Fergus County Democrat., 1910-07-26
The Doctor Writes Most Interesting
ly of the French Capital and 9th
er European Centers.
OUR MONEY IS Welcome
American Travellers Good Thing" for
Europeans-New Paris Fashion
Not a Thing of Beauty.

his family, who is now touring Eu
rope. writes the Democrat the fol-
lowing interesting letter from Paris,
which proves the Lewistown physician
not only fluent writer but close
student Of sociology, whose travels
and observations display broadness
of view that is refreshing. The letter
is we'll worth the reading:
Paris, France, July Owe are
now and since Tuesday evening last,
among the gay Parisians. We are
trying our level best to do as they do
and to feel as they do.
This city, as are all the others on
this side at this time, is filled with
Americans, who are industriously en-
gagged in divorcing themselves from
their dollars. The hotel proprietors
here are singing the same joyful tune,
Eve are full up
1.-The stars and stripes of Our coun-
dancing to the same breezes that
move the folds OF the always con-
slant companion, the tri-colors OF the
French republic
an Paris, as in London, the Starry
banner is the only foreign emblem
that meets the eye-mute reminders
OF the many fingers extended for the
American gold
"At the Cecil hotel in London,
where we spent week, OF the eight
hundred guests, six hundred were
Americans. Here in Paris ! am sure
the same ratio would hold good
What would Europe do without us?
Indeed, some Of the English papers
boldly assert editorially that they
need our 'mazuma, but beyond that
we need not take the trouble to ap-
ply
paris is the mecca Of all the
world. AS Lewistown and the Ju-
dith Basin is to the Northwest, SO
Paris IS to the world, for all roads
point to and from here The shops
TEEN with jewelry. novelties of all
descriptions .eternally meet the eye,
especially in wearing apparel, for the
frivolous daughters of Eve, who are
the same the world over. No matter
from which quarter OF the globe they
may come they are caught in the
same glittering, glowing, golden web
OF contracted skirt are much in evil
dence on the boulevards The prin-
cipal points OF architecture that are
new consists of an abundant abb
breviation in width at the knees,
ripening into an exaggerated contrac-
ton at the ankles. The females
neither limbs aer exempli6ed and
demonstrated beyond doubt, and
nothing is left by way of anticipa-
ton. It will, however, never be worn
except by one poorly moulded, and
accompanied by pair of very small
feet, and one who can accomm odate
themselves to an eight-inch stride
To my prosoaic and practical eye tht
only redeeming feature consists Of the
lessened number of yards needed to
envelope the lower extrenlities of tn.
fair wearer, thereby reducing tht
financial strain upon the gent who
may be putting up for one OF the veal
minded creatures.
Paris is today not the clean cit,
it was eight years ago when we frs
saw it. Hand bills of all kinds lite
the walks and bar maids are too fire.
quently seen surrounding openings j,
the streets through which work j
carried on with underground Paris
In front of the Grand opera house
for instance, the eye is offended o
surface indications of three railroad
being built below the street TIL
Paris press in several instances deep
ly deplore the muddy and unclea
condition OF the streets. These in
conveniences of intense importane
must be condoned, but heavy ia
upon hand bills is being agitated tha
will be effective in lessening that evi
1t might be proper that these defect
on the Paris body polite should /
forgiven because she is hardly ovt
the effect of the awful inundatio
of last spring and the golden sui
mergance OF the torrid season onl
lust at hand The weather has bee
abominable ever since we left the ],
dith Basin. The more | see OF tt
different parts of the world the moi
think of Montana having the clima1
par excellence. I say this advisedl
for / have summed up this verdi
from many points of view, from mar
lands and in many climes Now, I a
not homesick, and intend to rema
away just as long as l can and G
back to work and vote and possib
help elect some OF my friends ne
November.
For three days out OF New Yo
the steamer whistle blew every minu
and half, all on account of the fo
For the past fifteen days rain h
fallen one or more times daily
England and France. Crops that a
usually heavy are being destroyed {
every hand; hay is rotting in the fiel
and on account OF the absence
sunlight and warmth. fruit and gra
are refusing to ripen. The riv
Seine is very high and in two or thr
places about the city adjacent, t
water has commenced to percola
And now upon all this pyramiding
untoward conditions. there is abo
To be nlaced as a capsheef a gener