The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
AMERICAN PICTURES
ATPAR|S
Nine. Lima Cavalieri Has a
Double Who Can Sing
FEMININE SOLDIERS
Nine. Jane Dieulafoy Planning to Or
canize a Battalion--To Burn Let
ter-Police Find Big Check.
Think 1t Joke
BY PAUL VTLLIERs

IN Paris have passed a part of the week
ut the foot Of the alter of art-not eubist
impressionsm, however, but good,
healthy, American landscape and portrait
trre. A big collection of paintings is ex-
fibited by William T. Dannet, president
of the Paris Society OF American Pain
ters who has been working with an
amount of industry unbelievable all win
ter and through the spring. A part of the
Dannert series depicts impressions Of
prince Charming in the Garden OF Beau
w." incidental with the discovery of the
sleeping princess and the egres of fairy
land. The Duo de Montpensier, who
would like to be king of Albania, poses
for Prince Charming.
Nine. Cavalieri Has Double
Madame Lima Cavalieri is again in the
public eye. She has a double in Digon,
simple peasant girl and the young
woman, 1t seems, is also the possessor of
a wonderful voice as well as a marvellous
reflex of Linas peculiar beauty. This is
not ali. M Lucien Murats of the Paris
opera, who was reported some time ago
10 be engaged to marry Cavalieri, Is now
said to be desperately in love with her
double" determined to put her to school,
make a great star of her and bind her
fortunes to his own through the nuptial
knot.
Feminine Reserves for France
Madame Jane Dieulafoy, to whom of
all French women grateful government
has accorded. in consideration OF her
services to archaeology by her brilliant
excavation in Persia, the right to wear
masculine clothing, intends to organize
n battalion of feminine reserves. The
proposal is not so advanced as 1t sounds
aft first gasp. For Madame Dieulafoy, in
spite of the fact that "elle porte lie panta-
lon,, is ANYTHING but a ferocious femin-
ist. The militant suffragists would re-
ceive little sympathy from this modest
and mild hammered little old lady. 1t Is
not of any band of trousered amazons
that she dreams But her own exper-
fence in the war of 1870, in which she
.'served" dressed as man, by her hus-
bands side, has convinced her that the
services of women in time of war can be
utilized far more extensively than so
far they have been
There is, she says, an infinite deal OF
clerical and administrative work in of.
fices and STORES at present performed By
men which might with equal efficiency
he done by women. In this way CON
siderable body of "effectives' would be
set free for active service. The orsaniza-
tion of this battalion of women Madame
Diouafoy intends to model on that OF
the Red Cross which she considers per-
feet Already she has submitted her
project to the minister of war, and re-
ceived an encouraging answer, and letters
are reaching her from would be recruits
All honor to the patriotism of the
French woman who CLAIMS to do her
share in the defense of her country.
To Burn Letter
There has been great deal OF talk
about an autograph letter which the eX-
ocutors of NJ Cherumy have been per-
suaded to withdraw from the forthcom-
ing sale of the advocates collection. The
Figaro was very dark and discreet about
1t--so discreet and dark, in fact, that we
thought things much more serious than
they really were, It's sale, urged the
journal, would stain the memory OF one
of Frances greatest poets, and the fair
fame of one of her most famous artists.
One learns that it not so very terri
BILE after all. The letter In question Is
one written by Alfred de Vigny to his
.'amie," the tragic actress Dorval--a let
ter couched, it appears in terms dictated
by a frankly unplatonc passion. This
TOO ardent epstle the executors, after
careful and repeated pefusal, have decided
to consign to the flames.
A Practical Joke
Several days ago a railroad employe
who was cleaning out the carriages
of the Nord express at the Care du
Nord came upon a handbag IN first-
class compartment Taken to the spe-
cial commissary, 1t was found to con-
tain, among other things passport
made out by the German embassy at
Rome to Commentators Arrige Rossi.
and a cheque from the Bank of Indus
try and Commerce at Berlin and pay
able at the Bank of Italy in Rome.
The check was for the comfortable
sum of $3,250,000. So far no one has
claimed the derelict handbag Yet such
r. check is not the sort of thing the
ordinary man mslays, or having mis-
laid does not miss. The police scent
a practical and rather meaningless
Joke.
Interesting Researches
Interesting researches among birds
and animals on the effects of excessive
exercise on the heart are described by
DR. Magnan. director of the school of
higher studies in Paris at the inter-
national congress on physical eduea-
tion.
Not Cruel After All
He finds that birds that have a small
amount of wing surface, and are con-
seuuently compelled to move their
wings very rapidly possess enormous
hearts. Those who are able TO use
their large wings to float like an aero
plane have hearts of modest size, show
ing direct connection between the
volume of this organ and the intensity
of the muscular effort employed.
Among mammals, DR. Magnan points
out that the flesh eaters which are
capable of putting forth intense muscu-
lar power for short time but can
not sustain prolonged exertion, have
hearts of considerable volume. The
herb eating animals capable of pro-
longed exertions only, have much small
Ter hearts.
In the Rue ST. Lazare stood moor
and meanly clad woman who stopped
passersby crying Give me penny for
food for my baby" and she pointed
to a wailing infant in her arms.
But an observant policeman inter-
rasfered. II was only when the woman
made a particular movement that the
infant squealed and Investigation
showed that a string which the woman
worked with her feet was tied to 1t.
The apparent cruelty resulted in the
womans arrest. Great was the aston
ishment of the police at Headquarters
when the injured baby" was found
TO be a large doll, whose vocabulary