Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-15

- 1ERLIN, March Especial Cor
respondence Of The Bee lin the
~ capital Of the German empire, in
Y&2 the heart Of Observation-Disclosures,
~ within a block Of Inter den Lin
den and a few minutes walk of the Thier-
garten, ! write of the American invasion. 1t
is all around me. l find 1t in every street
and every block. II sticks out like a pimplc
on ones nose and here in the busiest part OF
the city 1t assumes the size Of a big red boil.
Over there at the right is a shop with the
American shield above the door. 1t bears
the stars and stripes in red. white and
blue, and below IL are Dutch figures lean
ing over a ship rail. locking out at the
sea. That is our own American line tout
ing for it's Red Star boats, and the German
travel across the Atlantic.
Next door is a hat store. The most
fashionable shapes are American, and the
best are made by two we'll known New
York firms. They are considered Superior
to any others, and s. American derbies
are worn by the swells. There are Amer
Jean tailor shops in different parts OF Ber-
lin. and our styles now vie with those OF
Paris end London.
But look at those girls who are now
coming up street. See the jaunty one at
the right. She has a hat with a little
American flag draped around It. / hear her
talking as she goes by. Her features are
German and her speech is that OF the lower
class Berlinese. She is aping the Ameri-
can to be in the fashion. That is so with
many girls in Berlin. Since the kaiser has
been counting President Roosevelt and
Prince Henry has visited America, pictures
of Mr.. Roosevelt and the prince, painted on
the American flag. and of Miss Alice Roose-
UnIN kA.A A4a. uAII l.. Il.
postal card stores. and the milliners have
labeled their new bonnets and hats "echt
Americanische."
Even American diamonds are sold here.
l mean flash diamonds Of the paste variety.
There is a store Just beyond the steam
ship office where crowd are always look
ing in at the windows. That store be-
longs to a man named TAFT, who is bet
ter known in continental Europe than any
other American jeWeler. He sells nothing
but diamonds, and that at a uniform price
of a dollar and a half. no matter II the
stone be as big as a buckeye or as small
as a pea. He brings out the shine with a
blaze of electric lights so great that you
can warm your hands OF the show win
dows. or rather you could were 1t not for
the servant who stands on the street
polishing them. This man has shops In
most OF the big cities, and he Is one of the
great advertisers. At the time Prince
HeL. y was in Chicago he put a full-page
advertisement in the leading newspaper
OF Berlin. of which the following is a
translation.
Eighty per cent Of the American ladies
who attended Prince Henry's reception last
night wore Tait's diamonds"
such advertising is new here, and in con-
acction with the craze for American things
Il created somewhat of a sensation.
In the same connection was The adyer-
tisement of a we'll known American snoe
q full-page announcement stating that at
the time Alice Roosevelt broke the bottle
of champagne with which she named the
kaiser's yacht she had on these shoes.
Speaking OF the American shoe, one OF
the best shoe stores in Europe is right
here on Freidrichstrasse. Come with me
down the street to the corner OF Leipsiger-
strasse and take a look ct it. Il is in a bis
building belonging to the Equitable Life
insurance company of New YORK, and II
sells nothing but American shoes. Ther'
are a dozen other places In the city where
our shoes are sold, but ncne which does 6
business like this. IL Is crowded from
morning till night and 1t is a poor da>
when it's sales do not run up TO 400
marks. It has been open but only TIVE
vears. and has done a big business from
the start. It sells only for cash, and Its
methods are altogether American. even e
NE negro bOotblack imported from New
FORK. who shines your shoes while yOI
Eait. 1t has two makes of shoes. anC
aIis than Mt a fixed price OF S4.5O a pair