The Washington herald., 1922-09-12
Touring Europe,
Day BY Day
b. o. D. McIntyre..

FAhios sept. I'LL one SITS IoF
an hour at q sidewalk cafe table
In the busy section OF Paris he
is almost certain to see familiar
face. All the world drifts by. There
is an easy familiarity among the
wine. coffee and aperitiff slippers
As Paris was rushing home for
the evening sat In front OF the
Cafe de Ia Pafx on the Boulevard
des capucines and saw a half
at the table next to mine was in
deed once a fellow worker on an
/ American newspaper.
Tattered old men were crying the
evening journals. From across the
street came familiar shout. A
colored boy was shouting: Here
you are American papers" He
Is from Birmin CHAM and came over
during the war. This is sho' my
home town." he grinned. Gin and
fried chicken for almost nothing"
And he smacked his lips and rolled
his eyes.
Little family parties occupied ia,
bles and slipped well diluted glasses
of wine. II was the hour when
Paris is frivolous. Young lovers
hold hands and men clap each other
on the shoulder with typical French
enthusiasm.
The warmth of the people is ex-
pressed. A bronzed, bearded Paris
ian with monocie and top hat lift
ed his glass pleasantly to a group
of Americans. "vive la America
he cried. And the Americans re-
sponded with Hot diggedy- dog
phrase that has been popularized
here and amuses the Frenchmen.
From noon until late at night
the sidewalk tables are seldom emp
ty. 1t Is a shifting. changing
crowd, always good-tempered and
1ight-hearted. 1t is a cross Sec
tion of Paris that reflects the Amer
lean idea of its buoyancy-the Paris
that wears Its heart on it's sleeve.
One does not see over-induleence
at the sidewalk tables. II a pa
tron becomes tipsy. the waiter
merely refuses to serve more to
drink. The true Partisan likes to
sit at the sidewalk table, sip his
drink slowly and read his favor
ite newspaper.
During the evening promenade
along the Cramps -Elysees the strik-
Ing contrast between American and
French styles for men Is prt-
nounced. The French dandy wears
high-heeled, short-vamp shoes with
gray uppers. His coat has a wasp
like At at the waist and his trou-
scrs are extremely wide with a fiare
at the bottom. Gloves are not
for him to wear but to carry In
the same hand that holds his walk
ingstick. His kerchieef generously
exposed from his coat pocket, is a
riot Of color. The wing collar
is always worn in the afternoon.
A popular visiting spot for the
tourist is the tomb Of the unknown
soldier under the spreading arch of
the beautiful Arc de Triomphe.
Eighteen avenues AMI boulevsrds
run into the circi, surrounding the
arch. Strollers sweep up u tho
magnificent edidce chatting fnd
chatting. They ,rrle suddenly upon
the fiow'r-lader bInr Taar. Is n
hush. Hats are lifted. hcahs are
bowed, and The crow Is tiptoe softly
away In a sober mood to be caught
up again by the gay swirl.
Paris streets are filled with BIZ
cycles. II one escapes the taxi he
still faces the danger Of being now
ed down by the cyclist. The mes
senger boy. midinette. shop girl and
clerks use them almost exclusively.
Even the tandem is still popular here.
The American negro goes to the best
cafes In Paris to dine. At Giro, s
the cn,S-test drrssa' couple In taa
dining room was light mulatto
and his female companion. They
were In correct evening clothes. He
is a jazzban1 leader an" she Is
appearing in ms cal revue, IL
the co,ored CO oipl"s are 10 evening
N.Ies they ~" given s choice
tables as tn: -hiie craolcS.