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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-05-11
TRUSTEES RESALE
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate
IN THE TOWN OF OAKLAND, MD.
AT THE RISK OF THE FOR
MER PURCHASER.

Under and by virtue of the provis-
ions contained in deed of trust from
John Shartzer and others to the I'M
dersigned trustee, dated the 9th day
of September, 1906, and recorded in
Liber E. 2. T., No. SO, folio 371, one
of the Mortgage Records of Garrett
county. and the further order of the
Circuit Court for Garrett county, sit
ting in Equity, dated the 18th day of
April, 1922, and filed in Cause No.
2l64 on the docket of said Court, the
undersigned trustee will on
SATURDAY,, THE 10th DAY OF
MAY, 1922,
at the hour of 2 o'clock p. M, in front
of the Court House door in the town
Of Oakland, offer at public auction to
the highest bidder, all the following
described property, to-wit:
All that lot of ground situate in the
town of Oakland, Garrett county,
Maryland, and located at the corner
Of 9Th and Green Streets, and which
said lot is known as a part of the
tract of land called Summer Re-
treat" as well as "The John Shartzer
Home Property" and more particu-
larly described in a mortgage given
by John Shartzer and wife to Marion
5. Hauser, said mortgage being dated
the 10Th day of July, 1882, and re-
corded in Liber W. H. T., No. 6, folio
$50, etc, one of the Mortgage Rec
ords of Garrett county, especial ref
erence to which said mortgage and
the record thereof is herein made for
more particular description of
said property.
Said lot is improved by very good
Dwelling House and necessary out
buildings and is one of the best loca-
lions for home in the town of Oak.
land.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash on the
day of sale, and possession given up
on the ratification of the sale by the
Court.
STUART F. HAMILL, Trustee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-05-11
A Car of Asbestos Roofing.

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C. S. DAVIS & SON,
Manufacturers Agents,
Advertisement Oakland, Nd.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-05-11
Makes pure soap

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-05-11

All of the above property may be
bought on very reasonable terms.
Advertisement At A. D. NAYLOR,
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-12-12

NAPRODEJ reznicky O grocer
nj obchod sc vsim zafizenim.
Trzf Sc mezi 800 a $500 tt-
dine, je pri nem byt. Vymeni
Sc treba "a majetek. Adresa
sc sdeli v adm. t. .listu. 12-15
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-12-12
Perly humoru v sOudni sini.

Cetnicky strazmistr jake
svedek vypovida: "Videl jsem
kterak ten pan kopl pruvodci-
lto viakH dc bficha kopnnty
mu to vratil We forme policku.
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rag jejiho obliceje zdstal laska

raz jejiho obliceje zdstal laska
w.
"Jste neklidna vysledku
vaseho vyjednavani?" otazala
Sc. "Je tedy tax nesnadne, ce-
no chcete dosici?''
"Mam strach. Ci splse ten, VI
jehoz jmenu Sc pfedstavuji,
ma proc Sc bait, nebot' jste k
nemu nebyla povzbuzujicf."
Lucie mlcela stale, oci> >majic
upreny ma PAM de Fontenay,
cekajic, ze Sc vyjadri 1plneji,
a. neusnadnovala il vyjadfeni"
"Jde," pokracovala tato, "o|
Pavlat de Cravant, ktery mi pra
We sdelil sve narky a prosil
mne, abych byla jeho prostred
nici u vas. Mysli, ze' budetey
-snad miti sluch vice otevfeny
slovnm, jez reknu ia, ulozil
mi, abych vedla pri 0 jeho ste
sti."
"Pri O jeho stesti?" opakova
la slecna Andrimontova. "Je
tim tax jist? Odpovim vam, ia
ko jsem odpov6dela jemu sa-
menu. Je to rozmar, ktery pre-
jde nahrazen jinym roma
rem. Nuze! At sc odhodla j.
hned a odda sc jinemur roma
ru. Nebude miti prace zapome
nouti ma zenu tax male ceny
jako ia jsem a bude mlti aspon
to upokojeni, re dbal meho po
koje." Up 4
"Vam Sc tax nelibi, re odmi-
tate zkoumati jeho zadost?"
"Zajiste ne! Je to roztomily
muz a je mi jako spolecnik vel
mi mily. Chce-li omeziti svou
touhu ma pomer. prosteho pra-
| telstvi, budu mu k sluzbam z
/ nejfepsii1U ii dce. aco :
"Snatek tedy sc vam nell
biz"
"Snad opravdu jest to oprav
dovy dlvod meho vzdalovani.
Nemam nijake chuti prodati
svou svobodu. Povazuji Sc "a
velice st'astnou, jak ,jsem a IL
tovala ~bych vymeniti tento o.
sud, velice uspokojivy, "a jiny,
ktery by mohl byti meme uspo-
kojivy. Zname dobre, co opou-
slime, nezname, co dostaneme
Moudrost jest, drzeti Sc pocti-
lveho prdmeruaTuto poctivou
prdm6rnost dava mi celibat.
Byla bych velmi posetila, abych
Sc toho zdala."
"V teto chvili jest vas dnvod
spravny, avsak jednoho dine
prestane Jim byti pax bude
prilis pozde, zmeniti vas zivot
Jste mlada mate jiz to neste
sti, re jste ztratila vsechny sve
I,pribuzne. Poznala jste smutek
opustenosti. Nebojite Sc, ze
; jej jeste poznate? Mic nena'
hradi nezcizitelne naklonnost
rodiny k sobe. Mlulvim k van
; re zkusenosti: nemam ditete
to je mi opravdovou bolesti
, Prichazi start nemam, Gin
bych lnula k zivotu, nez laskl
sveho chote."
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-12-12

