This is a new release of the original 1931 edition.

This volume contains a selection of short stories from two volumes by Mme. Henriette Celarie. They are sketches more than short stories, attempting to show without preamble cross-sections of native Moroccan women's lives, as told to and discovered by the alertly interested wife of a French officer living for years in that country. Each story is rigorously true. Differing perhaps from the usual romantic picture, their flavor of reality can be even more impressive. This is Morocco, static, fluid, potential. Illustrated.

THE LAST CONSERVATIVE by Constance Lily Morris New York Alfred A Knopf London 1937 Copyright 1937 by Constance Lily Morris All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages or reproduce not more than three illustrations in a review to be printed in a maga zine or newspaper. Manufactured in the United States of America MARIA THERESA, 1756 after a portrait in the palace in Schonbrunn To My Husband 6 108C38 t y Voltaire A LA REINE DE HONGRIE Marie Therese dAutriche I Fille de ces heros que FEmpire cut pour maitres, Digne du trone auguste ou 1 on vit tes ancetres, Toujours pres de leur chute et toujours affermis Princesse magnanime, Qui jouis de 1 estime De tons tes ennemis Le Francis genereux, si fier et si traitable, Dont le gout pour la gloire est le seul gout durable, Et qui vole en aveugle oil 1 honneur le conduit, Inonde ton empire, Te combat et tadmire, Tadore et te poursuit. Par des nceuds etonnants 1 altiere Germanic, A Fempire fran ais malgre soi reunie, Fait de 1 Europe entire un objet de piti6 Et leur longue querelle Fut cent fois moins cruelle Que leur triste amitie. ODE III Ainsi de 1 equateur et des antres de 1 Ourse Les vents impetueux emportent dans leur course Des nuages epais, Fun a 1 autre opposes Et, tandis quils sunissent, Les f oudres retentissent De leurs flancs embrases. Quoi des rois bienfaisants ordonnent ces ravages Us annoncent le calme, ils forment les orages Us pretendent conduire a la felicite Les nations tremblantes, Par les routes sanglantes Delacalamite vieillard venerable a qui les destinees Ont de 1 heureux Nestor accorde les annees, Sage que rien nalarme et que rien neblouit, Veux-tu priver le monde De cette paix profonde Donttoname jouit Ah sil pouvait encore, au gre de sa prudence, Tenant egalement le glaive et la balance, Ferrner, par des ressorts aux mortels inconnus, De sa main respectee, La porte ensanglantee Du temple de Janus Si de Tor des Frangais les sources egarees, Ne f ertilisant plus de lointaines contrees, Rapportaient 1 abondance au sein de nos remparts, Embellissaient nos villes, Arrosaient les asiles Ou languissent les arts vi ODE XII Beaux-Arts, enfants du Ciel, de la Paix et des Graces, Que Louis en triomphe amena sur ses traces, Ranimez vos travaux, si brillant autref ois, Vos mains decouragees, Vos lyres negligees, Et vos tremblantes voix. De Ilmmortalite vos succes sont le gage. Tous ces traites rompus et suivis du carnage, Ces triomphes dun jour, si vains, si celebres, Tout passe, et tout retornbe Dans la nuit de la tombe Et vous seuls demeurez PREFACE AUSTRIA TODAY is a pathetic contrast to the Austria of the eighteenth century. Nevertheless, this remnant of what was once one of the greatest powers of the civilized world still plays a vital part in the European drama and is a significant factor among the political forces shaping Europes destiny. All that remains of the glory of the past is the city of Vienna and a small group of outlying provinces. Retaining the size and character of an Imperial capital, Vienna of today has been deprived of its Imperial functions, and is a tragic reminder of those great days of affluence when Maria The resa and her court lent majesty to this beautiful city. The inroads begun during her reign by her arch-enemy, Frederick, initiated the decline of MariaTheresas realm. These inroads have continued until this day and may not yet have terminated. It is this situation that justifies a close study of the case and warrants a re-examination of the steps leading to the conditions now existing. Recent information from Hungarian archives and other sources accentuates the human qualities of Maria Theresa and places her in a more realistic light than has, until now, been depicted by historians. Her Austrian biographers have always idealized her and surrounded her with a romantic aura...

