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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY HORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1908
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'RS. SAMUEL SLOAN CHAUN-
CEY Called bv her admirers the
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VlOSt beauttful Wldtu tn the
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f XVOrla, tS disengaged again, according lO re-
forts. The match said to have been contem-
plated with Prince Miguel de Braganza, son
,of,the Portuguese pretender, is all off. So
WeryPOay nas a jair Cnance to SIOTS ajrcsn.
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una may mc'uest man win.
There have been women in history
whom lovers pursued, with cruel fate always
at their heels, ready to snatch from their
eager grasp ine.loveiy nymeneai prize m inc
'hour of their realization of bliss.
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z encmyc uwf ncr laycury upu new ncr
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suitors at bay for two whole long decades,
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XVnue tne VOSStps OT Isreece no aOUOl naa ner
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engagement all ready for announcement every
Wednesday and Saturday, with a few side ru
.. mors saved over to make things interesting
Sunday.
But not even Penelope, so far as the
records show, had as many engagements cm
phatically reported, and as emphatically up
set, as arc now down to the account of Mrs.
Chauncey.
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i HE was born in Indiana; but she was bred In old
Kentucky.
Her name was Alice Carr. She had a younger
sister, Grace. They were the daughters of a
, Veteran who, upon his death, left only his meager
pension to his widow.
There was a son, but his health was always weak;
S)0 tie wis of practically no aid In the support of the
Xamlly. On the contrary, when Mrs. Carr removed
to the vicinity of Louisville, the boy developed con
sumption. So the Carrs, widow and orphans, were very poor
Jadeed in un uays wiicn lucy lived in me lluie uot
Jtage owned by Chris litll, a local carpenter, soma
five miles outside of Louisville.
When the boy's disease manifested Itself, his
: mother appealed to Dr. UrimUi, of Louisville, to Ireat
fclin. The amazing beauty ot the sieiers, Alice and
Orace, as reported oy tne doctor at ms borne, brougnt
ills aaughtei out to see thcin.
It was glum old L-iofceiies who once observed that
beauty is its own Introduction. His discernment held
- jcood in Kentucky as it did in Greece. Miss Urlffltu
4i ad the giris visit her.
Grace was mil too much of a child to play any
. role beyond that of char-ntng little sister; but a year
taed not passed before Alice was the acknowledged
luelle of Louisville. lanious iroughuut Kentucky.
The Griffith family made her their special protegee.
A little later, Alice Carr, born in a log uuui near
"Leavenwortn, Ind., was queening it at the Florida re
siorts, the guest of the Uriffltns. and the brigat . par--Xicular
star ot the Florida season.
if von ever ha nn-n tn liva tar a waetr In RrnAlrivn
you cannot fall to hear of the Chaunceys. They are
be Cliaunceys of Brooklyn; everybody knows what
. tiiat means.
Kamuel Kloan Phftuneev. fh mlllton&irA whn
couldn t be kept away from Kentucky's sweet Alice
from the day of her arrival in Florida, was one of
: the Brooklyn Chaunceys.
Only a few months passed, and Alice Carr became
. sV)eOf the Brooklyn Chaunceys with him. The mar
tiage was a very happy one. but It lasted only a tew
)'rs, when the husband died.
Alios Chauncey. now wealtny beyond the dreams
imagined for her even by enthuslastlo Loulsvillians,
decided to travel In Europe and decided, too, that her
mother and sister should have their share of life's
enjoyments. Then began a most remarkable series of
reported engagements of the beautiful widow, and as
many denials. Strangely enough, these prompt de
nial earner as a ruie, front the men in the case.
wz m yscating trip on tne mediterranean,
met an English nobleman. Lord Newborough.
fell an Instant victim to the ripening charni
J!raoe Carr as Mr. Chauncey bad to those ot ii
During a ysTchting trip on the Mediterranean, they
rousn. wno
charms of
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m urn weuamg tauowsd soon.
it was new the turn of sister Grace to nla-f
.i-ng.and. however. In these latsr days, has open
r. . w" PT ,lalntho fainHy status, i Bho had
;.i.rt'ih n fKlon In Europe, .where Mrs.
