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THE SUN, SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1912.
FAMOUS FRENCHMEN COME TO KNIT CLOSER TIES'
Statesmen, Artists,
and Merchants Sent
.ommerce and Cordial Relations
It Is a truly unusual assemblage of
f:.:nnw man which a French ship will
IriiiR lo this port on April 26. Statesmen,
artists. diplomats, writers, soldiers, mer
chants, nil men of mature ago utul mature
fame, they havo lioon sent by tho Fronch
Ikptibllo on several pleasant errands of
peice. to present tho Champlain Com
mitter with a bronze by Rodin, to In
sugttr.ito tho .Vow (York brunoh of tho
Comlto FranwAtnerlquo" nnd flnnlly
to witness tho opening of tho 'Fronoh
ltioiim of Art created by tho French
Iri'titittrt In tho United States
I he tmwt famous momler of the Frenoh
d!(t;atloi both in liia country and in
thl is undoubtedly Gabriel Hanotnux.
Ho has represented the Fronch Govern
nent several t lines lis minister plenl-
potontlary and held the portfolio of
Foreign Affairs on two occasions. Ho
! a member of tho French Acudomy
Rflfi a historian of great repute. A busy
contributor to tho newspapers and maga
iines. he Is considered an nlmost In
fallible authority on modern Kuroj'ean
aiTslrs.
While Rene IJn.ln's fame In his own
country doee not compare with that of
hli colleagues of the French delegation,
Y.i will certainly attract more attention
Irt this country than most of thorn. Born
in th provincial town of Animrs, where
h has spent all his life and where he Is
teaching law nt the Catholic university, !
Brln has devoted his talent to depicting
tin Mmplo ajid humblo live- of French
fxwftMs nnd little bourgeois of the
rwimrysld'. "Ma tanto Giron." Ii
inch d't-ncre," "La tnrro qui mourt," "Lo
n!er'.''" have won him many frlendi In
this country among thoso who prefor
unpnrisatloml and sentimental writings
with moro human sympathy than I at Crown Point will be unveiled. A fort
;rchnloKy or modernism. I night ago, however, the committee In
H Is. like Hnuotaux.a member of the 'chargo came to the conclusion that the
lYench Academy. t delegates could acquit themselves of their ' taux as president, Oen. Brugore, Anntole
Another delegate of International re-. mission moro pleasantly and with better J Ijeroy-Beauliou as vioe-preeidenta; VI
vmrn N Hirou d'Kstotirnelles do Con- results at a time of the year when the comto do Breteuil as treasurer, and Oa
ftrmt. member of the Senate nnd formerly ' summer-boat hasn't driven from the city brlel Jaray on secretary,
t ,lriter plenipotentiary. With Frederio the majority of host and hostesses. , This committeo aims nt fostorlng
iVsy h. h.'is lieen tho "most active ndvo- Therefore the delegation will content Itself friendly relations lietween the two conn.
at of th'i ix?.ac) movement. Ho is a 1
i-.Bmr"r r,t tho Hague Court nnd has
Umti part In tho two groat peace oon-
lernros,
0":i, Henry Brugore, vice-president of
tii Hiprerae war council, once General
!n Chief of the French army, ti tho most
popular of Frenoh commanders. With
FRIENDLY
Ueverley decided to give a party before
lolng away.
' It will b.) well to leave as muoh f rlendll
ijisi m possible behind," he thought,
"Til if I ontortaln half a dozen ploked
men handsomely lt will moan at least
pleasant parting. It won't be hard
t'- do It handsomely, either, especially" -fcr.d
this thought, though grimly humor
ous, was not really satisfactory to Bever
ly, for ho had his good points "as the
tills won't come In till afterward.
Th'i selection of tho guoata to be In
rttod gave Hovorloy as muoh or more
ooncern than the ordering of the refresh
ttunts, for he had determined to restrlot
tbo numbor to tho lialf dozoa and there
'ore many moro among his acquaintance
who would cotno gladly. It was neoes
Mry that they should fill be congenial
and there was ono whom ha had deolded
"I1, n who had peculiarities, nnd one of
tijew was certain to tlnd expression,
"hrehle was undeniably fascinating; a
ftmnnlng companion, but a man who
" n-l high pl iy no woll that he would be
ort.iln to proposo a game of poker before
tU evening was over In oase that no one
fi" M.fuld forestall him.
