The automobile has ignominiously failed in its attempt to oust photography from the first plice in the Shah's affections. For some dass the Pals des Souvei was besieged by inventors of new motors. Those who were first in the field did well, bat the Shah soon tired of trying to derstand the difference between a Serpol-Jet and a Panhard, and sent all the motor men away, but not before he had had them and their vehicles photographed. His Majesty, in fact, seems determined to have a full pictorial record of his journey. He has not only had himself repeatedly "taken" in the ordinary way, but has ordered scores of cinematograph views of his own public appearances in Paris, so that he can live his visit over again when he returns to Teheran. At Con-jo he set his brother sovereigns mple by "posing" whenever he saw a camera pointed at him. Small hoys and girls used to chase him with aks, and the Royal prey, after being "shot," always produced a gold coin and bestowed it on the i paternal kiss, One little gi old, delighted him by bringing 'a print of one of the snap-shots of himself which she had taken. He kissed the child with evident pleasure and filled both her hands with gold. His Majesty has now left us, to the heartfelt regret of the Paris trades: men. He is said to have spent £120,000 in the city, and of this amount photographic appwatos and materials are responsible for £2,000.
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