The Washington herald., 1910-05-28
AT THE HOTELS.

Frederic F. Redmond. OF Paris. who Is
a native American. but who has lived in
Paris for the last fifteen years. is at the
New Willard. Speaking OF Americans in
the French capital, Mr.. Redmond said
that numbers OF Americans disappear
annually IN Paris. thereby causing the
utmost concern to their friends at home.
and even to Frenchmen who have the fair
fame OF their country at heart. Few OF
the cases are brought up before the po-
lice, FOR they do not result from battle
or murder or sudden death. The disap-
pearances are not physical, but mental.
altering people so that their best friends
think themselves deceived by a resem-
blance on meeting them by accident in
the Paris streets after & separation OF
few months
There are. Of course, many Americans
who are not afflicted with ecceutricity
simply because they have come 70 Paris.
The tourists who DO Paris IN three days
and return home knowing enough about
France 20 stagger the natives in an argu-
ment are far from being unatics in any
sense OF the word. Also the Americans
who marry into French families OF good
standing. or who have friends IN this
circle helping them 10 know the same
/ class OF people that they would frequent
az nome, remain purely and charmingly
/ American.
But as the tourist element represan-s
the vast majority OF Americans coming
each year 20 Paris" continued Mr. Red
rnond, $50 the element with French ties
+ Of marriage or friendship forms the M
finite minority. Between the two stand
/ the legions. some poor and some wealthy
some good and some bad. some artisticaIlv
talented and some socially ambitious
seeking study or amusement. as the case
may be. and for the greater part not
only growing un-Amerlcan with startling
rapidly but developing traits which leave
( serious doubts as 10 their sanity.
Some OF these Americans think 4 per
fectly natural 10 do things which would
make their righteous hair stand or end ~
even mentioned in America Il Is hardly
/ an exaggerati0n 20 say that one cauro.
enter the disgIacefuI Butler Hall. OF Tie
uumeauonable Tour d'Argent restaurant
or the notorious lIaxim's without meet
ing several parties Of nice American girls
who know perfectly where they are. but
merely consider that they arc seeing the
sights OF Paris.
'Gray-halred old ladies' are often with
them, or. al all events, their fathers and
brothers. the entire family thinking that
quite the proper Partisan thing Is being
done by going there. whereas any self
respecting Frenchman would think him
SELF everlastngly disgraceG II his wife or
his sister had entered such places"
Dr. Emile Gerster. Of Milwaukee. Wis.
who was seen ~ the Sao-eham. said
never 10 trust an ugly man. 1T has been
said that no face ought 10 be ugly by the
time its owner has reached the age o.
forty" said the learned man. and al
though Ar first this idea may seem alb
surd. st.lI. after all. Ct is true enough. IL
by beauty one understands something
other than that Of feature. for which
nature alone IS responsible; we mean
that beauty % character which. as 70
were. shines through the Eome-.est yea
lures and fairly transforms them.
Young people are healtif-I or ugly
with the Inherited features OF tEel- an
/ cestors. but by the time q man has reach
/ ed the age of forty De is no mere late
. edition iu appearance of those who have
gone before but his features are stamped
with the mark OF his own character. and.
/ therefore. we are not far from wrong II
We affirm that az that aFe no one has a
right 70 Do ugly. for ne has had long
years IN which 90 become well liking. 20
use the expressive old-fashioned term
1 However Irregular or even ugly a per
sons features may De, the face cannot
fail 10 be pleasant % look upon Il only
there De q kindly light IN the eyes. a
gentle smile. and an expression of self
control about the lips These things all
! combine 20 make a Iovable face, and we
feel when We see such a face that we
would fain to call the owner OF Il our
friend.
Mere physical beauty has no power
over US We know the old saying hand
some IS as handsome does and thar such
beauty as comes from expression Is the
real index Of a good and noble nature
for il is the impress Of the thoughts and
actions Of years. BY expression we can
/ make sure Of the character. Truth VIII
/ out. and sometimes q passing urguarded
I look viii show us rascal where we least
/ expected one. just as sometimes under a
/ plain mask we catch the reflection OF al
/ most angelic beauty Of heart and mind"