The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-11
Observations
Paris Now Turns
TO Washington For
Hats!
BY Helen Essary

An r. street rlilliner is making
hats TO send TO Paris She says
she thinks the Paris hats are so
hideous that French women will
be glad 10 have something really
chic TO put on their heads.
The r. street milliuer already
has one definite order from Paris
for a Washington hat. II has come
from Mrs. Selden Chaplin, wife OF.
the charge d'affairs at the L. s. EN-.
bassy there. Said hat is a small,
silly number made out OF an inch
or two OF felt and a lot OF feathers
going criss-cross ard very upety-
up. Said hat is likewise come
hitherish. II also has super so
phistication. so | was told
And how will the Washington hat
get 10 Pari . Answer-it will
travel in the diplomatic mail pouch.
Viva le Chapeau Wash-eentong
Second note from Paris. The
French are fnding-in the light
hearted American soldiers - the
best tourists they ever had. SUCH
spending. Such flinging about Of
tips,
France has never had such trade.
Vive les tourists mil'taires!
THIS NOW is 4 VERY PLEAS.
ANT piece about France. ! found
il In a letter a Red Cross girl wrote
home.
There's a group Of American sol
diers whose influence you feel and
see everywhere we have been |
mean the paratroopers. OF course
there are none around now. The
paratroopers go in 10 enemy terri
tory when the going is at its very
hardest. Long before any civilian
can risk trip. But the stories you
hear about them are almost like
old-time legends OF heroes.
Many French mothers have
dressed their children in little suits
OF notified green and white, as
near like the paratroopers uniforms
as they can find. Green and white
is a favorite color combination
green skirts, white blouses and
green pinafores.
Il found a rude and wonderful
chapel built first for the paratroop-
ers. II had been put up in a dank
old stable. But.the stone floor was
polished until it shown. The altar
was in the corner facing the door
so that you saw II first 1t wasn't
really an altar. Just a simple ia.
bic draped with some light blue
wooden material from the low CELL
ing 10 the floor. On each side OF
the altar was hung a single scar
let parachl te nd on the walls be-
hind were two white parachutes.
The seats were low metal stools
made from the ends Of ammuni-
ton cases"
MR.. CHURCHILL may say the
Europeen war is going TO last for
another year or so. General Els
enhower may warn against over
optimistic peace talk. But there
is one charwoman at Union sta
ton who does not agree with either
authority.
some OF the ruckus at the station
and was tastefully dressed in pants
and sweater at the time. Il don't
care what anybody says. this war
is soon gonna be ovah," she an.
nounced to a sister sweeper.
That Is not VIII the big PEG.
pie and the newspapers say" said
the co-worker.
Il don't care what the big people
and the newspapers say, I know
this war is about oyah. And you
want me 70 tell you why? o. X.
This mawnin' my boss talked
back at me-"
This tale has a hundred varia.
tions at the moment.
Another current yarn reports
the conversation OF one OF the bar.
keepers at the Columbia Country
Club on the subject OF who is go
ing to win this election.
Il tell you Mr.. Roosevelt Is gonna
win" said the bartender TO the
crowd before him. Poor Mr..
Dewey hasn't got a chance. Why?
Why, because Mr.. Roosevelt has
given EVERY thing away. Every
thing He hasn't left nothin' for
Mr. Dewey to hand out. And you
gentlemen standin' around here
waitin' for your drinks know as
well as | do that you don't get no.
where II you haven't got jes' little
somethin' 10 hand out"
At this point the gentlemen.
overlooking the club rule OF mo tip
ping allowed. dug up two-bits or
so here and there, got their high
balls and martins in double qluick
time and thus proved the value OF
the bartenders prediction.