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THE OREGON SUNDAY' JOURNAL, PORTLAND SUNDAY; MORNINGt AUGUST t6, 5
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King
OHEMIANFISMthat
Actresses Should Not
Be Taken to the Arms
of Duchesses, He Says
"0
UR manners are becoming the
laughing stock of the continent."
In these angry words King
Edward of Great Britain has condemned
with his most emphatic disapproval the at
tention English society has so suddenly lav
ished upon beautiful Lina Cavalieri, the won
drous singer, and upon Maude Allan, the won
drous Salome dancer.
Previously society limited its admiration
for bohemians to hiring them in their pro
fessional capacity, at fabulous prices per night,
for the entertainment of its well-born guests.
Because many bohemians nowadays are
prone to be millionaires, or near-millionaires,
themselves, and are beginning to be as ex
clusive on the strength of their brains as so
ciety has been ott the strength of its birth,
society has now condescended to treat its fa
vored bohemians as ladies and gentlemen, and
no longer suggests that ; they eat with the
servants,
When, therefore, such daring spirits as
Mrs. Asquith, wife of the premier, the
duchess of Rutland, the duchess of Suth
erland and other leaders of England's social
life chose to entertain La Cavalieri or Miss
Milan simply as friends to have them to din
ner without paying them as common wage
earners, to let them- associate with all guests
plainly as equals end when the guests came
to the conclusion they liked it, his majesty
perceived it was time to call a halt.
He has called it. And he is quite indig
nant that things have come to such a point as
necessitated calling it.
The distinguished women sinners, whose
hospitable appreciation of the bohemians has
"brought down upon their heads the vials of
his wrath, are far from professing contrition.
Instead, they are going right on, doing pre
cisely as they please.
So the prospects are strong for a grave
hreach between the king and the foremost
leaders of London society.
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then emphaslies the claims of pure democracy.
So the twinkling toe of a dancer, while It may not
quite kick out a king, and the siren voice of a elnger,
while it may not quite Inspire a "Marseillaise," can
really go far toward horrifying Herod on the throne
of hl power and toward blowing down the walls of
Jericho, when the walls are nothing more than sham.
Lady ConBtance Richardson, niece of the duke of
Sutherland, one of the latest of England's titled
beauties who conceive it as part of their responsi
bilities to prove that a noblewoman can do anything
as well as the professional experts, from fancy swim
ming to fancy dancing, was Invited by the duke and
duchess of Westminster to Eaton Hall to meet the
king on a week-end visit.
&he vanished after dinner Saturday night. Every
body wondered when some time elapsed, but at length
the lovely Constance reappeared in a costume repro
ducing point for point the Salome dress of Maude
Allan.
Critics, enthusiasts, respectabilities and criticas
ters have written a great deal about Maude Allan's
Salome costume, and their efforts have constituted
one of the standing miracles of the English language;
from the days of the polysyllabic Johnson to the
eights of the terglversatlous Shaw, no one has ever
said more about less. Fot-sheer simplicity of attire
Eve had little on Salome unless It might have been
the freshness of the fig leaf.
As for the faithfully artistic Lady Constance, she
wore everything that Maude Allan wears, but she
was conscientiously careful not to wear a single
stitch that Maude doesn't.
The royal and other attention that glued Itself there
in dignified Eaton Hall upon the reproduction of the
dance can be better Imagined
Maude Allan Salome
than described.
It was a surprise, planned all by Lady Constance's
naive, Ingenuous little self, for her dear sovereign;
and, notwithstanding hnr dear sovereign's new repu
tation for primness. It may be Intimated confidentially
that so long as Lady Constance's admirable figure
was undulating a la Salome, the sovereign never bat
ted an eye.
But, as a climax, she whirled right up to him,
knelt, laid that bewitching bead of hers on bis august
knee and cried: ,
"Sir. I crave the bead of Sir Ernest Caasel on a
charger."
It was the grandest Joke, with everyone laughing
and smiling and whispering -what a gorgeous figure
she had, and how clever she was, and bow sbe made
Maude look ' like one and flppence, and how bully it
must be to be king and have nice, young Constances
lay their heads on, your knee, and they ought to cut
oft 61r Ernest's head yes, and his feet, too. If she
needed them for an encore until some one noticed
that his majesty was distinctly annoyed. Then every
body Instantly looked properly horrified, disgusted,
shocked and paralyzed.
The duchess of Westminster, In anguish over the
contretemps, was at a loss nearly long enough to
give the king time to say something ferociously
frosty; but she recovered Just In time to announce
that the company would adjourn for bridge. The
desperate situation was saved. .
