The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 12, 1903, Page 49

= Call, Pages 49 to 52| AN FRANCISCO, 0 UNDAY, JULY 12, 1903. CONTEMPORARY EUROP KISHENEV MURDERER A SUICIDE Prefers Death to Czar’s Investi- gation. Others Implicated Have Been Re- arrested. - SN e PO e e Ly (i = E AB THE CABLE TELL CONSUL GENERAL GOWDY HAS ESTABLISHED HIMSELF IN PARIS AS THE GLOBE TROTTING YANKEE'S NEVER FAILING FRIEND - United States’ Representative at the French Capital Is Said to Be the Most Popular American in Parisian Society, a - Reputation Deservedly Shared by His Charming Wife and Daughter, His Unofficial Aids. of the most in- ily the most groups of Paris is be measured by s in n cut the monthly A wealth belcher— e the many-eyed glitter ws and holds of Paris, from Premier American, however vish his spen: or held in wn € n General genial face and affable r on every hand, as fellow country honorable own and merit, his ment by in 1897 fulfilled the of his office, incl- dental as well as official, ih a manner that has won the approbation of all Americans who have come into contact with him,andc ommanded the respect and confidence of both the Government which accredited him and the one receiving him. In the ultra-official demands that come upon him, which are not few and often of great urgency, the Consul General has the hearty and able support of his good and helpful wife and daughter. The lat- ter is the inseparable companion of her father and mother and their efficient aid in all they take in hand to do. To th comes the first complaint of the stranded traveler away from home, broken, discouraged and maybe sick unto death. Never are thelr ears deaf to the plea of a needy countryman, and never do they fail to aid materially, as well as otherwise, the distressed in mind, body or estate. To the sick and dying they have been ministering angels; to the erring they have been good samaritans, indeed. It is not at all strange that they are be- loved by all that know them—that every American returning from Paris should have “a good word” for the Gowdys. And with all the demands made upon them in connection with the consular of- fice the Gowdys have found time to en- dear themselves to a wide circle of Parisians as well as the members of the American colony. The Consul General is a most approachable man in his office, as is the family in the home, in the Rue de la Pompe, where the generous hospitality engendered and practiced on the broad- acred farm back in Rush County, In- diana, welcomes without stint. At their receptions are to be found the artist, the musician and the writer, as well as the people of the soclety world, and all are made to feel at home. In this phase of the family life, as her mother is of a naturally retiring dispo- sition, Miss Fanny Gowdy takes the lead. Fndowed with many natural attractions, well educated before leaving her Indiana home, where she had all the refining ad- vantages that wealth could give; with wide experience of travel in America and in Europe, of quick observation and re- fined judgment, she is in every degree competent to fill the position of semi- official aid and social director for her father and mother. ————— IS A PRINCESS, BUT OF NO IMPORTANCE Countess Sophie Chotek Is Only Morganatic Wife of Austria’s Future King. VIENNA, July 11.—In official eyes, Princess Hohenberg is a personage of no importance whatever, for, although she is the wife of the heir to the crown of N Austria, her marriage was a morganatic one. Moreover, before the ceremony was held she formally and in the most solemn fashion renounced any rights or privileges or claims to precedence which it might give her. Nevertheless socially her position is very different from that of other morgan- atic wives, for whereas they are for the most part erstwhile members of the the- atrical or of the musical professicn, Prin- cess Hohenberg belongs by birth to the most exclusive community in all Europe, that of the Austrian great feudal nobles. Before her marriage, when she was cre- ated Princess Hohenberg, she was Count- ess Sophie Chetek, and one of the most popular members of the inner Hofburg circle tc which no one is admitted tnat has not sixteen quarterings at least. She has passed practically her whole life at court and on terms of close intimacy with the verious members of the imperial COURT OF KING EDWARD VII AND AN AMERICAN GIRL POPULAR ] THE MORGANATIC WIFE OF A CROWN PRINCE; A FAVORITE AT THE ’ IN PARISIAN OFFICIAL CIRCLES. family. Her manner - S OF IT SOCIETY STILL GAY IN LONDON Weather Clerk Is Kind to Smart Reception. Lavish Entertain- ments Are All the Vogue. ONDON, July favored —Lovely weather which the Prince of Wales, as grand presi- and the Princess of Wales, as lady grand president, of the League of Mercy, gave to a considerable number of office holders in the league at Marlborough Hou the reception dent Although Parliament has adjourned over the Whitsuntide recess, London con- tinues gay and,society leaders are still entertaining lavishly Lady Dupplin, the daughter-in-law of Lord Kinnoull, who has the quaint Chris- tian name of Luz, married the heir to all the Hay and dignitles two ago, Dupplin Castle, which now has for mis- tress the smart C of Kinnoull, who was Miss Mollie Darrell, is a splen- did place near Perth. anc surrounded by one of the finest timbered estates in Scotland, the house standing in the cen- ter of a star of avenues, titles years ess Lady Churchill, like her clever and dis tinguished husband, has long been a fa- vorite at court. She was, before her marriage, Lady Verena Maud Lowther. She and Lord Churchiil elected married on the New Year's Ds and, doubtless owing to the fact Dowager Lady Churchill was one most intimate friends of Queen V! her late Majesty showed great interest in the new peeress, and became sponsor to both her children. Both Lord and Lady Churchill are high in the favor of the present sovereign, and Lord Churchill was raised a step in the peerage on the occasion of the coronation. Lady Howard of Glossop, who. perhaps, heads the group of Roman Catholic dames of high degree and great position, was before her marriage Miss Scott-Kerr The Howards of Glossop are a branch of the Duke of Norfolk's family, present peer’s sisters are severally Lady Loudon, Lady Herries and Lady Bute. One of the most popular of the younger set now in London is Miss Fullerton, a daughter of Vice Admiral Sir John Ful- lerton, G. C. V. O., who was so long in command of his Majesty’s yacht, Victoria and Albert, and who is now Groom in Walting to his Majesty. Miss Fullerton's mother is the daughter of the late Colonel Edward Samuel Capel, and it will be re- membered that two of her sisters were recently married to two naval officers. Another young and lovely member of the aristocratic set Is Miss Beatrice Pa- get, youngest daughter of Lady Alexan- der Paget. The Countess of Kingston is now in town. and is of the season's most charming and entertaining hostesses. R TR e i R To Build New Paris Theater. PARIS, July 1.—An American million- aire whose name has not been made pub- lic is stated to have purchased the for- mer mansion of the Governor of Paris in hat the one the Place Vendome for 2,700,000 franes (8540,000). It is said that he will transform the building into a handsome theater, give it his own name and erect a bust of himself on the staircase. Only Iyric plays will be given, interpreted by the reading singers of the world. | ! } | | ! ‘; ELS —p 3 S e S BN SUSRNRRE L P is singularly attractive, the world, with great simplieity and an ar- most naive eagerness to please. As a re= and presents an odd combination of the sult she is the most popular Princess in finished charm of a brilliant woman of Vienna.