Atiders-iii was sure to aoqulesos, and
J' w .ui( Norwood and Hughes, but
' ''r' nillit demur, and tho question
i"r t . invito him was a doubtful
"J" The f ict that he had muoh money
1 that ho played recklessly on those
oer4, us ,,n which he played at
't rarrW 'ho wvilo in his favor, and
tt."r., re. named only one more selection
't..r some thought the would-be host
''lembereil Uregory's fondness for a
crtin brand of Scotch whlskev when
Wfxvlr blended with a certain snarkllns:
Writers, Soldiers
to Promote Art,
him cornea Oon. Lebon, who u once at
the head of tho first army corps and is
also n member of the supreme war council.
Modern French art in represented by
Fcrnand Cormon, president of the Acad
emy of Fine Arts, member of the Institute,
and by M. Lcpero, the well known painter I
and engraver.
j.a tieiue ae atuz Mondet, Lt Journal '
den IHbntit and Lt Corretpondant have sent
respectively Rene Pinon, Vleomta de
Saint Aymour and Etlenne Lamy (the
last named member of the French
Academy).
lVif. Glrard of the Paris Law Sohool
nnd Vidal de la Rlache, the foremost
Frenoh geographer, have been entrusted
with friendly messages by the French
universities.
tho Franco of yesterday rather than the
Franco of to-morrow, the dignity of their
fa tViM plnrv nt t liolr mint npcnmnltrih.
menta designate them especially to bo
I the ambassadors of their country regard
less of factional difference-.
This Frenoh delegation was to visit the
1 United States in June, when tho monu-
nient to the explorer Samuel de Cham
plain erected on the Federal reservation
with delivering formally Rodin's bronze '
bust representing France into tho hands
of tho Champlain committee.
Tho other objects of thodclcgatea' visit
to this country are muoh more Important
from on international, commercial and
artlstlo point of vlow.
In 1009 Gabriel Honotauc seat thro ugh
GAME OF POKER AT THE CLUB GIVES BEVERLEY ANOTHER CHANCE
water, and hs also remembered that his
fellow olub member grew mellow enough
to disregard tritlos after a modorate
Indulgence In the seduotlve mixture,
And as Grogory was also a man of moans
Beverley revised the order ho had written
out for tho ntoward of tho club and with
a pleasant smile wrote his sixth note of
invitation.
lleverloy himself played pokor, but as
ho had boon ohary of Indulging In his
favorite game at the olub tho other men
were not well aware of the exoellenoe
of his play. He had preferred to leavo
tho ohanos of the game for tho last possi
bility in oaso all his other resources
should be exhausted In the bigger game
he had been playing for a year.
Now when there remained a full month
in whloh ho must keep up the campaign,
and his ammunition was all expended,
he had;thouKht of that last ohanoe. It If
should turn his way he might keep on
for the single month, and if it should turn
against him well, lie was prepared to
go away. To remain in his club or oven
In the city after failing was simply un
thinkable for him.
Tho steward was well used to Mr.
Beverley's particularity about the smallest
details of the little entertainment he
gave from time to time, but even had he
lieen surprised when Beverley handed
him a box of siiMrlatively excellent play
ing cards, asking him to havo them sent
in if cards should Imi called for. hn wnnlil
j never have shown the surprise, Beverley
wn n vwry iiimrui man.
The siiper was exquisite, The club's
caterer was an artist. The wines were not
too abundant and were well chosen. And
the grog that caino with the perfectoa
was swJoctsd vith rtf sreuoe to each tnaa't
tho Hevue des question diplomatique
and cofanatet an appeal to the publio
in which he said among other things:
"The part which America now plays
in the world's ooonomlo life and In tho de
velopment of civilization is undoubtedly
tho most important fact of the nineteenth
century. It may be said that only in our
days baa Columbus's discovery borne It
fruit.
