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Evening star., 1922-11-05
ny FRANK G. CARPENTER.
PARIS, 1922.

THIS letter is for women only.
The men who read The Star
are supposed to skip 1t and
pass on to the editorials, mar
ket reports or sports. 1t deals with
housekeeping arrangements in France
after the war, with how the French
buy their groceries, the cost of liv-
ing. the position of servants and the
thousand and one little things Of
home life wherein they differ from
us. 1t Is made up from my own OBJ
servations and from talks with Amer
lean women who have long lived in
Paris.
In the first place, nearly all the peo-
pie of French cities dwell in apart
ments. With few exceptions. there Is
no such thing as the individual house.
Even the rich are confined to one
floor, although this may be made up
of gorgeous parlors. bedrooms and all
the other quarters of fine residence
Such apartments have an infinite num-
her of rooms equipped with large
mirrors and walls decorated with
stucco designs which often surround
panels of satin or silk.
The furniture is more elaborate and
less substantial than ours. Indeed. l
tremble whenever l sit down on one
of these gilt-framed, spider-legged
chairs, for fear 1t will collapse and
bring me to the floor. And then the
upholstery! The colors are so dell
cate that I feel like spreading my
handkerchief over the place where 1
sit. The French woman'S ideal of a
well-furnished parlor is that it should
have a great deal of furniture. in
Guiding many lamps and bric-a-brac
of all shapes and sizes, filling every
inch of available space on piano, ia
bile and mantel. AS l look around me
In one OF these homes l am reminded
of the terrified darky who was out
plowing when the Charleston earth
quake occurred. He dropped to his
knees and cried out: "Oh. Lord. come
quick. Dis am no place for children"
One of the difficulties in renting an
apartment in Paris Is to have the
proper record made of the furniture.
Not only every chair, sofa and table
every bit of bed linen and china, and
even the smallest kitchen utensil
must be put down, but one should
note the bric-a brac item by item and
give the condition of each piece at
the time of the renting. The taking
OF an inventory of the smallest apart
ment usually lasts several hours. for
every scratch on a chair, every worn
space on the upholstery and every
spot on a cushion must be itemized, or
upon giving up the apartment heavy
fine will be charged for this damage.
supposed to be done by the tenant. If
the clock is in running order, 1t must
be marked on the inventory en-
marche, which means 1t is going. and
the same is true of every bit of ma
chinery.
X - x
A CAREFUL American housekeeper
"A has told me her troubles in set
Ting with her landlord on leaving.
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She had rented q furnished apart
ment. Her servants were excellent,
and consequently there were prac-
tically no damages that the agent
could ind. He went over the inven-
tory, examining every dish. knife.
fork, plate and spoon. He snooped
around under the furniture, running
his fingers along the polished surface
looking for scratches. Suddenly he
spied a magazine lying on the sofa
"Ah," said he as he threw up his
hands and rushed across the room.
He lifted up the magazine. thinking
no would ind big grease spot be-
meath II. Alas! there was nothing,
and his face fell In despair.
In fact, I am told some landlords
look upon scratches and grease spots
as financial assets. They are slurred
over and damages collected from one
tenant after another who omit to note
them In leasing the apartment.
In addition to the rent. a fixed sum
is charged for cleaning the apart
mont. This is often left out Of the
lease. but It equals 5 per cent Of the
rent and u . large part OF the jani-
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send out their soiled linen. and the
prices are surprisingly high. For a
family of two the laundry bills may
be as much as s6 or IS week. this
excluding the fine things washed by
the cook. The laundry of the baby is
always done at home. The washing
done outside looks we'll at first, but
the laundresses put a powder into
their water that rots the clothes as it
cleans them.
Some American housekeepers in
Paris try to reform the habits of the
French servants, but it Is wiser to let
them do things their own way. For
instance, the dishes from the break
fast of coffee, rolls and jam, which
you have upon rising, are left to be
washed with the lunch dishes of the
middle Of the day. 1t is hard to con-
vince servants why this should not
be, and there are others of our Gus
toms which they will not adopt. They
would rather get down on their knees
and put superfluous elbow grease on
use a long-handled polisher. They
insist that the latter does got give a
good polish.
Since the world war the cost of
living has been steadily rising. and
the large number of French families
who are dependent upon fixed in
comes from houses or bonds have
great trouble to make ends meet
They have cut their living expendi-
lures in half, but their apartments
are on long leases dating from before
