New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-04
DANCER SUES A CRITIC
Gaby Deslys, Tired Of Unkind
Comment. Demands $4,000.
JOKE PLAYED ON COUNT
Wsg Sends Letters That Rob
Host of Ali His Expected
Dinner Guests.
From The Tribune Correspondent.

From The Tribune Corre,PondsrtI
Paris. July 2s.-Gaby Deslys is tired OF
the unkind things said about her by
French critics, and to make an example
of one OF the most prominent she IS suing
Ernest Charles for $4,000.
Gaby says that all Frenchmen are
hypocrites She believes there Is little
honesty in the world. outside America,
where she was treated Ike a real lady
and no nasty things were said about her.
Her action IS the talk Of Paris, which
doubtless was what the astute dancer In
tended. She was first going TO hire a
groom TO horsewhip Charles, but her
lawyer suggested making him pay dam
ages. as horsewh!pping editors and critics
has become too common and dull.
Charles. commenting upon the threat
ensd suit, suggests that Mile. Deslys
subpoena ex-King Manuel as one OF her
witnesses as TO character. He adds many
other names as likely TO be OF assistance.
For all that, the case is expected 70 show
IIldl CIllICS use l4lCIl ptlio AoA W. 4'~N''
in Paris, and there are many who think
that Gaby will win the damages.
Counts Party Without Guests.
\ practical joke. played upon the pop
ular Count Robert de Montesquieu' has
Just led TO lawsuit which involves many
PEOPLE prominent in Paris society. The
count is indignant. and vows he viii
wreak vengeance in suit for heavy
damages for the insult placed upon him.
Count Robert has a beautiful place at
Les Vesinet, near Saint Germane. known
by the modest name OF lie Palais Rose.
1t is magniflcently situated in the heart
OF an immense garden Of lovely roses.
and people love to visit II. just to have
peep at the roses IN bloom. The count
decided that he would invite all his
friends out TO dinner in his garden OF
roses" and to entertain his guests he
engaged specially such stars as Nile.
Leconte. Mile. Dorniat and NJ. Worms.
These artists from the Coincide Fran
caise were to play Verlaine's Les Cns
81 Les Autres": and IN addition dancers
and singers Of note we're 10 I'll In the
rest OF the garden performance. On the
night OF the party all the guests re-
ceived express letters regretting that the
count was compelled 10 postpone the
treat They we're all deeply disappointed.
Their annoyance was as nothing com
nared TO that OF the count lie sat IN
hts garden. surrounded by hundreds Of
emptv gflt chairs. the dinner spelling,
the performers getting on edge. the ices
melting with the heat-the chef IN tears.
There were no guests II vas not until
next day that Paris woke up 10 the hoax.
The majority Of the people who missed
dinner and play laughed over the aHalr.
Va, so the count. He was deeply IN
censed. and rushed post haste 20 his
LAWYER. Blood would be spilled. but
duels are going out Of fashion.
Buralar Broker the Latest.
The pol,ce of Paris are wrestling with
new species Of criminal-the burglar
broker" The broker advertises. quietly.
OF course. "burglaries done neatly and
with dispatch"
The discovery OF the burglar broker
wa. made In the investigation following
IN. bankruptcy OF ". Bouvier. well
known jeweller. Bowler reported the
burglary Of his nat and broke down and
confessed when the detectives proved that
he must have been a consenting party in
tho affair. He explained how his troubles
had induced him 20 employ burglar
broker" a German. who claimed 70 be In
touch with the most desperate criminals
in Paris.
The burglary had been brought on. as
arranged, the gems secreted in country
town, and Bowler was ready TO draw the
insurance money. The brokers' fee was
s1co and the fee OF Noise, his operator
nknown as the King OF Burglars. Sco
Now II 1. Winged Car"
The winged car has been tried and
nroyed a huge success. Paris is shower
ing praise upon the inventor. NJ. Bertrand
de Iesseps, and the prediction Is made
that the new arrival will revolutionze
notor,ns. The car went from Paris 10
LYONS about 800 miles. without single
mlshap and made the distance In excel
lent time
The vehicle has the appearance OF an
ordinary motor car. except that the fore
mart Is shaped like the prov OF ship
From the extremity Of the prov extends
| a shaft 10 which the propeller is attached
or the wing" as Il is called. The
"yIng" Is driven By a D-horsepoWer en-
zinc and rotstes by shaft and chain trans
! mission The wheels OF the car run free.
In the trial speed of sixty-two miles
an hour was made. Nth 2,loo wing revo-