The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Londos Rains Drive Kate Carew Channel Ce Cher Pe
with the Aid Of "a Friend She Attempts to Trail
the Famous Gayety and Naughtiness of Paris
to Their LARS, but Finds-Alas!-The
Have Vanished. Latest Fad Is To
Be as "Un-French" as Possible.

American dollars. sayety mechanical an1
forced
My chaperon was becoming depressed
himself by this prolonged search for the
Paris that was. and. like the old LADY,
who enjoyed poor health" he had tns
time commiserating himself on the woes
OF his native city.
Heias! he groaned- Madame is but
too right. The gayety OF Paris is nov but
the melancholy OF Paris We are not sin
cere or unconscious any more. We sold
our hghtheartedness to you and les
Anglais. and. behold! # has vanished
from US as the foam on the wave"
OLD HAUNTs ANoLIciZED.
And he waved his fingers with an airy
gesture, which was the only French thing
he had done since the beginning of our
search. He was really thoroughly enjoy
ing himself. and 1 must say that think
in time Paris will take as much pleasure;
in being decorous and melancholy as she
did in being Hghthearted and frivolous.
Let's try cne more Quarter" I plead
ed. Let's go to the swagger music
halls"
from tneSe we soon ne0-
Oh. myi but they were English and
AmercanI
The principal performers were almost
all Anglo-saxon- Their nationalities were
billed in large and imposing letters. while
the few French singers and dancers were
given small space.
II French men and women figured n
the audience I couldn't pick them oct.
and We didn't devote much time to the
enterprise.
rs it perhaps the time Of yearr'
asked. People away. and that sort Of
thing?'
The Frenchman sighed.
That has something to do with It." he
replied; but. even so. We are not ever
now as We were in the past. We have
lost our personality and charm"
He was having such an agreeable time
feeling blue about Paris that I felt I
must go on the cheering tack. and said.
after all. it might be only a phase.
But he wouldn't have that for a mo-
ment- La belle Paris had gone. never to
return
Alone I visited the shopping districts.
and here there are even more evidences of
the British and American invasion.
There are occasions of English gar
ments. there are advertisements Of Amer
ican shoes. while all the stores pay def
erential heed to the fact that there is
shooting now in Scotland The candy
shops display bonbon boxes In the form
of game bags. with pheasants and par
tridges peeping out Of them, or luncheon
baskets with dead birds cheerfully rest
ing on top of them The toy emporiums
women dolls dressed in tweeds and carry
ing rifles under their arms And every
where there is real Scotch heather for
decorating purposes and for sale.
The MUSE OF MIRTH DEPARTED.
Really, Paris is far more Scotch than
! London, just as 1t is far more American
! than New York
But. poor thing. her Muse Of Mirth has
deserted her.
Her gayety is only a name for a trait
forgotten and buried out OF sight with
many OF her manners and customs.
! And. what's worse. she has lost her
sense of humor. There's no doubt of that.
or she wouldn't go in for what doesn't in
the least suit her particular style OF
| beauty.
| There's plenty OF noise still Oh. yes.
Paris throbs and huns with movement
and sound. and q certain excitement
which must ensue when people are as
nervous and energetic as the French. but
the old. glad spirit is a thing OF the past
Perhaps some OF it will crop up In Eng
land. as her share OF the result of the
entente cordiale.
! Oh" laughed a travelled American,
when I related to her the tale of my
search for gayety and my disappoint-
ment in the Paris of the present and
sorrow for the loss of the Paris Of the
past, II could have told you all that ages
! ago. Paris is a quiet, dull city nowadays.
If you want TO see real excitement and
gayety you have to go to Vienna or Ber-
| lIn."
| Well. one lives and learns!
! Copyright. 1912. by The New-York Tribune