New-York tribune., 1921-05-01
Book Gossip


BY the time she was twenty three
she had made an enviablc reputation
in her profession and was the author
of number of short stories. From
Edwin Milton Royle's play, "The Squaw
Man." in which her husband scored
such success, Mrs. Faversham wrote
the novel OF the same title which the
Harpers brought out. The SQuaw Man
in book form was as popular as the
play and went into q large number Of
editions.
Harrington Asked to Write Play
Booth Harrington has been asked to
write play for Maude Adams, who is
to return to the stage this fall, after
al absence of hearty three years. Mr..
Harrington produced two plays on
Broadway last year, "Clarencc," which
had phenomenal run, and "PoldeHn."
in which George Arliss starred. His
new novel, Alice Adams, will be pub
lished by Doubleday, Page & Co. this
spring.
Tiffany Pays $ss. 900 for Love Beads
The famous Glove necklace" which
Napoleon gave to Josephine, a string
of amber beads with each engraved
with the words Napoleon and Joseph
ine," that Harold MacGrath writes
about in The Pagan Madonna, Is no
fiection. For years it has been hid
den in little curio shop Of San Fran
cisco's Chinatown. In Mr.. MacGrath's
new romance which Doubleday, Page
& Co. have just published, he tells the
story Of a famous collector who goes
to Shanghai to buy the jewels from q
gentleman thief engaged in supplying
rare works Of art to those who can
pay the price. He fails to get the
beads, but is involved in many adven-
lures eliminating in piracy on the
China seas.
In reality this famous string Of am
Der, which was stolen from the Louvre
twenty-five years ago, was lying un-
recognized in "Ye Antique Shoppe" in
Chinatown. A few weeks ago couple
Of tourists from New York bought it
for twenty-five dollars. When they re-
turned home they asked jeweler in
Maiden Lane to examine it. He i'm
mediately offered them $4,000 for the
necklace. They took the beads to Tiff
fany, who bought the necklace Tor $685.
600. 1t has now been returned to the
French government, but the mystery
surrounding it's various adventures re-
mains unsolved.
Short Skirts at the Second Empire
Court
| While the court was at Fontaine-
bleau the Princess yon Metternich -
who had a great and disastrous in
fuence over the Empress, and who was
the source Of many innovations, both
fortunate and unfortunate, the latSer
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that the
ladies Of the court should go to the
races in short skirts.
The Empress applauded the idea.
The short skirts were ordered a.
once; they were ready to be worn
when lady Of the court-there still
remained some ladies-warned the
Princess Won Metternich that this pc
culiar and enticing attire, which per-
mitted view Of shapely ankles and
calves, would be nothing short of
scandal.
"What wrong will there be If the
Empress is also dressed like that?"
retorted the Austrian lady.
"No wrong" answered the ladv,
"but it is not decent that she should
show herself so; it does not matter
for US. Tell me frankly, would
you advise your sovereign, in Austria,
to dress like that?"
THAT is not the same thing" ex-
claimed the Princess. "My Empress
is real one q royal Empress,
while yours is only Mile. de Montijo."
True story Of the Empress Eugene
(Lane).