The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11
AMERICAN WOMEN
 THE BEST DRESSED Of All the Nations Who Visit
 Austrian Resorts Fa FORTUNES OF COUNT After Long Life Of Pinching Poverty WenIth Returns to Him as He Is Dying-Extraordinary Duel
 in Hungary

Vienna. December 1o.--(Special.)-Amer- ican women who visit the Austrian re- sorts are said to be the most fashiona- bly, dressed and spend more for beautiful gowns than those of any nationality. Having time to ponder well on the beau tiful wearing creations of the season, Viennes firms display them to the best advantage, and it is nothing uncommon for wealthy American woman to buy as many as 20 frocks during the season, many of these to take back to America, although the duty is high. The "hohble skirt was never worn by the former dollar ladies. The latter allowed them selves to be persuaded into it in the gay city, and women dressed in Carlsbad or Vienna smiled in a superior way at their sisters foolishness.
 In Paris, they say, the lady has to suit herself to the fashions. but in Vienna the fashions are carefully suited to the lady. This method pleases American women, for they like to be distinctive. They are not difficult to satisfy, but they require the "best material, the most ele- gant cut possible, and, above all. special attention to the clothes that suit them, individually
 The independent idea in dress of that
 which is best suited to the wearer ap-
 pears to be, a breaking away from the custom of following certain styles that are not always suited to all persons alike. Street dresses are so plain that it Is difficult to realize that an apparently
 modest coat worn on the street may be lined through with costly fur and fln- ished with inside ruffles of rare lace. Count Vinzlng Lazar, a. Hungarian no-
 bleman, is dead after checkered and
 which occurred as he was on his death bed. While yet young man the count | squandered his wealth in speculation. After undergoing a course of training at Brussels as civil engineer after his
 wealth was gone, he was given post by the Hungarian State railway administra- tion. After some years he retired to the town of Mares s-Vesarhey. There he mar ried the daughter of an innkeeper, and to eke out his very small pension he
 worked as a carpenter. In their efforts to save something for their old age the
 count and his wife lived with extreme frugality. Finally the count fell serious ly III. When he was on the point of death a message reached him announc. ing that the sum of 960,00o had been awarded him as the result of a long standing law suit The law suit was begun in the days of his prosperity. The dying man was sufficiently conscious to understand the news.
 An extraordinary duel is reported from Mako, in Hungary. A 15-year-old school boy, Anton Perecky, taking offence ai certain remarks made by schoolfellow Stephan Solymocki, of the same age, sent two friends as seconds to him and chal- lenged him to a pistol duel. The chal- lenge was accepted, and the meeting took place outside the town, four school boys acting as seconds. Revolvers which the boys had stolen from their fathers was used In the fouth round Perecky was shot through the heart and died on the spot. Solymoch and the seconds were arrested.
 The ex-Shah of Persia, who has been III of bronchitis during his stay in Vien- ma, will, on his recovery visit some Aus trian towns in Galico. Later he intends to make journey through Germany and France. The attack of bronchitis fol- lowed cold.
 The building of the two dreadnoughts is now well under way. The stocks have been laid at the Stabilmento Tecni. co, in Trieste. for a second dreadnought The first dreadnought is as high as a large house. The rapid progress made in the building of this ship 5ustifies the pre- sumption that it will be launched ac- cording to programme, in June, 1911, and the second in October, 1911.
 As regards the type, the details are not given, but it is certain that the displace- ment will be above 20,000 tons, the length 525 feet, and the main armament 12 11.S- inch guns.