Mannequins Desert Paris Dressmakers
Paris.—The threatened passing of the mannequin has become one of the tragedies of Paris.
The gorgeous creatures who trail majestically across the dressmaker's showroom and demonstrate to Madame how wonderful she thinks she is going to look in that high-priced gown are becoming alarmingly scarce. The shortage is so great that the directors of several of the leading fashion houses in Paris have decided to start a school to provide recruits for their sorely depleted ranks.
The reason for the mannequin's disappearance?
"South Americans come to Paris and marry them. North Americans come to Paris and put them in the movies. Scandinavians come to Paris and go crazy about them. No wonder we haven't any mannequin," explained one of the dressmakers.
"And what's the answer?" echoes one of the few mannequins still in the game. "It's very simple. To be good mannequin, you cannot be more than twenty or weigh more than 115 pounds. You must not be short nor too tall.
"Also, we live an unreal life. We spend our days in an atmosphere elegance and luxury. We get accustomed to that, and our wages are not enough to live up to it. Therefore, we stay in the business just long enough to get out of it."
Father Gives Up Son
So He Can Get $1,000,000
Boston.—Through the resignation of Brice S. Evans, Jr., as guardian of his nine-year-old son, the boy may eventually come into possession of an estate of more than $1,000,000.  1,000,000 left by his maternal grandfather, William H. A. Fraser of Ottawa, Ontario. Judge Dolan of the Probate court appointed the Old Colony Trust company of Ottawa as guardian. 