Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-31

rubbers at all are worn. and still it rains
mere the greater part of the time and the
streets are muddy, notwithstanding the ex-
cellent cleaning arrangements. Men and
women trot along through the filth the
ladies' holding their dresses much higher
than is common in our American towns.
American Cocktails.
We have left the Strand and are walking
along P1ccadiliy. This is in the swell parts
OF London where the finest shops are. Let
US go into this one, which has all sorts of
fancy canned fruits and jelles in the WIN
cow. Inc English are noted for their pre-
serves Of all kinds, and London makes mar
malade and jams which are sold all the
world over Here is one place where we are
sure TO md no American goods! But let lis
ask the shop keeper. He is fat beefeater
IN white apron and he smiles as l tell
him he has beautiful store.
=. american goods! OF course I havew is
the reply to my question. Here is a fine
thlng In brandy peaches Just in from New
York. There are about a dozen peaches In
that Jar and we sell it for eight shillings,
or " we have all sorts of American
pickles, canned corn and tomatoes and oat-
meal Here is some tobasco sauce which
came from Louisiana. have one customer
VINO calls it liquid ELL and SO it is" con
ciuued the grocer, refiectively. But
wouldn't you like to walk below and see
Wines" ~
NO, believe not" say T. "but have Won
also American wines?"
NO" said the grocer. "but we have
plenty Of American brandies and cocktails
IN bottles The English like your cocktails,
and we sell lot of them
All Sorts of American Goods.
Going on with our walk American goods
meet us at every turn. Here in Regent
street they are selling American candy,
and there is store where you can buy
american tools and hardware The chemist
SHOPS which we know as drug stores are
full of our novelties for the liver and
stomach. and the dry goods stores which
they call draper Shops contain shirt
waists made in Massachusetts and cottons
from the southern states. The invasion
winch has been represented in our country
as one of heavy articles, such as meat,
grains, steel, iron and heavy machinery.
embraces all sorts of little things which are
rapidly coming into common use A good
ldea OF 1t was given not long ago by Mr.
Fred Mckenzie in one of his able letters
on this subject to the London Mail. which
mas been published in a little book entitled
THE American Invaders" 1t shows:
They Need Us Badly.
Says Mr.. Mckenzie:
In the domestic life we have got to this:
The average Londoner rises in the morn
ing from his New England sheets, he shaves
with American soap and Yankee safety
razor, pulls on his Boston boots over his
socks from North Carolina, fastens his
Connecticut braces, slips his Waltham or
Waterbury watch in his pocket and sits
down to breakfast.
There he congratulates his wife on the
way her Illinois straight front corset sets
on her Massachusetts blouse, and he
tackles his breakfast. He eats bread made
from prairie flour POSSIBLY doctored at the
special establishments on the lakes), timed
oysters from Baltimore, and little Kansas
City bacon, while his. wife plays with a
slice Of Chicago ox-tongue. The children
are given Quaker" oats
"At the same time he reads his morning
paper printed by American machines on
American paper with American ink. and
possibly edited by smart journalist from
New York city.
He PUSHES out. catches the electric tram
New York; to Shepherds Bush, where he
gets in Yankee elevator to take him on
to the American-fitted electric railway to
the CITY.
''At his Office. Of course, everything is
American. He sits on Nebraskan swivel
chair, before a Michigan roIl-top desk
writes his letters on a Syracuse typewriter
signing them with a New York fountain
pen and drying them with a blotting sheet
from New England.
The letter copies are put away In files
manufactured in Grand Rapids.
"At lunch time he hastily swallows some
cold roast beef that comes from the mid
west COW and iavors it with Pittsburr
pickles, followed by few Delaware timed
peaches and then soothes his mind with a
couple OF Virginia cigarettes.
ITO follow his course all day would be
wearisome. But when evening comes he
seeks relaxation at the latest American
musical comedy, drinks cocktail or some
California wine, and finishes UP with a
GO; couple Of little liver pills made in Amer
FRANK q, CARPENTER.