The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-04-04
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years Of sophstication, New York So
ciety simply cannot prevent itself
from getting all keyed up about real
princes and princessse. 1t has OBJ
tanned considerable zest from the
presence here this past season Of vari-
Gus members of the nobility who were,
nevertheless, quite ways from being
royalty So now the news that the
Princess Anastasia of Greece, former
ly Mrs. Leeds of the u S. A., will come
to Newport for part Of the season,
sas sent social thrills down many
spines. For her husband is of truly
royal birth and brother to the pres
ent king. Everyone is getting out her
former acquaintance with the one
time Mrs. Leeds and busting 1t up all
ready for use. It's going to be plas-
ant occasion in more ways than one, it
would be thought for the handsome
woman who used TO be half-snubbed
by some of the present enthusiasts,
under the title of "tin-plate heiress."
Anyone who thinks music is unap-
preciated in "the commercial atmos-
phere of New York city ought to have
been among those present when Will
lem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor of
the Concert Grebownf set sail for Rot
terdam the other day. The sceptical
one would have realized then what
true musical affection can mean. Six
women tainted in the jam of the 1000
gathered to say farewell, most of
whom tried to kis sthe overwhelmed
conductor. He, himself, managed to
escape injury, but he was sadly dis
arranged when he finally got safely
aboard. His collar was missing COM
pletely, and his coat torn: but he
knew that he was appreciated, at
least.
The recent verdict in the case of a
New York department store against a
talking machine company is of general
interest because of the contest which
has sprung up at various times over
the same principle of : manufacturers
being able to control the retail price
fhis product. R. H. Macy & Co. sued
the talking machine concern because
It has refused to sell the store its ma
chimes after they cut the price on
them; charging violation of the Sher-
man Antitrust Law. The jury in the
Federal District Court awarded Macy
G. Co. s49,69S.71 damages. The verdict
will probably be appealed.
When 70 uhave particularly silly
dream, you need have no hestitancy In
tellin git. 1t isn't your fault how alb
surd 1t was; it may have come from
Jupiter. SO said DR.. Hereward Car
rington author and psychic investi-
gator, 1 ma speech the other day. Jup-
tier, he pointed out, is probably inhab-
tied entirely by spirits; it's too far
from the sun to have ordinary phys
ical people get along on it. And these
spirits phone US, as it were, while
we're asleep.
The race Is not dying yet. A few
hardy souls remain. For instance Ed
ward Quinlan, of Brooklyn, fell from
his window on the third story of a
hospital; but instead of upsetting his
nurse and everybody by getting him
self killed or seriously injured, he
hurt his wrist slightly and let 1t go
at that.
frankie Bailey is back on the big
time" How many years ago was 1t
that she was Weber and Fields IA
vorite? So long, at least, that she had
vanished from everyone's thoughts.
And now she's back! She is to head a
vaudeville company of eight, in a
stunt put on by her old friends, Joe
Weber and Lew Fields.
Are our readers properly grateful to
us for having omitted all mention OF
the Stokes and Stillman divorce cases?
You needn't be after all. Because
we'll admit there was no temptation
to do anything else.
LUCY JEANNT PRICE.
A barrel OF flour will yield between
26O and go loaves Of braed or about
sixty loaves to the bushel.