The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-16
who's L0oney Nov" Makes Hit
With the Fun-LOving French

ment OF Berlin to permit the young |
Princess and her mother to make .
short visit to the French capital strict |
" incognito. This visit. 1t may be |
explained, was not intended for the |
purpose Of purchasing toilettes for the
German court. needless to say. while |
copying Paris fashions, exactA that the |
legend made In Germany" appear on |
all necessary garments. worn at court
by German women, from the Empress
down.
A prompt and very forcible mega
tive was sent in reply. but neverthe-
less the news became known. not. per-
haps. with very much secret objection
on the part of the French government
A monster indignation meeting vas
planned In Paris in protest Of the re-
quest made by Germany. This. 1t was
intended, should be held before the
monument OF Strasbourg. in the Place
de IL Concorde. All American visit
tors to Paris are familiar with the
gigantic statues which surround this
beautiful circular palace. which lies
between the Tuilleries gardens and
the Champs blysees, and which repre-
sent the capitals of the various prov
inces or countries. OF France. Such
visitors are always particularly inter-
ested In the monument to Strasbourg.
the capital Of Alsace. which has been
perpetually draped in crepe since the
war Of 1870, when Germany took the
province from France. At its base pa
triotic Frenchmen continually lay
wreaths and flowers. No need to In
scribe on any of these monuments.
Lest we forget" Not for one min
ute do Frenchmen fail to remember
what the loss Of Strasbourg means.
No words can describe the more or
less dissembled hatred and thirst for
revenge which permeates all classes.
Over and over again has the at
tempt been made to enable members
Of the reigning royal family Of Ger
many to visit France, but the same
reply is always conveyed to Berlin,
in diplomatic language: "At your own
peril. We cannot be responsible for
your personal safety" When a young
and daring member Of the family did
venture into French territory some
time ago he was quickly hustled back
across the frontier by cautious French
officials. who realized the grave re.
suits that would follow II the identity
Of the royal visitor became generally
known.
Paris IL wonderfully attractive these
autumn days. All along the Champs
4 As Aa1o w.
ed in blooming owing to the devasta-
ton caused by the floods and the
very unreasonable weather of the
summer are now brilliant blazes of
color. The particular part Of the
main avenue from the Place de la
Concorde to the Rond point constitut-
ed the dress parade ground Of fashion
able Paris, where. between the hours
Of four and seven o'clock in the af-
ternoon one can see q large part of
the French fashionable world passing
backwards and forwards In magnifi.
cent motor cars and carriages. Dur
Ing these hours 1t Is almost impossi-.
BILE to find . vacant chair among the
many hundreds placed on either side
OF the avenue.
where on earth does all the hair
come from that women pile on their
heads In the form Of puffs. curls and
Q few other things the professional
name Of which ! don't pretend to
known" asked an innocent. man q day
or two ago. Everyone is aware. now.
adays that part Of the hair women
wear II not their own. for the wearers
quite openly and cheerfully admit such