Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-05

Correspondence of the Dispatch; copy
right. 1902, by Frank G. Carpenter)
PARIS, FRANCE, September 81 have
been wandering about Paris for week
N the footsteps Of the American invasion.
They are as plainly marked as the foot
prints which Robinson Crusoe found on
ihe sand of his desert island. The big
,otel in the heart Of the boulevardes, where
( am writing, is filled with Americans,
md am surrounded by American signs.
pur consul-general has his Office just over
ME way with the American flag flying
from a pole out of one Of the windows;
spaulding, the Chicago jeweller, is just
se!ow, and Tiffany & Co. are on the OPP
)osite side OF the street. In the same di-
lection / see the sign OF the Equitable
Life Insurance Company, which has re-
.ently bought lot under the shadow Of
he opera house.. where 1t expects to build
N American building, and around the cor
Ter is the Office of the American Express
Company, with reading rooms containing
The leading American papers. There are
american newspaper correspondents scat
cred throughout the buildings nearby,
md within stones throw of here are
core of our manufacturers and others,
Who are here pushing American goods.
machine. at which sits pretty French
typewriter girl, who writes English. and
we're i fond Of American drinks, l might
ltimulatc my tongue with a jgger Of
kentucky whiskey at the American bar in
his very hotel.
AMERICAN MACHINES A ECRIRE."
Speaking of tvpewriters all Of the chief
American makes are being sold through
nut France, and the French typewriter
:irl is already an institution of Paris. She
s as bright as her American sister, and is
lftcn as pretty and more stylishly dressed.
The appreciates how to charge for her
york, and when she catches wandering
American she makes HIM pay we'll The
Usual rate for transient work of this
pnd in Paris is five francs or 81 per hour.
For long jobs there is a considerable re-
iuctiop, and for steady work the prices
IRE about the same as at home. The
Remingtons have a typewriting school,
Which they advertise as Ecole de Steno-
:rapfie. and their machines here are CALI
d Machines a Ecrire. The Smith Premier
The Iost, the Caligraph, the Bar-Lock,
ME Oliver, the Densmore, the Jewett, and
md the Williams are American machines
which have seen and most of these have
bftices on the boulevardes. IN the same
ocality may be found the Columbia phon-
graphs and graphophoreS offered for sale
" talking or singing In French at fixed
prices.
There are five different brands Of Amer
can bicycles for sale in one shop near the
Madeleine. and American sewing machines
ire advertised in the kiosks and other
Hands throughout the city. The French
lave no typewrlters OF their own worth
mentioning. and at this writing the Amer
can sewing machine is considered by far
ne best. and 1t gets the trade
EAT AMERICAN GROCERIES.
Our American foods are slowly but
hreiy pushing their way into the mar
tets or Paris Not few Of the largest
irocery establishments advertise Ameri
ian goods: and some Of them make such
foods a specially. l visited to-day the
irocery of Felix Potin at the junction of |
ne Boulevardes Haussman and Males
terpes. 1t is the greatest establishment |
the Kind in Paris. and perhaps the
nest grocery OF the world found the
windows piled high with American goods. |
md placards hung up here and there adj
,eruslng American soups, California |
rulfs. and other delicacies. Among the
nraons things were little neck CLANS. in |
ms, and Goldfish balls from Boston. There
Fere also tins OF ported ham. tongue
Irn ~ ana chicken. silver-spray succo-
esn. and cans Of corn on the cob. Among
I ~ on Wexs ox.taiL nook turtle. hars