The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05
DYES GONE,
PARISIANS GO GRAY
Then, Too, Front Calls for
E;cn Who Look Younger
Than Their Years.
COST OF LIVING HIGHER
Spec,a, Correspondence TO Tue suS.

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PANS. Aug. 1S.-The number OF gray
haired men TO he seen in any Partisan
assembly seems to have increased enor-
mously since tho war. AT first on no
tlcing this fact one explains 1t by the
absence Of the young and middle aged
at the front, but that is not a complete
explanation. Many men have become
gray since the war who refused to be
gray before, but the cessation of COM
merce with Germany has prevented
them from continuing to appear younger
than their years, for the supply OF hair
restorers has thus been reduced.
Not a few men, too, have found Il a
nuisance to appear younger than the age
subject to military service. Offcious po-
licemen would stop them and investigate
their military position. ~apologizing on
finding them over nifty. This was COM
pllmentary but n nuisance. 80 the gray
hair was allowed to retain its natural
shade.
The trees Of Paris have to thank the
war for a splendid season, those AZ least
that line the boulevards and venue
Never have they been more hourishlng,
thanks to the absence OF dust. No auto
bus stirs up clouds to choke them and
, every form of wheeled traffic is greatly
, reduced.
Cab horses were never a strong fea-
ture in Paris. Now they make n worse
, showing than ever. being those that the
army has refused to requlsition with
n few that ave been through n cam
paign and been invaded out Of the
service.
\ glimpse at the Paris cab horses
reminds one of the famous saying:
'Paris Is a woman's paradise, 4
mans purgatory and a horses hell"
Shops find a difficulty in keeping a
full supply of goods. but one in find
ing an excuse for their lack. "a thou
sand regrets. monsieur. but that used
to come from Germany, and So
i "Cheap soft felt hat. monsieur? Mails.
non, perhaps monsieur does not know
they came from Austria and Italy.
Hence
1.-The y safety razor blades. monsieur
desires? But monsieur will no longer
find them In France. They were Boche =
And one remembers when buying them
before the war the same mans assur-
ance that they were the best swedish
steel, imported from Sweden by himself.
Or, again. II assure you. madame
charming s~aleswoinan IS now speaklng
-"all woven >pods have increased 10 to
90 per cent. There Is plenty OF silk and
wool from England. which gets IL from
NlSlTdlld. ifll lliltl II III wv "iF
kind of embroidery"
TOYS are dearer. Articles in white
wood are no longer made. Mechanical
toys, made to vino NJ, are more eNpen-
sive, as tin Is dearer. Letter paper IL
scarce. PAINT and perfumes are dearer:
the cheaper qualities all seemed to come
from Germany.
Boots are a prime necessity for an
army, and the civilian finds his W are
therefore deIrer. The manufacturer eN-
plains that he pays SEQ for coal that
used to cost $40, s220 for leather that
cost 30 cents or 81 and thread has doub-
led from 6 cents to 10. Brass pegging
has gone from $50 to $40, hobnails
from $40 to $2j and a 10 per cent. rise
TO come I'm October, II so on for lin
ings. cardboard boxes for packing, &c.
So that a workman who used to put
81. so or SO into a pair OF boots now has
10 pay 81. Hand sewn boots used TO
employ many Italians, Turks and Greeks.
who now have all zone.
Tame VINO produce boot leather are
not happy. The war caught them with
out any great stock. and although a de-
cree was issued prohibiting the export
of hides they say too many permits to
export are granted. The price of raw
leather in January, 1915. was $40 the
30 kilos GlO pounds), and in July was
$50. Gn Germany II was 500
Workmen In boot and shoe making
have no complaint to make, as after n
few weeks of reduced wages at the be-
ginning OF the war they can now earn
as much Il week as a year ago.
Small employers are hit by the in
crease In cost of raw materials and their
association FOR faris and the suburbs
has adopted q minimum scale for sol
ing and heel.ng for mems boots. II sewn,
$3.50 If nailed, $40 for women's, Sl.lO
and 80 cents mems heels. 30 cents and
women's, - cents. Which represents
about IL per cent. increase.