Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-24

i lu86, WHICH at SCcIu " HUG tucIIl
selves away. making just part OF thu
heterogeneous whole. The French system
4 OF arranging the stock, and, in fact. tn,
| whole management OF the shops, seem!
very strange and very complicated to tn
| practical mind Of the American, and i
/ takes considerable time before one cal
become accustomed to being accompanied
to the desk by the polite clerk, who him
| self does up the purchase, waits while
| you receive your change, then hurrie:
| back to Tuning customer. But all is
question OF habit, and, once thoroughly
| accustomed to the ways. all goes merry
| as a marriage bell, and in the end one i.
| almost convinced that this is better
| SO much more edifying discussions.
The Speciality Shops.
As rule the three things which Amer.
leans most wish to purchase, and fol
which Paris is SO justly famous are tn.
| handmade, hand-embroidered lingerie
the wonderful flowers in velvets, silks
satins, the exquisite enamels. trinkets and
| the 5ewelry, both real and imitation, and
it is for these things that one should
before mentioned.
The shops for lingerie may be counted
by the hundreds on all the main thor
OuSHldT0S, their SllOW WiHuOWS pT0ScHtlIS
most tempting displays, but many Of the
better and more worthwhile ones are VI
several flights of stairs, occupying large
suites of rooms, and are not to be seen
from the street at all, though occasional
ly the eye will be caught in passing by a
more or less Respondent signboard, but,
unless one has previously been warned by
Travelled and well informed friend, 1t
Is difficult, at all events on first visit,
to become acquainted with the best.
Of hose ocfo h ;cby 80
along the great boulevards and the neigh
boring streets, and it is most interesting
and enjoyable experience after climbing
up numerous flights of stairs-unless,
be an elevator-to enter into great square
rooms. or suites of rooms, which are
filled with models so dainty, so exquisite
in work and so moderate in price.
Other houses there are where, in addf-
ton to the charming display of lingerie,
one is always sure to find the very latest,
choicest models for unlined blouses in
silks, chiffons and linens, as well as bou-
dofr caps, jabots and collars of sheer
fine linen and lace. For that most fasci-
mating and thoroughly French of crea-
tons, the robe in time, without which no
Partisan wardrobe is complete one must
visit some Of the large houses of the Rue
de la Paix. where in many of the spe-
cialty shops one will find this robe de-
veloped to its utmost perfection, in won
derful brocades, heavy clinging silks or
in light, fluffy clouds of ribbon lace and
chiffon.
For flowers-for one must, Of course,
wish to obtain at least nosegay or so
OF the beautiful French nowers-one
should visit some of the shops which are
devoted only to the artistic and realistic
reproduction of every flower that grows,
arranged in such a manner, in vases in
the window and on the tables, that, as
one enters, 1t seems quite as though one
were entering regulation florists Al
though many Of the department stores
have a most marvellous assortment, par
dcuiariy the Printemps. at temptingly low
prices, 1t is none the less well worth the
while to visit at least the former places,
as they are quite unlike anything exist
ing in America.
Novelties on the Boulevards.
Along the boulevards one will find
many smart shops absolutely devoted to
the little novelties and knickknacks which
one always associates with Paris, such
as adorable fans. odd boxes, attractive
hat pins, opera bags, beaded reticules
and artistic picture frames, while others,
again, carry nothing but enameled articles.
producing as result such a display Of
enameled bonbon dishes, umbrella ham
dies, chains, buckles, purses, vanity boxes
and entire bureau sets, made in this fas-
cinating composition, as to prove the
despair and undoing Of the prudent mind
and economical soul
The imitation jewelry of Paris is famous
the world over, and rightly, as a little
stroll down the Rue de Rivoli will testify,
and where, stopping before any of the
which line the side, one is fairly over
whelmed by the purses. chains, buckles,
flets and other attractive trinkets, so deli
cately mounted, SO exQuisitely wrought
as to be really works of art, while the
display OF crystal and gun metal chains
and the various novelties in pearls such
as chains, barrettes and purses is some
thing quite bewildering.
After the Rue de la Paix, the small
streets and the great department stores
have been thoroughly investigated, and
all their stock of latest novelties care
fully examined and gloated over, there
remains the visit to the antique shops,
the best reserved to the last, for one is
always quite sure that they are to find
here. in these quaint, little, musty old
places, made famous in history and ro-
nance, the last remaining pearl of great
est value. Far of on the Boulevard
Montparnasse, for example, one will find
strange little specks of places, full to
overlooking with the most Heterogeneous
stock, "veritables'' and otherwise; old
furniture, carved benches, rich brocades,
odd pieces Of porcelain, heavily wrought
silver urns, jugs, tea services, piled to-
SeIler IN a Hau, dTllStlc JuUlDlc WHICH
none the less has an order of its own.
While in this same quarter or the town
one should not neglect to visit that long,
dark narrow little Rue des Saint Peres,
which, starting at the quays on the Seine,
pursues its somewhat tortuous way, until
1t finally disappears in a most mysterious
carrefour about a mile farther on, in the
very heart of ancient, romantic Paris.
Some Famous Cafes.
The pleasures OF Paris are SO many and
SO diversified that choice becomes diff
ficult from a superfiuity of riches, but.
beyond all manner of doubt. dining and
winning at it's various famous cafes is
by no means to be classed among the
least, and there are several of these
quiet little places of epicurean fame
where women, If they do not wish to dine,
can at all events dejeuner with the ut
most propriety and the greatest delight.
There are several places, both in Paris
and out. where the food ls delicious and
the place so interesting that they should
these are in the entire of Paris, itself:
one large hotel restaurant on the great
boulevards, Marguery by name, where
one dimes off sole and shrimp sauce and
wonders when fate will send them back
| to taste Of that delectable connection
again, for 1t Is one Of the dishes for which
Monsieur Marguery Is so justly famous.
Then, again, there Is Voisfn OF cuisine
renown-a strange little place-so quiet and
unassuming that possibly II one did not
| know the place one would never think
| for dejeuner, with food that is fit fol
tho gods and which indeed does tempt