'The history of the world seems to bo
gravitating perpetually between the east
and the west. Aniatlo civilization found
its starting point on the border line of
Asia and Africa; Phoenician navigators
then spread culture along the western
coasts. Homo deserted Italy to proceed
toward Constantinople. Columbus dis
placed the world's oentre of gravity to
ward the west. Lessens brought it back
to the east. At present, huge enterprises
and the rise of new nations will displace
it again toward tho west.
The mighty United States will some day
rule both oceans and possibly both ends
of the continent. Is France doing her
duty and assisting as she should this
wonderful development? Placed by her
tries and especially at acquainting Frenoh-!
men through its monthly review with tho
social, intellectual and commercial life
of the New World.
As Marcel Poete remarked recently
In the Revue Hleut, France Is making
most decldod efforts to reestablish the
olose lctelleotual bonds which used to
artloular fancy. Six better contented
men never listened to a proposal of any
sort than thoso who heard Arohle suggest
a little gamo of draw. No one dissented
and as host llevorloy oould only call for
tho cards and ohips,
"By Jove!" exolaimed Archie as he
eagerly ripped open tho dook that came
urst to hand. "Tho house oommittoe is
coming to life. These are better oards
than they ever gave us before." And he
riffled them with the keen pleasure a
player feols In handling superior paste
board. "I asked the steward to get them in
oaso anybody should wont to play," said
Beverley carelessly, but he looked around
with some anxiety. Would anybody
think of the game as a part of his original
intention?
But no one did.
"Thinks of evorythlng, doesn't he?"
said Ellery, looking with admiration at
his host, and the others nodded in silent
approval.
Tho oustom of the olub was to play
table stakes when poker was tho game,
anil usually a $20 staok was accounted
sufficient for a start, though sometimes
it ran Into tolerably high play before the
conclusion of a sitting would be reached.
But on this occasion Gregory, who had
already discovered tho excellence of the
highballs, drew a tloo bill from his nookot.
"Haven't any small money with mo,"
he said, turning it over to Beverley,
"You might as well glvo me the wholo of
It in chips. It'll save buyin again for
a while, auyhow,"
So each man bought $100 worth. Home
had tho money In their pookets and some
badu't, but tho morrow was always set
tlintj day in the club, and there had never
been a dsfaloattoa. It was dlsqulttlng
I lVJLY: 179 Tp&j&SUA'tt ZtJGTfA VINOS
j ' rOV- JJTyfi. )i.OANCD BY THE rXEMCH
geographical location at the Junction mjL &--'Jjs JQoSREfJTANDroaS
point of the northern and of southern cul- -"-n m'"'' Lfr"vk' T -rf
turo is she giving to the American conti- C JtfSSft BBfe rnEtfCHMtfSEUM
iiem mo sympameuo nuenuon It rto- -J J 1 '""'"" hS!!? bBsKbT APRIl. 27lfl
Many prominent personalities, re- J ' " ' InHHsssa-sKsfjgn J. I
s ponded to- this appeal and the Comite ' " " WmHHHrn .
France-Amdriquo was founded with Iliuio- I I,' A ItfJlflUB tWW"Til Jtl I
bind the two republics nnd which slack
ened considerably after the war of 1870-71.
The most conspicuous of these was the
foundation in several cities of Alliance
Franvaise groups which endeavored to
reawaken an Interest in the French lan
guage and things French in general. Un
fortunately tho Initiators of tho movement
did not succeed in keeping it entirely
separate from certain commercial schemes
and gave to their efforts a decidedly old
fashioned bookish turn.
Information Bureau Planned.
The Comite France-Amerlqtie Is up to
dato if anything. It Is planning to do In
America for Americans what it has dono
In France for Frenchmen. Its Now York
branch, on whose board wo nnd the Hon.
Joseph H. Choate, President Nicholas
Murray Butler of Columbia University,
President John II. Finley of the City Col
lege, McDougall Hawkes, Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, Frederio R. Coudert, Paul
Fuller and others, Is to publish nn Ameri
can edition of the monthly reviow. Be
sides it will support an information bureau
where American business mou will be
jvornv zvt mc
thought that came to Beverley of the
possibility that he might sot a precedent,
but ho dismissed it. Hu was taking his
final ohanoe.
