The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-05

\ poople Of French cities dwell I'm
apartments. with few exceptions
there Is no such thing as the indl-
vidu1l house. Even the rich are con-
fined TO one floor. although this
NAV be made up OF gorgeous par.
lors bedrooms. and all the other
quarters Of a fine residence. Such
apartments have an infinite number
Of rooms equipped with large mir
rors, and walls decorated with
stucco designs which often surround
panels of satin and silk.
The furniture is more elaborate
and less substantial than ours. In
decd, | tremble whenever ] sit down
on one Of these gilt-framed, spider.
legged chairs for fear It will collapse
and bring me 90 the floor. And
then the upholstery, The colors are
so delicate that feel like spreading
my handkerchief over the place
where / sit. The French woman s
-s IDEAL OF a well-furnished parlor
s. that IL should have a great deal
~ furniture, including many lamps
and bric-a brac OF all shapes and
szcs. filling every inch of availa Bile
space on plano. table and mantel.
As ! look around me in one OF these
homes I am reminded OF the terri
fled darkey who was out plowing
when the Charleston earthquake oc-
cured. He dropped to his knees
and cried out: "Oh, Lord. come
quick, dis am no place for children"
Money I'm Grease Spots.
One OF tho difficulties in renting
an apartment in Paris Is TO have the
proper record made OF the furnl-
ture. Not only every chair. sofa
and table, every bit OF bed linen
and china, and even the smallest
NAI a. .NN l..
hut one should note the brio -brac
item by item, and give the condition
Of each piece at she time of renting.
The taking OF an inventory OF the
smallest apartment usually lasts sew
eral hours, for every scratch on
chair. every worn space on the up
hosiery. and every spot on a cush-
ion must be itemlzed, or upon giving
up the apartment n heavy fine will
be charged for this damage sup
posed TO be done by the tenant. II
the clock is in running order. It
must be marked on the inventory
on marche, which means IL Is going,
and the same is true OF every bit OF
machinery.
A careful American housekeeper
has told me her troubles In settling
with her landlord on leaving. She
had rented furnished apartment.
Her servants were excellent, and
consequently there were practically
no damages that the agent could
lind. He went over the inventory,
examining every dish, knife. fork,
plate and spoon. He snooped
around under the furniture. running
MS fingers along the polished sur
face looking for scratches. Sud-
denly he spied a magazine lying on
the sofa. "Ah," said he. as ne
threw up his hands and rushed
across the room, He lifted up the
magazine thinking he would find a
big grease spot beneath 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.
Courting the Janitor.
In addition to the rent a fixed !
sum Is charged for cleaning the |
apartment. This is often left out
OF the lease, but II equals per cent |
OF the rent, and is a large part OF
the jantor's wages. Indeed. the |
lanitor gets very LITTLE out OF the
landlord excepting hts lodgings. The |
french ianitor is quite as powerful |
and dictatorial as his brother OF the |
United states, and It Is well TO keep |
on his right side. He can omit 10 |
deliver your letters, 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 coming in late. That mat
Ter OF light Is another economy At i
night the lower front door o! every |
French apartment building is as
dark as a pocket and the electricity |
Is so arranged by a mechanical de- |
vice that the lights burn only long |
enough for you to get to your door. |
ms ~ about three or four minutes |
The janitor turns them on at your
Nng; they go out OF themselves,
Everything in the way Of machin- |
cry Is on the most skimpy basis |
Americans claim that the pipes OF |
tha plumbing are too small, and !
ihey are always out of order. That /
is the case in this room where I am /
writing, which costs me So a 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. |
Every One Wants n Tip.
And then the tips There is a
v. 't4Huhl uIdln OF francs ana sous.
every time your doorbell rings you
had best get ready a fee, for some-
one will expect II for the alleged
service he has performed. The boy
WIN a telegram or the postman
Win a special delivery letter will
want at least rs centimes, or 1-2
cents at present exchange. The
sIoceryman will expect a l0-cert tip
ana the messenger from a big de-
partment store should have the
same Al New Years one who has
,.eNed you in any way during the
ssar' l might say. comes 10 the door
VI the house and frankly asks for a
present. Moreover, they get II. This
= true OF the man who sweeps the
.eet IN front OF your house. the
Ieehanic who greases the elevator
mart and the girl who delivers the
LUX az we'll as the Ianitor and all
s tanily connections. Every me-
pnanIc who makes repairs must
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