde, shunning cigarettes for cigars and pipes to appear more mature. Emperors and royals—Francis Joseph, Alfonso, the Kaiser—are cited as heavy users, with daily cigar counts and annual costs. Royal women smokers are also listed among the few.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Alfonso
Francis Joseph
Austria- Hungary
Cear
Russia
London
Kaiser
Czarina
Infanta
Eulalia
Arthur of
Connaught
Gambling profit big as graduated tax proposed
Official figures show legalized gambling at resorts earned about ten million dollars in one summer. A municipal casino at Nice gathered around one point six million. A former dishwasher rose to a six million dollar fortune from the betting profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
wWers
Wwe
Ecarte
Commission
France
Enghien
Paris
Eisinos
Oil Famine in British Navy Maneuvers and Review Canceled
London reports naval plans to curb oil use as France expands gambling profits. Government seeks to limit fuel spending by restricting oil to ships burning fuel exclusively. Casinos across France show rising revenues, with Enghien and Nice contributing heavily. debates link gambling gains to state finances and Navy logistics amid broader political maneuvering. The piece notes rising public gambling incomes and changes to revenue sharing, citing specific casinos and figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Husband
Washington Post
London
Paris
France
Witte Sees US Russia Treaty Amid Balkan Tensions
Count Witte urges a U S Russia commercial treaty and expects settlement of misunderstandings over a Jewish-connected finance minister. He warns the Balkan crisis persists as Europe arms, with renewed Russo German talks looming and cautious hope for peace amid tense alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergius Witte
United States
Russia
United Tes
M. Bark
Ministry of Finance
America
Balkan
Horrors Attract Society End To Mixed Parties At Scotland Yard
London March 21 Scotland Yard will curb the criminal museum to select visitors only. Admission now requires a permit from the second commissioner of police and visits are limited to two days weekly. Society women had formed a craze to view the ghastly relics including death masks of English criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
London
Paris
Criminal Museum of
Scotland Yard
Police
Famoua
England
Arming of the King tapestry near completion at Morris & Co
The coronation tapestry The Arming of the King woven at Morris & Co Merton Park by hand over two years for Queen Mary Princess Mary and Prince Albert. It measures about 15 by 12 feet and is due to finish next May as Parliament funds museum and government hospitality efforts at Stafford House.London Museum opens March 23 with private royal viewing prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Princess Mary
Prince Albert
Messrs
Morris & Co
Merton Park
Morris
Bernard Partridge
George
Fortituda
Sapientia
Pax
Stafford House
Sir William Leavers
Board of Works
London Museum
J. Charles Bartlett
Winchester
Academy to Train Waiters for Hotels in Germany
Berlin reports Germany opens an international hotel training institute to educate young men for top hotel posts. The municipal academy, overseen by Dassel officials and the International Association of Hotel Proprietors, will enroll graduates from higher schools with selective foreign eligibility. Fees are 375 per year with scholarships for talented, impecunious students, and July to September will allow practical training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Pos
Berlin
Germany
International Association of Hotel Proprie
Toré
T c
Dassel‘dort
Lanier Winslow Seeks Bendlerstrasse Apartment in Berlin
Berlin March 21 Lanier Winslow private secretary to Ambassador Gerard and his mother Mrs James Winslow of New York are negotiating for a Bendlerstrasse apartment in the aristocratic tier Barten quarter. George Hamlin the Chicago tenor and his wife have taken permanent quarters here in a flat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Lanier Winslow
Ambassador Gerard
James Winslow
New York
Bendlerstrasse
Tier- Barten
George Hamlin
Chicago
Tango Teas Drain London’s Young Diplomats Social Scene
London reports an afternoon tango fad wearing out young unmarried diplomats as dowagers dominate the social calendar. The craze has spread to older Indies keeping youth on edge, with diplomats flooded by daily dances and social obligations. A young diplomat laments age and weight hindering participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Old Indies
Five Wieners Rothschilds in Vienna Society Portraits
The Washington Post notes the Rothschild siblings in Vienna, led by Baron Louis and Captain Hugene Hotsenid, with the eldest in an asylum after a hunting accident and the youngest who died after loving a professor’s daughter. Baron Alphonse married Sir Moses Montefiore’s granddaughter, while Missy Rothschild, deaf mute, runs a peasants school and hunts. Philanthropy funds schools, hospitals, and a new Heiligenstadt station project supports the poverty fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Vienna
Baron Alphonse Rothschild
Sir Moses Montefiore
England
Baron Louis
Baron Hugene Hotsenid
Wiedhofen
Missy Rothschild
Wve
Royal fete at Versailles marked by king and queen visit
London reports plans for the King and Queen of England to tour Versailles Paris next month They will be hosted by the president at luncheon in the Galerie des Batailles marking the first meal by British royals at Versailles since their Prince and Princess of Wales days The queen showed interest in Petit Trianon during a prior stay
