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Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
WAIST TO FEET, A
BLAZE OF JEWELS
Costumes of American Women Pres
sented at King Edwards Draw
ing Room Are the Talk
of English Society
Cable to The Herald.

Special Gable TO The Herald.
LONDON. June 16-The American
women presented at court this season
are said to be the most beautiful
women in London society.
Some wonderful costumes were made
for Mrs. Theodore Perry Shonts, who
is the wife of the president of the Pana-
ma canal commission. Miss Marguerite
Shonts wore a white princess dress,
embroidered in silver tubes and dia-
monds, the upper part of the bodice be-
ing trimmed with diamond roses. The
train was composed of white satin
bows, the whole being lined with silver
gauze and trimmed with lace. Miss
Shonts looked remarkably well in a
white tulle dress over white satin,
which was embroidered with silver
convolvuli falling from the shoulder.
Mrs. Shonts chose a dress of silver
satin trimmed with bouquets of roses
and silver.
Another woman to make a sensation
in the way of costume and jewels was
Mrs. Lewis Hill Her costume was
composed of ivory colored Chinese
shawls, most highly embroidered. The
train was composed entirely of seven
teenth century Milanese point lace, the
part of the costume being
that the front of the dress from the
waist to the feet was absolutely blaze
of diamonds. She wore the Carter dia-
mond tiara, in the center of which is
one of the finest pear-shaped brilliants
in the world.
Mrs. Bradley Martin wore "A magnifi-
cent blue dress, with gorgeous jewels,
and Lady Craven was generally consid-
cred one of the most beautifully dressed
women present, her mauve train and
blue dress harmonizing eXquisitely.
Her Jewels, too, were exceedingly fine.
Lady Dufferin wore a wonderful cos
tune, with train of apple green tissue
bordered. with pink roses over an EN-
pire dress of white gauZe embroidered
in fern leaves, outlined with diamonds
and fastened with little Louis XVI true
lovers knots, also in diamonds.
Miss Radclyffe Hail. daughter of
Mrs. Alfred Visetti, was presented by
Lady Martin. Mrs. Visetti was Mrs.
Viehl. daughter of Edwin Attley Viehl
of Philadelphia In honor of Miss
Halls presentation Mr.. and Mrs. vi
setti entertained party at the Hyde
Park hotel.
Lady Bagot looked extremely well.
Lady Cooper's jewels were gorgeous.
Mrs. Neuman was in dress of rose pink
pallettes with painted chiffon train
lined with tulle
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
WHERE SNOBS ARE SUPREME
Lecturer Declares They Have Made
Nation of Great Britain Notable
by Their Presence

Special Gable to The Herald.
LONDON, June 16.-At his latest lee
ture DR.. Reich, who has been attract
ing widespread attention by reason Of
his lectures upon Plato, dealing with
the subject of the state and the indi-
vidual from the Platonic point of view,
made the astonishing statement:
"Snobbery has made the British en-
pire."
DR.. Reich went into explanations.
This is country where labor is de-
spised," he said. You know you do
that" he continued, shaking his head
at his negative assembly. You some-
times say you are nation of snobs,
but / do not believe that
You have, however, a thorough dis
dain of manual labor, trade and COM
merce, and Plato says that when peo-
pie do not touch such things they have
great power, because they devote
themselves to the high pursuits of the
state.
"Tradesmen and artisans might be
relapsed by machines, as many of them
have been replaced in the present day,
but the people who are prepared to die
for their country in wars, who devote
themselves to politics and colonization
without material reward, are the real
power of the nation"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
CLEVER FRENCH WOMAN WORKS
KING WITH PAWNSHOP YARN

The adjutant saw Zoe and Zoe in
formed him that mademoiselle was in
an awful fix Just then. A bracelet or
necklace, such as the king was in the
habit of giving his friends, wouldn't do
at all What the woman really needed
was 10000 francs ($6000) to take her jew
elry out of pawn for without jewelry
she could never get another engage
ment, and at the private theater her
time was about up.
Though Edward thought 10000 francs
little steep he put his hand in his
pocket and paid. And now he learns
that the pawnshop yarn has done over
time now and again, the prince of Bull
garia, several Russian grand dukes
and kings of finance having before him
succumbed TO the trick
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
WILD AND WOOLLY WEST HAS
SOUL FOR MUSIC, SAYS KUBELTK

