The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-23

. great dinner on Wednesday in honor Of
the event. NJ. and Nine. Francis Terry will
give a soire for the signature Of the con-
tract on July 1.
The marriage Of Comte Robert de Flers. a
distinguished writer. and author Of Les
Travaux d'Hercule." to Mile. Genevieve
sardou- will take place on Monday in Paris.
New Li~fe-saving Corset.
Ladies going this year to Trouyille. Dean
VILE and other resorts are much interested
In . new Italian invention. q live-saving
corset. invented by 6ignor Montasnoll. It
is made OF waterproof linen and can be in
fated in a few seconds. In one trial of It
a sailor was thrown into the sea with his
hands and feet tied and q LIS pound weight
attached to his legs. He remained floating
and four men could not push him down.
NJ. Andre Legrand. a w~ell-knowp sports
man, has successfully won a wager to ride
from Paris to Dinard in five days on his
horse Gommeux. going 100 kilometers each
day. He won. with II hours and IS minutes
to spare. Neither horse nor rider was any
the worse for the trip Of 43 kilometers.
There have been comparatively few arriv-
ais Of prominent Americans in Paris during
the last Neek. The Minister to Spain and
Mrs. Bellamy Storer have been here. but
have now left for Berne.
Mr., and Mrs. Harry Payne whitney have
left the Ritz Rotel for London. Mr.. Joseph
Pulitser has left AK les Bains for Baden
Baden. Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer IL at AK.
also Mr.. ana Mrs. Dwight Collier. Mrs.
Edwarde Knight. Jr.. gave a dinner on
Monday in the Avenue Hoche. Among the
quests were Mr.. and Mrs. Standard Wood,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Biddle. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Rowland and the Viscomte and WIS.,
comtesse Duploux.
The last but possibly the most interest
ing event in the Paris season will take
place at the Petit Trianon. at Versailles.
on Thursday. 1t will be a fete organized
by a number Of fashionable women for the
benefit Of local charities. On a stage which
will be erected beneath the trees will be
given a comedy by F1orias and a one-act
operetta. The entire function will be Of the
character of a country fair of the Eight
zenith Century. All those taking part will
wear costumes appropriate to that period.
Interesting Happenings Recorded.
Even though fashion has completely de-
parted from the Riviera. there are sons
interesting happenings to be recorded. The
other Gay at Monte Carlo people on the
shore noticed that a dingy Of Mr.. ]. Arthur
Hinckley's yacht was being rowed round
in a frantic manner. In the bow stood a
big man In white uniform. blazing away
with . revolver at something in the water.
The big man was the chef of the Calanthe
ana wa nr1n9 az q dig shark which had
entered the bay. Several other boats put
out to aid In the expected capture, but
they were unsuccessful. as the shark sank
beneath the surface of the water and re-
fused to rise again. The ~Calanthe's chef
IL certain he killed the big Ash. and Il
very sorry 1t sank to the bottom. as other
wise Re could nave claimed the reward of
1.C00 rancs Oe0O offered by the Prince of
Monaco for each shark killed In the har-
bor.-
One OF the most remarkable oeveiopmeuts
Of the coming general election IN the eessb-
fishing Of an agency which guarantees the
election OF candidates for the Chamber Of