A ' little later, when Edward had recovered his
temper, he reprimanded Lady Constance temperately,
and mercifully forgave her. But never gain. Lady
Constance never again.
It is Mrs. Asquith, brilliant rebel against all con
ventions in her unmarried days and founder of that
oftentltaes startling cult called "The Souls," against
whom, it is said. King Edward feds most rancor
ous. The social leader of the Liberal government
was the one who, in her unprecedented social liber
ality, started Maude Allan off on her career as a soVt
of social miracle. '
Scarcely a month went by before Miss Allan was
the social rage, and England's duchesses, countesses
and smart set generally "are raging over her yet.
Insomuch as the newspapers have printed all rney
cou'd possibly learn about her career. Including the
humble first ten years of her life in San Francisco, the
king Is fairly Justified in believing that the British
public is liable to become impressed with the fact
that ordinary humanity, as personified in Maude Allan,
Is as good as its profound, revered nobility may be
better.
La Cavalieri the most commonplace of little glri
newspaper folders in Rome, singer of the streets and
the cafes chantanta In the days before Russian nobles
spread Russian sables ovar the gutter to save, her
adored little feet-4rorn being sullied by St Peters
burg's beautiful snow Is the one who seems most
the firebrand of social revolution in the eyes of Eng
land's monarch.
The duchess of Sutherland had her as a guest at
Stafford House one evening this summer, simply a
the equal of the distinguished friends she was en
tertaining. Irrepressible Lady Constance, with no more ex
- euse than she had when she made the king Involun
tarily Impersonate Herod, suddenly seized the pretty
lager, and, to the horror of noble dignity, whirled
La Cavalieri about for ten minutes In a dance that
was the maddest since Terpsichore quit the business.
So everybody in society, including the king, blamed
La Cavalieri. '
Things were getting pretty warm over the urlre
edented Interpolation of bohemians into the exclu
sive functions of the old nobility, when the duchess
of -Rutland took a turn at chasing the new social
lionesses. She, too, rounded up Cavalieri.
Now, the duchess of Rutland, who washe novelty
hunting marchioness of Gr4nby In the days when she
and Mrs. Asquith were co-operators In establishing
"The Souls," had long been the object of King Ed
ward's choicest animosity.
Why, even the omniscient gossip of London so
ciety haa never yet been able to expound. But that
his majesty reserved for her a choice" brand of dis
like, in the repertoire of his rather slender number of
varieties in antipathy, was notorious.
Her daughter. Lady Marjorie Manners, as hand
some a girl as could be found anywhere in Europe,
was scarcely old enough to be married before she
had as suitor the biggest catch In Great Britain
Prince Arthur of Connaught royalty Itself, for he ls
a nephew of the king;
Lady Marjorie had no trouble at all In falling in
love with the prince, and her mother had no trouble
at all in finding him distinctly eligible. She could
almost hear the wedding bells, when Klg Edward
came down on the match flat-footed wltli the word
with the h,ark on It, and like a thousand of bricks, to
gether with every other plebeian, plain English
phrase that could express his disapproval
That settled It. Lady Marjorie remains unmarried.
Perhaps It was that signal exhibition of power
which led the self-willed duchess, her mother, to find
ways and means of making peace with her king;
certain it Is that of lata Edward has abated his ran
cor and has treated her with that distinguished con
sideration which implies the return of his royal favor.
But when Llna Cavalieri was made the guest at a
ball In honor of the duchess' daughters, and was
actually permitted to dance and play and romp with
the girls as though she were to the manner born,
the king openly, almost publicly, announced his dis
approval. He has made that disapproval of the whole rising
tribe of bohemians now his watchword. Good enough
to be paid a couple of hundred pounds a night and to
pe supplied ices wunin sigai pi me regular kucsij a
,tnat station tie is willing to concede to tnem; out
to be received at the infinitely higher price of ac
ceptance as social equals not if the king of England
and emperor of India can stop Itl
Society, on the other hand. Is bored. Wesperately
bored, with itself, and it is willing, nay, eager, to
pay any price to those who will furnish the novelty
or hnlnj unusual beautv. sensational art or even
mere, unspoiled humanity. j!
Thus far society. In the exercise or its individual u
prerogative as to choice of guests, stands pat.
But then, so does the erstwhile Albert Edward,
prince of Wales. As the author of "The Rivals" re
marked very appropriately: "A very pretty quarrel as
it stands."