the war and they make a good show.
One sees types of this class every
where on the boulevards. A man will
carry a cane over his arm, although
his well brushed clothes are shiny and
his blackened shoes down at the heel.
Nevertheless. to use common ex-
preston, he puts on a good front and
buckles his belt a bit tighter.
heard a story today from an
American woman who has a servant
that came from. q family. which was
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go to the top of the Woolworth build
ing and back.
There are many other curious fea-
lures of these French apartment
houses. One is that the renters often
install their own gas and electricity.
the landlords insisting that the pipes
be put outside the walls, lest they
leak. At the close of such a lease the
tenant takes the fixtures with him or
sells them to the incoming tenant. In
most cases the heating arrangements
are bad. Steam and hot-water heat
are unknown to many a French house.
hold, and some apartment houses are
still built without electric lights.
The cheaper dwellings are like
pigeon coops in comparison with ours.
They are small flats, in which cup
boards have been built into the wall
to save room. The door to the cup
board looks as If II leads into another
room, but upon opening 1t you will
find a bed within, and here sleep the
children. The floors of these apart
ments are good. and they are often
kept shining with iron shavings which
look live excelsior.
Just one more item about these
French homes. This relates to a fea-
ture which ] first saw at Lyon. but
which, I am told, Is quite common
throughout the country. 1t is what
has been nicknamed the Judas slit"
This is a little brass plate about the
,, size of y playing card. with slits =
sixteenth Of an inch over a hole in
the door in such a way that the per-
son within can peep through and
without being seen can tell who is
knocking before she decides whether
to be at home or not. If she does not
want to receive. she slips aways. and
the servant at her side gives word
that she is not at home. l do not
know that this Is less honest than the
Judas kisses which our ladies give
to unwelcome callers or the honeyed
tones they SEND over the telephone wires.
(Csfpsatsf's World Travels, copyrishtsd, iSaA
hy Frank g. Carpenter.l -
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toT wages. 1uoeeus tuc JdHltOT gets
very little out of the landlord except
ing his lodgings. The French janitor
Is quite as powerful and dictatorial
as his brother of the United States,
and it rs we'll to keep or his right
side. He can omit to deliver your let
ters, he can say you are out when
visitors come. and YOU are obliged to
have him turn on the light In the
hall when you ring the bell upon COM
ing in late. That matter of light Is
another economy. At night the lower
front door of every French apartment
building Is as dark as a pocket, and
the electricity is so arranged by a
mechanical device that the lights burn
only long enough for you to get to
your floor This is about three or
four minutes. The janitor turns them
on at your ring. They go out Of them
selves.
Everything in the way of machin-
cry is on the most skinny basis.
Americans claim that the pipes of the
plumbing are too small and that they
are always out of order. That is the
case in this room where I am writ
ing, which costs me Sc day. The
electric current is weaker than in
America. In many apartments one
cannot use an electric iron and an
electric heater at the same time.
And then the tips! There is a con-
tinual drain Of francs and sous.
Every time your doorbell rings you
had best get ready fee. for some one
hn
he has performed. The boy with a
telegram or the postman with a spe-
cial delivery letter will want at least
25 centimes. or 21s cents at present
exchange. The grocery man will ex-
pect 10-cent tip, and the messenger
from a big department store should
have the same. At New Years every
one who has served you in any way
during the year. 1 might say, comes
to the door of the house and frankly
asks for a present. Moreover, they
get it. This Is true of the man who
sweeps the street in front of your
house, the mechanic who greases the
elevator shaft and the girl who de-
livers the milk, as we'll as the janitor
and all his family connections. Every
mechanic who makes repairs must
have his tip, and the taxi driver Is
cross unless one adds 10 per cent to
the amount shown on the meter.
x X x
THE hours for meals are different
i from those in America. In France
business starts later and the people
rise later. The average Partisan shop
is not open before or 10 o'clock. and
most shops are closed from IL until
1870 or 2. This Is for luncheon. very
important meal. because the first
breakfast of coffee and rolls is so lit
tie. Almost every French business
man of affairs goes home to his lunch.
This is so even if he works in a bank
or commercial establishment. He ex-
poets two hours off at that time. but
when he comes back to his desk. at
2:3O he works there until we'll after s.
This makes the dining hour late, and
in even modest homes the family sell
Evening star., 1922-11-05
Time Saved by System.

