Evening star., 1915-04-18

wants to help out the brothers and SIS
ters of the show business who need 10
feed their faces.
(Grateful sounds the homely patois,
in the gilded Paris fiatD
How could / quit them? she contln-
ued How could I shake them? All
those old actors, who are proud. those
young actresses in temptation and prt-
walton. those stage carpenters with
varicose veins. scene painters WIN
sciatica, vaudeville teams that live on
wind and muse hall turns which don't
know which way to. We know where
to find them with meal tickets and coal
tickets. They come to Mrs. Bechmans
as proud Punch. Nobody knows
Those who pay for their meal must
have their ticket also
You would think it banquet.
All the talk is gay SHOP planning
for the future.
'The service is made by many of the
principal actresses of France. Three
times a week, change of mattresses
She looked at her watch.
"I must start for the Odeon.' she said.
Afternoons we take turns appearing
at benefit shows, at the Trocadero,
Chatetet, Odeon or Antoine They are
always crowded. We give our services.
and all the money goes to theatricai
folks who need 1t.
Her auto honked. below
She popped into an adjoining room
rustling, a knocking about. The
last touches.
/ asked.
Sure she answered. the dressmak-
ers and modistes, we get look in on
them. l have afternoon tailor for
next autumn. blue velvet hand-painted
with pinkS and poppies. The jacket is
in plain blue velvet. military embroid-
cry and soutache, and red velvet collar.
gold embroidered. rank of general. And
I've got-shall tell9'
go on.
A little autumn visiting gown in
beige colored panne velvet form polo
naise. bell skirt, trimmed with two
bands of Russian sab1es, The collar
is also sable. All the gown holds on
to a corsage of mousseline de sole.
And I've got
Honk.
"Jf we want to our friends. she
hurried. I'VE go for tea TO the Cafe de
Paris. or Ciro's. or the Ambassadors
1t is very American-crowds of Ameri
cans over here. making money with
army contracts. They are the bright
est places in Paris today. where the
pretty women and officers back from
the front. Many have mussed uni
forms, but nobody mindsiJ
The Amba ssadeurs. in the Champs
Elysees, is all rebuilt, enlarged, mag
nificent- 1t has the same direction as
Maxim's
For the Ambassadeurs' opening the
two NM cornuchet We're kind enough
to give the Work of Artistes' Eats the
whole establishment. the tea, the cakes,
the buffet. everything. Famous ac-
tresses served tea. 1 kept the Ameri-
can bar. and sold my cocktails"
tIn the Joffre, you understand)
But the Parisienne no longer dresses
for dinner.
She uses the time to rest her feet
If she goes to the theater it is dress
ed plain And she wears her hat again
Il dine at the Cabaret des Assassins"
get an entire dinner for cents"
cheese. fruit. wine and coffee. or
course; course. II is s.. not as grand as Nine
meal you get there. 1t Is similar.
work. for the benefit of sculptors
painters. illustrators and designers
Lots of them are making nothing The
place is worth a visit away up on
Montmartre. If your taxi takes wrong
street you have to climb eS5 steps."
She referred to the old-time Agile
Rabbit in the ominous rue des Sauies,
illustrated by CASTOR Lerouxs "Roi
a Mystere, =, after which they rechrist
ened 1T Cabaret des Assassins." Mos
of the latter seem to be making good
soldiers at the front.
Timid ladies might be frightened by
some wild customers" said Anna, as
she pinned on her vioIets, but they're
Just the humorists who make the comic
supplements in times of peace"
She pushed me out
The rue des Saules is as safe as the
Boulevard" she said. Last night in
the midst of the Zeppelin warning. all
the lights were out and firemen PLAY
ing Garde Vous. on the cornet We
walked down into Paris singing and
stopped to talk with boys who might
have been Apaches. There is no crime
in Paris. but the truce of God--as long
as the war lasts. 1t was 10 pm. and
as black as your hat
"And them" asked.
Home. home to bed she answered
THE Parisienne observes the truce,
too"
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