in the backwoods of America and in
little towns like Joplin. Mo. The peo-
pie, though few have any trained
knowledge Of music, had the truest In
stlncts and the most sensitive artistic
feelings / have perhaps ever met
attribute this to the fact that they are
always living in direct touch with ma
ture. Mentally and spiritually they
are simple, but they are far from being
Ignorant.
They formed a great contrast to
many fashionable audiences In the
cities. where art is largely a slave to
fashion, and where there are many.
very many, people trained in technical
music but with no souls. no instinct for
its beauties or its meaning.
"I loved those far western audiences,
because with their rugged surround
ings they were natural.
Now I am going to take a short rest
and then go to Australia"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
ERROR OF TYPO STIRS LONDON
Printer Gets Authors Name Wrong
and Calls Whispers "Whiskers,"
Causing All Sorts of Woe
Special Cable to The Herald.

special OaDle 10 Inc Herald.
LONDON, June 16.-What an amount
of difference printers error can make!
Quite a lot of excitement was aroused
in London literary circles the other
day by publishers announcement of
new work called The Black Cuiras-
sier," by r.. L. Stevenson-and 1t was
not discovered for several days that the
authors name should have been given
as philip tevenson"-which is an
other story.
Only a day or two afterwards, more
over, a review of side Whispers on
Society made the second word "Whis-
kers" and all London chuckled at the
slip. So it is probable that some pretty
careful proofreading will be done in
connection with the advertisements Of
Leonard Merrick's new novel, which, |
see is to be called Whispers About
Women"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
sneoIal cable 10 Tho Herald.

Special Cable 10 The Herald.
PARIS, June 16.-All Paris is laugh
ing at the clever way in which Mile.
staree took in King Edward during
his recent visit here. This young and
beautiful woman is the leading woman
of a private theater, so-called, and
numbers her moneyed admirers by the
dozen. King Edward was very much
pleased with her performance and
delicately asked her what he could do
to show his appreciation.
my maid will tell your adjutant"
replied Mile. Staree, coyly. Zoe knows
better what is good for me than I my
self She is my minister of finance"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
DRAWS MOTOR WITH DONKEY
lnve entor-Prieet Dismissed From the
Ministry for Casting Ridlcule on
Bishop Thereby
Special Gable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald
PARIS, June 16.-The Able Cavaille
Of Agen has been dismissed from his
curacy for a curious offense.
He was the inventor of patent foot
warmer and increased his income by
selling IL to his friends and neighbors.
In order to more easily visit his GUS
toners he bought a motor car This
brought him a rebuke from his bishop,
who said a motor car was an "uncleri- .
cal method of locomotion."
The ingenious able thereupon har-
messed a donkey to the car and drove
the animal through the streets OF Agen.
Unfortunately the bishop failed to see
the humor of the action, and promptly
dismissed the abhe for wilfullyNendeav-
oring TO cast ridicule ON his superior.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
DEVoTEES SAY IMAGE MOVES
Small Town in Slesia Is All Excite
ment-Becomes Mecca for
Pilgrims
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special CaDle 10 Inc HERALD
BERLIN, June 16.-A small hamlet
in Silesia has suddenly acquired fame
as a place of pilgrimage. The little
village church contains a statue of
st. Barbara, and now the report has
got abroad that the image has been
seen to move its head, the face assum-
ing at the same time an expression of
profound grief. The village priest eX-
plains the supposed miracle by explain
ing that the face of the saint has been
slightly damaged through an accident
that happened to 1t when some faded
wreaths were recently removed from
its head, but his flock refuses to accept
this simple explanation, and insists that
a miracle has happened, with the con-
sequence that the fame of the wonder
full image has spread far and wide and
rustic visitors come long distances to
gaze upon the saints features and wor-
ship at her shrine.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
RABBLE JEERS TOURIST GARB
French Provincial Officials FIaunt
Americans Garments Before
PopuIace
Special Cable to The Herald

Special Gable to The Herald
PARIS, June 16.-Mr. and Mrs. George
b. Leighton of Monadnock. N. H., who
are making an automobile tour in the
north of France. are convinced that the
Octrio officials of a certain provincial
city in France are more veXatious than
those of the New York custom house.
At Abbeville an official ordered the
travellers to allow their baggage to be
examined.
A crowd soon assembled and made
sarcastic remarks while an official of
lower rank took a rich garment from
the trunks and shook ii to show there
was no contraband within. When
every article had been examined and
thrown back into the trunk the superior
official authorized the party to leave.
Mr. Leighton went to the city hall
and protested against the attitude of
the officials
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
SPIES FOUND IN OPIUM DEN
Buy Secrets Of Naval Officers Who
Are Slaves Of the Drug and Then
Sell Out
Special Gable to The Herald.


