Since the departure of the Shah of Persia from Paris, the Frendh papers have been filled with curious anecdotes about him and his suite during his stay there. It ib said that while constraining himself to use a fork on Slate occasions, the Shah,, when ever eating away from Europeans, or offi cial dignitaries, preferred to employ his ffigefs in dealing with meats and salads. '-Another story told of him is that he caused •" his Persian servants to be flogged almost daily for the least offence, and once even. ordered- one who had upset a candlestick on the table (burning the Shah's hand. '" dightly) to be decapitated. French adyi •" Bers T had great trouble in making the Eastern ruler understand that he must , ' refrain from B«ch practices. Among tUe '-""' ;• Shah's remarkable purchases was more ■x '^^than two tons of French candies, pnnci -"paly sugar almonds, which he munched : ' ' " " afcthe rate of a pound a day after his dis coveries of these dainties at a confec "'■ - tioner's. The things that bewildered the Shah more than all the other wonders that he saw was the affection of the European husband for his one wife, even long after age had rendered her unattractive. At an " official banquet given to the Shah by Pre sident Loubet, the Asiatic monarch criti ■ cally surveyed the low-necked matrons around the table, almost all middle-aged wives of high personages, and then re ■ •'. ' marked bluntly to General Parent, who \ '■'- sat next to him :. "I can't understand why ybu "retain your attachment for women, -.' and especially why you bring them out ..- -• » when they have reached such an advanced ' • Wje- In -my harem all the women are ;;?•;'..■ young. "> The. papers say that he engaged young' and pretty women ' acrobats r '-": T whom he. nqticedat" the Hippodrome Cir :. .- cus to -perform later at his palace, and r. that five French 'girls, four of whom are 'dancers -and one an expert photographer, frere sent to Teheran to await his return. '■. ■-''; The Shah and the Grand Vizier are known to have bought more than 150 women's dresses of the most fashionable and costly. yarietigs. 