Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03
FRANCE TO HAVE.
A CHEWING CUM.
PLANT in PARIS

PAIlo, sept. ZJ-(A IJ--IHe gum
chewing American doughboy so in
culated the habit in the growing
generation from st. Nazaire to the
Rhine that an American company il
building a new factory to meet the
European demand for the Favored
chicle. 1t took some time for the
tobacco shops to sell out the chewing
gum stocks left by the American
i army in France, but the taste was
so successfully fostered by the popu-
lace that now every cigar store of
consequence in Paris has a supply
of American made gum in alright
containers on their counters.
'The bean far opened today at
Arpajon, a town in the department
of Seine-et-Oise which is recognized
in France as the beams home town. :
The opening was solemnly celebrated
and Bostons right to be known 'as
Bean Town" officially challenged,
The origin of the bean dates back
to an early age. Eight hundred years
ago French warriors returning from
the crusades failed to bring back
the laurels of victory, but they bore
the little vegetable which has been
of much more use to the world evel
since, in war as in peace. 1t was
planted and raised here.
The fair is being held in the
center of the town. The exhibit con-
sists of uncooked beans in bags Of
100 and 200 pounds, while countless
''stores" prepare the finished article
to satiate the palates of the visitors,
The stoves are deep holes dug in
the ground in which there are hot
Goals from wood fires The pos-
are placed in the holes and the beans
cook slowly until done.
Nothing like this ever came out
of Boston, said an elderly woman who
once had worked in New England
mills "Taste it. Five francs please"
A hat has been named after Cert
rude Ederle. The appearance of the
head dress duly labeled in milliners
windows has given the American
swimmers feat in crossing the cham
mel the ultimate consecration which
women can bestow
Miss Ederle, although she swan
tire with cap and goggles, has left
traces in French fashion more ole
giant than has red rubber head pro7
tectors. 1t is a close-fitt1ng brlmless
hat-of the toque- variety-eXecuteo
in luminous sea green velvet, across
which the light glimmers like the
sunshine over the channel on bright
day The hat is finished smartlS
in front with a pin some four inches
long representing Neptune's trident.
The little hat looks particularly
we'll against fuls and comes as q
cheerful novelty at a moment when
the milliners are busy thinking Of
the dark days of winter ahead.
A uniform coating of dull, dark red
paint, attempting to initiate sunburn'
is now being applied to chorus girls
at Nice and velvety white has dis
appeared temporarily from the stages
of the Rivera theaters.
No reform wave was intended by
the directors when they issued the
order that all chorus girls must
paint their bodies with layer Oh
reddish paint. They were, concerned
over the fact that chorus sunburneo
to various tints of brown, mingled
with the milk white of the nom
bathers spoiled the color scheme a
white grease paint was at first at
tempted, but even then the differ
once between the compilations of the
beach favorites and the water shirk-
ers was quite noticeable and the
charms Of the delicately colored
costumes-what there is of them
was ruined.
The director of one Nice theate1
recently decreed that he would dis
charge any girl who spent ner days
on the beach. For two nlehts ms
chorus was decreased by 75 per cent
Now he has accepted the red PAIN
idea