EPRUME Sc divka, vysla ve-
refine skoly, jez Sc mdze vyka-
zati propoustecim certifikatem
"a prodavacku v pekafskem
obchode. Haste Sc U Kopec-
ky Bakery, 3345 w. 32. st. /?
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PRODA Sc kovarna Sc vsim
zafizenim, 1 akr pozemku, -
pekny dim Il bane, l mill cd
dlazby. Je to dobre vynos-
ne misto v pekn6 okoli. Prod&
Sc neb vymenf "a mestsky ma
:4e1=- pS.x;rn nrodaia no.
moe. Dopiste ma James liz
ka, Rock Creek, O. PA
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PRODA Sc

CHcEME zaplatit hotovs "a
dun 0 6ti pokojich ma zapadnf
sstrane. Zavolejte 'tel. Hem
lock 1859 aneb Hemlock 453O
R. N-14
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Nina byla rOzruSena tlmtO
objeven. Cht9h Sc otazati, a.
by vedela, echo Sc drzeti. Ne
odpovedela il nahoda, aniz Sc
! 1nusila namahati otazkou? A.
no, situace, Klary de Bourgo-
gne mela bolestnou podobnost
!. s jeho situaci k nj. Armand, Pc
doben hrdinovi romanopiscovu,
by1 $ to il zraditi a ,plakal, kdyz
! Getl liceni bolesti opustene ze-
ny. Jaka tajemna litost tedy
uedla svdj hlas v jeho nitru
ma prospech Mlnin? Byl zdo-
Ian ke klamu a prece zelel sve
sobeti a plakal mad nj. Ma to
tedy myslil bez pohnutf kni-
hou mezi prsty, kdyz no pozo-
.rovala; to bylo tedy, co mu Wy
nutilo Shy, kdyz Sc mohl mimo
pohled sve zeny oddati bez IT,
sn9 svym dojmdm. -
/. Zmocnil Sc il nesmirny smu-
tick a ona s uzasem pred tvari
jist@ grady skoro priznane, 81
uvedomila, ze je bez hnevu.
Tento plac vinnikdv il hlubo-
zee dojimal. Citila v tom hof-
3kou radost. Zapasil tedy, poku
,sil Sc tedy jeste klasti odpor
WASN'T, jez jej unasela? Mohla
doufati, ze zyitezi?
Odesla do sveho pokoje a
r1isto, ably Sc svlekala, pribli-
lila Sc k oknu a ydechOvala no
chi vzduch. Svetla v besede "a
Fila v dali a ma pravo druhe
strany zdi pokryte brect'anem
svycarsky domek slecny An
drimontovy ma bledem nebi ry-
soval hreben sve vyrezavane
strechy. V pfizemi a prvnim
patre byla okna osvetlena. Tam
take bdeli. Sum krokd pisku
zahrady privabil pozornost pa
nj de Fontenay. Divala Sc a OBJ
jevila cernou postavu, jez kra
celia u dpati terassy. Poznala
1Armanda.
Chodil pravidelne cd jedno-
no konce pfizemf k druhemu,
pokracuje We SVEN bdeni sa-
mote, mysle, re je docela skryt
pred pohledy, nebot' okno, Q
ktere sc opirala Nina, bylo te-
mno. Jeji bolestne rozechveni
trvalo. Hrabenciny oci uvykly
temsote, videla no velice urcl-
te, jak chodi touze cestou, ru-
ce "a zady, hlavu sklonenu, au
tomatickym pohybem. TAX sc
prochazel hodinu; pax nahle
Zahnul We sve draze a zamiri
k brance, prorazene We zdl
iez vedla k Lucii. Zastavil Sc
pred nj, jakoby vahal otevfit
II, pax sc rozhodl a Nina vide
la v hroznem zmatku, jak mi
II k domku. Co tam sci delati
Jake move odhaleni, krutejs
neZ vsecka ostatni, cekalO ne
St'astnou zenu? Armand sc do
rozumival Lucil? Byla Jim
podvedena Neztracela oci
hrabete, ktery kracel opatrn
podel male aleje We stinu stro
1nu, ably byl meme snadno Up
zorovan. TAX prisel docela bll
ko domku a zastavil Sc u sp
du prlzemniho okna, jehoz {
kennlmi tabulemi zarilo klic
ne svetIo. Jeho hlava byla v
vysi okraje krizoveho kamen'
byl nepohnut: dival Sc. ri
stal n6jakou fchvili, jez Sc M
ne zdala velmi dlouhou, stati
pozoru, pax Sc najednou vrl
nazpet a skryl Sc ia houstim
V teze chvili sc otevrelO
kno a obrovska silhuetta mi
Griffith Sc obrazila zafi okn
Anglicanka zkoumala pohl
dem noe, jakoby Sc snazila n
co objeviti svym silnym hi
sem, ktery dolehl al k pani
Fontenay, rekla Lucii, jez z
stala v pozadi pokoje:
"To neni Michigan. Neni
mic. Zmylily jsme Sc asi."
Stahla zaluzii, zabouchla
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POSLEDNf LASKA.
r q M A N
.Napsal G. Ohnet. Pfelozil J. Sajfc.