PARIS. June 16.-The scandal caused
by the exposure of the fact that many
French naval officers at Toulon are
slaves of opium has been intensified by
Marine Minister Thomson's discovery
that the opium dens In the great naval
depot arc frequented by foreign spies
These learn the passwords and sig
nails necessary to admit them, and then
take advantage OF the officers drowsy
befuddled condition to gain from them
Invaluable secrets, such as plans for
the defense or the Construction OF sub
marines. One notorious den has been
closed by the police.
In it spy offered large amount to
a sailor TO tell her certain secrets con-
cerning submarines. His mind was not
too cloudy TO refuse to betray his eoun-
try and TO denounce her openly. This
was the famous and infamous dive Of
Nine. Blanche, described by Pierre Lott
IN his novels.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
RENDEZVOUS BOOK NEW FAD
Berlin Restaurants Have Novel De-
vice for Maids and SWANS Who
Go There
Special Gable to The Herald.

Special Gable to The Herald.
BERLIN, June 16.-Several enterprise
ing cafes and restaurants on the prin-
cipal streets of Berlin have introduced
rendezvous books. on desk In the
Vestibule the book lies. Supposing one
friend expects to find another in one
of these restaurants and falls, he writes
his name In the rendezvous book and
the hour and place where they are to
meet. At some of these places the
rendezvous book takes the form of a
slot machine, which supplies paper,
pencil and space In which to fix the
note. The new invention is mainly
used by young men and women tender
ly disposed to one another.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
RUSSIAN GIANT FEARS THE SEA
Strength of Twenty Sailors Required
to Make Machnow Start for
AmArica
Special Cable TO The Herald.


LONDON. June 16.-The Russian
giant, Machnow, who is 8 feet inches
tall, and who was engaged for exhi-
bition purposes in New York after long
showing here. baked at the last mo-
ment, owing to his unconquerable aver
sion to the sea.
He had taken train for Dover to
embark on the steamer Pretoria, but on
arriving there he refused to leave the
railway car. His wife added her tear
full entreaties and persuasions to those
OF his agent, but the giant was i'm
movable. Finally twenty members of
the Pretoria's crew were sent ashore
to remove Machnow from the car.
He resisted and put up a long and
tough struggle. Ultimately he was
dragged out by the seamen and carried
up the gangway amid the cheers of the
crowd. He Is now EN- route to his des-
tination.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
CLUB MOVEMENT IN LONDON
Women's Club Increasing Rapidly and
Admitting American Women Con-
tributes to Amenity
Special Gable to The Herald.

LONDON June 16.-The rapid in
crease in the number of clubs for wo-
men in London and growing practice
of admitting Americans to membership
has brought about a distinct step for
ward in International amenity 1t is
doubtful If a more successful means
could be devised to facilitate a greater
mutual understanding of the variation
of social customs and that indefina BILE
but weighty factor, the personal equa-
tion.
For the American women IL has added
a new zest to a stay i'm London. The
testimony Of those who have enjoyed
the hospitality of the club to the extent
of the two weeks house stay permitted
to out-of-tOwn members or who have
simply read of the club as a meeting
place for entertainment purposes, is
Overwhelmingly appreciatiye.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
ALPS ARE ON THE MOVE
A Scientist Says the Contour Of the
Mountains Is Changing Constant
iy In Switzerland
Gable to The Herald,

OptSAdi Ndple 10 L nc 11STdlu.
GENEVA, June 16.-M de Varigny
a Swiss scientist, has Just published an
interesting article on the movements OF
the Alps. He declares that the noun
tains, especially the Swiss and Austrian
Alps, are continually changing, so that
an atlas of these districts two years old
is no longer correct. The writer states
that many villages In the Bernes ober-
land and the canton of Valais have
been raised or lowered from six to
twelve feet within the last six years
and that the contour Of mountain
ranges for hundreds of miles has con-
sideraby altered.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
LoNGWoRTHS TO BE IN HOTEL
viii Make Only One House Visit Dur
ing Trip Abroad-That to
Mr., Reid
Special Cable to The Herald.

