Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-08-15
TRANSIT FORMATION
WORKED IN PARIS
SINCE WAR BEGAN
ResepiSt Home From Year
at Front Sees More Changes
in City Than in Himself and
Companions.


Paris July 30-Thc rescrtist home
Tor the first Time after year at the
front realizes less the change in him-
SELF than the transformation of his
Paris. He has acquired his new color
gradually ana has built up his hither-
90 unknown muscles almost imper-
ccptihly. The hlase Parisiau who left
for the front soft and palHd, with
STOPPING shoulder and spiiitless eye.
Indiffcrently Interested in life. comes
back NIT only strengthened but
frightened his mind has been re-
opened to Impressions The little
revolutions that have transformed
Paris. gradually. break upon him AN
at once he is more like "a tourist vis-
iting the French capital for the first
time than q man VINO knows or knew.
bis bouleyards by heart
ii is curious spectacle to see the
reservisls swarming into the court of
the Care du Nnrd like children fun
of picnic enthusiasm. They seem 20
discover something new everywhere,
lirst of AN 1t Us thc civilian that gets
their curious attention There is
first the surprise of the man from
The trenches that SO many men were
left at home; then there is uncon-
cealed amusement al the gravity with
which the less rcassured OF the nom
c0mbatants read the official com
muniqucs ana calculate the chances
of being safe in Paris another winter.
The absence OF motor buses. the re-
duccd number Of automobiles ana de-
creased facilities for transportation
inspire all sorts Of qnips ana jibcs
at the evils as for himself the
reserVst has increased his stock of
resourcelulness a year ago he would
have fumed when unable to find
cab. today he trots off t0 the sub
way, satisfied and amused To think
that the "ciyiis' must lc dcvilishy
annoyed
when me sits down on thc terrace
OF a cafe he amuscs himself by or
dermF prohibition drinks and pokes
fun at The old bouleyardler az his side
who takes his substitute for absinthe
with "a grlmaco.
Having lost the habit of a soft bed
until IS or O'Clock in the morning
he has discovered new Paris the
Paris of the carly hoursthat goes
cityWard from O'Clock on and is
rarely scen al It's best hy those who
find it only when submerged by the
hustle OF the later hours The or
dinary sewing woman with pricked
and stained linger-ends. comes first
"a Ittlo later the smart class OF mill
liners models and se1mstresses, the
shop eirls, stenoeraphers, terminating
with the mannequins and toreladies
the aristOcracy of the great fur cloak
and dressmaking establishments.
Procession Stil Is Charming.
War has reduced the number and
leVelcd conditions, the procession is
stin charming, but with new features.
Il is "a long line of white and black
No crepe here for their mourning is
domocratici rich boreavements alone
may wear the urstocratio weeds
Those that work content themselves
with black skirt ana little Jacket with
white collarotte This little world
that files past in the early hours, is
witness of thc tribute Paris has paid
to the putric Conversations vary
little. ono has letter. another ISL
anxious because she hasn't one. Those
i'm black talk without bitterness, with
out sign of revolt against what they
endure Formerly most of them EN-
route dcvoufed stories published by
the morning papers Now they are
plunged into the official conmuni-
ques from different belligerent eoun-
tries. which they comment with quite
ass much perspicacitV as the bald
headed gentleman who later lu the
day wins or loses Il dozen battles over
his apcritf at bis favorite cafe
Strangest of all these girls become
assiduous readers of the journal
Officiel, The congressional record of
France. They look az once to the
pages containing the citations in the
orders of the day Everyone of