The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12

| but the very low classes, and now It's | death-lgnell has been sounded. and with | 1t will disappear other ways of dancing of European or exotic origin hardly
 less decent.
 | There are many artists in Paris who | are endeaVoring to improve the present | character and methods of the dance. Per-
 sons of refined taste and lovers of art art tired of the high-Hcking and un- graceful posturing which passes nowadays | for dancing. None of these reformers
 of the dance are having more success or
 doing such work on behalf of art than | those who seek to resusfitate the superb | dances of the Greeks inNtheir seulptural l beauty of form and pose. and among
 the distinguished of all these dancers is Mile. Regina Badet, who would seem her self to have awakened from some beau- tiful Greek frieze.
 Mlle Regina Badet, who is one of the
 most beautiful women now practicing this magnificent art, is a pupil of Mme Mari | uuita who directs her pantommic dances, | and Mme. Mariquita is well known to be of the great authorities on the ancient | dance. Nile. Badet is a wonderful in- terpretor of the spirit of the ancient dances. The beauties of her pose, the variety of her expression she introduces into every change of mimicry, the pas sionate intensity of her rhythmic dances; indeed the grace of her every slightest movement faseinates the sight and the imagination The beautiful movements of her body, indeed seem almost to animate
 the drapery she wears, causing it to fall into folds and harmonious lines that
 realize the dreams of artists. She is
 worthy of the poets description "Queen of attitude and princess of gesture"
 Portugal wants a Crown Prince, and Dom Luiz Filllpe, King Carlos heir, is to make a tour of the European courts in search of a wife. He is in his twenty first year. a cheerful boyish-looking prince.
 The Prince will include the English court in his tour, and is sure of cor dial welcome there, as his father and mother are on the best of terms With King Edward and Queen Alexandria. The only eligible princess in England Is Prln- cess Patricia of Connaught, and 1t IS not beyond the bounds of possibility that this charming girl may become the future Queen of Portugal.
 King Victor Emmanuel of Italy is not on speaking terms with his brother-in-law, Prince Danilo of Montenegro. The quar- rel arose through the Italian monarch visit to Athens Prince Danilo being tact less enough to remonstrate With King Victor against the proposed visit to the Greek court, with which the MonteheSrlh court was on bad terms.
 King Victor pointed out that he was simply paving a return visit to King George-a courtesy which he could hardly refrain from paying him. Then Prince Danilo urged him to try and get better treatment for montenegro from hlnS George but of course, King victor re- piled that that would be open interfer- ence with the foreign affairs of another state.
 Prince Danilo. who was a guest at the Italian court. left Rome abruptly, and the visit of Prince Nicholas, the Monte- negrin sovereign, was cancelled.
 A tidal wave on the Portuguese coast has revealed a buccaneers treasure thai
 had been hidden for centuries After the tidal wave. which followed an earth
 tremor. had receded. the treasure trove was found on the shore at Nazareth's' summer resort There were ancient arms and armor. coins of all nationalities, gold buttons and pins, and a quantity or Jew elry. n
 The discovery has given a clue to the old stronghold of the buccaneers, and eX-
 cavations are being made in the nope or l more treasure being found
 The Eiffel Tower, which has already
 gone through so many vicissitudes, is go- l ing to have new coat this summer l As every year since 1889 the tower mas l changed its color, lively speeulations are | rife as to what it's new dress IS to pc 1 First the tower was painted what IS calieu | here "dead leaves; then orange coloreu | then for the great exhibition of l9Oo IL l was nalnted with the "colors of the sun l As this last color has been gradually l changing from yellow to chocolate brown, | ifs original color never would be guessed | while at the same time and nara | wear had worn it in places, so that IL mas
 now an appearance which is best ue- 1 scribed as "leprous." It has thereioIe | been decided that from foot to base IL
 must he repainted. and daily q small
 army of persons can be seen crowdlng
 round a horde of painters with paint 1 nots and brushes trying all sorts of colors ! in order to decide which shall be accepted 1 as the one suitable for the great honor | of adorning the great tower. lhey HaNe begun to paint at the base, commencing with pale yellow, to old gold. and rose
 pink to vermillion, from pale blue to purple, and from pale green to the dark,
 est shade of green known A speclai ! inrv will be chosen to say which color
 will be the most agreeable to the Parislan
 eve as it glides down the Seine to St' 1 Cloud. and after that it will nave to sup- l init to a small army or men chlhpin5
 round it's sides for at least six months
 before 1t can again shine forth Tn all It's
 glory of new paint and cleaninss'
 More than ..s stormbound travellers
 have been rescued by the monks of the Grand St Bernard hospice during the
 past winter. which has been the most severe for many years.
 At least a hundred persons who had
 lost their way in the snow-laden noun
 tain pass would have died but TOT the
 aesitance of the monks and their famous dogs. The travellers were mostly Italian
 workmen, but included three English tourists. -
 Although none of the rescued men died,
 the monks fear that there will be found during the summer the bodies of several