Foreign News: Three-minute Pearls
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"Why does Mr. Mikimoto always wear a derby hat and a Japanese kimono?" one of the Pearl King's secretaries was asked.
"A derby hat," replied the quick-witted secretary, "is supposed to suggest in Japan that the wearer has achieved special rank by his own achievements, when the derby hat is worn with a kimono."
*In Manhattan's smart Saks Fifth Avenue a 17-in. string of small but perfectly matched cultured pearls was priced at $70 last week. A mammoth string of 71 cultured pearls was priced at $17,500.
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