Evening star., 1915-05-16
,Cop, right, 1915. hs Frank u; caFpenterN

copyright, 1915 hy Frank u. Carpen'erN
BUENOS AIRES.
& WANT to show YOU one of the
great street sights of the world,
know all The great capitals. l
& have walked the boulevards of
Paris ana 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. have ridden in u jinrihisha
through the ,iinsa in TOXIC. have been
iolted in car: along the ruts of the
Tartar and Chinese parts of Pekin-
aud made my way on donkey through
tile NoSki in Cairo. ! know Christian
street ia Jerusalem. III" Street called
Straight in Dana sous. the dimly light
cd avenues of constantinople and the
vaults of old Tunis. I am acquainted
with the corso in Rome. the Rialto of
Venice and Friedrich Strasse and Inter
d"u Linden in Berlin. They are all full
g interest. hr;t "rch has it's rival fu
I''orida Y \ L'iovia3 street is the.
c'.t"t ur"Ueuad". SHSur3u.: ard GOSSIP
- tl.,ce az this south Nu,cricau u}"-
fror"l's. ANA ITS scenes ~ about !. oI
INA Tho afternoon diff"reru FROM
thos" ~ any great street Of the world
NJ that hour the thoroushEtre is filed
with moving mass Of proneuaderS
made up Of all classes and conditions
of men to lac found IA this part of the
" orla. The street is only thIrty-five
feet wide and less than a mile long
" leads from tho Plaz; die Mayo where
are the government palace. the stock
exchange aud 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 lined with fine build
inss whose shops make YOU think of
inightN museum or display of the
treasure vaults Of the world. The road
way is paved with asphalt and the side
walks arc Of tiles like the floor OF a
bathroom. Everything is Kept as
clean as pin and the crowd fits the
surroundings
The Argeutinos are fine ,ressers
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 the
Mines. and young dauGies stand on the
sidewalks or stroll! back and forth
arm in arm. The women are of All
classes: beautiful girls ami somber Old
nlaIdens move along arm in arm.
There crowds Of men Young and
old. The young fellows are out TO look
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 Kid 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
silk stockings she steps on the
sidewalk. There are many blonds. al
though brunettes are in the ma ajorIty.
and there are brunettes who would be
blonds if the white powder they dust
freely over their faceStcould do the
business The men are dressed in busi-
ness suits.
Where are 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
filed with customers. and as | look
at the signs see that the big houses of
London and Paris have their branches
down here. Some of the shops are inn
mense Here is jewelry store cover
ing about half an acre, and on the op-
posite side of the way is a department
store that would be large in New York.
II is one of the establishments OF Cath
4 Chaves. which have 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