The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
Vanguard Converts Rue de
Rivoli Into a Lively
American Street.
AFTERNOON TEA LURES
Bottled Sunshine" May Be
Taken to Hotel Room.
Stamps as Tips.
Cwashinston HeraId-Public Ledger
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Cwashinston HeraId-Public Ledger
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Paris. April 24.-There are GER
tain streets in Paris that Invariably
inlicate the presence of the tourist,
for IL matters not from which shore
the pilgrim comes. he or she Is GER
tain to appear at some hour dur
ing the first day in the French cap
ital under the colonnades of the
Due de RivoIi or along the busy
sidewalks OF the Avenue de rOpera
or in the teeming throng that gives
life and gayety to that section of
the grand boulevard between the
Opera and the Madeleine.
And by these signs the long
heralded influx OF travellers. most
Of them Americans, is making its
appearance.
-Afternoon Tea sign Lures.
These three thoroughfares form
roughly. the legs Of triangle
which incIoses many of the prin-
cipal hotels Of Paris, and it is this
section. where every head waiter
speaks English and where every
hotel and restaurant lures the for
cigncr with the legend afternoon
tea" that most of the tourists set
tie.
1t is still the subject for specu-
I4tion among the Americans in the
permanent colony and among ire
hotel proprietors and managers Ol
the tourist bureaus whether the
tourists will arrive in heretofore
unhear;I-of numbers. or whether this
season will bring merely the normal
and usual thrOng of sightseers q
Paris.
But the vanguard is here. Th2
Rue de Rivoli these days seems like
an American street. especially since
the side bordering on the Tuilerie
is now hidden with n row of wooden
sheds which are to house an eXposi-
tion and. consequently, the garden:
with their fountains and statue
adorned terraces not exactly remin-
isCent of America are withheld from
the sphere of imagination.
Reminders of American Cities.
Thus, it is not a great stretch OF
farcy to CoEjure up scenes reminIs'
cent of cities across the Atlantic
wher one is dssailed from all sides
by snatChes of conversations in ami
mated English as it is spoken in the
environs of Chicago. Los Angeles OF
the Delaware peninsula, or in the
cultural and ECsture-laden argot VI
last Side New York.
TnCrC is ''criSe" of small
change. and the visitors first days
in Paris will end with a splendid
~ collection of postage stamps. giveT
in lieu of silver and copper money
The Paris Chamber OF Commerce
has been authorized to issue 10000,
n0O francs in shin-plasters to over.
rcmc this crisis, and they will be
issued during the middle of April
in fifty ccntimes and one franc
notes
Cafes Issue Own Currency.
Later on more will he issued IL
franc notes. Many cafes an,
stores issue their own currency r.
patrons. merely pieces of cardboar,
or metal disks representing face
value in money anu. of course. goOC
only for articles purchased in the
cafe or store where issued. But
Happily. most Of the walters will
accept stamps for tips. and this i:
enc avenue of relief
OF course the eaEIy-CIosing deere.
and the inflated prices do not NEAR
I'aris will not afford boundles:
pleasure to the visitor Cafe chan.
taats may remain open until tn,
show is through, and there is any
number of theaters. reviews ant
musical entertainments
To Americans with a Transatlan.
tie thirst there is ample time fol
meeting the former patriot. JohI
lg'ycorn.and there is no sestric.
ZION on the amount of bottled sun.
shine a famished tourist may bring
to his hotel room.
copyright. 1890. by Public Ledger Col