Show Hundreds of Debutantes Debut are are Seeking to Be Presented at atthe atthe atthe the Court of M Merry Mrry rry England Skin of Boa Constrictors Now Used to Make Fashionable Shoes British Girls Too Tall for Good Film Stars Counterfeit Gambling Chips Trouble Casinos on Riviera German Wine Growers Hard Hit Floods Wash Labels Off Bottles Boules I LONDON April Dy By 10 By The Th Associated The Press The manag manager r rot ot of Covent Gard Gardens ns London o hoU hom of ot the opera I Is speculating an- an about the frequency Ith King George an and Qu Queen en Mary will attend the the opera season which will open a 0 few tew Weeks Upon Upon the th measure of the tho royal patronage the the seu m largely depends Last Lut year year their majesties atten attend attend- ett ed only the of ot Tos To Mme In the lead lend leading ing ng role This year ear It is taken taken for tor granted grante 1 that they will bo be present nt at Mme Melbas Melba's tare farewell perform perform- performance performance ance anee which will be a n program of from froni all Her most fa- fa fanous fa famous roles It is doubtful however er Cr whether the sovereigns can b In Induced to atten attend any of ot the Wag Wag- presentations which will make 1 0 up a large large pal pait t ot of o the tho com corn comIng coming ing ng season as the length lengthy perform a acts of tho the ro not much to t t Ills llis liking Obtaining O a presentation to the king and antI queen queen- lr Is 1 becOming auth su autha h a task that even en English folk toll ot of high rank rank- have- have to resort to sub sub- subi subterfuges sub subterfuges i to obtain a court court presen presentation n- n tation for tor their own children So Soman man many foreigners are 1410 re claiming the therl th rl right h ot of o presentation nowadays that cv n though their majesties hold four courts Instead ot of o two In I a eason the English born debutante te has difficulty in getting into tho pres nce of at her Hundreds of ot applications were refused by Ly the Lord Chamberlain thIs year Already the tho unsuccessful unsuccessful s- s ful applicants are registering for tor year ear Many parents daughters do not reach the debu debu- debu- debu debutante tanto tante age ago of at 18 IS 1828 have mado applications for forthe forthe forthe the year ear In whim their daughters daughter shall daughter shall be bo old enough The Tho Lord Chamberlain has received thes applications but not accepted them for tor he ho tears fears that It If such a 0 prece prece- precedent precedent dent Is established hod such Euch applications applications will vill be filed med whenever a 0 baby babl Is born In eligible eligible- families American mothers have been Quick to follow tollow tins tillS lead Phe embassy alre already dy has applications for the courts of ot 1527 and 1928 Anaconda skins from Brazil boa bo constrictor iguana shark and seal sealskins sealskins skins have o all appeared In London among the uncommon leathers for tor smart spring shoes shoeb shoe for tor women have bird beast fish and reptile skins been In such a 0 de- de demand demend de demand mand mend tor for footwear as this year ear the dealers declare Python skin which requires requires-a six stac weeks proc proc- process proc proc- process ess ess ot of dressing to bring it to a 0 state Is 19 listed among the tho most expensive novelties ot of the season as shoes of this kind hind re- re retail retail re retail tail at at 6 C to 7 pounds 30 30 30 to 35 a 0 pair Buckingham palace and the other residences of ot King George and Queen Mary ary hav have come como within the range of ot an economy campaign In- In Inaugurated Inaugurated In by b by the sovereign him him- himself him himself self The king speaking atthe at to the lIe open open- opening openIng opening ing of at parliament emphasized the necessity of econom economy In ever every sphere and antI has now brought his suggestion Into practical effect 1 It has been announced that the uple p for Cor or the royal royal- palaces for Cor Corth forthe th the financial year year- will be pounds less than last year Veal The royal roal residences which are re mal maintained out oC the of-the tho civil ser ser- serIce ser ser- serice ser service vice Ice estimates Include palace Marlborough house Wind Windsor sor SOl castle and Frogmore house In furtherance of th scheme cherne for tor cutting down expenses it was Wils an- an the kins king kIng had the number of ot walt gentlemen walt gentlemen Ing to the royal hd d found other other- places for tOr numerous servants While While hilI rather extensive altera altera- alterations alterations are re being made mado at t Sandringham ham ham and Balmoral no