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Washington Fen
London
Paris
Palace of Versailles
Galerie Des Battailles
England
Versailles
Prince and Princess of Wales
Laugh Is Turned On Page In London Court
Ambassadors Page and Willard figure in a London court scene as Page’s humor at a dinner fades from memory. Page departs for Sandwich then Aberdeen for an honorary LL D. Morgenthau’s reporters promise and rebuff echo the “biter bitten” theme. Willard returns to Madrid. Gell resumes duties after a European honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biter
Willard
London
Page
Chamber of Commerce
Sandwich
Aberdeen
University
Henry Morgenthau
United States
Constantinople
Morgenthau
Joseph E. Willard
Madrid
Pig Daughter
Wdoward Gell
Col. Surtees
Europa
Elope by Bobsled A Swiss Couple Marry Stealthily
A Geneva tale recalls Jules Briquet of Montreux who wed Briquet after his plan to elope with the daughter of Jean Deveaux. The pair rode an inclined railway, joined a bobsled party, coasted to Vevey and Zurich, and were married. Deveaux, angered at the scheme, has granted forgiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Geneva
Jules Briquet
Montreux
Jean Deveaux
Briquet
Mile Deveaux
Les Avants
Vevey
Zurich
Too Civilized, He Says Keeps Hit in the Open Air
Special Cable to The Washington Post from London reports Sir Thomas Dewar’s view that civilization harms health and morals. He describes London life as confined and sedentary, contrasting it with Kenyan open air living where natives eat minimally yet stay fit. He plans another expedition to the White Nile in November and cites Kavirondo as morally high amid Western clothes allegedly causing immorality. He notes chiefs request gramophone records of songs by Airland, alias Harry Lauder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
London
Thomas Dewar
British East Africa
Sir Thomas
White Nile
Gramophone
Airland
Harry Lauder
Crooks Go to London Harass the Rich Officers
Scotland Yard reports a shift in crime with American crooks rare in London but colonials from Australia and South America stereotyped as violent blackmailers. Detectives say skilled con men seek opportunities on the continent while less adept ones stay closer to home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Australia
South America
Croek
Scotland Yard
Nap Game Sparks London High Society Parlor Craze
London society notes a revival of conversation and parlor games, with Nap becoming a furor among bourgeois and exclusive households. Bridge and auction remain favorites, but amateur music is shunned as society seeks comparison to professional art. Princess Arthur of Connaught rises in court fashion and prominence after her marriage, becoming a chic presence in royal circles and sparking chatter over sartorial choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Arthur of
Connaught
Luke
Fife
Teck
Arthur
Obey in Marriage Vows Questioned by Oxford Bishop
The Oxford bishop’s inquiry into the word obey in marriage services nears completion. Dr Percy Dearmer of St Mary, Primrose Hill, says the Church of England alone uses unequal vows. He notes unequal vows appear rarely before the thirteenth century and were present in Sarum but not in Roman or Greek rites. Reformers adopted the Sarum principle, but Dearmer doubts the word will endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
London
Oxford
Lincoln
Canterbury
Percy Dearmer
Primrose Ifill
Church of England
Sali
England
York
Sarum
Hereford
Surum
Crowd The London Hotels Amid American Tourist Boom
London reports overcrowded hotels as more than 100000 Americans visit yearly. Over the past decade 365 million has been spent on new hotels and renovations but demand still outstrips supply. An estimated 19000 American visitors stay for extended periods each summer, extending the city’s appeal beyond a transit stop for continental travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Surf
London
Volcano Burns American Scientist at Sakura Jima
Frank Alvord Perret, American volcanologist and Volcanological Institute subsidized researcher, was burned on hands and legs by molten lava during studies at Sakura Jima Japan on March 2. Perret represents the Volcanic Research Society of Springfield and is honorary assistant at the royal observatory on Mount Vesuvius. He traveled from Italy to study Sakura Jima amid its recent deadly eruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Perret
Japan Mountain
Tokyo
Frank Alvord Perret
Sakura-Jima
Perrett
Volcanic
Indianapolla
Feel Headache Cleansing Cure Ad Offers
An old advertisement claims headaches are caused by a lazy liver and toxic bowels. It promotes Cascarets as a remedy, claiming the medicine stimulates the liver to move bile and foul matter out of the bowels, promising relief by morning and months of improved mood, with a note that children also need Cascarets.
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Mrs. Morris
Belmonts
MBS
Humphreys
Humphrayal Homeo
Medicina Co
William Hirect
Swiss Financial
Milady
Fransis Joseph
St. Petersburg
Count Witte
Rusia
Aegean Islands
Roumania
Austria
Frank Scotland Yard
John J%. de Saulles
Uruguay
Daniel F. Mooney
Ohio
Paraguay
Pope
Gilbert White
Selborne
White
Oriel College, Oxford
Collegiana
Behrens
Sotheby’s
Welle
Academy
Bartowoe
Rothschilds
Rothschild
Fke
Heiligen- Stadt
Pwhile
Dewar
Crooks
Metropolis
Continent
William McCarthy
Criminal Investigation Department of
Frank Froest
McCarthy
Criminal Investigation Department
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