PARIS, June 16.-"It is unlikely that
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth viii
make more than one house visit while
in Europe" said Countess de Cham
brau. Mr.. Longworth's sister.
after leaving Ambassador Reid's
house In London the Longworths prob
ably will go to hotels during the rest
of their brief trip abroad. While In
Paris they will undoubtedly wish to be
near the center of the city"
The countess artistically appointed
hotel. resembling more modern
American home than an old French
residence, lies I'm the heart of Faubourg
st. German. far from the hustle of the
boulevards and gay parade of the
Champs Elysees.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
ANOTHER SCHEME
TO GET THE MEN
ENGLISH SOCIETY LEADERS
PLAN AN INNOVATION
Evening Calls de RIsueur In the Hope
That the British Girls and Ma
irons VIII Not Have to Chat
With Each other
.nscIal cnhle to The Hernld.

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, June t6.-A number of well
known society leaders, including the
duchess Of Sutherland, the duchess of
Marlborough, Mrs. Ronalds and Mrs
Lulu Harcourt. have gathered together
with the intention of Introducing GER
tain Innovations in society's customs,
and It is said the king and queen are
in favor of their movement-indeed,
some Of the suggestions are supposed
to have come straight from his
majesty himself. The fight Is to alter
the dinner hour from 1880 to O'Clock,
or even earlier. This is the result OF
the dieting fad, for in these days most
people take q very light lunch, the table
d'hote lunch of several courses being
a thing almost of the past. BY 6
O'Clock the majority are ready for din
ner, and this earlier meal would allow
more time for the festivities to follow,
and a chance of getting to bed earlier
always a great consideration for the
students of hygiene. On the program
is also the intention of making even
ing calls de rigueur instead Of the az
ternoon visit.
AS a Relief
really reviving visiting, for calling is
practically gone out in every phase of
society, so much so that even after a
dinner party or ball people now
scarcely ever think it necessary to pay
the duty call which used to be abso-
lutely compulsory for all who had the
slightest pretensions to good breeding.
For the last two or three seasons
hostesses have been seeing what dire
failures have been even their regular
afternoon parties for which formal in
vitations had been issued. The women
came right enough, hordes of them, but
wild horses will not drag the men to
them. Now the British women will not
be happy at a party unless there is
man to talk to her. Unlike the Ameri-
can woman, the less she has to say to
her own sex the better she likes it. She
feels ''out of it," and dowdy, unless the
uncrowned lord of creation is hanging
round her. When first it was discovered
that hostesses could not get men to
afternoon tea parties, they introduced
champagne, liquors, ETC., instead of tea,
but even this bait did not bring them.
The Men Might Come
Now the idea is: If it became the
fashion to pay after dinner calls, the
men might be induced to come. oh,
lucky man, how you are sought after!
Is 1t any wonder you are spoilt, and
yet women marvel why?
When they set their hearts upon it, |
women who are leaders of society can
accomplish most things, more especially
as in the present case when they have
royalty to back them. Every one who
is in the know is aware that the king
is especially keen on the reforms refer
red to, and where his majesty leads
most people follow. The king, however,
is far too tactful to force upon society
his own desires, and thus it is he pre-
fers to leave them in the hands of wo-
men whose influence is quite sufficient
to establish them. Were his majesty's
wishes to be made definite they would
naturally amount to command, and
there would be no free will in the mat
ter.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
RENT THOROUGHBRED HORSES
Partisan Dealers Start New Fashion,
Popular Among Women, and Find
Ii Profitable
Special Cable to The Herald,

Special Cable to The Herald.
PARIS, June 16.-Several leading
horse dealers have started the fashion
of renting thoroughbreds, pending their
sale, to stylish customers. So merry
countesses and famous beaux are seen
in the early morning mounted on cele-
brated racers and dashing along the
bride paths of the Bois de Boulogne.
Many fair Americans have discovered
the fascination Of the favorlte Partisan
exercise in the forenoon Mrs. Trevor
Parks, Miss Mcmillan and Mrs. Swift
have taken to riding along shaded lanes
before the monday sun heralds the ar
rival of noiseless automobiles, of nurse
girls with gocarts, of tourists in cabs
on the wider thoroughfares.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
MRS. POTTER BACK TO DRAMA
The Unfortunate Queen Of Scots De-
pieted by the Actress-Not Dis
mayed by Failure
Special Cable TO The Herald