Even with so many chips In front of
tnera they did not rush the play for soma
llttlo time. Tho usual unto was put tin.
of two white chips call a quarter, and the
jacKpots that came naturally, or when
me duck came around, wero for a quarto
irom eaon player. Moreover, no man
seemed anxious to push bis advantage
when he had it in any inordinate fashion
Hovorloy for his part played u libera
gamo for the first half hour, oven though
ho saw tho cards wero running against
him. Tho session was suro to he a long one
and there would bo time enough to ohango
his play If tho luck did not change. If it
should It would make his winning easier
and moro natural in appearance.
Then h caught his chanoe, nnd If his
stack hail not been sadly depleted by
losses already he would have made it
nrgo winning. An It was it merely saved stakos without ohlpj enough In front of
him from going to the bonoyard and gave , you," ho said discontentedly as be pushed
opportunity for a careless remark whloh his whole pile into the pot.
furthered his plans. ' Then Hughes looked at his draw and
He caught threo kings cold on Nor-, finding ho had not bettered his three tens
wood's deal, but as he sat next to Greg-, ho wisely dropped, but Arohle really had
ory, who had the age, ho came In without m ace high flush and, whether wisely
raising and was well pleased to son Hughes 'or not, he called,
and Anderson trail. Kllery dropped his, iiut alter that everr man at the tahL
cards, but Archie boosted nnd Norwood
saw tho raise,
Gregory abandoned his ante and Bev
erley wild, "Five more," putting up his
chips.
Even at that Hughes refuted to drop,
though hn looked anxious ns tie came in
but Anderson shoved his hand in th h
dlsoaVd, and Arohle looked ear tie illy ut
Bsrerley btfora hs raised again.
supplied with all the possible data the
may requlro concerning any line of Frenoh
activity; it will thus fill a want which no
consulato In this city, with the exception
perhaps of the truly marvellous Peruvian
Consulato has over tried to satisfy.
It will also facilitate exchange of
students lictween French nnd American
colleges and universities. Twenty young
Americans have already been selected
to exchange places next season with
twenty young Frenchmen in tholr homes
and educational institutions.
Finally it will organize series of lectures,
not on medkevnl art or gallo-Roman
philology, but on live subjects of human
and timely interest.
A valnublo olTshoot of the Comite
Franco-Amerlque Is the Frenoh Institute
In tho United States which will moke
It its mission to dlssominate a better
knowledge of French art in this country.
Hie French Institute hai not lost any
time in beginning operations and the
first result of its activities will be shown
on April 28 when the French delegates
inaugurate its first exhibition of French
art. The trustees of the institute are
r xv ccrunY
He did so, howoror, and Norwood
laughed.
"No more for me," he said, and threw
his hand down.
It left Beverley with only two oppo
nents, but thoy were both apparently
strong, nnd then kings wero not enough to
' go further on beforo the draw, so ho
J trailed nnd, as ho had expectod, Hughes
closed the pot.
Calling for two cards, he threw a white
chip forward without looking at his draw,
anil was woll content to seo Hughes draw
two. Ho also threw In a white chip.
But Arohle stood pat and raised it $10,
so Beverley decided to drop If ho bad not
bettero.1. Looking at his oards he saw
that, ho had caught two noes in the draw,
and looking at his chips ho saw that he
had barely sullloieut to see Arohle's raise
and make it )7 more.
Then the remark came like an Inspira
tion. "Shows how foolish It Is to play table
knpt n nWo watch on his staok, and if lt
dwindled below thoso of more than one
other player he promptly replenished
It, no that after a fow rounds more of
really aotlve play there was it very goodly
bum In sight
And tho pliy was certainly active
With Boverley's first stroke of first olsss
i luck thero came a chango In the run of the
oards. Good hands oaws out to opposition
Will Witness Opening of New Museum
and Present Champlain CJommittee
With Beautiful Bronze by Rodin
Otto H. Kahn, Thomas II . Hastings, the
architect of the Publio Library, F. J. H.
Heed lander, McDougall Hawkes, Edward
Tuck and Thomas Wright Kelly.
Among the members of the counoll
we may name John W. Alexander, Lloyd
Warren, Dr. George F. Kunz, 8. Breck
Trowbridge, W. B. Osgood Field, J. Leroy
White, Ac.
