The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12

 ARE lN.SULTED
 BY PARIS REDS
Signs Of Luxury Serve
 To Stir Bitter Class S Feeling
(Ry Associated PreSS)

PARIS. Oct. "A new form of coni- munist demonstration was employed at a recent dress rehearsal of new play : nj A vaudeville theatre here. A first night' at vaudeville always is an event which is attended by "all Paris" A mob surrounded the entrance to the theatre and made insulting comments on the guests as they arrived. Women inclined to stoutness had to listen to critical remarks on their appearance those who displayed jewelry were asked if they bought it with war profits. The men were not allowed to pass in peace either. Their pefsonal appearance was Eubiect to criticisms far from cOmpll- mentary. 70, The only explanation offered for the demonstration is that the signs of lux ury marking the occasion such as ex- cessive electric lighting and carpet laid across the sidewalk under an avn ing served to stir up bitter class feel ing. Premier Herriot's brotherhood of man ideals are generating both hot and cold receptions for some of his socialist min isters at the customary Sunday speech making. Minister of Marine Dumesnil tried a little educational work at the dedication of the war monument at the Navarin Farmhouse last Sunday by re- iterating the Premier's thesis, "One can be a good Frenchman and at the same time an apostle of peace, and it depends upon us to bring about peace."
 Tt appears on Germany" vigorously interrupted some of the ministers audi tors. NJ. Dumesnil thereupon tried to drive home his point, but the hostile sec. tion of the audience drowned out his voice by shouts of "No, not Germany ! Long live France" Minister of Pen sions Bovier-Lapierre the same day q was greeted by q chorus of whistling which is equivalent in France to hissing when he attended a ceremony at Cha teau Neuf. He left the town without going to his party's political meeting that night. The meeting. however, was sbort-lived, as it was broken up by yells of the opposition and ended in ( small riot
 Barges to House Show
 The organizers of next years inter national exposition of decorative arts have been unable to find enough room along the banks of the Seine for the ex hibition and have decided to utilize the river itself. To this end a number oi handsomely painted and decorated canal barges will be tied to the left bank of 70 the river to serve as floating pavilions of the exposition. One of the leading Paris dressmaking establishments has applied for space to moor three of these barges along the quays devoted to the ! show.
 Raise Unsatisfactory
 The new French budget provides fol increases in pay for government em ployes which will amount to a billion 5dand half francs A year, but the em ployes are dissatisfied with this amount : and threaten to strike if it is not in creased to about two and a half bil lions. One. of their arguments is tha the higher functionaries of the republic are paid princely salaries while the un derpaid employees do all the work.
 This argument has provoked a com ,parison of the salaries paid the lead s ing government officials in France witl H those of other countries. The highes emolument is that which goes to tn, president of the republic, who, at tn, present rate of exchange, draws thu equivalent of $100,OO0 a year. Tn, presidents of the senate and the cham Der of deputies each gets about $9.00( a year, the premier is paid $6,600. Int heads of departments, who refuse to ad init the claims of the employees, declare! that no first-class power in the world pays its higher officials so poorly or hal made greater efforts to improve the sit Aation or government clerks thar France.
 The government having recently rec ognized the right of the employees tC iorm unions attached to the Federation of Labor, the threat of the clerks tC strike is taken seriously now for thu first time.
 ana FurS Used Extensively
 Fur trimmings, principally of tn, smooth varieties, such as squirrel ant aan imitation mink, made from rabbi skins, are being extensively used b! Paris dressmakers. Black walking suit are trimmed with gazelle squirrel ant mink is being used on dark brown clOtI which shares with black favor for tn moment.
 The addition of the fur adds consid erably to the cost of garments. Anothe feature of fashion is that buttons ar lavishly displayed on dresses runnin in lines from the neck to the hem an, from elbow to the wrist. Extremel fancy buttons in all imaginable shape are being used. The button makers ar , working overtime to meet requirements for this is record season and the dress makers are being hard put to it to sal isfy all their customers, many of whOr are American.