The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-08
GOTHAM GOSSIP
(Ry Francis Phillips. Copyright 1919. by the National News Service. ". Y.)

New York, Dec. S-The insurrection- ary spirit shown by the Infanta Eula- lie of Spain In refusing to heed the order of King Alphonse to suppress her forthcoming novel, emphasizing the advantages of divorce, recalls to mind some of her. eccentricities while here a few years ago. She was then twenty-nine years of age and proba- bly, the most vivacious young noble woman who ever strolled this way. At the big ball given in her honor by the municipal authorities at Madison Square Garden she became highly pi- qued because Mayor Gilroy. not be- ing a dancing man, was unable to waltz with her.
 She purred and poofed in vexatious Castilian until the air around the re- ception room began to bristle and some of the committee began to wish it was a bullfight. instead of a ball that was engaging their attention. The late Mrs. Astor, mother of Will liam Waldorf Astor and Colonel John Jacob Astor, Vainly sought to mollify her. For once in his life the Mayor, who had a distinct dislike for social functions of all kinds, would have given a thousand dollars if he could have pirouted about the hall with the gay visitor, but alas he was not equal to it.
 While here the Infanta rode on the front seats of the street cars, tipped the head waiter of her hotel, $500, to be among the others under him, and had perfectly gorgeous, Democratic time. She got tired of lowing to the multitudes who wanted to do her honor, and seemed to want to be one Of the great mass of people herself. She told the girls of the Normal col lege that she would be happiest if she could be sitting on one of the benches in a classroom.
 Full of life, unconventional, follow ing her own desires and. imperious in having them gratified, the Infanta next astounded Chicagoans by sud- denly abandoning a concert rendered her in the Fair Grounds and going to the Midway Plaisance for beer and frankfurters. Once again she made the Windy City howl with astonish- ment. She was expected at the Cathe- gathered. She did not attend, but went to an obscure church where the poor were nuddled in prayer.
 The Baroness Rose Posse, who has been here for some weeks, seems to be deeply perturbed over the indispo- sition of the women of New York to accept seriously her suggestion that small waists make for small brains.
 The Baroness is an apostle of the Hellenic idea that an uncuirrased waist line promotes health, and through the active circulation of the blood, develops the brain cells of the sex Conversely she thinks corsets un- duly interfere. with the circulation and stunt the mental as well as the phy- sical growth. Sc abas with them. 9th CT disciples of the Greek idea have said the same thing before but the sex have gone on wearing corsets un- A tz4vx = breathed- in protest against them.
 "All this talk about .corsets prevent ing women from attaining a high de- gree of mental development is rfdicu- lous" say representative society wom- en. Then with significant twinkle of their eyes, they add: Women are not supposed to have brains anyway at least most men think so. Brainy women are not happy. It is not wise for a woman to know too much. You know a husband-the average hus- band-likes to have his wife defer to him on matters of knowledge that pre- suppose the possession of brains. Since this is the fact. why trouble us about mental inertia, cerebral atrophy and all the other nonsense for which the corset they say is responsible As- stunning that the corset does retard cir culation and keep us from becoming stronger mentally, is it not good k, Wu6u O1C ICdllLCS ifOW ddiAil ably it comports to personal happiness and to that of the men folks who might be terribly disturbed if we were otherwise than what we are.'
 Therefore the kindly recommenda- tions of the Baroness for the elimin. ation of the corset has received a chilly reception from those it was de- signed to benefit.
 George Randolph Chester, author of the "Get Rich Quick Wallingford' stories had big load lifted from his shoulders this week, when Supreme Court Justice Guy signed the final de- cree of divorce obtained against him three months ago by his first wife, Elizabeth M. Chester. Ever since his arrival here from England, six weeks ago, he has been haunted by the fear that his former, spouse would institute proceedings against him for bigamy. Under the impression that the inter- 1ocutory decree granted. Mrs. Chester here on August 23rd last dissolved their marriage. Chester married Mrs. Lillian Deremo, a pretty widow, on October 12. Mrs. Deremo was a former friend of the first wife and was accused by the latter of having replaced her in the affections of the author soon after the trio came to this city to live a little more than year ago. When the wife taxed the writer with his ap- parent preference for the widow he is said to have frankly admitted it.
 "How have I failed you?" Mrs. Chester is said to have asked her hus- band when she discovered he cared for Mrs. sDeremo
 .'You are perfect in every way ex- cept one" Chester is quoted as say ing ''This woman surpasses you in beauty I must have that My na- ture demands it-my soul cries out for it. want you and her, too"
 On his arrival here in October with the widow as his bride, Chester was startled to learn that the marriage in England was void, since the final decree of the court here in favor of his first wife had not yet been enter ed, the three months period of pro- bation required by law, following the granting of the interlocutory decree not having expired.
 Although lawyers held that the first wife could have put Chester in a sor- " plight for his haste to wed the widow she showed no spirit of venge- ance. and reconciled herself to the conviction that what was to be, would be anyway. With the signing of the final decree this week, Chester is now at liberty to marry the widow all over again, although the decree specifically prohibits him from again entering in to wedlock in this state until the death of his first wife. '. But the author may