The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

detriment of eVeryonc's digestion and temper. English, Spanish and French dishes figure in the menu, but sometimes King Alfonso calls for a chahng-dish, and with all the gusto of a boy, prepares a connection himself. The dish was a wedding present to him from trio of American gills, friends of Princess Ena before her marriage, and then known as Claire Trewen, Nellie Post and Mildred Carter.
 kahns Buy Mansions
 euite an extraordinary number of Lon don's big mansions have changed hands this year, and it is really ludrieous the way MT. and Mrs. Otto Kahn's names have cropped up regularly in every case as the purchaser of the lessee. First 1t was Mrs. Maldwin Drummonds place in Cariton House Terrace they had bought. then it was Stafford House; at one time a whisper of their name ioated over Dor chester House, and rumor reported that they tried very hard to get Knole Park, Lord Sackville's place near Seyenoaks, one of the most beautiful houses in the kingdom The latest report is that they have rented Lord and Lady Londes- borough's house, St. Dunstan,s. in Regents Park, q fine house in a splendid position, for, although it is right in town, it is in the middle of the park and surrounded by magnificent trees and sweeps oi grass. MT. and Mrs. Kahn $ procedure gaNea. good deal of foundation Tor the rulnofs that got about for they came over with the express intention of either buying or taking on a long lease some big, historical place not far from town. They intend to entertain very largely next season, and they could not have finer position for il than St. Dun stan's would give item.
 Mrs. Potter's Conversion
 It is not generally known that Mrs. Brown Fotter's conversion to theosophy, which created such a stir here, was pro- phesed by an Indian devotee. The story is a pathetic eBe and was eonlided by Mrs Brown otter herself 10 q friend the other day.
 When she was traveling in the east some years age, she stopped for d fort night al an hotel in Colombo. Like all tourists, she was surrounded daily by native sellers of silver, pearls, iewery, brass ware silks. embroideries. and SO on. Among them was particularly handsome cinsalee, who came to sell but fell a victim to his customers mag netic charm. fortunately for her. as the incident might have become rather unpleasant, the man realized that his passion was Eupeiess. but he had to see her every day somehow. so he used to come in the morning to the hotel and bring some rare embroidery, q beauti- fully carved bow! or a piece of eXqnlslte silk, which he sold to his divinity at the mcst ridiculous Irices-far less than what he had paid for them.
 Of course this could only end in one way When nothing remaiRed of his little store of money but a few annas, he wrote a poetic and touching letter to his white queen,y as he called her. In this he spoke of his devotion 10 her. and prcphesied that within five years she would be of the same faith as himself. He sent with the letter an ancient Paris ian tear vase. his only remaining trea- sure, and told her that. as he knew his !ov was hopeless, ile had shed his last tear into the vase. and had-according to the power possessed by some Indians willed himself to die as his beloved read the letter, hoping that his devotion would receive it's reward in another existence.
 Strangely enough, it was found that the Inan act daiiy died at the moment Mrs. Brown Potter got the letter. and although she secuted the notion at the time, lis prophecy eventually came true. The little tear Vase is now Mrs. Brown Pouters tnost valued posses sion. she looks upon it as her mascot. and takes 1t about with hel wherever she gees. sie has a tfeiacudous collection Of curios eol- lcctod during h.r wanderings all over the world. and they incline generally 10 the "hoi rible9 Thus she has a brass bowl in which tho executioner-in-chie af Pekin used 10 put his victims heads, any number e the most bloodthirsty looking Inivea. daPgers and kris: She has. too. q perfect chamber of horrors in an albUn fGll of photographs of Chi .nesc executions anG tortures, some Of which were taken by herself.