Nina uSpOkOJena vypuStlla
vzdech ulehceni a zavrela jem
ne sve okno. Snadno il bylo po
chopiti scenu, ktera Sc stala
pred jejima ocima. Armand po
rozmluv6 s nj byl sweden tou-
hou videti Lucii, snad aby Sc
ujistil, ze je sama, re omlu-
va, kterou podala, re neprijde
k obe'du do Willy, j neslouzf k
tomu, ably 81 nezajistila volne
prijmouti Pavla. Nest astnik
byl zarliv a Nina vedela, ja-
kych posetilych dpmnenek je
schopna zarivost. Chtel hlida-
ii, cihati, vejiti, kdoz vi? A
dival sc oknem salonu. Bezpo-
chyby nejaky sum prozradil je
no pritomnost, miss Griffith O.
tevrela, mystic, ze je to Luciin
pes. A hrab6 musil kvapne u
stoupiti.
Tedy zadne srozumeni mezi
MIN a divkou. - Zadne tajem-
stvi, zadna nevera. Vse tedy
mohlo jeste byti zachranenc,
chtela-li by slecna Andrimon-
tova sc vdati "a Cravanta. Ale
, bylo nutno, ably 81 pani de Fon
/ tenay pospisila pokusiti Sc o
posledni Gin, ktery mel rozhod
nouti spasu nebo zahubu jeji-
no klidu. Den vahani nebo opo
zdeni mohi zpusobiti nehodu,
jez hy priv eails sasa se g p asanit L
ny vysledek. Nina po prve CT
tia v tax tezke situaci, pone-
chana sama sobe, re jeji pew
ma vile kolisa. Vahala, co ma
uciniti a vid6la vse temne pred
sebou kolem sebe. Podivuhod
ma ocelovost jejiho ducha, tax
silneho tax jemneho, sc ka-
zila v techto hroznych spo-
rech, pffmost jejiho svedomi
Sc porusovala chvilemi Sc j
/ zdalo, re ztraci smysl spravne
no nespravneho, dovoleneho
a zakazaneho.
T Cht6la tedy, ably sc nekla.
mala V tom, co Sc sluSelo pro
mi. ably nejednala ma ukor hr.
de sve povaze, pouciti' Sc mine.
MIN rozumneho a toho, kdo j
slibil poraditi, kdo~ il vedl q
podporoval We chvilich rozruse
nych a nebezpecnych. Poslala
depesi markyzovi de Villenoi
sy s prosbou, ably k nj pfisel. =
Starec travil leto v krajint
blizko Caen. Snadno mOhl "a
nekolik hodin dostihnouti pan
de Fontenay. Vedela, re neo
depre jeji dutklive prosbe. p
silenS jiz mohla spati. Nazitf
zved6la We chvili snidane, u
Armand jiz odjel v lod'ce d.
Havru, oznamiv, ze Sc vrati a.
| pozde ma den. V te dobe dc
: stala odpoved' stareho diple
