The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-16
DAILY NEWS LETTER
GOSSIP OF PARIS
 AND RANDOM NEWS
By ALICE LANGELIER international News Service Staff Cor
 respondent


 little theatre of the Champs Elysees of a group of charming Russian refu- gees, artists who sketch little scenes of their lives, souvenirs of gay times before the Revolution under the title of '"The Moscow F'air''
 Madame Efremova became known to Partisan theatre lovers last year in the performance of La Chauve Sou his,' under the direction of Balieff The little tableaux which she has ar ranged do not surpaSS - some may even say that they do not equal those Of her former leader, but she is not trying to compete with him. She has searched for atm osphere" and She has succeeded in finding it with the aid of Monsieur Soudekine and his fascinating bits of scenery, full of color and gaiety.
 The spectacle resembles that of Partisan cabaret raised to high level. For music there is only a piano and to this the artists sing and dance The scenes are sometimes like minia- lures, sentimental engravings or chromos, and sometimes like little ribbons of film. The whole story is not given, they are mere suggestions which make one think of the news in three Iines'' which Mephistopheles Feneon invented to initiate journal develop the romanesQue airs, the pop ular scenes of wash erwomen and coachmen dancing in Sunday garb, sailors singing on the banks of the where a fine black hussard makes his last adieu to the tzigane.
 For the first time since the Arenas disappeared from the rue Pergolese with the Exposition of 1900 Paris is to see some bull fights. but they will not be of the very bloody variety. They are kind of humorfstic play of the Pyreneees under the name of ''chadlottades." Three celebrated matadors-CharIot, Fl Chispa and Su Bostones-have arrived in Paris to introduce the sport, bringing with them a number of nervous little bulls with great horns.
 Twelve inches from tip to tip is the measurement of the famous black moustache of No. 2O09, policeman at the Porte St. Denis. It is said to be the longest and sillxieSt of any in the republic, but No. 2009- 'tiS whispered. is prouder of his good 1>oifce record than the black hairs which have won him fame.
 A little bit of Salt Lake City was discovered in the Pla.ne- Monceau quarter the other day. If Louis hadn't asked his father for money no one would have known about it. Leon Bertran nd married Zalie Mantaux in 1892 and had no reason to complain, only Zelie wasn't very rich. When, during the war, he met volunteer nurse of good family and a little dot of S2,500 Zelie agreed to let the new wife come into the house hold and a bed was put up for the "cousin," as she was known to out siders. All went smoothly until the son threatened to tell all if the father didn't give him more money. The cat was soon out of the bag and Leon learned that he was a bigarnist.
 The "crack'' of the kiss is predicted by French newspaper writers who have been reading of the mortal kiss which resulted in the death of the American valet de chambre and his sweetheart.
 ''There is little doubt" writes Andre Lichtenberg in LHumanite, that for a people as realistic as the Ameri- cans this event will be the point of departure for an active campaign against the physiological gesture which has long been denounced by hygiene 'cranks.' Don't kiss me ba- b :es' are already numerous in this land of freedom and you will see that in very short time FTance Will De tae only country where 1t will be pos sible, without a medical prescription, to kiss a. pretty woman or drink glass of good wine (rouge or blanc)."
 Mud baths are proving to be a great source of beauty for many Par isiennes. The mud is a special kind with radioactive properties which up- | on application render the skin pearly white and free from all blemish es. The patient sits. down in a real mud puddle and is p1astered from tip to toe with the black earth. Wads of cotton wool are put over her eyes to protect them After the mud has hard ened it crunbles easily and the patient walks out of her mould as fresh and blooming as summer rose.
 'Who said walk and grow thin" laughed Postman Teissandier. the fat est letter carrier in France. He has been delivering mail for 16 odd years | but for all that tips the scale at 266 | today and he is only 5 feet inches | In height. He is fat and good-natur- | ed and boasts that his health is per- feet. |
 (By International News Service.) |
 Martins Ferry, O., Nov. 16-A | friend taught Victor Gehrer, Jr., two son of a prominent local I Democrat, the following speech" which the youngster gladly recites:
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