TN q report made to the House OF
L Representatives by the committee
on coinage, weights and measures.
whioh favored tho adoption Of the
metric system by the government OF
the United States. it was pointed out
that, according to estimates made by
the bureau of education and others.
two-thirds Of q year would be saved
by. the adoption of the metric arith-
metic. 1t Is also averred as a matter
Of evidence that the metric system
and it's application to the solution Of
problems may be learned in one-tenth
Of tho time required for gaining equal
tam Of Weights and meaSursA -.
Evening star., 1922-11-05
By MARION MEYER DREW.

BY MARION NEVER DREW.
These Astrological forecasts have
greatly entertained students OF
Horoscopes. During November only
those who were born ON the dates
given below will be Influenced by
the planets. according to this
theory.
n 7 OvEMBER will prove to be
nj one of the best months of
v 1922 for a large proportion
of humanity. as during this
month two of the planetary forces
which usually aff1ict earth's denizens
will be stationary. thus confining
their effects to a comparatively small
number of people; while the benefi-
cent forces. Jupiter and Venus. will
be we'll placed and bringing their
favorable influences to bear upon
more than are accustomed to feel
their rays.
Venus, particularly, is seldom SO
placed that it exerts powerful infiu-
ence upon mundane affairs. although
its brilliancy makes it one of the
most conspicuous bodies In the
heavens through the greater part OF
the year. But throughout November
all persons born op the 1st and "a
days of December OF any year will
feel the favorable effect of this
planet placed in the exact degree oc-
cupied, by the sun in their horoscopes
at birth. Men born on the first two
days Of December will probably
II such is possible. or become
engaged, or at least feel fiuttering
Of the emotions II the above two
steps are out of the question. Women
born on these dates will be more apt
to experience an unusually pleasant
social period. The effect OF Venus
on these people is particularly good
if they happen to be artists. musi-
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the suits of her master and mistress.
She thinks she is well treated If she
has a half day of every other Sunday.
and she expects no time for herself
during the week
The chambermaid does all the mend
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expect to work for what they get.
The general servant Is live institu-
tion. She often does the cooking,
cleaning and bedmaking for family
of three OF four persons She blacks
the shoes. mends the linen and presses
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ing. and sometimes makes dresses for
the ladies of the family. She gets
commission on the clothes bought by
her madam. One of these chamber
maids may do up whole house. serve
the tables and take care Of the chill
Evening star., 1922-11-05

shop formerly kept by her husband.
I would say also she does it we'll
The servant problem hardly exists
for an American housekeeper living in
France. Wages are not, high from
her point of view, and the servants
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Landlords
Evening star., 1922-11-05

1so1-September 2 to IL; Novem-
ber to IS.
Inasmuch as the same thing which
to cause a loss with another group,
there are some people who will not
particularly profit for the next four
or five weeks. These are the people
born on October 8, 9 or 10 Of any year.
Saturn Is passing over their vital
center, their sun, at this time, and as
q result they feel depressed. expert
ence delays and disappointments and
some Of them feel actual illness, al
though this seems temporary and
rather slight in nature. The people
born on the following dates need not
expect great results for the same in
terval Of time-somewhat over a
nonth-even though the prospects
may seem promising at present:
1874-October 13 to 25.
+ 1S7s-October IA to %.
1sS0-September 1s to 50.
1s86-July 26 to August 2; Septem-
ber 20 to October IA.
1ss7-November l to December %.
1ssS-January to II: February
16 to May S; June 10 to II: August
to September 3.
1sso-September IL to 20.
1sss-september - to October -.
1ssB-January to 27; March 3 to
June 10; August to October z.
1sss-October ~ to 81.
1s0s-January 20 to March 10.
X II Il II
n TOT quite as many people will feel
~ an interest in spiritism or
psychic Investigations for a month or
two now, because Neptune, the planet
which inspires such interests, is now
standing still in tho eighteenth de-
gree Of the sign Leo. affecting chiefly
those born on August 10 and IL of
any year. These natives Of Leo will
be nervous, restless and rather irrit-
able until Neptune proceeds on its
way. which will be about tho first of
next May. Others very slightly in
fiuenced by Neptune are those born
on the dates in the next paragraph:
1s75-September II to October 9.
1s76-January 13 to February 8;
July 4 to 81.
1ss4-August 1s to %.
18s6-August 2 to 8.
Uranus, the power which upsets the
best laid plans whenever 1t happens
to hit the birth dates Of those con-
oseued, confines its influence thu
month b. people born on the.last two
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-10
TeIerrnph Council Meeting.