mata. Oznamoval svdj pricho
i ma Zitrek.
$ Nepritomnost hrabete usna
novala provedeni slibu daneh
: Minou, re promtuvf Sc sfecno
D Andrimontovou We prospec
z Crsvantuv. Jsouc jista, re nj
o bude vyrusena, sla hrabenk
= asi, We tri hodiny k domku, KID
! jak vedela, divka je sama, n
e bot miss Griffith odesla velk
;, mi kroky smerem k Trouvill
J. 'Prisla ke dverim salonku,
l. kterem Sc Lucie obycejne I'd
v zovala a bez zaklepanl po d
IL macku vesla. Lucie sedic u st
lu, oblecena We yelmi prostyt
o. sedivych satech, zabyvala
IS kreslenim vysivky ma kanar
a. Kdyz slysela, re Sc otevrely d
E. re, obratila hlavu a jeji oblic
E. Sc ozafil dusmevem. Vstala, $
a. k hrabence, stiskla j ruku, v
lie dla il k pohovce a usednuvsi
a. male mike kreslo, Otazala
svym vaznym hlasem:
tn "Co mi prinasi radost,
vas vidim zde? Budu tax St;
o. ma, abych vam mohla byti v
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FARMY IA HOTOVE neb ma
vymenu "a vas dunn neb. OBJ
chodni nnfsto. BlizM sdeli Jos.
Kfizek, !, 1870 Durkee Ave. "
Cleveland, o. Vez1nete Union
k6ru K vtch. I3I. :ttd. ,12416
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PRODA Sc cukrovinkovy OBJ
chod S prodejem skolnfch po-
treb (. 999 Ivanhoe Rd., blize
st. Clair Ave., kde je tydni u
zitek kol $40; najmu Sc plati
$50 mesicne, je blize dvou skol
la jest to velmi dobre misto. -
|Blizsi sdeli Mr.. Zimerman, els.
|12712 Kinsman Rd. 12--15.
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PRODA Sc krejcovska dina,
kde Sc della obchodu pres $400
tydn6. Zad& Sc $1.100. Zavo-
lejte tel. Eddy 834. Dale mann
" prodeji reznicky a grocermi
obchod, trzba hotove, ddm je'
dvourodinny, ma zap. 49,, ul.
|blize Clark Ave. MIze SO
, koupit pri menM splatce hoto-.
we. Haste Sc mezi. Z. q s. ho-
dinou vecer v els. 1912 Kins-'
man Rd. 12-15s
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PRONAJME Sc:

PRONAJME Sc byt nahore o
5ti pokojich, koupelna, elek-
Itrtka, plyn a jine zarizeni,
Najen .$27.00 mesicne. Haste
Sc els. 1855 vych. 40. ul. pfi
!E. 55th St. kare. 12-13
Evening star., 1922-12-03

