Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
Of The star.
PARIS. December 4. 1917.

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a N Arizona Sammy was walking
IN along the Bots de Bouiogne-
AA He had the independent air,
q - but he was probably as lonely
and disappointed as a Sammy can be in
the gay French capital. He had missed
his crowd, and when you miss your
crowd the afternoon is dead in Paris.
He might seek others at the Y. NJ. c.
A. He might join a chance party on
some boulevard cafe terrace. or loaf
about the quartermaster's in the Rue
Ste. Anne. where they're all broke
This is true story. / think that is
about all.
Also. objections ~ the distances are
great and confusing. CD soldiers get
lost in the Paris subway. and go the
one best friend. the taxi-auto, costs
money. The Avenue du Dois is the
most beautiful promenade In Paris.
Vow you know how 1t looked to Ray
mond.
AT that moment a stout. elderly
American woman in black broadcloth
riding habit came praneing and rear
back. riding sidesaddle and bobbIing.
Being from Arizona, Raymond grabbed
and soothed the critter.
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You have saved my life. am a
grandmother said the heroine.
smoothing her high silk hat ON her
sleeve. You must come with US tand
she named a name known over all
America). This is my granddaughter"
A pretty girl. says Raymond. came
looping along on little sorrel. They
said would 1 wait on an avenue bench
until the groom could telephone for the
limousine
s:ggy.
the park" he says. The fashionable
grandmother pointed out the King OF
Rumania and Bone de CastelIane and
Queen Mary Incog-ni-to. Never heard
Of her before. but didn't like to ask
them. They showed me the racetrack
where they used to set the styles. and
teau de Madrid. which Is the SWEETEST
dogonndest tiresoone roadhouse / ever
saw Then they took me TO their big
mansion. and lads in blue-and- silver
livery filled me uD again on every kind
of cake there is and sherry and choco-
late
The girl put box Of candy in my
pocket, and when the grandmother
all about society before the war, and
who is here and who is gone and ism,
IL noble. and would 7 write them and
would / think 1t bold II they should
send me a trifinE souyeneer Of SAVING
their lives. They did it,
He fetched out n massive gold cigar.
cite case.
This he said. 'I don't smoke. bu,
value IL. They sure showed me q
grand time. I don't suppose any sol.
dior ever had such a hrst-class time
Then. what's the matter? Why are
you kickina2" I asked.
uprayeied his fbopyh,g
good Paris afternoon gone" h.
pectedr'
There you are.
Too much majesty upsets the plain man
But VIVA. 70 they expect in Paris: The,
have heard much about the brigh-
capital. where all is frolic. and at HON.
their mothers are worrying about it: bu
none really look for quite all that in wa,
time Paris needs paint" is the com
monest criticism Paris needs pen" i
a good second The majority are not am
bilious to put blot on the Eiffel Tower
All the same. in the back of his head. tn,
average Sammy seems to crave some per
sonai adventure, not to be led entirely b,
the hand.
Like this:
Three Sammies were strolling down; tn
boulevard Of a Saturday afternoon earl
little Paris midinettes. or fashion work
ing girls Of the great dressmakers an,
hat creators Their characteristics are 4
dress beautifully on scraps. be saucy i
their ways and have their little heart
fun OF honest patriotism So they admir-
Sammies to exaitation.
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50, sisEiinS behind the sammies, the
49,