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born of reflection, on sympathy tempered by judgment, on common sense developed by experience, and, above all things, on independence fortified by honesty of purpose and the desire to serve." —From editorial in first number of THE PARIS TIMES. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. THE PARIS TIMES is sold at 50 centimes everywhere in France. The terms to subscribers—delivery by special service in Paris and by mail outside Paris—follow: France. Foreign. ONE YEAR 250fr. ONE MONTH 15fr. Prices are in French francs. Subscribers may have THE PARIS TIMES sent to them while traveling at no extra cost. In the Democratic States, why should not the test of a beautiful gown, therefore, be its intrinsic beauty even when worn by a model of the common-figured variety? Making the mannequin an abstract figure rather than a 1926 model of Praxiteles’ Venus has the added advantage of making more satisfied customers. Sometimes a creation which epitomizes all that is beautiful when worn by a modishly-slim person with a sublime smile does not appear quite the same on a customer whose silhouette has been rounded out by years of good living. With homely mannequins, a stock is more likely to be bought for itself alone. On the other hand, so long as the middle-man remains a man, the beautiful mannequin will never be completely out of work. Wholesale houses would make little impression on the buyer from the Middle West were their latest creations displayed by shapeless maidens. After all, a comely face is a pleasure to look upon; even the most modern of commercial psychologists admit that personality is a factor in salesmanship. THE WORLD’S PRESS ADVERTISING RATES. THE PARIS TIMES guarantees that no advertiser obtains rates other than those quoted to all prospective clients and printed upon the rate card. Considering the wide distribution of THE PARIS TIMES and its importance on the Continent of Europe, the rates are at the lowest of any English-language newspaper. Rates will be quoted by the Advertising Manager, 33 Rue Jean-Jacques-Rousseau, Paris, 1er. MIGRATORY CAPITAL Several causes have been assigned for the remarkable movements in the foreign exchange markets
other hand, so long as the middle-man remains a man, the beautiful mannequin will never be completely out of work. Wholesale houses would make little impression on the buyer from the Middle West were their latest creations displayed by shapeless maidens. After all, a comely face is a pleasure to look upon; even the most modern of commercial psychologists admit that personality is a factor in salesmanship. THE WORLD’S PRESS ADVERTISING RATES. THE PARIS TIMES guarantees that no advertiser obtains rates other than those quoted to all prospective clients and printed upon the rate card. Considering the wide distribution of THE PARIS TIMES and its importance on the Continent of Europe, the rates are at the lowest of any English-language newspaper. Rates will be quoted by the Advertising Manager, 33 Rue Jean-Jacques-Rousseau, Paris, 1er. MIGRATORY CAPITAL Several causes have been assigned for the remarkable movements in the foreign exchange markets which have brought the French franc nearly to twice the "gold value" it possessed only four months ago. According to many dealers on the Paris Bourse, which has seen the level of prices for most securities fall steadily as the franc has risen, a combination of foreign speculators is largely responsible. Another factor, there can be no doubt, is the better financial situation of the State under the Cabinet of National Union. On all sides this is admitted. Less attention has been paid to a third influence in bringing about the changed situation. Probably it is impossible now to calculate the extent to which repatriation of French capital previously held abroad has operated to strengthen the franc. It may never be possible to make an exact calculation. What is certain is that the capital is returning. The Government policy of restricting credits to trade and industry, as one step in the necessary deflation, is having the effect which was intended. Working capital required to carry on industry is being obtained by exchanging foreign-held balances into a democratic currency that is constantly regaining strength. This proceeding had been predicted as one of the effects certain to come of the Experts’ Plan,
responsible. Another factor, there can be no doubt, is the better financial situation of the State under the Cabinet of National Union. On all sides this is admitted. Less attention has been paid to a third influence in bringing about the changed situation. Probably it is impossible now to calculate the extent to which repatriation of French capital previously held abroad has operated to strengthen the franc. It may never be possible to make an exact calculation. What is certain is that the capital is returning. The Government policy of restricting credits to trade and industry, as one step in the necessary deflation, is having the effect which was intended. Working capital required to carry on industry is being obtained by exchanging foreign-held balances into a democratic currency that is constantly regaining strength. This proceeding had been predicted as one of the effects certain to come of the Experts’ Plan, although the step which the Experts recommended—a lifting of the embargo on capital exports—has not been taken. Various estimates have been offered as to the amount of French capital sent abroad or left as foreign balances during the period of inflation. Not long ago Mr. Benjamin B. Strong, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, maintained that the maximum once reached was not less than $2,000,000,000. There are many bankers who believe that half this sum has already returned home. As regards the United States alone, France has sent to that country more than $1,000,000,000 in exports of merchandise during the last four years. It is common knowledge that the fall in value of the franc until last summer caused French exporters increasingly to adopt the practice of leaving in America, for example, a great part of the proceeds of their sales. On the general question of the “flight” of capital from Europe, during the days of universal paper money, such an authoritative expert as Mr. Russell C. Leffingwell, a former Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury, declares that it counterbalances the direct American loans to Europe. The figure is imposing, for experts of the Department of