Ii J 4 P""el similar leverage in Amerloa-Stihfn-
w?! her U the prestigo
?h. Ja-f .'i . ,bt. w,f Chauncey - of Brooklyn,
lrie.v Vi.lti; ha4 not founa th Pth Nsw Tork
t ttX lWl2gZJfM tnm th" thoVrie which forever
Jt-ri-r innaa whn have anna a-nna hiMhui t
or brains and money-open nearts when beauty
And the Widow Chauncey Is ravishlngly beautiful.
There It a delicate, exquisite perfection to the charm
of her pulchritude such as makes the beholder wonder
wnetber tie is not in tne presence 01 one 01 moss
porcelain prettlress 01 Bouguereau, too exquisitely re-
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Nearly all'her time, since her sister Grace became
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the notable Hastens to aeny lit. as lor tne most beau-
tlful widow In the world, she has usually given an
imitation of Bre r
Rabbit, who
"laid low
and
safd
nuffln.' "
The Braransa affaire de coeur has been positively
the limit ot royal ungallantry. The announcement,
early in the fail, from Vienna, that young Prince
Miguel de Braganza, son of the Due de Braganza, the
Portugese pretenaer, was engaged to the beautiful
Mrs. Chauncey, was apparently so reliable that air her
"e.ted'tationery
were never sent.
extensive circle of acquaintance made ready their
congratulations. They
Pm haBte from hu 8hootInK tr,p
x-ul hbbio irum ins BiiuuiuiB irip m .cngianu me
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mulgated a denial which sweeplngly, sternly and un-
In England the
equivocally aeciarea mat ms son Miguel was m
engaged to be married at all. and that, when It
time for him to become engaged, no bourgeoise Ame
son Miguel was not
and that, when It Is
lean widow, however rich and lovely. Is noinc- tn
figure as the party of the second part. The Braganzas
must wed. royal blood or nothing.
Which was really very ungallant of the elder Bra
ganza. This Braganza romance followed hard on the heels
of one that was even more sensational. All England
was surprised afresh, not to say delighted, not long
ago, to hear that the brilliant Lord Rosebery had
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HE fair model stirred uneasily. The artist
paused in deep study, his eyes fastened
upon the beautiful ,woman who stood be-
lore rum, Holding tne draperies about ner,
waiting' his pleasure. '
"Truth to tell, T do "not know how you shotild
hold your arms," he said, in pure Greek. - Outside,
the Aegean sea shimmered with a ,heavehly blue,
the palms stirred in the breath of a. halcyon wind
. and in the trees birds saufr. , 7-
Etandintr before him the , wocan-r-one of .the
most beautiful of her age began posing with her
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capitulated to her subduing charms. Lord Rosebery,
once prime minister, cultured, learned, one of the
most distinguished noblemen of Great Britain, owner
of Dalmeny and Barnbougle castles, inheritor of mag
nificent Mentmore Towers and the great fortune of
his deceased wife the heiress of Baron Merer de
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arms in various attitudes; pose after pose was
struck, but still the artist paused undecided.
Finally he uttered an exclamation "The
pose The perfect pose l" , : , ' .
And the Unknown artist began modeling the
inost famous statue of the ages. But the pose of
the arms the , world has never learned.
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rr-VIE statue of the Tenui of Mllo was found on
troup in the Aegean sea, in M20. ;
at naa oeao rtgaruea sine as tn aeao of perfeo-
Rothschild Earl Rosebery to marry Mrs, Chauncey!
. Why, tne oowager aucaessea and couuiesaeit cou,td
scarcely believe luelr ears.
They didn't have to. Promptly and most unchlval
rousiy came the dental from tne lips of Uarl Rosebery
himself, ue was not mgaged to Mrs. Chauncey and
he wasn't thinning abuui uelng engaged to ner.. As
for Mrs. Chaunoey, with tb 'utmost aignlty and the
most Impressive distinction, sue said nothing. And
yet Lord Rosebery had Shown every sign ot being
very deeply impressed.
As suddenly, gossip was off the scent, quite as
vociferously as before, quite as positively, Ves, of
course, it had all been a mistake about the earl. Her
' real suitor was his son and heir, the young and de
voted Lord Lalmeny. Now, at last, congratulations
must be in order.
Nothing of the kind. The denials, from the prospect
lve bridegroom's side of the house, were as instant
and empnatlo as they had been in the case of nls
. distinguished father. That left Just time enough for
the Impatient world of fashion to betroth her to
l'rlnce Miguel.
