Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
PEOPLE MET IN PARIS
Those Whom You Would
Least Expect.
THE FICKI E CLIMATE
RAIN AND SUNSHINE ALTER
NATE DAILY.
The American Consulate and Its Per-
sonnel-Some operate Productions
The City From a Church Dome.
pecial Dispatch From star Correspondent.

Special Dispatch From STAFF Correspondent
PARIS, November IL, 1905
When went to Paris 1 took the shortest
route, that from London to Dover, thence
by boat TO Calais. and thence by train,
reaching the Care du Nord about am. I
hated to leave England so quickly. for l
lac begun to enjoy myself and there was
so much that wanted to see. My time was
limited, however, and 1 had to cut my visit
short. The weather of Paris is damp, aw-
fully damp. 1t goes through you like
knife and seems to find Its way TO your
very marrow Men go around with fur
lined overcoats, as if it were in the dead
of winter, and ladies are wrapped in furs.
One reason why people look SO cold is be-
cause their homes are not well heated
Of course, in the big hotels and in some of
the more modern buildings heating ar
engagements are satisfactory, but in the
older houses there no facilities for
fire excepting a crate, and even then one
can use nothing but wood.
The French school boys so around with
bare legs, for they always wear socks and
sometimes one pites the little fellows, for
there neither extremities are positively blue
from the cold. Wien the sun comes out
you are never sure how long it will stay.
1t may be sunshine one minute and ten
minutes after it may be raining like the
mischief This shower viii last Tor little
while and then the sun will come out for a
brief squirt. only to be succeeded by Clouds
and possibly by more rain. This sort of
thing they tell me is peculiar to the fall
and winter season. for in the summer they
say they have delightful weather.
The American consulate is on the Rue de
TOpera, and Consul General Mason has
taken hold in good shape. l had quite a
talk with him and with several in the Of
fee Maj Williams who has charge of
the customs affairs as the representative of
the Treasury Department, has been In the
service about twenty-five years, thirteen OF
which he has spent in Paris. His assistant
Mr.. Armstrong, brother of the former
assistant secretary of the treasury is skill
ful in looking after violations of the Gus
toms laws, and is now down in Sicily inyes-
tigating some matters of undervalua ton
Mr.. Caldwell. formerly on this Post. is a
consular clerk here, and is doing good work
Both Cauldwell and Armstrong are always
anxious to make it pleasant for Americans
VINO come here, particularly IL they hail
from Washington, for both resided at the
national capital for several years.
The Associated Press.
saw Charlie Thompson of the Asso-
ciated Press and spent some little time
with him. He has been doing excellent
work since he came over here some two
years ago. to take charge OF the office
l saw him then, when he had Just come
here with his family, and he was feeling
quite down hearted, but since then he has
got nicely fixed and his family are getting
along In good shape. His children are get
ting an education In French as we'll as In
Englsh and are progressing finely. He
has reorganized the office. made good news
connections and has made some good
scoops. He has received two decorations
from the French government, one that of
me Legion OF Honor. as is proclaimed by
the little red ribbon on the left lapel of his
coat That may not count for much when
he gets back to America, but gives him a
standing here among persons of influence
and government officials that Is of decided
advantage to him In news sense. Mrs.
thompson, who will be remembered by
readers of The Star as having written some
brilliant stuff over the signature of Pauline
Pry. is doing some good work for Har-
per's Weekly, in addition to looking after
her growing family of sturdy boys.
l saw Rudolph Aaronson, so long asso-
ciated with the New York Casino, at the
Chatham Hotel. He tells me he has a.
great philanthropic enterprise on hand
which, II he succeeds, will be a boon TO
many an American girl who comes over here
to study music. He has interested some
prominent and wealthy men in New York
and other cities of the United States to
form a fund which shall be for the bring
ing out of those American young women
who are unable to get hearing even after
they have spent years of study in foreign
musical centers. A series of concerts are
to be given In Paris, Berlin Milan. Vienna
and other European capitals, at which such
young women as may show sufficient abil-
ity may have an opportunity to be heard
under the surroundings of artists of estab-
lished reputation and without cost to them
selves. AS he put it, many a young
woman after she has spent money in secur-
ing. a musical education has not the means
to pay the money demanded by managers
for a debut There she is. She may be
brimful of talent, but she can get no
chance show n
l propose to give her the opportunity she
seeks, and to bring her to the notice of
managers. i think l shall be doing phil
anthropic act If L can secure the co-opera-
ton of wealthy men in America to raise a
fund for this purpose OF course, the en-
terprise is yet in its infancy. but 1 have
been greatly encouraged SO far. Postmas-
ter General Carleton, with whom I talked
on the subject, became quite enthusiastic,
and so have others
People Seen in Paris.
One can see the most unexpected ac-
quaintances in Paris, and so when Tom
Order. who was third assistant secretary
of state and afterward special commissioner
for the ST. Louis exposition, ran against me
in Cooks one day I was greatly surprised
and delighted. He looked prosperous and
told me he and his family We're stopping at
a famous hotel. 1 came to the conclusion
that the world was going well with him.
Major Craeger. who was connected with
the ill-starred McCadden circus enterprise.
/ met at the American Express Company.
Most of the members Of that company have
been furnished with transportation home
through the kindness of American residents
and all will eventually get there. There
was no reason why the circus should have
been a. failure IL McCadden had had the