Show Reports Royal Palace Never Saw a Bathtub PRAGUE Nov 8 28 6 By A. A Pj P. P Prague counts as many curiosity shops as t the e ordinary city does butchers and bakers and articles of striking interest often orten are to be seen in their windows Not long ago one displayed an elaborate bathtub pewter ornamented with copper s said ld to have belonged to and been used by the late emperor of Austria Austria Austria Aus Aus- tria Francis Joseph and the exhibit attracted as much attention as would have the actual throne of the royal This piece of Imperial furniture I Iwas was bought by y a man who made a fortune during t the le war by selling i paper soled shoes shoe to the Au Austrian i army anny and It became tn th the most moat valued piece of his collection In his new villa near Prague He showed I It to his visitors with much pride and related patronizingly how much It ft had bad cost him Then one day some Rome one questioned questioned ques ques- its authenticity The owner at once started an investigation In I Vienna and was in due time in informed informed informed in- in 1 formed by his agent that I Joseph never used a bath tub preferring preferrIng preferring pre pre- ferring a daily sponge bath with cold water and a a. brisk rubdown and that during the days of this emperor there was not a single bathroom bathroom bathroom bath bath- room or even a bath tub In the Austrian palace Imperial palace I |