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This year the frial is organised by an International Federation. In the singing competition, 15- It begins at Munich and Anishes
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"Blind musicians frequently play very correctly, but their expression is usually poor," Mr. Herbert Fryer, the pianoforte composer, who was of the adjudicatora, told a "Daily Chronicle" representative.
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The Longest Test Ridden continously for 23 days, day and night, the British-built Dunelt motorcycle has now finished its high speed endurance test on the Monthlery track near Paris.
This track was selected, as all Chinese Copper Cents 6% Prem.. night riding is not allowed at Rate of Native In-
The machine alto- Brooklands.
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The machine was 2 standard
the horrors of the French Revolu- model 350cc overhead valve Dunelt from stock by the tion. But we are not thinking selected
Let us Auto-Cycle Union,
of burrors but of beauties. turn to the brilliant "oilettes" of Marie Antoinette as Dauphine and Queen.
It was ridden by seven different The engine was riders in relays. not decarbonised once throughout the test and the oil consumption was 1,190 miles to the gallon:
Accustomed to the austere court of Marie Theresa, Maric Antoinette
Avon tyres were used and Shell lived a very simple and guarded life
One tyre was changed at. up to the time of her marriage with cil Louis XVI. when the chrysalis about 13,300 miles, not because of quickly changed into the butterfly, puncture or burst but as a pre- The front tyre covered says the Countess Eileen de Armill caution.
the 25,000 miles. in the "Daily Telegraph."
The actual time occupied was. B Favourite Colour The most delicate yet very vivid days, 2 hours and 9 minutes, and shades, the elaborate, powdered hair the average speed works out at 45.11 (sometimes three feet in height), miles per hour, including all stops. booking like mountains of snow, the This is highly creditable when it is widest of hoops surmounted by understood that during the second were severely spreading panniers of huge dimen-week the riders sions, became a perfect passion with handicapped by fog and ice.
In France the test created the Nothing was too extravagant, too gorgeous for this regal keenest interest, and the result will sovereign in those happy times in do much for the prestige of British Paris and Versailles.
engineering on the Continent.
her.
Green was her favourite colour, and stripes of green and white werc worn. Brocade, silver and gold which tissue, gigantic feathers
waved in the breeze, made up a picture difficult to realise in these prosaic days,
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The portrait by Vigee Lebrun was never in a better position to shows us Marie Antoinette in velvet meet the new United States chal- and furs, wearing a headdress call-lenge."A
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A remarkable story of what hap- pened during his visit to the office of two American lawyers on the day
The Daily Mall" reporter by Mr. before the Tattle inquiry in America "pouf" became a prime favourite Reginald Rootes, a director of one into the loss of the "Vestris" was with her, and Rosa Bertin, the of the greatest British motor-car made by Mr. Leslie Watson, second famous milliner of those days, was selling organisations, with branches officer, at the Board of Trade inquiry ordered to make these in different in all parts of the world. He was in London recently. shades to match her dressES,
"Did the lawyers mention anything Gen referring to the titanic battle which that they did not want to come ont erally they were composed of velvet will be waged for the motor-car and was not to be said?" asked Mr. gauze and feathers, They lent markets of Europe by Mr. Henry W. N. Rasburn, K.G., for the Board
of height and dignity to the beautiful Queen.
Trade.
"Well, we were telling them every-
Way"!
of
Ford, the "£200,000,000 mil-
fonarte," and Mr. Alfred Sloan thing that had happened," was the They were a contrast to the president of the £800,000,000, Gen reply, and anything they did not costumes worn by her when she eral Motora Corporation. Mlike to hear they said, 'Do not bother played at milkmaid in her miniature Rootes said:
sayina
in that, or Pat it some-other dairy in the sylvan gladies of the
At the inquiry he was ques- In this country the motor car tioned by Mr. Tuttle, but neither Trianon, where her "one wish was industry is in a position to claim the lawyers asked him any questions. to take refuge from all the cers that it produces a commodity which The ship failed to steer on the day monious regulations which annoyed is cheaper and in every way better after the voyage started, said Mr. her." There she was dressed in than its pre-war equivalent.
Watson There was nothing serious about that. She had a list of five to flowered or spotted white muslis, There can, however, be no doubt seven degrees. with little rose-wreathed she that to the British car manufacturer She sank owing to a combination' pherdess hats perched on her the new state of affairs brought of circumstances, he added. powdered egiffure.
Mr. T. Scanlan (for the National about by this strenuous competition Union of Seamen): Is one of the There is a list still in existence from the United Sates represents circumstances that she was of dresses and hats worn by Marie Я Antoinette in the last years of the manufacturers are given a glimpse Mr.
very serious menace. British laden?Yes; that has a lot to do with monarchy. I is as varied as it of the competition which they will said that they had
Aspinall, KC. the president, is dazzling. Orange velvet, green ultimately have to fight. It is up thoroughly into the question of over- gone very satin, trimmings of plumage of
to them to shape their courses of loading, but the question which oc
over-
foreign birds, pink and violet production and management accord-cupied the mind of the Court very taffeta, Turkish robes striped ingly mint, Nathaniel of Web of
in silk.
|ment of the small car.
Lessons Learnt
moire, white gros de Naples em
Mr. C. MesarS, The have learned to build cars Hogan and Sons stevedores, New broidered with Reine Marguerites which will satisfy the world re- York, said no plan was prepared in
The Black Robe.
quirements, and in at least one pro advance showing in detail the weight going into the ship and its propas. vince of car design we stand ed distribution. The forward and aft Here la a description of the toilette word by Marie Antoinette Supreme. This is in the develop tranks of the "Vestris" exch
carried 40 tons of coal. at a fancy dress ball:
The Queen was dressed in the
The loading of the cost in the shoots would lessen her stability. Then again, the British motor The "Vestrie" was down to her marks costume di Gabrielle d'Estreema black hat with large white feathers, industry has not last sight of car between 3 and 4 o'clock on the morn a mass of heron's plumes, held by tain lessons that have been taught ing of the day the asiled, and load- four diamonds, and a diamond band it by its chief competitors. It has ing finished at 3.30 in the afternoon Mr. Aspinall: Do you think the fastened with the diamond called begun under the best auspices to lack of stability had anything to do Pitt worth two millions. A develop sir and eight cylinder, cara with her loss?It is my opinion that stomasher of diamonds—and that are rapidly engaging the at- it had not.
The Inquiry was adjourned. diamond belt over a dress of white tion of English-speaking uRGES
silver
gauze powdered palettes and ruchings of god studded with Bonds.
оде
she walked
sear
urer.
Official Agures testify that month The Naples Congress of the Union rmoth the British marn of International Communications, share in over which is attended by delegates of all Strong as may be is the principal railways in Europe hedis mow ter and Asia poses to draw up than ever to face his uniform reg Hons regarding ral-
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