The plans of the institute are very
ambitious. Every season masterpieces
of French art, which will not bo for sale,
an most of them will be loaned by Govern
ment museums, will bo brought over and
exhibited In various galleries until such
time when the resources of the institute
permit the erection of its own building.
Lack of suitable exhibition rooms has
on more than ono occasion deprived
New York art lovers of tho sight of many
works of art which could not properly
be shown at dealers galleries nor handled
by groups of private individuals.
Buffalo, Ht. Louis, Chicago and Boston,
for instance, saw the wonderful collec
tion of the Socltfto Nouvelle, of which
Rodin is president, and which was brought
to this country by Miss Cornelia Sage of
Buffalo. Incredibly enough, It was found
Impossible to show those masterpieces
In New York city.
It is against such contingencies that
the institute is going to protect Now York
art lovers. It will familiarise, not only
New York, but other important centres,
with the best there is in modern Frenoh
art and period decoration. Branches
are being organized In Chicago, Phila
delphia, Boston and othor cities, which
will be also benefited by these loan ex
hibitions. The Institute Is gathering a valuable
collection of books on Frenoh art which
is housed at present at the residence of
a genial art lover, McDougall Hawkes.
William Osgood Field is the chairman
of the committee on loan exhibitions.
The exhibition which is to open this
month is devoted to monumental Paris
and will present to the publio a superb
collection of priceless engravings loaned
by French museums and roveallng tho
quaint aspect of old Paris In the seven
teenth, eighteenth and early nineteenth.
This will probably be followed by an ex
hibition of Gothic art and of modern can
vases. Evening Courses in Art.
Another Important committee will be
the committee on technical education,
Lloyd Warren, chairman. It will copy
"
s4nc zc 7v?OArwtr sr as
olosely the system In favor nt Cooper
Union nnd organize free evening courses
In pure art and decorntivo art.
Tho lecturo committee presided over
by Dr. Kunz is preparing for the coming
winter a course of free public lectures on
iieh Bilhlorta m mnHi.rn Prnnoh otnhn,
such subjects as modern trench etches,
art noveau, S6vres paste, Beavrals tapes-
tries, Ao.
In this deal and that, and the natural
exoltement of the game grew, so that
bets of $50 and even $100 at once became
frequent. And the money wont bad: and
forth swiftly across tho table, each man
getting in turn some respoctable win
nings. New deolts of cards wero called for
from time to t Imo.uaually by some one who
had lost twice or thrice In succession,
and a olose observer might havo notloed
that Beverley gave close attention to eaoh
one of these for a deal or two after it waa
put in service, and that after looking
carefully for a fow moments he relaxed
his scrutiny. This, however, was so
trifling a detail that as a matter of faot
nobody did notice it, and Beverley con
tinued his liberal style of play.
Then that same observer, if he hod been
there, as he was not, might have notloed
that ono particular deck came in which
seomcd to hold Beverley's attention. His
keen eyes followed each curd as it fell
from the dealer's hand and rested on the
top card of tho deck beforo the draw.
Then came the climax of the gstse.
It was on Gregory's deal, and as they
had not changed the order of their seats
Beverley had the age. Ho had put up
the usual ante and four men had stayed
when it came around to him to make
good. This time it had happened that
he caught threes again, ovon better tlau
the kings of the previous hand, and from
that moment he played them witli all the
confidence he could havo had If hn had
been certain of gutting tho fourth nee,
Looking at his four antagonists hn
estimated as well ns ho could the size
ol the largest raise they would be likely to
see, and bo put that ut. Anderson trailed
land Ells 17 raised again, whsrtupoa Nor
There will also be committees on ceram
ics, tapestries, textiles, Jewelry, period
decorations, furniture, cats, sculpture,
decoration, engraving, wood carving, Ac.
Tills country," said Mr. Hawkes, an
enthusiastic supporter of this organiza
tion, "is undoubtedly ready for the ex
tensive popularization of French nrl. and
French styles. An extended period of
prosperity has been very favorablo to
the development of decorative art. Under
the Influence of hundreds of young men
trained at the Paris Beaux Arts, American
architecture, not only in cities but even
in small country towns, is leaning de
cidedly toward French stylos. The de
velopment of this tnete will ornate a
steadily increasing demand for thn prod
uct of French Industrial art. At present,
however, wo have not in this country the
craftsmen who could supply this demand.
