The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
JUSSERAND IS HARD WORKER,
 STORY REVEALS
New French Ambassador To U. S. Won Way
 To Fame
(By Associated Press. )

first step to distinction or JuleS JuSSeT- and, who is about to leave the post Ot French ambassador to the United States which he has occupied for 22 years, is one of the traditional anec- dotes of the foreign office.
 When Gambetta was premier he called upon the chief of one of his bureaus for a report on the Tunisian question, adding: II must have it to- morrow morning without fail" The chief directed NJ. Jusserand, then one of his juniors to prepare the document Jusserand worked all night, and when his chief arrived at the office the next morning at 10 o'clock was just finish ing the last page. It was turned over to the premier, who found it filled his every need, and he asked: "Who pre- pared this report?"
 "Le Petit Jusserand Qittle Jusser- and1" replied the chief.
 Well" said Ganbetta, he must have some recognition for this, I appoint him counsellor to the embassy at Lon don."
 Another story told of M Jusserand's capacity for work and his fidelity to duty concerns his service at Washing ton during the World war. Deciding that he must have more time to spend at the embassy he advanced his hour of rising to o'clock instead of seven as as his custom, and adhered to this schedule throughout the hostilltles.
 AIessandri Arrives
 Arturo Alessandri, deposed president of Chile, arrived in Paris somewhat tired and unstrung from his recent ex- periences, but with his sense of humor undulled While refraining from saying anything concerning the events which precipitated his departure or comment ing upon the political situation in Chile, the former president told his friends a story bearing on the cir cumstances. During the visit of the Italian crown prince to Chile, Senor Alessandri, as president, welcomed the royal guest and in a speech said:
 ''Your highness will forgive us for having nothing grandiose here to show you such as you possess Tn Italy no coliseum, monuments, cathedrals or works of art. We are a simple, hard working people, proud of our institu- tions of liberty and security and the stability of our government.
 Concluding his story with sad smile, Senor Alessandri said '"The royal guest had not got out of Chilean waters before 1 was obliged to take refuge in the American legation. l was forced to leave Chile only few days after the Italian Prince, who must have have had quiet chuckle to himself concerning the stability of our insti- tutions.'
 Dressmaking Fame
 Sudden fame in the dressmaking world has come to Mariolle Guillou, Paris seamstress, who by three days SWork on prize gown has won the promise of a position paying her as much in a day as she now earns in a week and putting her on salary equal ity with a cabinet minister
 Mariolle, who is 25 and the eldest of four children of a working man, has been sewing for a living since she was IS. Entering the municipal trade competition she and eleven other girls the best of the Paris dressmaking shops-were locked up for three days with the task of making the best gowns possible. Hers, it is already known, will be awarded first prize.
 Several shops are pledged to employ the winner at 10000 francs a year, while Marioelle, as first hand" for a big house, has been getting only 135 francs, the equivalent of $7, week.
 Plaid On Autos
 Scotch plaid, which has been popular in France as a cloth pattern for sev- eral years, now is being used to deco rate automobiles, and several expen- sive machines have been seen on the streets of Paris recently painted like the latest thing in golf hose.
 Plaid stockings, too, are much in vogue. They are made of fine silk in yellow and brick red, yellow and violet, blue and green or other combinations. The plaid is not so large as that used on the automobiles, but neither has much relation to the tartans of the highland clans. Both cars and stock ings, however, are considered to go we'll with the snuff colored costumes which are now the rage along we'll dressed Parisiennes.
 France Buried
 Anatole France, recognized apostle of Pacificism, and whose writing for the last 20 years were nearly all directed against militarism, was buried to mar tial music rendered by the band of the Eleventh cavalry squadron while two companies of infantry with fixed bay onets surrounded the catafalque and presented arms.
 M France, in all the wills drawn mp prior to his marriage, inserted a special clause in which he requested a simple, modest funeral, with no demon strations, no flowers and no speeches. In his last will, however, he omitted specifically to forbid public funeral His bier was completely buried in flow CTS, the profusion of which has seldom been equalled at funeral in Paris. Orators commenced speaking at 1 o'clock in the afternoon and continued for three hours, seven speakers render ing homage to the famous writer.