Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-16

each end for stenographer, confer
ences, ETC.; his salon car is like one
of our parlor cars; the dining car is
what we have seen, and more or less
like one of our own. and the guest
cars are all compartments.
Lounging in ones section" as the
train speeds. chatting, wandering
up and down the side corridor which
runs the length of the car. the only
adventure with discretion) is to slip
unobtrusively into the salon car be-
hind, in the hope of getting moment
with Joffre.
For Joffre. above all. is meetable.
, He seeks no one; at times it is pain
full. Particularly, l remember. during
the ten minutes of our stop at the
Fort of Veux. he paced back and
forth, alone and forlorn, head down
as in melancholy meditation, in an
open space before the battered en-
trance. Look at Joffre," we whis.
pered, like policeman on his beat!
But when the least important Ameri-
can breaks in on his contemplation
the marshafs wan old face lights up,
and he responds like "a regular fell
ler." Marshal, you must come, soon,
to America again A hundred milllon
folks would gladly greet you"
The old Joffre smile lights up the
worn face.
Il would like to CO." he answers.
almost happily. land have planned
to-yes. next spring"
" yes. but" the summing up comes
! wistfully. sit must be ordered. I
must go on orders
The special train dashes on. always.
It seems to have the right of way.
completely. Twice 1 note passen-
CT ~
tinues rapid for this light European
rolling stock. We talk among our
selves about lunch. Somebody WON
ders if it will be the chef of the
French white house. Another sug-
gests that it will be the regular
French dining car bill Of fare. For
the general touring public. 1T is pity
that the latter guess was quite wrong.
The wines were more than excellent.
I give the menu:
Fillets Of Soles.
Lamb Chops (dolled up) and French Fried
Potatoes.
Roast Partridges en- NCroutons.
Lettuce Salad.
Mixed Ice Cream and Cakes.
Fruits. Liquors. , Coffee.
Somebody said that m. Noblemaire
wanted it to be a good one"
The train dashes on. The cars are
all extremely we'll and equally heated.
The comfort is complete. We sprawl
at ease, wondering what tney are
doing. An attache of the embassy
comes from the salon car.
what are they doing in there?"
we ask.
'The president is not visible-he's
working. Marshal Foch is showing
Col Bentley Mott how Carpenter is
going to slam Dempsey"
THE French president worked
L from Paris to Verdun.
None saw him, except at the short
lunch. In his Gown" car-which is
his castle-none attempt to see him.
Attached to the parlor car of the pres
idential train, it permits him to slip
back and forth among his more dis
tinguished guests-and disappear.
This "own' car of the chief Of state
is old. 1t has been used by four
French Observation-Disclosures. Poin-
care. Deschanel and Nillerand-and
successive improveme nts, suggested
I by actual experience Of presidents on
teal conveniences that it would be
difficult to improve. except by build
! ing a new car copied ON it. This is
| being done-all Europe is renewing
it's rolling stock. Meanwhile, the en-
tire train wears the glory of the war.
/
| have been hit
like an old house, full Of coy addi-
tons and makeshifts. No other car
can lie soaking in bot bath while
dashing across France. lThe hot
soak was Napoleon's great reviver, as
it is of the Japs today. Zone hour Of
hot bath is worth five hours Of sleep"
Napoleon said; but all had to stop. en-
/ 70 xybi1 ho In
or farmhouse.) Or he can take a
sweat-box and shower. Poincare
claimed that the apparatus. in tiny
compartment. saved him from conges-
tons and bronchitis ten times.
| When MilIerand desires to sleep or
rest in bed he has a real brass bed
| stead-not berth-in a commodious
bedroom adjoining these conveniences
in the middle Of the car.
A snug breakfast ROOM" tiny
private office" adjoining compart-
ments for secretaries, stenographer
and telegraph. fill the car like a
Chinese trick-box. The real "ofhces."
it should be understood. are in the
secretaries car. regularly carried ad-
are at one end of the dining car.
No cookery on a large scale is at
tempted in them. The lunch of the
present trip had been put on at
Chalons, where the chefs had been
carefully preparing it,
Marshal Foch. in his commander
in-chief's train. enjoyed similar
own" car. which is probably being
kept by the company as a relic. What
became of the Pershing and Har-
bord private trains cannot be learned
Verdun!
i TO the slow booming of cannons
and the strains of the 'Marseillaise''
; the presidential train emptied itself
into the wrecked fort town, gay
for the moment. with flags, bunting
and greencry Whore they got the
, latter beats me-nothins is tooigo0d