ABOUT NOTABILITIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 28, 1 February 1913, Page 15

ABOUT NOTABILITIES.

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A person may b_ remarkable for ~3=s,_?f. or i'ot vui—-_.rfty. or for l>e—nty or __h_-«s- Whistler in society was a_>rlv r-TciJ-kahi- for conceit and IH_e_re. aod ac was as sordid in his view .-.-' :_c—i?y in relation to _c own art as Vsssorner." The Erase of Orleans, to whom his late j-rants oi Wood Norton ani Bishampsa have wrr.ten regretting his disposal of those estates, knowc England almost it *•_ as Fr_ix-»-. Born _t York House, Tiickenham. in lftCfl. he vas a mere inlit: when tbe twenty-four years of exile imposed Ltjx>n the t Orleans family came to sn end xrKi as father was enabled to want to France. When, however, for •_ e second time the Comte de Paris was into exile, hrs eldest t.-m was comyfled :o accorrrpany ai-rn. and sn he be- .:-> a cadet at Sandbnrsr:. In tat way :_? Duke was on duty in the streets of l-L-sdin on Jubilee Day of AfterTirds J" wen: : . India as a lieuteaan. :. ::■=■ Cfr.h Ehfies. Since th-ea be has -.veiled very exte_STi__ly. The TjitLition of the estate of the r.i Mr. -loseph Pulitzer, the New York : j -.=.paper prosrnetor. fixes the value approximately a: £4.000.000. some £-.000.000 less than had been anticijaled Before finally fixing the value ■:: tbe --state, the apr-raisers are waiting :.■>: farther information regarding the profits of the ""New York World" (morn--32 and evening i. and the "Su Loufe newspapers owned by Mr. ?_!_u>r. The turnover of these proper::es iast year was the largest in their . :.ut i: i- claimed that owing to expenJi'.ure on printing and y.i:>=r. lac prorlts were less. The value m' the Pulitzer new.-papers is stated to :-->r_i oniy a third of the total vaiue of _ie estimate, iwthich consists ior the acs: pan of stocks and bonds. Tbr announcement that an Austrian L-Miv'ness dtsires to renounce her -sirrs and titles to marry a young naval racer caused some surprise in Vienna intently, as this was tbe first instance : ta* 'listory of the house of Ilapsburg :. W-ich an Archduciiess has wished to airry beneath her rank, although nuaerrros nKtances of Archdukes renounc•'l2 iamily rights ior rhe sake of women "i humble birth have occurred. The ArebcTicaess El?onore. eldest daughter of :He Archduke Karl >'.ephan. has become 'agafied to Lieutenant Alfons yon Kloss. --- -*as during i cruoee that she met her :ntin"e hnsband, who was in charge of the T a<a: Revanska. belonging to the Archiscnes father. The young couple be- i attached, and the Archduchess iL.ecnc.re caused her parents great dis- | Measure by refusing several matches un- !— some time ago, they a«ridental!y dis- , covered the reason. " Finally, seeing '"it €he had fully decided to carry out a« project, fhey gave their consent to ; '-a° match, while the Emperor, who inyamoly favonrs love -matches, also gave a- 1 consent a: a special audience to tbe who ear-Kstly pleaded on be_T o _.^ B dau -^ t,? " r - The Archduchess. J?° "'-'' be known as tbe Frau yon t a faaTe cla m nn xae revenues _ ' Werial honse. but the Emperor a .' tc.ow his _sua! custom of making mat Fperia] provision for the young couple, and rais-? them in rank. t« _nrpi_»ii!g ann.our_-eTDfnt was :- New York some weeks ago of -J betrothal of Miss Helen Gould. Amy' 3 _: -" 10D * e r epi-ster-philanthropist, to «Fa-ey j. Shepherd, of St. Louis, a ;_ I ?^ W »J - manager. Helen Gould f 3 " with Jan? Addams. of Hull House **• a_ the best-known, best-loved wo- *■ ill the United States, and the nation "*■ quite made up its mind that che live and die a hriUiant example "*?**»-. \\~nn. some a2n - an feboUient Western clerzy--Ic.ctf-a to Sf-r.sationaiism preached *raon advoia-mg the banishment to Cn f' 7 is,a - nd °' a " old tu.-ii.ls. the CT .v Inp ~■ , "- rose "ir- one :nan"' to g- the useful ness of such careers as wco! GoiUd. A letter - .is r>u__ j«- a-thentichy of which Mias uf Bt »a-e<r_en:ly denied, attributing »W the tvoraV "If I had found a suit- ;.- : I rnijrh: have Fpen: mv 3 m a different way. by which it *-Bt not lata --,- • " i «B> TV m ~ o,ri !t »«-tv' E;> " ■ rpar? a?n ' when '" Q ' e was e"r_n ni-'i? T " M:SS inherited th- --- " T ,3 " hr ' 7 a - v *aeh • :"-'"' , - v magnate. This for- %„■' ! Qd ~ : c-""-- inv_stm»nt. sh- is be- " aTe d «'We.i. Her public beneIf.^ d £300 - c,n o. her pri'6sci^! r l t:es r,ave •'' ser utned dimensions ftla of 3 '" _" n v 1 C p "'be corrsT-int attenkgff, 3 , Sta '" °- st;: Skd secret a rieis. She bel "' ved '". r American soldiers SpuSh ' or ' waO6P «wnion d'irins the jj«ik- war ehe expended £30.n00. It W-^ er lo . ndD « s for children that led E«j. I r ai * n ;:ie well-known Orphans' _jj. ißas O-ulc met Mr Shepberd. . •y ear ] older than hrrrseif. in the ° eT - IaSS; tour 7-000 mii<¥ west, fltefi—iT w " :i t^'e °hject of ij-specting Brtrj, • T1 systa m and i—vesri- *** k"Te i-vestme-ts, iMr Sbepa * tfti ?OTI °" a a versa__m_ Ii ail "'' a - n 2<v-om-Dlii?h-ri musi:Se "***** of p'nilanibroriv and Goaii~ Drk coincide wh those of -liss