Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-05
RUSSIAN MOBILES EARN THEIR LIVING

European exporting house Was en-
barrassed to discover that his new
stonoRraphcr was a Russian princess
who had once entertained a member OF
his family In Moscow.
Sec here" said the old gentleman
severely. handing tho petite youn:
woman personal letter which had
Just arrived in the office mail. this
is all very courageous. but you
shouldn't do this sort OF thing. you
know. You weren't cut out for 1t.
You mean I am incompetent" in
nuircd the princess.
No: l mean I know who you arc.
and what you have beon accustomed
to. and i don't think you should de-
vote tho rest OF your life to typo
writer" the exporter declared. Now
I'm going to get my wife to Invite
"Ah. please, 1 must ask you not to. .
interrupted the oS-princess hastily. Il
do not like to be reminded OF my past,
because It was very unhappy. and this
charming work makes mo forget foi
Is pleasant TO earn ones own liHing.
4. II not? Always ! dislike to be under
obligation to any one"
THE sCoRN OF WORK
Tho royal refugees seem to fail quite
naturally into tho lower walks OF
! American life. Having been brought
up to consider all work beneath them.
| 'nCy are unaplc TO discriminate DC
tween different kinds OF work. A
| Russian nobicman usually lives In
New York several months before he Is
| able to understand why the manager
OF a factory In this country Is OF moro
social Importance than the average
/ factory omployc In tho cycs OF a
Russian prince. n prolctarian is =
prolctariun. whether ho happens TO be
"A soap manufacturer or the soap
manufacturers chauffeur.
Tho establishment OF social relations
with tho American Industrial ariSto-
crscy is also handicapped by the roysl
refugees lack OF fine raimcnt. Most
OF them had to leave Russia with OK.
trcmcly light baggage. which later re-
cciNod hard wear in European capitals
| Their appearance Ia not especially i'm
| prcssiVc. so that tho soap manufac,
/ turcr also has great difficulty IN dis
! tinguishing between "a Russian royI
parsonage and Russian tailor. In
| decd, under present conditions, thcN
might well hc ono and tho same. J. n.
other drawback is the recent slump In
| tho Russian title market, which has
able aE Russian bank note. Thus fc"
OF tho refugees have been able &c
achieve convenient alliances. and II II
Yet to be recorded that one has sue.
cccdcd In capturing an American
| hcircss.
! But u tho refugees miss their former
cordial reception In America. they dc
not complain, Most OF them have set
/ tied down Ia a prolctarinn cNistcnc'
| without murmur. and having no do
! cidcd braNcly to make tho host Of II
! they often GO oven further and MAKE
money An oN-gcncral and his aristo'
! cratic little wife. for example. Ar,
once moro waxing prosperous on th'
| profits Of small lingerie shop or
! ono Of New Sork's most exclusive
| shopping thorofnrcs When they nfn
started this enterprise two ycirs teo
they lived in ono tiny. dark room nj
| tho back Of their store, and tho Ecn'
| cral spent his evenings dclivcrins
packages Of lingerie to customers. NoN
~ neatly uniformed delivery boy has
taken over this end of tho vurl, aud
| tho tiny. dark room has boon shan
doncd FOR charming studio nrsrt'
| mrnt on tho floor above tho sttrc