Bruising Serpents Head
for Healing Poison
The quarrel Is a very prttty quarrel as It tndi. Sheridan.
WHEN one of the gay Kngllsh countesses heard
how wroth the king was, not long since, she
laughed and remarked:
"I'oor Edward! Our former prince of
Wales Isn't as young as he used to be "
Gay English ro lety. repeating her Impertinence.
Is going rig-f.t on wi h Its enjoyment these novel
human p'.aj ;riK-a pprfrmH.-.r-o which. If It isn't
quite treason, ccrres yen t u ri -som . ly near to being rank
rebellion.
Grave Kir, EJwar-1. rfrt!-.g i. defiance, is
austere'ly annun. :rg the p'mar.-nr of his wrath.
The bohemians. -.v.-.n have bare-, very tarely tn the
caje of Min Ai. an am ed. must iristar.tly go. The
nly order 'ji nobility to wh.ch he Mil! admit them Is
that famous Irlao one hce apocrypi.al device reads:
"OH seam, on ago n, gji.f upain. Kirnegan."
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kohemian prince of "Va.s.
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tSt more it.an ;,r-sL:i.i: ;
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roal favor im ,ii. even
ented by itrs. A.;i'h w.f
an lor provtng tl.at It : at liberty to regulat. its own
aoorais and niarnera
vc,,' l England has from t!rr,e Immemorial
a made axd unmad. by the aoTerelfn. because the
court. Ana Kin. Cm ..., i .
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i feel 'he weight of his
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OSSLBLY few persons in the country epent
a summer so exciting, so full of adventure
and of danger, as Dr. Walter II. Atkinson
and his assistant. Dr. J. L. Engle, of the
liietitut Pasteur, at Lille, France. In the wilds
of northern Pennsylvania they spent several
months in pursuit of rattlesnakes and copperheads.
Snake-catching I Imagine the thrills, the dan
cer, the excitement! But the strange quest of the
two physicians was not for pleasure. They sought
the rare and precious venom of the snakes a fluid
that is almost priceless, and which, it is claimed,
cure many human diseases.
Kot long ago a peyimen of the deadly lancehead
snake was brought from tha headwaters of the
Am a son to New York and it venom extracted for
medical use. This novel performance attracted
the attention of the nation.
" ECTmrXO the venom at deadly serpents fa.
r the irtr-rt datfrerons work an Mi-ta
la mM0Tii)t; te gather the arrees-reTlow
a "m tor tba nk tt selrnra. the two
tralclaa weraiag 1 reaaaylvsunla hsve Jaejert'safl
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their lives and faced the most horrible and painful of
deaths.
They have gone ahead with their task armed for
emergencies, for the bite of a malignant reptile was
not unilkely at any time. In fact, it a a most prob
able thing.
The venom secured is to be used for experimental
purposes at Ulle. Its va.ua. commercially, Is IJO.000
a pound, or nearly 12000 an ounce. Possibly the fruit
of their summer's labor was an ounce and a half of
the poison.
While searching for snakes near Carlisle, Pa, the
physicians came to a farm where a little girl had
Just been bitten by a snake. Tbls was Mabel Hassier,
aged 14. living near Oraffensburg. Armed with anti
snake serums and other antidotes, they got te work
and saved the child's Ufa.
The purpose of the search for the snake poison
was to use It in the preparation of a serum for which
tha Pasteur Institute Is famed. More valuable than
the rattlesnake and copperhead venoms Is that of the
deadly fr de lDca, which Is used by homeopatblo
physicians. In their pharmacopeia It is knowa as
lacheaia." and is used to cure is sanity, nervous dis
orders, diphtheria, delirium tremens, melancholia,
headache and sunstroke.
Although the merits of the venom are dlpat4 by
many physicians, and emphatically denied by others.
It Is regarded as eatremely valuable by tha Borneo-
paths It has baa a used by physicians of that achool
ror eight? years. Inuring that time but twice
polaea eea xtr acted from the snake. .
The first venom was brought to this country In
183J by Dr. Constantlne Uerlng. who discovered tha
merits of the snake poison wane working among the
Indians in Dutch Guiana. The second snake which
yielded Its poison waa brought to New Tork several
months ago. It was caught near the headwaters of
the Amason. So deadly is the snake that few- natives
can be Induced to assist la Its capture.
The result of the milking, as It was called, ef the
recently-eaptnred snake, we about a third of a tea
spoon of rreenlsh-yellow field, which, the physicians
declared, would supply tha world for fifty years. Pe
pawtrful Is the poison that It Is triturated In sugar te
mlnnte Quantities.
