Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-01

ayes" was tt e quick response, and the
bright. intelligent face Of the young operator
dirnDls6 in smiles. Il meet them every day"
she said, as the deli ghteG tourists moved on.
cts always the sal ae cry; We are so glad
you speak English. and you are the only
American girl We IN I'VE met in charge Of an
exhibit" A part OF Frenchmen now
stopped to examine be machine In melo-
dious French she expl aimed the instrument to
the interested listener ;.
"Where did you len n Fre1ch?"
'Ohl studied it at school, was the reply.
eWhen l found out hat there was posi-
bihcy of being sent to arts l brushed it up,
and. TO my surprise l make myself under
stood"
Miss Thomas is a tyr cal American girl,
OF medium height slend II build, with light
brown hair and blue eyes. Her face and man
ner are most pleasing. o. lex, sharp, bright,
with keen sense of the hum orous, she is capa-
BILE OF doing anything sh g sets out to do.
Like most Of her country omen, she would
fit In any position with credn5 to her woman
hood and her country.
Glow do you Ike PARISH
''Oh, I ike 1t well enough, don't see
much of the city during the day. My am
bition has been gTatided, however. have
acquired sufficient skin on the machine TO
win my employers confidence and to be put
in charge of the exhibit, and tlst was about
ali I expected"
Are you paid the same here as in Amer
icago
Eyes. The firm paid my passage over, and
I receive the same salary L did IN New
York"
DO women typeEriters, stenographers,
etc. rSssive the same salaries in Paris as in
America 2"
Miss Themes smiled smile Of patriotic
gratitude "Wsij, l should say not, " and the
iauuty knot OF blue ribbon round the slender
neck PAID the penalty OF ifs mistress fervor.
'sFrench girls work for IL francs a week. They
are glad 70 get it. II Is rareiy they are paid
that much. In London women earn go
year as -ypewriters in Offices and stores"
''What is their salary "a American
''From S12 week upw@Td.s. Fifty dollars
a month is the average salary of an expert.
Some command as high rs SO or $50 a
month"
"Then You would say America is the coun-
try for women"
"Wol | should Sluile!n And she did
smile "A1ierica's the only SPOT on earth.
Why. look nc these French girls. They are
employed everywhere. TO be sure-clerks.
erahly paid; then they never set any higher.
Clerks, cashiers and Mattresses they remain
until the end Of the chapter. There's no
chance for promotion 2ere, but in America
well. there's no linz
els living cheaper in Paris than in Amer
icagn
"Tes-n YOU leave your American storn-
nch at home" and the well fed damsei
laughed merrily This talk about living
cheaper in Paris than at home is all non
sense, she added, SOLDERING. III you want a
good meal such as Americans are used to,
YOU pay the same II not a higher price here
than IN America
Then you don't like French cooking,
French economy
"Oh. YES. like French cooking in q way.
Am very fond of their swell dinners-when /
don't have TO pay for them, But the economy |
of the average Parisian-Teli, cup of coffee
for breakfast, little bit Of meat, size Of
YOUR hand, dry bread aad cheap sour wine
for the rest of the day-well, its not to my
liking"
..How about clothes1 You can't say they
are Tot che8p.H
"Oh, clothes are cheap enough but look at
She French girls-au fash and style on the
outside hut YOU ought 70 sea their under
pretty nose GisdainfuIly. Rags, positively /
rags"
"Surprsing Bow do you account for it," I
Economy" was the tragic response. "A I
girl cannot marry in France unless she has a
dovrs. YOU know. The whole family pinch
and scrnych-vby, they would SKIN hv-to
hoard francs for a prospective husband. 50
The disgust GA Hiss Americas face was elo- (
ouently disdsinfgl Of the economy of the .
daughters CT France Nothing Is more alb .
horrent 10 the independent American girl
are they not all siIners o. the Declaration Of
Iadependencei-tban the Thought OF dovrv as
an essential t. the marriage bond. Her face, .
her character Is the American girls dowry:
her heart her fortune
You found the French language essential /
did you no,r
Ny, yes; / don't see how person could
move among them without some knowledge
~ the language. don't know what should
have done.
1.-THE menus at the hotels and cafes sire in
Frenchg'
YES I have q friend who has lived on
meat and bread since be came 10 Paris
laughed Miss Thomas. It's the only thing
be can SAY ii French He IS afraid 10 order
from the carte, noJ knowing what they might
bring aim"
'Alser the exposition you VIII doubtless
remain in EG--s.
u viii make for America rs quickly as the |
ship viii bear me, and thank God when | /
reach It's ShoreS,' wsS the reply o. the only /
officially representative glI,l n the Paris eI- |
pcErlon. LTOA ROSE ACCAB.-
EDlsON'S REAL cOURTsSlP.
a Story Of the Inventors Alleged FORGET
fulness stoutly Denied.
,rs 70