Telegraph Council. No 20. Jr. O.
4. \. NJ. will hold its regular meeting
tonight Practically all arrange
ments have been completed Tor the
2Sth anniversary 20 be held on Deem
Der l. Al members who have served
25 years are to he presented with gold
watch charms. Only seven of these
members are left. namely: \. w.
Springer, J. II. Ranks. =. T. Craig. 7
r ktlvington. II +. Reed. Harvey
Hofecker and +. w Hail The speak
ers on this occasion will probably he
II II. Bllany. Martin NJ. Woods and
Prank NJ Jones
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-10
ONE DELAWARE WOMAN
GOLD STAR" HEROINE
Ruth Macgregor Of Wilmington,
One Of IS American Girls Who
Died in World War.

Washington. Nov. 10-Ruth Mac
Crcgor OF Wilmington, Del. Is ono of
the Is cold Star" American women
who gave their lives for the cause OF
dcmocracy-or TO make the world a
better place TO live-according to the
list made public today by the women's
Overseas League complied as n feature
of Mmistice Day. Most OF these
heroines sleep on French soil. some in
far-off Siberia. Armenia, China or
Manila. and still others in England
Plans for n perpetual testimonial to
the former service Women of the
American Expeditlonary Forces were
announced in connection with the list.
which will he presented at tho leagues
convention here In June. next year,
Chicago headquarters of the league
said in tho announcement.
There IL a handsome bronze tablet
IN tho Army and Navy building in
Washington. memorlalizing the mules
and horses that died In the war. but
nowhere in Washington is there found
a record of tho women who died
except army nurses-until we COM
piled H." declared Miss Helen c.
'Nhi A'hiNs NiiElnNlNI Nl lne IltUlpiltl
movement.
Jane 4. nelano. beloved head Of the
Red Croes nursing service. who died
at Savenay, April 10. 1919: Marion
Crandell Y. NJ. G. \. Canteoner killed
by a German shell at Chalons-sur-
harne, March 26.i9t7 Winona c.
Martit. killed i'm n Paris hospital hv p
bomb from a German air raider and
Ruth Landon, by q shell in St Gervais
Church. in Paris: the Cromwell sis
tiers. porothea and Gladys Of New
York, who came to tragic end at
sea. January 10. 1919 az they were
about to set sail for home. and two
other sisters. Viola and Ruch Lund-
holm OF Petaluma. Calf. both army
nurses. who died within six days Of
each othec in October. 1917. in differ
ent hospitals I'm France. are among the
outstanding names.
Nettie Grace Mcbride and Edith
Rarnett are buried in Tumen and
Tomhek Siberia, and Edith Winchester
IN Erivan, Armenia Their home adj
dresses and those Of Nina Louise Sev-
mour, who died in Toule. France and
Alice a. Ireland. in Rase Hospital. No
lOl. and information of other women
who died in the service is being sought
nv Miss Irene Given Wilson. curator
Of the American Red Crosse museum
IN Washington, chairman of tho
memorial committee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-10
RUN THIEVES Use SyPHON.
Tunnel Under Road and Get $4,000
Gallons Through Tube.
by Associated Press TO Every Evening.

BY Associated Press 90 Every Evening.
Peoria. Ills. Nov 10-Theft Of pos
sihly more than $4,000 gallons Of
whisky from the Woolner distillery
here was uncovered yesterday by the
authorities when a tunnel was dis
covered under a roadway and lead
ing 10 whisky warehouse.
In the tunnel was found tube
which had heen used to syphon out
the LIQUOR, The passage way had the
appearance Of having been dug sew
eral months ago Tho robbery re
sembles that made at the Corning dis
tillery two months ago hut is much
the largest ever recorded here.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-10
7, |, Smith Enlisfs I'm Army

Thurston I Smith OF North Carolina
enlisted in the 1. : Engineer Corps
yesterday for a period OF three years.
lie will he stationed AZ Fort du Pont
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-10
FROCKS FOR STYLE AND
SERVICE.