provision is made In the estimates 11 for this w wok ik as these estates are prIvate property of ot the king English film film producers strivIng to make flimsy with Eng En- Eng Eng- lish stars stal'S to compete with Amer- Amer AmerIcan American Ican pictures assort asart rt that they are aro ar handicapped by the English type tIe lyp of ot feminine beauty aut The Tho typical English h girl they say they say Is too tall tail to make a a 0 film favorite ta The mo- mo motion motion mo motion tion picture camera accentuate accentuates height and hen tho tall tull heroines ot of the British s spoKen oK n stage are arc limed filmed the tho are arc not satisfactory tor tory It It-Is It is claimed that film fans the th world over want petite heroines an and that nearly all all the women maltIng making pictures In the United States areo areol a height height or 01 un- un it It is easier to make malte short women look 1001 t ll r-In r th the thaU tha to to- to tomake lake make tall tall- women look and British producers producers producers-ar pro 1110 proon on the tho lookout for tor smaller tor-smaller smaller girls ct Cf a II pronounce l English type who con can be developed into to world rIvals rival ot of o the the heroines of ot Hollywood I Tho The usual diet of oC roast beet beef and potatoes the moist ing- ing and the the English English iov ot of out of are 1110 cited as the for the tallness of Albion's RIS P April By 10 10 By The As- As Associated Press The fhe The Corti fortified fled Ii- Ii and of Re He lying oft off La Ito Ito- e bell believes es It holds the worlds world's record tor for the tho scarcity of the bob among Its female population In II a Population ot of there Is only one bobbed lae Cel lIe head licad ad Until tour four our months ago all the women ot of no TIo wore their tresses long Then cam came camo HenrI winner ot of the Goncourt prize for tor literature In 1922 In an and with him came Mme with her hall hair modishly clipped Her example how ver has not been followed by he women of oC Re who are proud of their beautiful iong long hair hall The Tho Champs CIminI's Elysee music hall hail celebrated anniversary this week although when it was opened as a a vaudeville theater In April 1925 wagers wager that it would not last twenty weeks found no takers taker Tho The theater was built largely largel wIth American capital A score of of ot Mu- Mu Music Music Mu Music years ago as a Temple sic designed to depict the last word in theatrical architecture and amt to become the center for tor modern production ot or Grand Grawl Opera Only a short time was needed however to demonstrate demon that Paris did not zot want a a second louse for Grand Opera the famous opera being sufficient Success only came to the Temple Templo of Music when It became a a music hall ball Its present directors say they hope to present the thc Jol Iol Fol Follies lies to Paris a as soon as the vol- vol volatile vol volatile atile attIc franc has been pinned down downto downto downto to a fixed relation to o the almighty dollar A small landscape b by who painted the famous 1814 a Napoleonic episode was knocked down at the Hotel Drouot tho the auction auction auction tion rooms of ot ran Paris a few days ago for ninety francs bout about bout 3 This trifling sum for anything from the hand of ot this painter is h strIking evidence of ot how his po- po position po position In IIi the tho world of ot art has changed In the last quarter cen century I cen-I tur tury Far higher prices were ere cre bid at atthe atthe atthe the same tame sale le room for works by Plea priest of Cub Cub- CubIsm Cubism ism who nho does not limit to painting in making pictures but Introduces bits of ot metal and drink straws still wrapped In paper H s w v some of at his Cubist studies reach to 4 francs 25 5 to The rhe Initiated noted that the at- at att att at attendant t who passed the pIctures round tor for bidders to see sec generallY ha had to scrutinize the signatures wIth care caro to help him to decIde whIch way to hold them Without a murmur of ot publicity at the tho cost o francs Riviera have the tho s have met and defeated the act of a clever band of ot chip counterfeiters who re- re recently recently re recently threatened to upset the fin fin- fin financial nucleI ancial solidarity of ot the tho gambling balls bails Six Six weeks ago counterfeit twenty hundred franc trane chips be- be began began be began gan to make t their appearance In in e of o the 1 largest casinos Et- Et Ef i forts torts to discover discover their orl n fruitless and th the tosses losses in one cat ct casino I sino reached fifty thousand trance francs Instead calling ot In the police pollee the casino directors