The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-01
Says He Is Glad to Get Back to the United States and Glad to Be Back in Birming- ham
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

In the very best of health and the finest of spirits, MT. August Hirsch of the popular Fashion Emporium, :" the Hir 5ch Millinery company, re- turned Friday from a five months visit to Europe.
 Mir. Hirsch, who numbers his friends by the hundreds in Birming- ham and throughout the south, be- cause of his ability and unfailing kindness, brings back a delightfully."- interesting account of his trip abroad, touching many angles of continental life and giving an unusually fresh and original viewpoint of many un- usual things.
 Glad To Be Back.
 Glad tG be back in the United States and glad to be back fn Bir- mingham." was the exclamation. sin cere and honest, with which MT. Hirsch greeted his friends. scores of whom dropped in" at his place of business yesterday.
 T left Paris o n tho 18th of Sep tember, and sailing on the Maureta- mia On September 25. had most de- lightful trip, at times very eventful, passing an iceberg float, and en- countering most terrific storm which lasted about eight hours.
 While the weather was very changeable, the big ocean liner be- haved very wonderfully, always giv- ing the passengers good rest at night. The boat Is so large that one cannot feel the motion of 1t at all.
 A Few Notables Only.
 There were only a few notables on board the Mauretania, those who were especially interesting being George Arliss, the eminent English actor. and Sir Harry Lauder, the fla nous Scotch singer who took part in a concert for the benefit of the Sail ors' Home and the orphans and dis abled.
 There was, of course, the usual dancing every evening--a formal ball you might call 1t. for the ladies wore their love1iest gowns, the handsomest have ever seen worn on an ocean liner. There were Paris gowns ga lore.
 Beautiful Americans.
 Beautiful American women, beau tifully gowned, the gentlemen in reg uidtlOn evening attire WdS lHe OlQGi of the occasion. In fact every night at dinner every man in Tuxedo suits and the ladies in dinner dresses. Ar irving at New York I was met by g representative of the Astor hotel who assisted me with my baggage and custom house-a very thoughtful compliment from the management. During the examination of my bag gage by the custom house officials was interviewed by a young lady from The Women's Wear Paris Is full of Americans. Styles are beauti- full and original as usual, prices higher than ever. Hotel prices the same as New York. An American who does not speak TT travels in a party where French Is spoken is very lonesome in Paris and Paris Is no place for him. In my opinion Ameri- ca should have more charm for him under those conditions. The princi- pal reviews are as risque as usual very gorgeous and beautifully cos tuned. The girls are from France, Spain, Italy and England and most of them are beauties.
 France Rebuilding
 France is rapidly building up in the regions in which the battle ragged The Paris edition of the New York Herald. estimates that fully 350,000 to 100000 Americans were In Europe. MT. Arnold Hirsch met me in Paris where we made some purchases for the firm, securing the newest things In hats, beaded bags and other nov cities. Leaving Paris I went to the southern part of Germany to visit my brothers and sisters who live In Frankfort, Bingen- -the-Rhine. and Worms. found these in the best of health and their business vacations in the best of condition.
 'The people of Germany are not as well off as they were two years ago with the exception of the farmers. Tho average business man when talk ing inYentOrY does mt figurA as an