The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
ODD WAYS
THEY HAVE
Clever Stories of a
Few Foreigners.
SHORT TiLES FROM WASHINGTON
Conserving People VINO Move In tho
Diplomatic Circle How tho
chessiier Loved.

There was trouble al the Turkish
legation soon after the nrst Of the
month, but the minister. All Fer
rouh hey only smiled.
However. he learned that forclg .
housekeeping doesn't nc American
establishments.
In Turkey the methad n TO hand
I the cook In advance the money Cor
a months household supplies The
cook Is then rennonaibie for the ser
( Wing % the meals, A similar Gus
tom prevails In France.
All Fefrouh Hey had managed an
establishment at homs. and also ia
France. When he engaged a huHr
coiored woman cook he pursued the
same method. lie handed her tio0
and told her 90 buy the months
provisions
The negro had never seen 80 much
money before. and she hid u In her
stocking. Then ahs went 60 the
butcher and the grocer. All Fer
rouh had paid cash and his credit
was good The new cook had cy-
cry thing charged. and all Acemei
well. On the last day % January
she got her months wages and dis
appeared with the 500.
Then the bills began 60 pour in On
the astouishsd minister. lie remark
ed that he was not responsible. II
they had been cheated they must
look 10 the colorud butler who had
recommended the cook. The butler
In frightened. the tradesmen are bell
iigercnt but helpless. as a repre-
sentative Of y foreign power can
not he sued.
The SECRETARY 90 legation from an
empire In the far East was taikinz
to the wifi. of the rcctor u fashion
able -. Johns. at an evening re-
ceptlon. shs was IN decoIiese drrHs
The almond -ryed secretary locked
about him. then turned 10 Mrs Me.
Kay Smith. and looking axedix at
her bare shoulders. remarked. Ma
dame my wife Is covered she Il
for me alone. You are for all men. "
The chsvaiirr de TheniRnove IL
one Of the social lions OF the season.
His paintings and his stories are ell
the rage. Under hts handling all
women arr lovely. alt msn hand
some. IL he makes bust Of NO.
man who has n lovely face and a
bony neck he has a professional
model 20 pose for the shoulders. II
the hands are unnhapsly they are
posed for BY some one with lovely
iapering fingers.
The chevaiier 10 Intensely un-
American In appearance and tsstcs
He plays the guitar and sinEn
charming love dities. The musicale
teas he has given have ranked
among the most surccnAfat enter
eainmen,s Of the season.
A few days ago he remarked to =
lady who was visiting his studio
that ''Iofe" was the reiEnfnF, the SUI
prrme influence of his Iisei Have
passion. chsvaiisrf" enerisi his fair
friend
"Ah. yes. madame" sighed the
chexaiier. Il have. Indeed. lnfed. =
He struck an attitude and threw up
nj. eyes. Ills rnuatachs ends turned
up. too.
1T was In sunny Italy. Her name
was Maria. Yes. she vas married.
I iofed her yer much. 1 took my
guitar and played beneath her win
dow one moonlight night. She op1ns
cd her window. She say. DO away.
Thentanone. lofe you ont 81 all
1 fan upon the grass and cry like
a child. By and by ] 80 home. Ny
mother ask what IL the matter.
tell her. She say 4 like not Maria.
poufi snap my fingers al her She
ia old and she In ugly. Why you
lofe herr There are plenty OF pref
~ women who lofe YOU
II am consoied. I como 70 Amor
lea I make money-lets money NY
pirture IA In shc papers. People
tain Of me. She say. 'Thentanone. |
lofs you. Come bask'' ] take my
carte de xlslte. write upon II
.ympathy' and send II 20 her. That
IL my r-r-revengel"-st- Louis Post
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