The sun., 1908-06-14
ENGLAND'S PREMIER BABY |
Continued from Firss Page.

IS, Conunued from Frst rage.
sively advertised no one from that day TO
thiS has ever claimed 1t and the mysterious
necklace is still the property Of tho state.
Undoubtedly some woman who longed to
be In the court circle yet was not on the List
ventured to appear at the ball. and being
unmolested enjoyed herself. Afterward
finding that abe had lost her diamonds she
dared not 60 and announce herself the owner
for fear Of the scandal and disgrace
Hitherto nothing on this aide Of tho water
has 'beep more amusing to tho travelling
American than tho bathing suits worn at
,fashionsble English and Continental seaside
resorts by pretty French. .English and
German women. A shapeless pair OF knick-
erbockers and long. loose jacket which
comes down far enough to form tiny skirt
have been considered quite sufficient adorn-
ment.
Now all this is to be revolutionized., The
Directoire bathing suit is to be introduced
and the beaches this summer are TO see
visions Of beauty such as they have never
seen before. Indeed. 90 very elaborate are
the costumes TO be that u Ocean Grove tao
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them would be forbidden by law.
The new Directoire bathing dress follows
the outline Of tho Directolre gown. The
upper part nts closely to the figure. while
the skirt slit up the sides 10 fastened down
to kniokerbockers Of the same material BY
means Of invisible buttons. Only delicate
oolors and thin materials are to be used.
Cream, pink. blue and white silks and serges
will be most popular.
The old style oilsldn cap. the most un-
becoming headgear In existence, 10 to give
place 10 q picturesque poke bonnet carried
out In waterproof silk and trimmed with
ribbons and flowers in the same material
Parasols viii be carried by those who wish
to do the thing up In the proper way.
OF course all this means that the day OF
the bathing machine is over. No longer
will its friendly shelter be required to trun-
die down TO the sea bather In hideous
jacket and kn ickerbockers and to wait
there till her dip is over and then trundle
her back up the beach always sheltered
bathing costumes will have to disport them
selves more or less on the beach. They
are too beautiful to be hidden at oncS by
the waves, and they are being ordered by
the score from fashionable dressmakers.
The annual meeting OF certain Partisan
-hygienic food supply company held last
week threw soma curious side lights on the
trade In two dainties dear to French gour-
mets-truffles and snails.
The report regretted tho increasing tend
ency on the part Of the public to buy its
trufles whole, as this had caused serious
diminution in the company's business, for
although the company could manufacture
highly appreciated strips it could not irni-
tate the whole truffie.
On the other hand, the shareholders were
cheered up by learning that the sale Of
snails (called de Bourgogne,' said the re-
port had quadrupled during the last year.
Made from calf's lights cut in spirals, these
snails have been found by gourmets much
superior to natural snails and much more
digestible. The company had solved the
greatest difficulty in the sale Of it's artificial
snais, how to provide the shells, by making
an arrangement with one Of the most i'm
portant commission houses in the Central
Markets for a continuous supply. These,
it may be inferred, will be second hand.
A dividend Of 10 per cent. was declared.
which doubtless went some way to COM
pensate the shareholders for the publics
persistence in demanding their truffles
whole and the inventors lack of ingenuity
in not finding way to supply them.
The French Oficia, Gazette in publishing
the list Of legacies and gifts to public es-
Establishments and charities made in 1907
gives the total as $il .2s2 400. as compared
with 81 ,s72 900 for 1908. As regards the purely
religious establishments. 81 200 has been left
to the vestries. striking contrast to the
81. .s2s 900 30 left in 1901 or even the sss4, 800
OF 1905.
1t is q curious thing that among all the
different objects for which money was left
last year practically nothing has been de-
voted 10 assisting learned men In their re-
searches or to the fight against conslnnp-
ton.
There is one gang of Spanish treasure
less. The Madrid police have just
succeeded In roofing out one Of their haunts
in the Gale del Castillo.
From here the swindlers conducted an
well organized and widely rami-
fed business under the guise Of technical
institute. An enormous quantity Of stock
In trade for the capture Of gullible persons
In both hemispheres was seized. such as
forged checks on London bank, counter
feits Of official stamps and Government
note paper, and great number Of fictitious
kilograms and newspaper cuttings.
The director Of the institute. was a
spaniard named Dario Rodriguez. One
of his staff, Swiss, dissatisfied with his
share Of the plunder. let the police into
she secret. with the result that the whole
gang 10 now in prison.
A collection Of curious and rather grisly
objects Of Tibetan handioraft has just been
presented to the French Minister OF Public
instruction. The collection consists Of ar
icles made out Of human bones and used
n religious rites.
There is. for instance, a sort Of rosary
Of 100 disks, each Of which
las been cut from the skull Of different
ribetan hermit or holy man, and Is conse-
,uently believed to have marvellous powers.
Another queer object is a drum made Of
human skin stretched between two brain
,ans. There is trumpet fashioned out
# human shinbone. which was used to