Show English Portrait Painter Says American Woman Best Groomed In World King George Now Wears Horn Hom Rimmed Glasses Women Teachers Deny Men Are Superior French Woman Aged Has Hair Bobbed German Judges Cant Can't Sleep in Court Is New Ruling Dropping Waste WastePaper WastePaper Paper Now Brings Fine of 50 Cents Five Thousand Dogs Killed For Food LONDON April Wy Dy 2 By The Tho Associated The PreM-The PreM- PreM The American n Is the best but groomed worn worn- woran n an In the world In iii the opinion ot of Sir John LaYer Lavery ot of o the Ito Academy of Art Art who has hu Just returned from the United States where ho he p many port port- malts Sir John who was waa led by Lady Lavery said Rid he ha had hadIt hadIt h hIt It on the authority of ot of his wife that the American women spend nearly all of ot their time on dress Many ot of the women he said paid although wealth wealth- do not have maids maid because they prefer to look after their own clothing Sir John Is is a great admirer ot of New York City He maintains that the beauty of ot the tire American American I Is considerably enhanced ed when It Is veiled In cloud clouds ot of smoke as was aa often otten the cue case cai e when he ho was there during the hard coal I can do more work In Amu- Amu lea Ica In four tour months than I can do doin dIn In England In eight declared Sir John Princess Victoria Victoria sister ot ci 1 King George was the te first t mom memo her bel of the royal roal family to wethe wear the heavy horn rimmed glasses l which In England are ue considered consider distinctly American Long before her recent serious illness her eyes gave her much trouble and Victoria took to horn horn- rimmed glasses but not without considerable teasing from the kin king It wasn't long however before the tables were turned otho on the monarch for tor he be too had to wear glasses He Ho found the prevailing Amerlean Amer lean Ican style style of or spectacles the mo most convenient and comfortable Fora Foa For Fora a time he ha wore them them only for reading In his bis a apartments but on o the occasion of the opening othe ot of the second s cond season of ot the British em empire lre exhibition at Wembley he donned them to read re d his address and thus displayed them to his whole world world-nide orld Ide realm King ICIng George never wears weare glass glass- glasses es In public unless he needs t to refer to an address or document The rho School ot of of ot Britain Brit Brit Brit- aln am have tossed their hats Into the ring and announced war war to a finish In what they consider a challenge of oC superiority Issued by b men teachers The schoolmasters schoolmasters- recent re reso yeso- yeso lution that no male main teacher should servo serve under a woman prin principal cipel Is b considered by the tho worn en teachers s c-s perfectly pre pre pre- preposterous In a a public announcement that National Union of o Women Tech Teach ers era aver this welcome the sex warfare resolutions of the tho School Schoolmasters as now masters association we know exactly where we stand and by organizing our forces we shall the more easily be bo able to this belated effort to stem the tide The women teachers are backed up In their stand by the Women's Freedom league Lady Frances and other women omen of prominence Although quite unaware of ot It Master George Lascelles elder son ot of Princess Mary has begun to sot set fashions at the tender age ot of th three ree At a a recent needlework exhibition tion Princess Mary Jary admired dressing a dressing gown of ot pale blue flan flannel Ilan- Ilan nel nob decorated with white kittens kitten II whiskers and all kit kittens kit kit- kitten ten tens were ere on the sleeves and front and a kitten peeped out from each pocket The princess made a purchase of one of ot these with slippers to match atch and nd now all small boys smart set set set-or or at least all moth moth- mothers mothers ers ot of small email boys bos In the smart want set want to have dressing dressing- gowns like Princess Marys Mary's little tie Geor-tie Geor gie e PARIS PAniS April 24 Dy 24 By The J As- Press Press the Pari Paris dally daily which deals only with things theatrical and the fine tine arts artsIs Ss is exerting Itself to have Mary Jary Garden Invited to sing at the op opera op- op opera era In recognition of the work ork she has done In behalf of French op opera op- op opera opera era In America Miss Garden Is to sing Mells Melis- sando sande at the Opera where she created the role and will find the composer composer Andre Massager once more holding the conductors conductor's baton finds In this celebration a dell deli delicate deli deli- delicate cate homage Loth both to the veteran composer and to a singer who has valiantly defended French musical art but does Toot rot consider that ItIs It ItIs itis Is sufficient suggests suggest that as the National Academy ot of Music the official name for the Paris opera Is preparing a 0 revival of ot Sa Sa lome M irS Rouche the director should Invite Miss Garden to ping the thc name part and later give Paris a chance of ot seeing suing Alfanos Alfano's Res Rea with her h r In the role In which she has bs scored ored a great success Mademoiselle Augustine tudo tude udo born bom January 6 1823 and by that same token proud as u aspirant as- as aspirant pi rant to the title ot of the oldest maid of ot France has just Ju t had hd her hair bobbed Surely she says one must keep leep up with ones one's time She cats and drinks what she pleases and Is particularly fond bond ot of