On Tour with Queen 3 Larie By CONSTANCE LILY MORRIS Mrs. Ira Nelson Morris Robert M. McBride Company NEW YORK MCMXXV1I MIR MAJISIY QVl I-N MARII Ol KOl SANI COPYRIGHT, 1927, BY ROBERT M. MC BRIDE COMPANY Published, March, 1927, ON TOUR WITH QUEEN MARIE PRINTED IN THE UNITKD STATES OF AMERICA ARE EYES AND EYES. Blue, gray, myopic, squinted and astigmatic. And each of them sees a different aspect of the same sight. The vision that the newspapers got of the Queen of Roumanians American tour, with no exceptions, had so decided a quot squint quot to it that my only excuse for being a raconteur of the trip is that, from my vantage ground, I got so very different a view. I saw from within and I saw from without, and I got from it all so thoroughly satisfying and inter esting an impression of the Queen as quot star, quot and of America as mise en scene, orchestra and director not to speak of author and scene shifter too, that I feel my view of the whole performance, from a seat very close to the stage, is at least worth the trouble of putting into black and white. To me it was all drama, and I have tried to set down the actors and the action as it came. For myself, one of the supers in the affair, I can only say I derived the most lasting benefit. It was more than pleasure it was knowledge to see my country, the United States, as it was presented to me on this trip big, broad, generous. In no other v Preface way could I have had before me just the aspects, each so unique, these individual states gave to a visiting Queen, and I am humbly grateful. Each night, no matter what the strenuousness of the day, I propped my eyelids open long enough to put down what I saw. A few details of the trip Ihave omitted, for the simple reason that I perhaps did not view them with my own eyes. This is a personal record and not an itinerary. I wish to acknowledge the kind assistance of Miss Elmira F. Grogan in the preparation of this book. Before the departure of Her Majesty, I suggested to her that I would write this journal for publica tion and give the proceeds to the Roumanian Red Cross. The Queen graciously consented. I trust this little volume of memoirs will serve to bring relief to many of the destitute of Roumania by replenishing the coffers of the Red Cross, and will also in some measure express the sincere admira tion I feel for my friend Queen Marie, who, while every inch a Queen, is at the same time an outstand ing personality. a L M. New York, Jaauary 15, 1927. vi CHAPTER PAGE I THE ARRIVAL 13 II LAYING PLANS . 1 8 III THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY AND WASH INGTON . . .26 IV A DINNER PARTY AND THE PHILADELPHIA TRIP .... 42 V AN ENTERTAINMENT FOR A PRINCESS . ., 62 VI AN OVERBURDENED SABBATH . .70 vii OFF . . .... 76 VIII THE HEART OK CANADA . . . . 86 IX EN TRAIN . ... 94 X WINNIPEG AND THE ENTOURAGE . 10 1 XI THE TWIN CITIES AND THE FARMERS OF NORTH DAKOTA . . . 1 09 XII MR. SAMUEL HILL, THE DREAMER OF THE NORTHWEST 121 XIII TILTS AT WINDMILLS . . 33 XIV THE PEACE ARCH GLACIER NATIONAL PARK 141 XV DENVER 149 XVI HISTORY 158 XVII KANSAS CITY ST. LOUIS SPRINGFIELD . 1 65 xvm CHICAGO 173 XIX SHOPPING INCOGNITO ., . .183 vii Contents CHAPTER PAGS XX THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB SPEECH AND JANE ADDAM3 . 94 XXI INDIANAPOLIS CHANGE OF PLANS . . 203 XXII LOUISVILLE AND THE quot OLD KENTUCKY HOME quot . . . .211 XXIII THE LAST DAYS . . . .222 XXIV AU REVOIR 233 i via HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARIE OFROUMANIA Frontispiece FACING PAGE THE QUEEN S WELCOME IN NEW YORK . . . 16 QUEEN MARIE S VISIT TO THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 48 HER MAJESTY BRAVES A RAINSTORM TO REVIEW THE CORPS OF CADETS AT WEST POINT . . 80 HER MAJESTY REVIEWS THE UNITED STATES MID SHIPMEN AT ANNAPOLIS, 80 THE QUEEN IS VESTED WITH TRIBAL HONORS BY AN ABORIGINAL CHIEFTAIN 112 QUEEN MARIE DONS A TWO-GALLON HAT TO FRAT ERNIZE WITH THE PLAINSMEN . . . .113 QUEEN MARIE DELIVERS THE DEDICATORY ADDRESS AT THE MARYHILL MUSEUM ..., ...

This volume contains a selection of short stories from two volumes by Mme. Henriette Celarie. They are sketches more than short stories, attempting to show without preamble cross-sections of native Moroccan women's lives, as told to and discovered by the alertly interested wife of a French officer living for years in that country. Each story is rigorously true. Differing perhaps from the usual romantic picture, their flavor of reality can be even more impressive. This is Morocco, static, fluid, potential. Illustrated.