There would appear to have been some foundation
for the Rosebery rumor and, perhaps, for the Rose
bery lack of gallantry. Five years ago as far back
as January, In 1903 all Kngland was absolutely cer
tain that she had consented to become his second
wife. The reports became so public, and were so uni
versally credited, that for once the discreet widow
was haled from out her reticence. She announced,
over her own name, that the reports were erroneous.
This time, with their revival, she did not propose
to be forced Into public utterance anew. The earl
was left in the position where he could set himself
right, take hl revenge, as he might choose to view
his denial.
Her public discarding of the match first attributed
to her with the earl left the field open to other suit
ors, rumored and real.
First came James J. Van Alen, one of the most In
teresting widowers of the' United States, as Mrs.
Chauncey Is one of the most beautiful widows.
Mr. Van Alen has been classified as the most Eng
lish American since William Waldorf Astor became
the most un-American Englishman. Mr. Van Alen Is
the widower of the lata Mrs. Emily Astor Van Alen.
daughter of that wealthy William Astor. whose widow''
Is still a power in the land. Mrs. Van Alen left
(18.000,000, divided equally among her three children,
with their father receiving a moderate annuity and
the management of their fortunes until they became
of age and married.
He built a perfect English Tudor manor house at
Newport, educated his daughters In perfect English
style, and adhered to the administration of the for
tunes In perfect English fashion, with the good old
sam ST -s Islisr . ex i It I
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tlon, the standard of the highest form of feminine
beauty in the eyea ot the world. Its woman's form is
deemed absolutely faultless In all proportions.
As a work of art it is without flaw. In execution
It Is marvelously true. It is one of th expressions
of Shelley's poem, whether a vase or the marble, figure
ota. woman is a Joy forever, . x .
Millions of plaster replicas have been made. Mill
ions, too, of marble replicas, in all sises. And yet
the name of the original sculptor Is unknown. Tho
name and fame.ot the fair model have perished from
theBuatrtthe statue, that Is,' the main -Jart of It. and
the problem which doubtless confronted the artist
when he began moulding the clay, remain.
i. What was tho position of the arms? .
Many and various attempts have been made to raj
store the statVio. Sculptors and artists have plagued
their minds to conjecture, tho original position of the
broken arms. But In assuming- to restore the tatua
ono must recalfl something of Its little known origin.
Critics have come to tho conclusion that the Jlguro
was modeled In the second century B. C. It Is known
werVneve? dmtoCA I nnnlad. They also Concluded
lany penoa vx -,'; ,Sr;
were never deptotea nnoiaa. ney wn- .
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the figure couia pot do us- mtu rr-
English opposition to any likely young fellows wh
wanted to marry the heiresses.
When, therefore. In the good old English manner,
the exceedingly exclusive Mr. Van Alen paid defer
ential court to the exquisitely beautiful and very
wealthy Mrs. Chauncey, it was reported that his
daughter May was far from regarding his inamorata
as socially qualified to be her stepmother. If she
chose to be as firm as her character qualified her to
be, she could do soma inarrylng on her own account;
and then the administration of her 16,000,000, like
that of the (6.000,000 which departed from him with
the wedding of Mrs. Robert Collier, would pass to her
and her husband.
Well, that was the end of the Van Alen-Chauncey
mstch. But not of the Widow Chauncey rpmances
rather. It was the real beginning.
England hastened to enter a candidate tn the race
for her hand and heart. He was Arnold Morley, son
of the famous Arthur Morley, London's millionaire
merchant, who had been known the world oyer as a
philanthropist. All London was quickly on the qui
vlve, because, by this time, the fame of the beauty of
Alice Chauncey was surpassing.
ALWAYS CAME DENIALS
Great Britain was then In the midst of its first
realization that, to American wealth when reinforced
by American beauty and American cleverness, nothing
war to be denied except royalty and Great Britain
wasn't feeling altogether safe about Its beloved roy
alty. If Andrew Morley should have the luck to land
the belle who had publicly repudiated the earl of
Rosebery, he would' not be doing so badly, whoever
his father was.
But it wasn't true. Rumor was only fooling. It
seemed as though Venus, jealous of a modern Psyche,
was making her the sport of love's strange fortunes.
, But even Venus must find herself hard put to it when
'she measures wits with a widow.
No sooner was che gentle Morley out of the run
ning than a famous son of Mars was fairly hurled
at Mrs. Chauncey's head and heart by every gossip In
the United Kingdom. No less a personage than Lord
Kitchener was reported to be the latest adorer, and
the report had a success such as seldom attaches to
rumors of the most Important of royal romances.