o an with bacon a specialty ot of the countryside Her recreations recreations lions are singing and playing and ehe does all her own on house work worle Every day In every way I feel f better and better says MIle Jm When I was U a young girl Irl I was wu thin and sickly She's a bird fit tit for tor cats cat's meat the old folks used to say Some eighty years ago the doctor gave ave me up for lost los Pay first and argue after arter Ss is the policy of ot the French tax department In various arlous disputes over Interpretation ot of the multi multitude tude of ot taxation law laws which have been voted In the last few lew years Some one one will have to compile a special codo code of ot these laws In Inthe Inthe Inthe the opinion of offIcials o and tax collectors who ho are arc as hazy regard regard- leg Ing their application as the tire tax tax tax- taxpayers payers payer regarding many of them thein In the last lut two years ministry bills voted comprise nu no noless less than 1079 articles and ap peals from tho the tax departments department's Interpretation of ot these laws are arc a being made freely to the state council the only body In France qualified to lay down interprets Interpret lions on the law Although the tax tal collectors nt n follo Ing the policy ot of requesting Immediate payment they realize that the complicated provisions pro ot of the ne now Jaws are bound to make mal collections slower Blower La Martiniere the convict ship which sailed from the Island ot of He lie recently with liters life and long term men aboard will 11 dismantle the Iron cages which now constitute Its hold as soon so as it Its human cargo Is landed and a proceed to Jamaica to take aboard kegs of ot rum urn for Hane Sailing west nest ut with the effects and returning returning- east cast with the cause said laid ald a prohibition advocate adv cab cate when he heard hoard of ot the ships ship's ship charter charier for tor the return trip BERLIN April Dy By 24 By The Associated Press Criminal court Judges juds-es In Germany no long lone long long- longor er or will w be allowed to snooze In 1 their comfortable arm chairs chali while court Is In session The supreme judicial tribunal has cut cutout cutout cv out the old century-old paragraph In Inthe inthe the criminal code which held that thata tha a judge Judges Judge's mere physical presence In the court room was sufficient evidence e ot of a fair trial Complaints by the bar association tion that Jurists were ere taking ad ad- ad vantage of the vague terminology ot of the code and making up for t lost sleep when proceedings lag lag lag- lagged ged Induced the tribunal to take tali action The new order gives either the th state or the tho defense defene the right to a anew anew new trial If It the Judge slept at e any time during the case But But Bu Buthe the order continues the judge judg must have been so sound asleep aslee that ho be ob obviously missed portions portion ot of the evidence or argument Merely dozing off o for a few Cew min min- minutes mm I Ute utes or even snoring audibly a afew afew few times the tribunal ruled can can- cannot can not be regarded as evidence ot of actual slumber The kaiser ex Is again referred to In tho the new Berlin telephone directory as His Majesty For Unter Den Linden thirty-six thirty Is 1 listed In the as the Im penal Exchequer of His Majesty Majest the Emperor and King Wilhelm WilhelmII II yr from which all alt the ex kaisers financial Interests are administered ered The building which Is called The Netherlands Palais Is the thi personal property properly ot of o the Hohen- Hohen zollern family This name flame how how- however ever has nothing to do with the th fact tact that the kaiser ex Is a pesi- pesi dent of The Netherlands but was chosen In honor of ot a Dutch prin- prin princess prin princess cess who ho married a 1 prince In the middle of ot the tho nine nine- nineteenth nineteenth century The Munich city council councI struggling gling In Its own case case to restore the prewar war reputation of Ger Gem German man cities for having spotlessly clean streets has passed pl an ordinance nance nanee prohibiting persons from littering the thoroughfares with waste ute paper and rubbish Special squads squad of plain clothes men are empowered to levy and rollet a fine of ot 50 cents for tor each ottense giving a receipt on the spot They have orders to arrest violators who refuse to pay the therine tine rine Bog Dogs and horses still form a considerable part ot of Germanys Germany's meat supply Last year yen 14 2000 horses and dogs were killed under government supervision and sold as u-s horse steaks horse or dog dOIr or sausage The average German eats pounds ot of neat a year an In Increase crease of ot ten pounds per capita over 1824 1924 Pork Is by far tar the most popular More than hogs and only calves were slaughtered In 1925 A film seminary to train teach teacher educational ers er In demonstrating pictures In public schools and high schools Is to be started by bythe bythe bythe the Berlin board of education The course will Ill comprise the mechanical details ot of movie ma- ma machine ma machine chine operation manufacture ot of films and the working out ot of new methods and fields in which the screen can be b used In con con- connection con connection with the regular class class- classroom room clasa-room room work Attendance ot of the course will be obligatory The Tho film and picture alliance which sponsored the Idea Is urging urging ing other clUes cities to start simlar courses coureL |