Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25

| have to square old Amboise, that's a detail.
| But shudder to think the mess he would
| make If the duke tried to buy the wines
himself. On a word, tombstone don't dare
to trifie with the King of the Boscards Of
| Paris.
! Early afternoon. confess I don't know
! where or how Dan passed the hours be-
| tween 3 and 6. Even a Boscard has his
| rights. But. suddenly. he stretched his
manly arms-stretched and CALCULATED
that's the word: "Sapristi! l must rush
| off and dress for dinner! 1 dine at Du-
| rand's." he meditates aloud; and tire little
| countess Is delighted with mis- conf
denees. She, too, like the millionaire New
Yorker, rather thinks she knows Dams
ways.
AT Durand's with the grand dukes,
whom I conduct to the premiere at tho
ambassadeur's. (Durands is a swell, old
established restaurant. with perhaps still
the best social clientele)
Shall 1t be Durands, or Larue's. or
Paillard's? No. at Durand's I have the
biggest bill hanging up. That little
strychninette has been lunching her girl
friends and charging 1t to my account.
No matter, she will make hit tonight
before the grand dukes; and the whole
bunch Will sup with us at the abbaye.
It's good investment. devoted
woman" (These are thinking lines: the
countess does not ear them. the more SO
because Dan is already rushing home in
a common cab.)
Il must take twelve front seats for
Vladimir. The American must be Of the
party. It's late for twelve front seats;
but Edmond will certainly have kept
some for me-"
Continues Eliminating.
AT IL must quit the party moment
to present my American to the Fileracarte
Club. Perhaps it's not quite right what I
am doing there. but he has his eyes open.
He wants to butt in. He expects TO lose.
His time is short. Well, he won't be dis
appointed. Couldn't choose a better club
for the purpose. Bah! l like that Ameri-
N III II
wouldn't be in this dirty trade.
/. Heilig, wish you could all be once In
a side seat at the ambassadors open-air
cafe concert-not the bar-when tho
grand dukes come in a party.
Audience Rises Reverently.
Entertainment for grand dukes!
Under the trees Of the Elys!an fields.
There is an awning. Cigarettes and cob
bers. Smartest folks OF Paris. All that is
nothing You should see the mass in tho
back rows-republican France rubberng
the grand dukes! When they get up to
stretch their legs the whole audience rises
reverently. -
Midnight at the Abbaye.
At dinner, Dan, arriving in a hurry, told
the striking story of the Abbaye. new-to
the grand dukes. How the utterly discred-
tied night restaurant was taken in hand by
Albert of Armenonville and elsewhere. and
entele that the private carriages and autos
line down two blocks waiting.
Who did it? Albert? Yes. Who helped?
Who really made the Abbaye in a week?
Why, the Boscards of Paris!
At 3 am.-too late. for Dan must get up
early-he meditates sleepily in his lone vlr-
tuous couch. He calculates:
Horse dealer, $500
"Old auto of the duchess, $3.50.
"NaW ditto 500
New York, $1,000.
The Lake Lawrence, 81 500.
tombstone of Bordeaux. $3.50.
Credit solid at Durand's and the Abbaye.
Hum. hum! What a pity that the Paris
season is SO short!'
1t is short. Dan must make hay while
the sun shines. Bad days will come. His
credit at the restaurants will be called on.
(They keep his bills; II ever he comes into
big money they will send them in very
promptly He pays no bootmaker, tailor
halter. shirtmaker or jewelef. On the con-
trary in the morning, with his mail. his
smart. respectful valet says. without turn
ing a hair:
"Bontara of the Boulevard thinks that
monsieur will like this scarfpin and these
studs.
"Barvay, the shlrtmaker of the Avenue de
'Opera. has sent models of six fancy
shirts and wishes to renew monsieur's dress
Shirts
And so on But Dan has expenses Not
The least his Boscards. His Boscards, do
you hear? Yes, he himself is boscarded in
urn by lesser sports. who make themselves
Useful to him: his hangers-on Old friends,
who know lot about him. who could show
themselves ugly . . in distress AS Dan
holds up the others, so they hold up him.
Poor Dan! STERLING HELLO.