Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
Cosrnopolite
Difficulties Of Suicide Now
Worry in Paris Dancing :
Men at Premium.
BY ROSE PATTERSON.


their revolvers In the cloakroorn," reads
q notice posted near the box ONCE OF a
Montrnartre music hall where the au-
thorities are determined not to impose
upon the attendants the extra work OF
collecting and removing mortal remains.
And one Of these fine mornings. such
is the delay In the trafic engendered on
the Paris metro viii be decorated with
some appeal.
FOR IL one harrassed Partisan de-
tefmines to depart this life on the rails
Of the underground the current has to
be cut on, the first brigade sent for; and
probably 10000 people have to walk
home, pay for taxi or go without
dinner, and all because the suicide
hadn't thought Of . simpler way OF
But the fine weather and the orgy Of
sport the city has been enjoying ought
to live new hope to the most desperate
lover, and jealous husbands and wives
NAV u,iench the fires OF their burning
suspicious in gardeningl The Psrisian
is In the throes of q gardening erase,
and is being converted to what the
English might call gardening proper.
No longer Is his conception, OF garden
limited to clipped edges, grassy walks
and statues; the flower garden Is COM
ing into its own.
4 flower garden i'm Paris for its own
sake was rarity until recently. Flowers
were grown for cutting, but fruit trees
and Vegetables took preceuence. the
latest Horticultural exhibition on the,
banks of the Seine shows the change
Of taste and so do the shops, which
are displaying workn1anlike and artistic
gardening baskets for madame.
But IL the, jealous one cannot garden
or weed himself out OF his ih-hunor,
and still feels desperate, he should at
least effect his insurance, which he
can now do by sending himself q post
card. A French company VIII sci you
may send either to yourself3or a friend.
and thereby insure the addresseef Tor,
i. 900 francs for one month from the
cficial date on the postcard. X
misunderstanding Men at .Preraiura.
Tt is the time :of year when Cannes
wakes at noon, takes q cocktail, and,
breakfasts In the open air. Dancing
Al Fresco, too, Is becoming popular.
the Galleries Fleuries has. been opened
at more popular charge than the
Casino-~Where YOU can soon dispose OF
a fortune In the ballroom alone,
The great desire Is to tango, and
three quite simple steps-the wall, the
crosse and the promenade are the prtn-
cipie ones.
cost hundred francs ($4) an evening,
honor their clients with only three
dances.
Florence--A Thrilling Exhibit.
."Thrilling Is the only word that win
do for many Of the exhibits Of italian
science at Florence, In the wonderful
collection which Is, the result OF ave
years preparation. There 10 Galileo's
thermometer Of 1902, his pendulum
and his famous little telescope, invented
at Venice in 1901. with this he dis
covered Jupiter's moons. Gazing upon
Its covering OF faded red leather the he--
holder Is as deeply moved IS by Cali
leo's pendulum, for that was made after
he became blind; he dictated the details
for It's construction just before his
death.
Rome-The Beauty Award.
"A beauty expert, after . European
tour, has awarded the palm to the
women of Imperial Rome. II il true
that the women use no eye cosmetics,
for, their 1ne dark lashes can well do
without them. Faslaionable Italians are
now Using very little rouge; instead they
and wildly carmiue dpstiek; 30 that the
lips are the only obviously made.up
feature. But It Is vastly more artistic
than the ultra-frank orange-pink lip
stick Paris favors most now.
Athens: The "Unknown God"
Here it was that st. Paul discovered
the altar inscribed to the Unknown
Cod" and the city is vastly interested
Ia the discovery at Girgenti, in Sicily,
of part Of statue representing that
deity. The old gods of Olympus were
umsatisfying to the Greeks Of st. Paul's
Day The !: preg g element ,.aTs =, de-
iiFion. and hit upon the idea Of an
unknown god"-and so played right
into the hands Of the eloquent PAUL. !.
Berlin: BeIis Of Porcelain.
The home of Dresden China, Nielsen,
IA celebrating the tlipusandth ami
versary Of its foundation as town.
What could be more appropriate to the
festival than peal Of porcelain bells?
This peal just dedicated In the ancient
Church Of st. Nicholas, Is the FIRST that
has ever been made Of porcelain, and
the result, in sweet music, surpasses all
expectations. -.
In Hagenbeck's animal park 1t Stel-
lngen Is the worlds most expensive pet,
Goliath, the elephant seal. He costs
$3.50 week. and when he sits up at
breakfast time, q massive right-angle
with head and tail, you can well be-
lieve it. His keeper, standing up against
the fat and rounded angle. which Is
Goliath's middle, reaches only to what
we might call Goliath's chin and pro-
ceeds to feed him some of the 400
pounds of fish that constitute his daily
ration. Goliath is 10 feet from head
to tail. and weighs $500 pounds; q fine
figure OF fish, or should one say ele-
plant?
Seville: A Queen Reproved.
1t has leaked out that the Queen OF
Spain was reproyed during her visit
to the exhibition! The French section
had organized q sumptuous display of
ManneQuins wearing the latest Paris