The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-07

young officers are agltating the male
beauty show scheme for Berlin on tue
lines of the one which lately closed ~
Vienna. There Is quite rivalry between
German and Austrian military men lc-
specting their differing charms IN the
eyes of the women They admit that hoiie
of them is able to quite live up 10 tiie
Austrian officers standard OF arrogance,
but they maintain that for depth OIL
chest-padding not mentioned-and sien-
derness of waist-spec!al make OF corsets
not stpulated-the average German leu
tenant is not to be mentioned IN the same
breath with the inferior Austrian breed.
The Berlin male beauty show II the
populace would stand for it, VIII be pure.
~ aesthetetic in It's scope. The German
officers engaged in promoting 1t charac.
terze as exceedingly coarse the speech OF
the president of the Vienna snow, IN
which he remarked that efforts had been
made for q long time to improve inc
hreed OF cattle. horses and dogs, and
that now 1t was the turn of human pe-
ngs,
Imperial Family.
The Kaiser and his family are about
starting for Strnsburg, In Alsace, where
schloss Urville has been refurnisiled l., ~
preparation for the Imperial visit. me
Empress expects to stay there with her
children for two weeks. The Imperial
family will then return to the new palace
at Potsdam, where extensive alterations
are nearing completion.
The Kaiserin was deeply disappointed
not to have her eldest son with her on
every German family. and much greater et,,a r
in the case of future Kaiser. so plepiun
an obstacle as an attack of the measles
which both young princes contrac c,.t, !
A IL A.n. al
their imperial mothers plans, and, wo-
manlke. the disappointment sticks IN her
mind most uncomfortably. Her health;
has has brofs Whe ridng the the
Greenwald forest two months ago IS as
strong as ever.
Climbing the Alps.
Already thus early In the season the
Alps have begun to claim their annual
tribute Of human lives Dispatches from
OF Herr Schm,rtz, one Of the most famous
Alplnists of Europe who at the age or
sixty years still retained his passion Tor
attaining peaks supposed to be inaccess'-
Her Schmutz climbed Mont Saleve.
whose peak looks down upon Geneva from
q height of nearly 1000 feet. AS he dld
not return when expected. his son and
four other mountaineers went out to
search for him. They found his mangled
remains at the foot Of precipice 500
rect nBn. n Dll Oh wet SIpbIiu oH Will!
he had slipped had ended the career OF
the veteran mountain climber.
Wagneria n Music.
Disciples Of Richard Wagner and all
lovers of his music will be interested to
know that performances or WaGnerlah
music are the chief diversion of q Uto-
plan society which has established Itself
In Ascona, n little place on the borders
of Italy and Switzerland
This little society, which numbers thlr-
ty-elght individuals ltncluding sixteen
women. seeks to solve the problem of
how to live happily. The members are
Of living, which they have carried out
now for three years. They eat no meat,
but live principally on fruits and herbs.
and they wear one simple garment only
and no hats
They know no laws save those Of M
ture. and. rs already mentioned. music
Is the one art Which they cultivate. The
founder OF the colony Is a Belgian. All
that is necessary for one to belong to the
colony Is to produce sufficient money e
buy plot of land and to exhibit wills
ingness to cultivate 1t for his support