The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-27
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take me home. where l will pay him
or. and You may have him from
there on
She smiled again.
TA1in are 90 difficult 10 secure.
We must all help each other"
That fact WAS further illustrated
ia the bureau where 40 had tho i'm.
portAut business We had few
minutes 10 waIt. and the concierge.
one Of The most pleasant and ar
fable old men a. be met explained
wlih extreme polIirn~sa and extreme
,olubuity that monsieur might
smoke u 10 uked. DAT there was
positively no r4ie here against
gm6kinE. and that monsieur must
make himself perfectly az home.
tiEarcts a Iuxury
Monsieur did not az all feel like
smoking "a, that moment. but 30
lhx further urged. Jaw the point
ard brought out the ciEar~t boz.
or couru, tho temporary host
was invited 90 hav. a smoke and
the pleasure with which no accepted
Il. add~d to tho fact tina, he would
not light u then. but saved ~ for
after dinner. brough; sharply 10
mind that ciEarrin arc n luxury In
Paris.
For fully 20 minutes tho concierge.
whom vc came TO know very well as
Philippe. entertained un with droil
stories OF how "siingy~ h. was with
himself now that $50 was putting
every franc into war loans. and We
thing he considered was 20 make us
comfortable and happy while In his
little room.
u was not until Afterwards we
learned that Philippe has lost three
cons. ono Honiu.aw. four nephewH
and seven cousins in this war
We went down to the Louvre. with
many miseiyinRs. to find IL a quaint
irwriry shop We had known % old
waa Htiil IN existence. san there.
and the little old lewclcr. not much
moro Hhrunkeu since the bygone
days. recognized ia AT once and
came forward radiant with greeting
How was business. We asked after
In while There was none TO speak
OF
The different polluu on leave
bought occasional trinkcts. and the
shop might as we'll be closed az open
until after tho war. except that Il
was not good for Paris 10 have blind
windows no he kept the shop run.
ming while hls former constant corn.
panlonH. madame and tho dog. lived
IN tho country. whore living was
cheaper
Why Paris l. StiU Gay
\ brave and helpful spirit In the
little ieweier for I'm every word. in
every Stance. IN every smile. there
wns the one thought. to pass along
"a cheerful feeling. and. by reason OF
that particularly French idea. PAR.
IS ~ STILL GAY
\ new terrible test has proved
tho irresistible buoyancy 81 the
Partisan. The dire day came
when II was ordered that there
be no more cakes. Only those
who know Paris pastry can real.
Ire the depth Of that calamity
War bread had long since replaced
the flaky white buns and rolls and
various bakery delights In which the
French and their visitors rcvelcd
alike. but there had been no com
plant The panEs OF that deprivn.
ton could bo alleviated by nice ut.
tie Ratcau with the afternoon tea or
coffee. Now what was 20 be done ?
Tho tea hour was an Institution.
and the cake It's bulwnrk Did Paris
NOPE. ana close ita tearooms and
cafca7 No.
The Freedman Is very fond
~ his cafe. II Is more than "a
feeding place; II Is n place for the
meeting Of friends. which ~ why @
luncheon needs an hour and "a
half and dinner from two 10 two
and n half hours. Not food occu-
pies all the time. hut the indul.
gcncc Of u pleasure which this
nation of all others has not lost:
the Joy Of conversation.
40 Paris has its afternoon tea
or coffee Just the same. and,