The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-18
Holy Father Thinks W0men's
Fashions Are Fifty Years
Ahead of Time.
BISHOPS INSTRUCTED TO
DEN0UNCE EXTREME FADS
Woman Masquerading as Man
Misleads Hospital Corps
of Physicians.
BY CLEMENT J. BARRETT,


Special Cable 10 The Tribune.
ROME. Sept. 17,-Popc Plus is. above
all things, a rcformer. He is up TO date
in many respects. but there are some
things concerning which he holds TO old
fashioned Ideas. He loves old friends;
also books. the old style OF music and
the good old-fashioned style OF cooking
The holy father. however. thinks the
world Of fashion is about so years ahead
OF the time. He recently declared that
some women were running mad in re-
spect OF dress He was not averse 10
women making themselves attractive; in
fact. IL was their nature TO do so. but
he said there was a wide difference be-
tween faShionably dressed woman and
woman whose dress bordered OH the
Indecent. He has requested bishops to
use some remarks on the subject. Act
ing upon his suggestion, many priests In
Milan, Turin and Venice. the latter his
old home. have taken up the matter and
In their sermons have denounced women
young and old, who appear publicly in
'scandalous attire" One priest at Milan
said that women OF that class were a
menace to their families and to the
community. He also said a woman who
appeared in the Chantcler outfit needed
either the care Of an expert on mental
diseases or the surveillance of the rela-
tiveS.
The Milan police have prohibited the
performance of the drama. From the
Height to the Abyss" by Albert OIivio
Olivio. some years ago. murdered his
wife at Milan. cut the body into pieces
boat and I'm view OF the people threw the
body piece by piece into the water. He
was arrested and charged with the muir
der, but was declared OF unsound mind.
and after being detained for some time
was discharged. He has now written the
drama mentioned. the story OF the crime
In horrible detail. but the authorities
have stepped In to prevent the perform
ance.
To Restore Property.
The Italian parliament will probably
consider a scheme to rebuild the govern
ment property destroyed with the 1908
earthquake. An English syndicate has
made a proposal TO the Italian govern
take the construction OF the piers. break
water, ferry slips, military barracks. hn.-
versity. court buildings. goal, postoffces,
governors Offices and residence. city
hall. sewerage. drainage. etc. to be com
pletcd in nye years. London firm will
advance the government e23 900 to carry
out tho work.
A strange story comes from the st.
Antoine hospital and IL seems TO bear
all the earmarks OF truth. 1t is said
that skillful visiting physician was in
reality n woman masQuerading. II seems
that a certain Major Falconi'' had been
calling at the hospital lending his as
sistance TO the staff and no suspicion Of
anything being irregular arose until the
attention of one of the regular doctors
was called TO the fact that Major Falconi
was supposed TO be In Switzerland. The
major was not unknown to some Of the
stan. and IL was remarkable that II he
was being impersonated the substitute
bore an extraordinary likeness TO the
original,
The doctors. however. determined TO
get at the bottom OF the mystery. and
sent an official to call at the majors 5
residence, The door was opened by the
ma jors housekeeper. Emilia Bosi, and no
sooner had the hospital official seen her
that he felt convinced that this was the
person who had been In disguise of a
physician at the hospital lie inquired
for major Falconi. and being Informed
that the major was not home. returned
to the hospital and assured the director
that Major Falcoui' was woman In
disguise When he next called at the
hospital Major Falconi' was questioned
so closely that secrecy was no longer
possible. Investigation showed that the
woman who certainly bears remarkable
likeness to the real major had during his
absence, lost her reason and imagined
herself to be her master. and by means
OF the uniforms succeeded In deluding
others,