The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-23
HOT TEA BATHS
 ARE IN VOGUE
 IN PARIS NOW
Forty Gallons Of Bever. age Is Necessary For
 Dip
(By Associated Press.)

PARIS, Nov. 22.-Seymour Parker Gilbert, Jr., agent general for repara- tion payments under the Dawes plan, is having more trouble with his name than in collecting from Germany. Anglo-Saxon names seem peculiarly diff ficult for the French, who frequently transpose the Christian and surnames and iuggle the spelling into a rather sad mixture.
 MT. Gilbert from the start has fared badly. His job, which is the biggest in the European reconstruction, at tracked great attention to him and his youth excited amazement, but the news papers welcomed him indifferently as Gilbert, Parker or Seymour.
 Le Journal, second largest newspaper in France. reached the climax of in accuracy in front page story about Mir. Gilbert in which he was called "NIonsieur Gilbert Parker" and instead of his youthful face there appeared an old picture of the bearded British novelist, plainly labelled "sir Gilbert Parker"
 That this was not mere accident was shown when the same paper con tinued it's erroneous appelation in sue ceeding stories and other papers fol- lowed suit. One, spotting telegraphed story about the departure of the novel, ist for Canada, promptly printed it, be lieving that the agent-general had iett Europe, although at the same time there were daily stories from Berlin reporting the American's activities. The Russian Soviet's first act of au- thority at the Czar's old embassy in Paris after obtaining recognition from France was to discharge the little staff of French employees which has been there for a quarter of century or more, curing which many ambassadors have come and gone. The five old serv- ants went out with one months pay each.
 'The worst of it is," said the con cierge, i've thought we were here for life. This was our home"
 Whether they have any rights, under oral or implied contracts, to an indemn- ity of one months wages for each year of service, they are debarred from legal action as the embassy is pro- tected from suits by diplomatic inn munity.
 The oldest servant was Mime. Maurie, whose husband died in the embassy S employ and who, after 30 years service left her with a mattress, three vallses and 300 francs.
 The staff recently turned. over to Christian Rakovsky, the Soviet envoy, the treasures which they guarded dur ing the war. In the embassy vault, was the magnificent gold and silver service, valued at 5,000,00O gold francs:
 A revolving .periscope is being tested at the Vincennes Race track, the only trotting track in the Paris region.
 Its purpose is to enable judges at the finish to watch the starts and fol- low the horses around the track with out moving from their positions. Placed on a level with the horses heads, 1t has worked excellently so far and seems likely to be adopted at other tracks, as it allows the high platformed finish stand to be cut down so that it no longer obstructs spectators view Of the back stretch. Another contemplated application ot the device is it's installation in the press stand in such way that the newspapermen can work while they watch.
 Tea Baths Now
 Anna Held's milk baths have been gone one better by some Parisian beau ties, not averse to publicity, who are | filling their tubs with tea. The idea was greeted with great laughter when first heard of but its advocates sad that their doctors assured them the pores of the skin acted as so many little months and they had concluded that if the stimulation of tea was worth while when taken internally Il ought to have a wonderful effe~t Ii the whole body could have a chance ut it.
 Another argument and not the least was that the fashionable Ochre skiT tint and the expensive beach tan coult thus be had at home, although som' of the commentators remark that forty gallons of tea seems a rather higt priced dip.
 The Paris fashion experts appar ently believe the weather prophets pre- diction of hard winter for high shoe are to be worn this year-so higl that the tops reach the knees. Th bottoms are of patent leather and tn tops of fine smooth cloth, in fact s' fine that it will be hard to see wher shoe ends and stocking begins. Som of the shoes will be trimmed with broad band of color running up tn back from the heel to the hollow o the knee. Silk stockings already hav been discarded by many women excep for indoor wear. They are replaced b, wooden or silk-and-woolen in plaid check or other elaborate designs. Thes fashionable woolen stockings are oftel more expensive than the finest silk Jockey Arthur Atkinson, one of tn most promising riders of the Frenc turf, born of English parents but naturalized Frenchman, has jus reached military age and has bee called to the colors.
 The recruiting office is sending hil | to an infantry regiment, and the Frenc ; humorists remark that it is alway thus in the army, that champion foC ' runners invariably are sent to til . cavalry, ayiators are placed in mil } ing companies and perfect athletes
 the auxiliary section.