The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09
QUEEN MARY MADE INNOCENT VICTIM
 OF A CONSPIRACY

Paris, May 9.-Queen Mary unwit-s tingly was the victim of a little con- spiracy during her recent visit to France.
 Much had been heard here of the. English queens aversion to extremes in fashions. The order was whisper ed about among the ladies invited to the state dinners that during Queen Mary's visit they should avoid all modern eccentricities of the mode.
 Some Of the women complained that 1t hardly was consistent with deep respect for royalty to wear ones old clothes, but the idea of conserva- tive dress was carried out generally. Some of the great dressmakers or Paris, at the Queens command, brought their models to the Foreign Office where Her Majesty was lodged. The Queen selected several costumes The gown-makers were warned be- fore-hand not to show any or the daring and bizarre skirts now in yo- que. The creators hastily prepared special designs which were shown to Her Majesty as absolutely the new est things, which, indeed they were, since no one else had seen them be- fore. The Queen is understood to have been we'll pleased with the good taste and discretion shown
 King George was much moved on several occasions during the visit here by the extraord dfnary enthusiasm of the Parisian crowds. His emotion on one occasion in passing through the Place de Ia Concorde was very ev- ident. His toast to Paris as a city which his father had loved was an expression which pleased every one.
 The visit appears to have fulfilled every political expectation. The close understanding between the Eng fish and French goyernm ents which had never been interrupted since T.. was arranged in 1904 had become little vague and misunderstood by the French public. Doubts had arisen as to whether England was really in earnest in her friendship for France. These doubts have been relnoved, and the tentente cordiale'' seems to be warmer than ever
 Students of the manners and cas- toms of past times are we'll aware that the ladies and gentlemen of the court of Louis KY, were more re- smarkahle for the magnihcence of their attire than for the cleanliness of their persons. An interesting doc- lment has just been found which once more proves this historical fact. It is copy of the regulations of the celebrated school fir the daughters of the nobility founded at Saint Cyr by Madame de Ma1ntenon.
 Pupils are entitled to have one set of undercIothing, one pair of stockings and two handkerchiefs per month. Towe1s-pupils, one every week; nuns, one every two weeks. Foot bath-pupfls. one a month; nuns, only by special authorization of the Superior. Comp1ete batI1-thrice a year (May, June, Ju1y.) Pupils un- able to take their bath on the ap- pointed day must wait until the fol- lowing month";
 
 The French postal authorities are considering the issue of a series of stamps with new design. Instead stamps will have a picture of the Eff fel Tower with an aeroplane flying over it. The reason for this change is that the present stamp is very easily copied by forgers. The pro- posed new design is meeting with much criticism. It Is said that if the government must supersede Ro- tvs graceful figure it might be some thing more pleasing than the Eiffe1 Tower.
 With the object Of facilitating the task of the telegraph operators who will have to transn1it large numbers of telegrams in Esperanto during the approaching Esperanto Congress, the chief of the Postal Department ar ranged course of instruction for them. His initiative, however, does not seem to have met with much ap- preciation, as out of 147 employees whose names were put down on the list for the lessons, only six were pres erit on the first day, and only i've on the second.
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