Irene Castle—and A Chance Acquaintance

WHEN Irene Castle recently made her annual visit to our studio, who should arrive—knocking down a camera or two, and trampling over a whole garden of artificial flowers—but M. Georges Carpentier, a Parisian of some fame in boxing circles. Of course, we have always held that, eventually, the whole world finds its way into "Vanity Fair", but it usually arrives in "single spies" and not in such interesting combinations. Hence, this unusual picture. M. Carpentier hurried from the studio to sign—a half hour later—his contract to fight Dempsey. It is a fact worth noting that henceforth he and Irene Castle will have the same manager, Mr. C. B. Cochrane, who is to feature the famous dancer in the new revue he is about to offer London. M. Carpentier is shortly to visit our shores, where he hopes to get in touch with Mr. Dempsey. See, also, opposite page.