Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-09

restaurants are over many os them still
go to work in the government offices as
clerks and stenographers. And in the
midst of all this strenuous activity they
find time 10 make their own clothes and
hats, and even their own shoes, for OF
the many shortages which make life in
Sebnstopol Gificult the shortage OF
wearing apparel is the worst.
Beautiful Women NJ Fete
4 charity fctr took place few DAYS
ago in the pubic gardens. There were
probably more beautiful women present
than amy other city IN the world could
muster on like occasion. But oh
these divinely fair and romantically
dark beauties were pathetic sight |.
They wore their best gowns, saved out
Of the wreck of their homes and for
tunes. costly and pretty gowns. many
of them. but gowns that were the
fashion years ago. before the war. and
wide brinmvd picture hats. II would
have made American women weep to see
them.
1t is a common sight in the streets
to sec women and young girls Of the
educated classes. otherwise neatly
dressed. walking without stockings and
with wooden sandals strapped to their
tNNt' va wearing llitu y SUMS III
their high hceied shoes. leaving part of
the leg bare like Scotch highlander's.
Yet there is no complaining, no self
pity. and these hardships are borne In
the most cheerful. matter of fact way
1 find Sebastopol the cheapest city in
the world. My room costs me only
10000 rubies per day, 1000 rubleS gets
me good breakfast and my bill 70.
lunch or dinner rarely exceeds l5.OCN
rubieS. | pay somethiug like 1900
TuD'eS for twenty five Russian cigar
cites and 200 rubles for box Of
matches. The usual price for the ma
tionnl glass of Tea is 500 rubles, and
the other day l paid 10000 rubles for
SIX Gillette safety razor blades and
fvo rubies for four suspender buttons.
Perhaps this makes you doubt my as
topol.
1t il cheap--for mo and all other for.
'Enate strangers supplied with dollnrs
or POUNDS. For one American dollar
at thc present moment equals no less
thah @L.VUo OF the paper rublcs issued
current throughout the Crimea. So nv
room really costs me less than forty
cents day. my breakfast ten cents and
my dinner sixty cents. and the Gillette
oiades were cheaper than they are in
Millionaire for First Time
. This fantastic depreciation of The
rimean currency creates Srotesuue
'ituatIonS. For the first time in my
are am millionaire. l scarcely ever
have less than .000. 600 rubles loose in
ny pockets and sometimes two or three
Millions. The other day was in the
Ithce OF an American firm when a man
'ame in staggering under the weight of
many huge parcels which. he dumped
with sigh Of relief on the counter. He
was bringing something like 300. .OOO. 900 |
,ubies to pay for $4,000 worth of
American goods.
FOR the Russian inhabitants OF Sc. |
'astopoi the cost of living il, of course.
very serious proposition. To IN
american 1000 rubles means five cents.
or them il is still 1000 rubles. The
yerage salary of government officials. !
nicers, etc. is from 10000 to 80, 900 |
ubles per month. General Wrangel |
himself only gets 100000 rubIes !
hontnIy. or in American money, about
4. How these officials and still poorer
'copie live is Il deep Russian mystery |
oruer'hS IN many cases on tragedy.
advertised for secretary to trans
ate the Russian papers for me every !
morning, and the salary / offered
10000 rubles per month, or Sl2-
aused me to be bcSeigcd for days BY
of aDpliCauts-generals, col.
'nelS, princcsscS and countesses, all !
'ath"ttcai'y importunate to earn this
plendid pay.
The best way to help General Wran.
els heroic attempt to save at least a
ar, Of Russia from Red anarchy is
0 supply him with food to distribute
heaniy through the government to the
eople. In Russia food gives a gov
rnment more authority today than any
hing else.
II Europc's cnfcebled hands are tied
y labor, it is up to America. which
not yet cowed by Red fanatics, to
re 70 1t that civilization's last gal
mt stand in Russia does not collapse
trough starvation and bankruptcy