At presaat physicians are using the thirtieth dila
tion ef the original compound of Dr. Harlng. The
largest quantity eon tains eety ene ten-trUllonlh ef a
re.ln. . . . ,v.
reeeni ei me mua'na- i io
rr-eat at the t
C Ronyon. Dr. St. Clair smith, pr.
Caught between two long poles, the snake was
brought from its cage and laid on a table. Its body
measured four and one-half feet in length. One of
the doctors, with a quick movement, caught the snake
back of the head, and held It with a grip taught by a
Hindu. This prevented the reptile turning in its skin,
which Is possible if not held securely, and biting its
oaptor.
A glass receptacle, covered with white gause, was
brought near the head. The beady eyes glittered wick
edly. The body wriggled, and with a furious lunge
the bead flew forward, and the fangs were burled
in the gauze. Two tiny drops of venom fell into
the glass.
The snake was angered three times.. Three times it
viciously bit the gauze. While the fangs were fas
tened on the gauze one or the attendants pressed the
anake over the glands, squeezing out the sacs of
venom. The quantity secured amounted to seventeen
and three-quarter grains. A solution of sugar of
milk in the ratio of ninety-nine to one was poured Into
the Jar. It was mixed with a soft, white, dry powder.
And a fifty-year supply of venom was ready for the
physicians.
Dr. Bering, one of the leaders of homeopathy, d!-
fovered the use of the serum, and brought the first
aneehead venom to this country. He was sent to
Guiana by the king of Saxony when a young man on
a botanical and zoological expedition.
There ne became interested In the effect of snake
venoms, and began practicing medicine among the na
tives. A complaint sent to the king that he was neg
ligent In his duties as a collector resulted in his Im
mediately resigning his commission.
Dr. Uerlng spent six years In Surinam. During
those years many plants. Insects and reptiles yielded
to him their secrets, the potency of their extracts
and poisons. The capture of the first lancehead snake,
which still hangs in the Academy of Natural Sciences,
Philadelphia, was truly exciting.
It was while practicing medicine among the Indians
mat ne naa ntiru oi me eueci oi me poison ot mis s
dreaded snake. So ha decided to capture one and ex- b
perlment. having already convinced himself of the ef- 4
ncacious power oi serums. m
M UW '. .... vj a i, ,uu 1.11 n UUI Q wm
had promised a nrearm. it was pinioned to tha
ground. The mouth was pried open with a stick, and 4
Df Harlng inserted a watch crystal, immediately tha 1
fangs closed on the glass, and the doctor began maa r
seeing the aac under tne laws.
This poison Dr. Herlng diluted with sugar of 4
milk. He Dcran experimenting on nimaeir, Beginning
with small doses of the serum. A peculiar disease
had manifested Itself among the natives, and the
symptoms of the poison experienced by Dr. Herlng
in similar. An antidote, thoaxht the doctor.
an antidote he claimed It proved. Some year after- .1
ward Dr. Herlng daughter suneraa rrom atpathert
nomin
of recovery. He
twenty-four houre
Thera was little ho
a dilation of the poison. There was no change.
istered
The
The child
te
deee was repeated in
.. n A na rteavared.
Rmk La Pouth Amrtca and the United Fiat Dr.
c -1 s i h I Athr kmk,i Thaaa ha wouM kn I H
cage, -milking" thm es he desired poison. While'
"m k ne a rauiavnaae onn- xn arr.D ipoaenea
the snake, twim
bag
rofx Zoo. In Kew Tork, Preraeeor E.
:t riair Cmiib Tr. Walter Bend Mllra
and Dr. 1 U neeforth, ef New Tork: Dr T. C ROMa-
eon. er Fan Franclsce: Dr. Eoeene H ronrr mi
nnmber ef other ebvsldans end cirt!. The task
was m ti Ue seest aUagereea and djfflcait
tabl
miiaina .iiiw.n... nvr- jii ,1 ii iru,t tiwl n 1 ,
the saake. twisting Its Hf hx. body, ajeceaded In tura- I
tag Hs ha and biting" the doctor.-- - I
The fangs sank tnte bis fle. but be did net shew I
any fear; he dropped the ettake tnte Its cage and thrust I
his arm lte a red-het oven. It wss nearly rtt. J
h.i aha affect ef the vires was trey Bsa'ant"i
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kat the doctor elafaped. was tha Most potent aotld.
for snake pel a.
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