Special Cable 20 The Herald
LONDON, June 16.-Mrs. James
Brown Potter, undiscouraged by her
bankruptcy and previous experiences,
has left the variety stage and has re-
turned to legitimate drama. She Is
now appearing in MARY. Queen OF
Scots" a new play by Reginald Ken
nedy Cox Mrs. Potter presents the
unfortunate queen as a foolish woman.
constant only TO the form OF her re-
ligious faith. The manner in which
she allows Boutwell,, Darnley and Rlz-
zio to make love TO her at the same
time goes far to explain her misfor-
tunes.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
Special cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald
LONDON. June 16.--"My pleasantest
single experience in America" said
Jan Kubelilt, the famous violin virtuo-
so, who has just returned here with
$25OOOO in Yankee money as the net
result of his tour of $4,000 miles, "was
my performance at the White House
to an audience of about twenty per-
sons, one of whom was President
Roosevelt.
1.-THE president gave me autograph
signed copies of his books, including
The Rough Riders These 1 shall al
ways treasure.
what struck me about the presi-
dent, who has nervous alertness, was
his pronounced natural instinct for
music. This 1 found also i'm a surpris-
ingly marked degree among audiences
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
.LUTHER's NAME is SACRED
German Workman Sent to Prison for
Throwing obloquy on Great Re-
formers Cognomen
ecIaI Cable TO Tho Herald.

BERLIN, June ia journeyman
mason named Baumgartner has been
sentenced to three months imprison-
ment for throwing obloquy on the name
Of Martin Luther and the doctrines
with which the reformer is associated.
Playing with Luthers name, he called
him a "luder" or abominable person.
The extraordinary sentence Is inter-
estlng. in that II was passed by a
Catholic court on the R-'--''>r
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17

We're two local champions, who agreed
to play a game of 25 up in the lions
cage at the hippodrome. During the
game the woman trainer looked after
the lions, who sat around on pedestals
Soon the lions got so excited about
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
THRILLING GAME OF BILLIARDS PLAYED WITH
SIX FIERCE LIONS AS INTERESTED SPECTATORS

the game that they dashed around the
cage in an alarming manner. With
remarkable nerve, the two men fin
ished the game, which lasted about
twelve minutes, and were cheered by
the crowd on leaving the cage.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17

Special Gable to The Herald.
LONDON, June 16.-A game of bill
liards was played the other day at
Stokes, Staffordshire. in cage with
six lions as onlookers. The players
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17

Banks-"Are you crazy, man? Why
on earth are you asking for a straw
with your highball?"
Tanks-"Because I've just promised
my wife that I'll never again put q
whisky glass TO my lips.
Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
Emile dear

what Emilel You mean Charles
"Of course how stupid | am. l thought
today was W Wednesday,"-Le Rire.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
TO TEACH THE USE
OF THE HAND LOOM
ENGLISH WOMAN TO COME TO
SHOW AMERICA

Learns to Hustle Here--Attrlbutes Her
Success in England to Methods
She Acquired in New York.
Would Have us Weave
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-28
The Fertility of Eggs.

In considering the possibilities for
good hatch from a setting of eggs
the fertility of the eggs used is of
prime Importance. Data regarding the
factors affecting the fertility of eggs
are OF great value in the poultry in
dustry, this question having been
studied at number of the experiment
stations in the United States and else
where.
Too warm quarters for laying stock
and overlooking as well as a cold sea-
son are commonly believed to exer-
else an unfavorable influence on egg
fertility. The way eggs are handled
or stored is also believed to affect the
proportion which will hatch, as well
as the conditions under which incuba-
ton occurs. The vigor and character
of the parent stock and the length of
time the male bird has been with the
flock are also important. At the out
set, officials of the Department of
Agriculture wish it distinctly pointed
out that fertility and "hatchability"
are not necessarily identical. An egg
may be fertile and the germ still not
have sufficient vitality to produce a
healthy click under the ordinary con-
ditions Of incubation.
3. In series Of incubator experiments
at the Rhode Island Station, of SGT
eggs tested, SO per cent. were found
to be fertile, while only As per cent of
the fertile eggs, or $50 per cent. of the
total number Of eggs, Matched under
the conditions of the tests. Expert
ments made ut the Maine Station
showed that there was az great yaria-
ton in fertility as in the total yield
or u'n0rent hens some producing eggs
that were all highly fertile and others
that were completely infertile, and,
Furthermore, that eggs of some hens
varied greatly in this respect at diff
ferent times. The observed facts
seem to show that while a heavy egg
yield does not hinder fe@,ility, provid-
ed the hens are allowed to rest before
they begin to lay again, infertility is
likely to result after hens have been
laying long and heavily.
The Ohio Experiment Station made