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Formidable Frau Tony Sender, 43, Reichstag Deputy and member of the Social Democratic party, is one of the best known women politicians in Germany. Recently an opponent referred to her in debate as Die Sexappealische Fräulein. Sex-appeal is a fighting word to Spinster Sender. She immediately sued for slander. Last week three white-cravatted Berlin judges rendered their decision: It is no slander in the German Reich to accuse a lady of possessing sex appeal, "but the expression is infelicitous and not in very good taste...
...most avaricious gold hoarder, has organized innumerable syndicates to buy the $8,000 ingots and divide them into little hunks. But easier to get and stow away are U. S. eagles ($10 gold pieces). Double eagles ($20 pieces) were advertised in French newspapers last week at $21.50 (550 fr.); the price has been as high as $25. A profitless nuisance to New York banks. Jean Frenchman, if he still wants eagles, must now send an agent to a Federal Reserve Bank or the U. S. Assay office. (Avaricious U. S. citizens can, of course, continue to get eagles from...
...flung as they are, The Groups are young. In Geneva last week, however, they could feel as important as any older group of disarmers, antinarcotic workers or Esperantists. Their invitations had been sent out in French as well as English, for a Reunion Intime ('House-Party') to cost 13 fr. Swiss ($2.50) per day with a 10-fr. registration fee. From the U. S. came Olive Mary Jones, past president of the National Education Association, and Howard Alexander Smith, onetime executive secretary of Princeton University. The Netherlands' delegation was headed by Baron Godfrey Van Wrassenaer. Germany sent Baroness Moltzan...
...when on the program of the New York Philharmonic-Symphony concert in the Lewisohn Stadium appeared a Polonaise by Chopin-Mitchell. Mrs. Mitchell, long an amateur pianist and student of harmony, had studied orchestration under Composer Rubin Goldmark. Why not show what she could do with the work of Frédéric François Chopin, composer and friend to pretty women and romantic dowagers? Said she: "I didn't let anyone know. It was more fun than playing bridge or going to parties." For three hours a day she worked at piano and composition, presently...
...Paris auction. Rousseau's sister, a Mme Bernard, sued the original owner, M. Eichenberger, for her 3% ($504) which he refused to pay on the grounds that it was not a real sale. His own agents had bid the picture in at the reserve price of 420,000 fr. when it was not exceeded. In court, Mme Bernard...