Skilled craftsmen nro not trained in a day.
"This nearly bom tasto for decorative
art of quality must be carefully nur
tured and directed along tho right ath.
For that purpose the works of art which
the generosity of wealthy philanthropists'
now and then add totho collections of our
museums are totally InsufTlclent. We
must collect documents, photographs,
oasts, slides, since wu cannot acquire
all tho originals. Finally, for those who
cannot como and look at our collection
we are going to publish a monthly bulletin
recording every stop forward taken by the
institute."
Tho delogatcs will spend nlviut a fort
night in this country, and it is very doubt
ful whether tho elaborate programme
which tho New York reception committee
has drawn up will allow them to see
anything but dining rooms and food.
On April 2fl, tho very day on which
they land, they will bo tho guests at din
ner of the French Institute at the Metro
politan Club.
The next day they will lunch nt the
Plaza with the Comite France-Aiuerlquo.
The 2Mb they will bo in Washington and
a dinner will 1h given them at the French
Knilisy. Tho 29th they will be enter
tained by President Taft ut the White
House. Tho 30t h, luncheon with the Society
of tho Cincinnati, afternoon reception
at Columbia College, at night dinner on the
new steamship Thn France.
On May 1 tho Oiainplaiu Comnilw-lon
will offer them a dinner. May s luncheon
and reception at the New York Chamber
of Commerce; May 3, luncheon and recep
tion nt Harvard University. Thoy will
spend the 4th and Oth In Montreal; flth. 7th
and Mb in Quebec.
On the Uth the survivors of this stren-
nous banqueting expedition will take hlp
; fqr France.
' 1N ,lio kn,?,w "tent 'he dele-
' KtCS Visit Will nffect I rOnCO-AmerlcJin
rt)Uttlnna. Wo hllVB ,,(Miitlvo information,
j howoyor, as to the olTert this junket will
t have on tho delogntes' health.
wood dropped, but Gregory saw ths
double raise.
Beverley's confidence remained. He
had still throe opponents, nil undoubtedly
strong, but he raised onco moro, this
time reckoning that no ono was liable to
drop. And when they nil came in and
the pot was closed he called for one card
nnd looked at it with well simulated
anxiety before ho put his whole remaining
pile in the pot.
It could hardly have fallen out better
for him than it did, for thero were three
pat handsngalnst him, and though Ander
son dropped, having only i ten high
straight, the others felt obliged to all.
When he showed down his hand there
was no one In the party who mispect..'.
that tho fourth ace waa really tho single
card ho had taken in the draw. Thoy
took their defeat with true sportsmen s
firaoo and the gamo continued u while
onger, but no unusual encounters were
hart after that, and when they adjourned
tho bulk of the money. Including several
memoranda, as valid as cash, wait to ths
banker.
"Good game," ho said to himself quietly
after thn good night round had )eon
drunk. "I won't havo to go uway for a
couple of months anyhow."
tone Venn 20,000 Years OH.
Prom the Cftleopo Tribune.
Prof. Cnmll Julian read a parr at
the last meeting of the French Academy
I ut Inscription describing tho dtucovcry In
I the lmrriuKUt) of the oldeM known rcpre
Ki'iitatlen et tho human rutin. Ths tlnd
was due to Pr t.alnnne, who has upent
moiiio time In uvcawitlt'i; In the urottoes ot
, l.ai'SK"!. . , .
1 It coni-lsts of n piece of stone omu
1 i lKliliin Inches hlsh hlimvltiB has relief
of a won win, ami Is mtlinatiit to Iia at
, IciM '.'O.oon years old. The fluurc bus
l'cn niiniert the "l..nifel Venus." Helen
lists tx'llevn the wmil Is of the AurlKnn-
chill riiwli peiwern mo sues 01 ine inniu
month and th reindeer, when the srttst
woi(ld bavs um4 sharpsntd flints as tools.
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