Evening star., 1915-05-16
Unp, ri-hi. 1915. j., Frank q carpentefN

tCup, right. 1915. hy Frank q. Carpenter
BIrENoS AIRES
e WANT to show YOU one of the
great street sights of the world.
III | know all the great capitals. l
q have walked the boulevards of
Paris and strolled with the fashionable
crowds along the Champs Elysees.
have made my way through Fleet street
to the Strand and feasted my eyes on
the windows of old Bond and Picca-
dilly. I have ridden in = jinrikisha
through the tsinSa in Toxic. have been
iolted in n cart along the ruts ot the
Tartar and Chinese parts of fekiug
aud made my way on donkey through
the MoSki in cairo. ! know Christian
street IN ie~usatem. III" Street called
Straight in Damascus the dimly light
ed avenues Of ronsiautIuople aud the
vaults of old Tuuis. am acquainted
with the corso IN Rome, the Rialto Of
Venice and Friedrich Strasse and Inter
d"n Linden in Berlin They are all fun
"f interest. brit ..'"h has its rival ~
v "ridH u v 1'lo'idn street ~ tlt,
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'1r ',l.'rr "f thts $oHt1 american u,c-
'r"po!:s. tud ttS scenes ut about :, or
In tHr afternoon ,tr.' dItfcret,f from
those Of amy great street of the world
NJ that hour the thoroue hfarc IS flied
with moving mass OF pronieuailers,
made up OF All classes and conditions
~ men {" he foUud ia This part Of tu..
y orld. The street is only thirty five
f.et wide aud less than y mile long
" leads from til" Plaza de MsNo whore
are the government palace. the stock
exchange AMI the cathedral. to the
PlaZa San Martin. where are the most
magnificent palaces. the Plaza Hotel
and the site of the new Jockey club
MI the way il is tined with fine build
inSS whose shops make YOU think of
mighty museum or a display of the.
treasure vaults. OF the world The road
way is paved with asphalt. and the side
walks are Of tiles like the floor OF q
bathroom. Everything is Kept as
clean as pin and the crowd fits TIN.
surroundings.
The ArseutInos are fine dressers
Every one SPENDS as much on his
clothes as his purse can afford. and
the women who walk the Florida are
clad IN the latest creations of Paris
Many of the men are dressed to th.
utHes. and young d;n0i+S stand on the
SIDEWALKS or stroll back and forth
arm in arm. The women are of all
classes: beautiful girls and somber old
nlaidens move along arm in arm
There are crowds Of men Young and
old. The young fellows are out to look
Al the girls, ana the young girls are
out to be seen. Here come three dainty
maidenS. One is girl of twelve dress
ed in white, with her skirt reaching to
her knees. her white hid shoes having
stockings above them that extend only
half way up the calf The other two
are her sisters. young ladies with
dresses cut low at the neck and trim
med out with lace. Behind comes the
mother She is dressed in the extreme
Of fashion. and see a wide expanse of
Sh.- f.4n hts
sidewalk There are many blonds, al
though brunettes are in the majority.
and there are hrunettes who would be
blonds if the white powder they dust
SO freely over their aceStCould do the
business. The men are dressed in busi-
ness suits.
Where the carriages and auto
mobiles The Florida has none at this
hour Between ) and o'clock pm
the police shut off all wheeled traffic.
and the narrow street is given up to
TIE crowd. Many of the people are
shopping. The stores on both sides are
filled with customers. and as l look
at the signs see that the big houses of
London and Paris have their branches
down here. Some of the shops are I'M
mense Here is a jewelry store cover
ing about half an acre, and on the op-
posite side of the way is a department
store that would he large in New York
II is one of the establishments OF Gath
a ChaveS which have a turnover OF
many millions a year. They have shops
for women and shops for men. ana
great shops for children and babies.
Now stop and listen to the people as