Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-08
80 Romance and Riches Of the French Market Women o.

prefecture Of police. Holding the egD
before a lighted candle In tho dar,L long
practice enables them to tell IL 49, and
quality. To sort eggs by sine they use
Just go through a ring en-. in diameter.
little eggs a ring OF ana $40 c.ms
Bad eggs they destroy: half bad eggs
they permit to be sold only for the ware
nishing of bread and rolls and wood Gid
ing. Out Of $50, 0o0 coo examined Oo'e
was seized as bad.
/ do not speak of the men. Though
doing big business, they are individually
small potatoes beside these ladies Of
great heart who have been noted durina
centuries for the strong Language.
40 swear like a Billinxagate hshwffe"
is the English equivalent OF Ito vttuper-
ate like a lady OF the markets" II Is
nothing. The language 10 q part OF their
setting, and they drop Il IN social life.
The history OF Dame Lemouret. now res
tired in chateau near Orleans, remains
legendary. During fifteen years she vac
one of the principal personages OF the re-
tail fowl and game section, where she ac-
cumulated s225.OOO
She retired to the chateau near Orleans
and thought to live the life OF great
country lady. but nearly died or idle
ness. Finding q -four mill enterprise In
bankruptcy. she bought ii up and ran IL
for her personal amusement-she who had
not the slightest idea Of any detail OF the
milling business.
Paris markets, however, Dame Lemouret
made choice OF certain minor clerks ana
foremen. These she put into important
positions. Trusting them and inspiring
them with her enthusiasm. she had the
mills making money inside OF six months.
At this time she discovered that the
son and daughter OF the bankrupt Or
leans engineer who had formed the origi-
nal milling company were in destitute cir
cumstances. She took the girl OF fifteen
to live with her in the chateau and gave
the young man a chance to show what
he could do. Today he is practically tho
owner of the mills, and both are vir-
tually her adopted children.
The whole countryside knows the story,
and such is the popularity of this rude
Paris woman among originally hostile pro'
vincials that during the recent Orleans
strikes not single man. OF her go en-
plOyes went out. In all the strike regu-
lations the mill of Dame Lemouret was
excepted IAN example TO all employ
erS.'
Another great-hearted woman, Dame
Lenormand. held chief place in the whole
sale department Of fruit and out-of-season
vegetables for twenty years All great
Paris restaurators were Obliged to deal
with her at retail for dollhouse luxuries
| of the north of France and Belgium,
| where coal is cheap. On one occasion
| the proprietor of the Cafe Anglais heard
| that she had luscious peaches In midwin.
| ter When he asked to see them Dame
Lenormand produced q dozen peaches.
They are the only twelve peaches in
Paris,'' she said. land they will cost you
| S. apiece.
| Your price Is exorbitant,'' said the
res aurator
Nine Lenormand deliberately ate q
peach.
"They are the only eleven peaches IN
/ Paris she said. and their price is
$3.50 apiece
The Cafe Anglais had a dinner of the
spendthrift Russian grand dukes on hand
| that night.
Give me those peaches. quick" ex-
| claimed the manager. before you eat
another
| STERLING HELLO.