Kitchener, the gruff, grim warrior the Hercules
of the African campaign tied at last to a distaff It
was the most delicious bit of gossip England had en
Joyed for years. Even the Rosebery romance was
eclipsed.
A -few days, only a few days only long enough to
let the rumors grow big enough to rfqulre denials
and It was all over. Lord Kitchener, however deeply.
Impressed, as he seemed, was not to be the favored
one. He said so himself.
Tt Is hard to say. at the untimely and unrrallant
ending of the Braganza episode, whether Europe
breathes more freely or more anxiously over the news
of the still untrammeled freedom of the entrancing
American widow. There seems, at present, to be a
marked Kne of division.
It Is noticeable that the men are the ones who
breathe easily.
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rlod. but was possibly a sister In the same age of tho
Laocoon, tho Farnesa Bull and the Borghese Gladi
ators. An Interesting account of the finding of the status
was written In 1847 by Dussault, the French architect:
"In the year 1820. a , farmer named Qorgos," he
wrote, "while working In a pistachio field, discovered
a deep hole in the ground. Peering In he saw, he
asserts, ghost-like shapes. He fled In terror and ap
pealed to me, as a representative of the government,
to exorcise the ghosts.
T6. dUBT an 'und rectangular vault, which,
with the surrounding earth, had slipped a little way
down the bank. In this cavity we discovered several
Hermes busts and the masterpiece of Greek art. Tho
statue stood on a ped-Jstal thirty Inches high, and tho
arm lay at its feet. One arm was extended, and the
hand appeared as if it had held the garment; tho
other arm was bent, and the hand grasped an apple."
According to the writer, the two arms disappeared
while the figure was being conveyed to France as a
present to Louis XVIIL Authorities have never been
able to corroborate Deeaulfe account, and while It is
accepted by some, others regard It with doubt
One of the restorations, after the Frenchman's de
scription, represents Venus immediately after she had
iui - Tvlla " Prise or Deauty rrom Farls. In
'nVeRuhr? A?,', arme"t.,1 AuPPrt?dby her right
rests
estal
statue.
On looking at the Azure, it la
arm was raised, because the left shoulder is elevated.
The other shoulder droops and the arm must havo
hung downward. No garment could be draped as this
on a living model without slipping. It must, perforce
have been supported at the hips. ..
Tho restoration with the apple might be deemed
consistent with all theories. But how about the faoe?
Would the expression of a woman receiving a farla
for beauty be grave? The face of the Venus deMilo,
Is serious, austerely beautiful and stern.
Another restoration presents Venus as a roddesa
of victory. Her left hand, with the laurel wreath is
raised. Her right hand, drooping, also holds a wreath
But how about the garment? How was it held In
place If this was the posture? And tho expression?
Surely the face of a goddess about to crown a victor
would express Joy, triumph, enthusiasm.
Nor would a woman at her toilet look as thouah
her lofty mind were troubled by the problems of the
world. A French restoration shows Venus holding a
mtrror 4n her right hand, and her left hand coauet
tlshly arranging her hair. Beautiful, surely. But tho
great goddess would not stand, with drooping hlna
her eyes fixed on. infinity, if she were arrana-ins- her
tresses.
What, then, is tho solution of the problem? -Professor
A. Lenhert, of Leipzig, has made a draw
ing representlng.Venus holding a great shield. In this
drawing her left hand, raised, holirs the shield at the
top. and her right arm is extended grasping it at the
bottom, while ehe gazes at her .reflection. Possibly
she musesiupon the vanity of mortal beauty,
i But these are still only restorations mere conjee
lures. Soma say that the Venus of Mllo is no Venus
at all. but merely the goddess of tho city of Melos. In
ancient times Melos was a prosperous city, where oil
and fruit wore exported in abundance. As a revenge
for tho neutral position of the people during tho
Peloponnepian War -it was nearly destroyed by the
Athenian army in 416 R, C Z. "
Doubtless the unknown sculptor agd the unknown,
but fair, model themselves pondered long about tho
position of those arms. And the position Anally do.
olded upon la still a word mystery. . f '
in ner ibii nana, which
.upon -Ped-tal. The introduction of the ped
is Justified bv the marka In th. naAo.t.i . C-
Whlch Indicate the lnaertinn at a