Designed for women both discrinin-
sting and discerning are these frocka
in kasha cloth. The first model u In
cocoa brown and II y trimmed with
very fine braid that stimulates drawn
work. The closing Is at the left side
and the neck il designed 70 be finished
in either oval - U-shaped outline.
The skirt has circular panels. 1t 4
gathered and attached TO the lower
edge of the waist with closing az tho
left side. Medium size require as
yards s4-inch material.
The second model, in dark navy, is
seli-trimmod, save for the round collar
Of tan satin crtpe. II preferred, the
collar may be slashed at each side of
the center front. Medium size requires
a. yards S4-inch material.
First Model: Pictorial Review Dress
No. 1909. Sizes, "a to as inches bust.
Price So cents.
Second Model: Dress No. 1916.
Sizes, "a 10 20 inches bust. Price, IS
cents
We are local distributors and carry
81 all times a full and complete line
81 Pictorial Review Patterns-Ken-
nard-Pyie CO.. 6i7-62l Market St,--Adv.
, 1922-09-15
Velvet Fapored in
Hat Creations for
the Coming Season

Judging by the millinery collections
the favoured fabric of the coming
winter will be velvet, for the great
majority Of modistes are specIaliz-
ing in this material. Some of them
prefer panne to velvet. while Others
are using odd varieties. striped and
pressed. a plush resembling velvet, or
n velvet shot with two colours. In
pne very smart costume the grown
itself was of one colour. while all
She accessories were OF another; per
haps. therefore. II our ats are OF
velvet. winter costumes may per-
~erseiy choose mother fabric, al
though present indications point the
other way.
After velvet n panne. we shall
see other materials. such as the new
satin metallise which is extremely
shiny and looks as II 1t had been
waxed, or satin CUR. a heavy quality
of satin which may possess a smooth
surface or one somewhat like the
grain OF leather. A certain type OF
mfoire will also be seey. although
this is more likely to take the form
of ribbon. Closely wrapped toques
zrG turbans will be made of all sorts
of materials. including metal tissues
and. a felt-like cloth. Felt itself will
be reserved for those hats which dc
not seem in any hurry TO leave the
mode, yet do not appear in large
numbers ct the, formal winter coIlec
tons of the modistes.
, 1922-09-15
THE FELT
HAT FOR FALL WEAR

with a navy blue hand Or faun with
navy or dark green sand It sounds
interesting.
contrary 10 another prophecy
about felts. they will not be n wid-
er this season. The average proper
tons viii b about 5 IA by ? IS or ;
L. by ? SIS. Brms VIII be OF med
ium roll. Bows are tailored. as usual.
with two or three loops, the simpler
ones being in the best taste.
Outside Of knowing whether he
wants a smooth or a fuzzy felt. n
average man probably knows no
more about the material in his hat
than that he thinks It is made OF the
same stuff rs the top OF billiard
tables. n even here he is wrong.
Not wool felt. but felt made from the
skins OF certain animals. rabbits,
hares, coney, etc. mostly Imported
from Australia. is used In the manu-
facture OF hats. The hares have the
longer fobered and liner furs, and are
used more for velour hats. Inferior
hats are made OF inferior fur, GER
tain parts OF the animals peit being
OF less value han Others.
The fur, after being taken from the
skin. is put through a solution which
brings out each hair separately, Is
blown into the air with blowing ma
chimes, a certain amount, depending
upou the desired weight OF the hat,
is measured out-an average hat hay
ing about three and one-quarter
ounces of fur-and after a process OF
shrinking in not winter and rolling, II
is dyed and shaped in triangular
pieces resembling a clowns hat. This
hat in this primitive shape is i'm
mersed in hot winter, and while phi.
able is blocked into the final shape
which will be seen on the streets. not
allowing for the ~idosynerasies Of the
future owners Derbies are made OF
the same material. the stiffness being
due to an addition OF shellac-
And speaking OF derbies, they will
be worn about the same as they have
been in the last few years. which is
not much.