called In tn the engravers rs Soon players were sur- sur surprised sur surprised to find they were handling I new chips decorated with pictures I of animals birds and musical In- In Instruments In Instruments Tho directors affirm that these signs enable able the tho croupiers croupiers piers Ies Ie's to to- to Identify good chips mot mote and and easily and make counterfeiting a great deal more moro difficult Not all students on the tho Bour Uch the main street of the Quartier Quartier tier tier Latin lea lead lives Work has just begun on a 0 new stu student dent hotel the of Sirs Mrs Whit Whit- Whitney Whit Whit-ney ney Hoft hoff of ot tho the United States w vich will house one hundred for fo- to- to foreign eign women omen omen students under a 0 system tem tern similar to to that of t the tho Y 1 W C A The new building replaces a structure for 33 students at lit 9 99 9 Boulc ard St St Michel known as the Int International al s Students home BERLIN DERLIN DEnLIN April April l Dy 10 DY By The Tho A Associated Press Press Press III fortune fortuno con con- con continues to follow v the Moselle valley valle volle wine wino wine growers w o wo o are waging n a mIlitant campaign for credit and nd tax r from the government When s of wet weather weather er which ha had 1 caused watt water 1 to seep Into hundreds of oC wine cellars dur dur- durIng during ing the tho disastrous carl early sprIng it was wa pumped out it wits cd that the labels had been washed oft off the the bottles bottles that the tho thoman th man many wine Ino grow growers rs now have bave baven n mc means of ot distinguishing between sino Ino ten ten and an fifteen years old aM that bottled year last The loss Is estimated at t several Hundred thou thou- thouSand thousand sand marks mark No Xo one wants to pa pay paya pasa II a high price tor for wine m merely rely on the gu guess s of the grower that It S is rare old stuff It is feared that large lots lots- will have have to be sold sold t prevailing prevailing for year one old wine S Members ot of o the eS Daes Daw cs-commis cs commis- commis commission sion iori foreign financiers an and 1 even many Germans Germane who were the guests of ot Dr Schacht presIdent ot at o at a smoker during the tho recent annual meeting of ot the bank banI expressed s at the number and spa spa- spaciousness pa- pa s of ot the rooms In Dr the Reichstag tag This o apartment is one of the finest official residences In InGerman German Germany not even excepting the palaces ot of o the president and th the chancellor Wonder on er concerning c this luxury was r removed moved however when It was Vas explained that this the first president dent of the Herr Von had 13 children which made mae It necessary t t-r t I on an unusually spa spacious lous residence to be provIded Mm him When Von was vas raised to noble rank ranI In 1865 13 gold cold coins were added to hIs family coat of ot arms D Both th during the empire an and un- un un the present republic republic- the tho pres pres- presIdent pres- pres presIdent president ident of ot the Is one of the most moist exalted officials In Ger Ger- Germany Germany many sunny The City of ot Cologne does docs not want another skyscraper the city council has decided One a ten ten- ten story story warehouse Is regarded as enough The Tho majority of voters Influenced the council In in Its decision Sky Sky- Skyscrapers Skyscrapers Sky scrapers It was said saltI Youl would ob- ob obstruct obstruct ob obstruct tho the view of ot the famous Co- Co CoI Cologne Co Cologne I logne cathedral which tol erl every building In the cIty and can be bo se seen n from a dIstance ot of several ml miles s Berlins Berlin's few tew remaining nocturnal nocturnal nal rial purveyors of ot hot dogs hav organized a union The member member- membership membership membership ship holds a virtual monopoly of othe the tho sale lle of oC the frankfurter and roll combination and will attempt to Increase the tho out outdoor sale salo of thIs staple Henceforth per per-ons coming from theatres or movies will find sen en ven vendors dors dressed In white while near near the tho the entrances advertising that the tho sausages in the nickel kettle not only are arc stuffed with fresh tresh beef and and pork porle but that the tho members endors of ot the Union ot of Night Sausage Dispensers President Von Hindenburg hiSs lIas c conferred the honor shield of the tho republic an award distinguish dIstinguIsh- distinguished ed service In or science on Professor Emil Imil Marburg consid consid- considered considered ere ered t In Germany the founder Counder ot of modern experimental physics Pro Pro- Professor lessor fessor Warburg isSO Is 80 years 80 years old |