they charge for their specialized skill.
The ordinary Frenchwoman. however,
does not patronize them, nor does she
set her foot on the Rue de la Paix
except to go window shopping among
gorgeous jewels displayed on each
side of the street. Indeed, she hardly
knows where Worth. Callot, Jenny or
Paquin are located, unless by some
lucky chance she has an invitation to
their exhibition of new styles each
season. She never thinks Of buying
hats or gowns at the big houses. If
she is fairly we'll off she studies the
style books and photographs of the
frocks designed by these masters, and
then goes to her own little Dress
maker, who lives three or four flights
up on court in a back street, and
together they plan out and copy the
famous model she chooses, In this
way she gets her dress for one-fourth
the price.
An American woman told me this
week how she waited in a dressmak-
ing establishment while one Of tho
Paris society leaders. the wife of a
prominent French newspaper owner,
explained to the dressmakers Just
how many steel buttons there were
to be on each side and how many
loops Of ribbon were to be tackled on
Evening star., 1922-12-03
sfE WOULD HAVE FALLEN IF sAYLEs HAD NOT CAUGHT

together hereo We both feel sure we
have met"
IF 1 hadn't that idea I couldn't
think of IT." She studied him a mo-
ment and seemed reassured. Very
where
Sayles was amazed at his success.
but did not distrust the girl. Her
honesty was as apparent as her self
confidence.
They went in to dinner and chatted
upon many subjects. He found her
astonishingly clever. and she was i'm
pressed by his ability to entertain.
Il suppose you would like to know
my name-something about me?" he
finally asked.
can recall. I'm sure I've seen you
or your portrait"
I'm not a public character. You
must be mistaken as to the portrait
But you'll tell me something of your
self?"
"Something-yes. But not my name
yet. 1 have a weeks absence from
college and am on my way to my
home in the west. / stopped in New
York to shop little and to make Il
CALL"
'Ah! Friends here
AN aunt. A dear woman. Haven't
seen her since she married. want
to surprise her. Tried to get her on
the phone at the terminal. II you'll
excuse me I'll phone again." They
had finished dinner.
Certainly. I'll meet you in the
lobby"
X X ;. =
a S she disappeared Sayles called up
"A his garage. ordered his chauffeur
to drive at once to the hotel. and re-
turned to the lobby, where the girl
was sitting.
Line busy: Isn't it almost always
so?" she said. I'll try again later"
Wouldn't you like to see 5th ave-
nue. and some Of the bright streets at
night?'' he asked. Let me be your
escort. My motor will be outside in
Evening star., 1922-12-03
Labor and Business

for the customs. According to our
tariff laws, no person can bring into
the United States more than 500
worth of new clothes without paying
duty. The inspectors examine ones
baggage, and there is no way of
avoiding the tax without lying. 1t
costs 500 or moro to get even a
wooden gown made by one of the best
Paris dressmakers. and costumes OF
velvet or silk range from 5000 up
ward. Lower prices may be put on
the bills which the tourists take home,
but our customs officers are watchful
and such frauds are often detected.
Smuggling today is more difficult
than it was in the past. 1t used to be
that thousands of rich Americans
came to Paris once a year to replenish
their wardrobes. and the wealthier
often went back with eight or ten
trunks filled with dresses. Many
would not even wear the dresses be-
fore sailing. and others would put on
a half-dozen different frocks in a day,
discarding each in a few minutes in
order to declare that it had been
worn. Some sewed old labels into
their gowns and had other schemes
to make the new things look old.
1t was the same with some Of the
New York dressmakers who brought
in gowns without paying duty. and
with the Paris modistes who took or
ders for future delivery and had the
dresses carried home by American
friends. This wholesale cheating has
practically stopped, although many
things still escape the customs. and
mos: tourists carry home with III n
two or three new gowns and hats.
DARIS sets the fashions for all the
world. Most of our large stores
send their buyers for gowns. hats and
other Paris specialties to be sold the
next season. Such buyers will take
home only one dress or hat Of kind
to show in the windows and then
take orders for copies. Such articles
are called models, and making them
Is a regular business. They are de-
signed by the great artists in the
famous dressmaking houses and such
houses have exhibitions. 10 which the
American buyers are invited by card.
These occasions are quite ceremonial.
and beautiful women, employed for
the purpose, walk back and forth.
wearing the gowns. while the buyers
iic.l OFT such as they .hir; will az
peal to the American market One
famous dressmaker this year showed
his creations at a supper given in a
beautiful garden. the mannequins
walking about among the tables.
Later there are exhibitions of the
same models for individual pur-
chasers. and copies are subject to sale
or export by the establishment in
which they originate.
One can pay almost anything she
pleases for fine gown in Tarfs. The
great dressmakers are artists, and
Evening star., 1922-12-03

