The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-20
(, THE PARIS MARKET WOMAN }

Paris, April 9.-Madame, the market
woman. solved the sex question long
ago She made man, at best, only a
useful adjunct. In his younger days
her husband may hope to take some
part in conjugal affairs. AS he grows
older his rights slip away from him in
direct ratio to the increase of madame's
avoirdupois.
At 90 madame's corsets begirt such
a wealth of ethereal force that mon
sieur obeys orders without a demur-
The more obscure his position at the
/ end of the stall, the thinner he is. the
more ponderous is madame Seemingly,
no stall is allowed TO have two fat per-
sons. Some wise statesman may have
decided that the necessary space for
such a luxury was more than the city
could afford: as experience may have
proven that two fat persons in sin
gle booth results in wrangling over
authority and no vegetables or legs Of
mutton sold. In nine cases out of ten
lit is Madame Somebody's name
which is hung over the stall When it
is monsieur's name no woman is about.
and monsieur is as fat as madame. his
neighbor, who lays down the law TO
her thin husband. If you ask madame
to explain these things she will tell you
th@t she takes the helm in Ger huS-
bands interest as well as her own
What does a. man know about making
a stall effective?
Can a man arrange cheeses so as to
make a charming picture in varying
shades of cream and yellow? Can he
furnish so wide a background for them
as madames apron? Are the custom
ers men? Not at all. They are are
women. for the most part. And a woman
can best deal with a woman The few
a little banter with a lady other than
their wives. Eli, monsieur? On gen
eral principles a man has no business
selling, market products. He is too
extravaganza He does not appreciate
the value of a sou. A pretty young
cook or housewife with few conde-
scending words might wheedle mon
sieur into allowing her to name her
own price. But nobody wheedles
madame The while she is bowling
and smiling so politely she keeps her
eye steadily on the main chance. She
is the one who gathers in the sous and
makes them go a long way Monsieur
is valuable for lifting and carrying
things, but he is no financier.
1t is on Wednesday and Saturday
that the markets are held in open
places in different parts of the city.
springing suddenly I'D in the morning
and passing away suddenly at night
At Z a. m. the CourS de IA Refine looks
as If it had been a market for CEN
turtles: at d. m. 1t is a promenade.
The iron support and their oil cloth
covering which the government erects
to protect madame and the astute and
active citiZenesses from inclement
weather have not only been removed.
but look as sharply as you will you
will not find single vestige of any of
the produce which madame has been
vending. Madame and her belongings
came in a cart and go away in a cart.
The street sweepers do the rest
Tortoise-shell combs and pins for
the hair are very much worn at pres
ent. and a knowledge of how to re-
store the beauty and luster of such or
is of value. An old-fashioned
receipt book. written when such orna-
ments were treasured BIZ the grand
mothers of the present generation. ad-
vises rubbing the polished surface
with powdered rotten stone and oil.
The rotten stone should be first sifted
through fine muslin. This will remove
all scratches: then a polish is to be ap-
piled by gentle rubbing with channels,
TO which a. little jewelers. rouge has
been applied.