a moment. Afterward | can drive you
to your aunt or back to the hotel
She hesitated. Perhaps have ven
tured too far already ia dining with
you
Nonsense, I'm sure We shall re
member where we've met And you
would enjoy the ride
II know / should" Then suddenly:
Let's go"
They entered his smart car at the
door The ride was enjoyable. She
was Ingenious and detached from all
but the sights. Sayles was inclined
to become sentimental. After eNplor-
ing the bright section Of town they
drew up in fine residence district in
front of an imposing house.
"Ive a little surprise for you he
said.
What place is this
Mine. want you to see it,
He hustled her in and switched on
lights.
"But-but-,'' She hesitated in
the hall. There seems to be no one
at home
"Oh. it's all right. The folks are
away"
Then surely. ! SLANT s,a; You
must take me back 10 the hotcl-at
once-aS you promised"
in a moment" Sayles walked over
to a phonograph and started a dance
tune. Come! Just one dance" He
tried to take her in his arms.
The girl broke away. Il can't dance
here with you-alone.' She looked
about timidly. Her eyes caught the
portrait of a handsome woman on tn,
wall. "Is that your wife,"
''Why do you ask
That's my Aunt Agatha.
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as hen eggs are each wrapped in a
green leaf, and half a dozen blue
plums or three or four punches of
grapes are laid out on the table as
though for a banquet. 1t is the same
in the grocery stores. where squashes
and turnips. green beans and peas are
piled up as at one OF our county fairs,
and the chickens and game are
dressed with their heads tucked un-
der their wings. The chickens lie on
their breasts, with little printed
price-mark pinned to the center of
each rosy back. They are clean
enough to kiss, and / do not wonder
they SELL
These displays all stop with the
evening. The stores. which open at
about 8 am, close at pm, when
every window is covered with a shut
ter that slides down from the top,
making wall of sheet iron over the
front. AT the same time the clerks
leave. crawling out through a little
door in the iron about a yard high, a
long procession Of women and men
going forth single file. like so many
dogs. They straighten up inlmedi-
ately. however, and walk off SO
jauntily that one would never imagine
they had been working all day.
X X y
nARIS has hundred small shops
and factories where Chicago or
Philadelphia each has one. The
French nation is one of individualists.
and every little store has its spe-
cialty. But there are also department
stores. some Of which cover acres and
compare favorably with those Of the
states. Here the business done is
enormous. The buildings themselves
are thronged. and the sidewalks are
given up TO counters. where one may
see men. women and children pulling
over the goods and fighting for bar
gains. In the small shops there are
often no price marks, but in the de-
partment stores the goods have tags
with plain figures, and the tourist
need not be on his guard against pay
ing moro than he should
The clerks everywhere are uni
formly courteous and almost always
well dressed. The woman clerks wear
only black. and the hoorwaikers have
long coats like those of the old-fash-
ioned preacher. Many Of the clerks
have luxuriant whiskers. for in
France the hair grows on mans face.
may say also on the head, for We
Yankees have seven bald heads where
the French have one. There are quite
as many young boards as old ones.
and I have middle-aged clerks wait
. ing on me who look as though they
had never been shaved. 1 like to
study the whiskers. They are beauti-
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street. 1t is just one of thousands
whence come the clothes. not Of the
actresses, wives and daughters of
rich profiteers, but of the French
women of moderate circumstances.
who now. on account of high prices,
must make every franc count.
We directed our taxi to a narrow
street in the business section OF
Paris. The dressmaker lived on a
court, and we climbed up three
flights of stairs, because the house
had not even one of the pillboxes
that serve as elevators in most
French business buildings. Nine.
Marie met US with a smile. She
brought out her models and the pic
lures of the new fashions. The ma
terial of the dress had already been
chosen, and the wholesale dealer had
sent in a bolt of lovely brown velvet
to be tried for the effect. Then the
little filter. Mile. Jeanne. was called
In, and under her magic, like the
mango tree of the Hindus, the beau
tiful creation grew under our eyes.
Jeanne threw an end of velvet over
my daughters shoulder. She put
pin here and made a tuck there. and,
presto! a copy of one of the most
famous dresses designed this winter
by one of the masters sprang into