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, maintained that the maximum once reached was not less than $2,000,000,000. There are many bankers who believe that half this sum has already returned home. As regards the United States alone, France has sent to that country more than $1,000,000,000 in exports of merchandise during the last four years. It is common knowledge that the fall in value of the franc until last summer caused French exporters increasingly to adopt the practice of leaving in America, for example, a great part of the proceeds of their sales. On the general question of the “flight” of capital from Europe, during the days of universal paper money, such an authoritative expert as Mr. Russell C. Leffingwell, a former Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury, declares that it counterbalances the direct American loans to Europe. The figure is imposing, for experts of the Department of Commerce in Washington reckon American investments in European securities, for merely the last three years, at more than $6,200,000,000. But credit balances had been established, not only by France, but also by Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, and Italy. What the reverse process means, when return to a stable currency gives the European home market control over such foreign balances, has been shown in the case of Germany and Great Britain. A renewed migration of capital—this time homeward—"has been in large part the explanation of the relative strength of sterling in face of demoralization of British trade this year. Probably it is that which has enabled Germany to buy gold in foreign countries, after a period in which German imports of goods greatly exceeded exports. There is no reason to believe that the effect would be essentially different in the case of France. American Comment. “The schoolboy who wonders why he has to study decimal fractions guesses his answer, when figuring baseball percentages.”—In a political Star. English Comment. Dealing with the approaching meeting of the Council of the League of Nations, the Observer states: “Nobody expects that Herr Stresemann, in Geneva, will repeat word for word the declarations made last week
the European home market control over such foreign balances, has been shown in the case of Germany and Great Britain. A renewed migration of capital—this time homeward—"has been in large part the explanation of the relative strength of sterling in face of demoralization of British trade this year. Probably it is that which has enabled Germany to buy gold in foreign countries, after a period in which German imports of goods greatly exceeded exports. There is no reason to believe that the effect would be essentially different in the case of France. American Comment. “The schoolboy who wonders why he has to study decimal fractions guesses his answer, when figuring baseball percentages.”—In a political Star. English Comment. Dealing with the approaching meeting of the Council of the League of Nations, the Observer states: “Nobody expects that Herr Stresemann, in Geneva, will repeat word for word the declarations made last week before the Reichstag, but he will point out that the figure of 76,000 represents the total number of troops of occupation on September 15, a figure which is not in accord with that which Sir Winston Churchill and Lord Brian announced to him in London on December 1, 1925. If, on one side, Herr Stresemann should promise to take measures relative to German nationalist organizations and, on the other, M. Briand should promise to reduce the effectives of the army of occupation, a basis for compromise might be reached and the outcome would undoubtedly be considered favorable by Sir Austen Chamberlain.” An exposure of Soviet methods is furnished in the Weekly Dispatch. It asserts that a Soviet organization is now at work to recruit for the Bolshevik Army former British officers, particularly those with special technical knowledge. Many British officers, it is alleged, have been approached by Soviet agents who propose enrollment in a Soviet foreign legion with animal pay fixed at £1,000 to £1,500, the enlistment to be made abroad, either in Paris or Berlin. The paper goes on to say that a military expert recently returned from Russia declares that hundreds of Englishmen now serving in the Russian
on one side, Herr Stresemann should promise to take measures relative to German nationalist organizations and, on the other, M. Briand should promise to reduce the effectives of the army of occupation, a basis for compromise might be reached and the outcome would undoubtedly be considered favorable by Sir Austen Chamberlain.” An exposure of Soviet methods is furnished in the Weekly Dispatch. It asserts that a Soviet organization is now at work to recruit for the Bolshevik Army former British officers, particularly those with special technical knowledge. Many British officers, it is alleged, have been approached by Soviet agents who propose enrollment in a Soviet foreign legion with animal pay fixed at £1,000 to £1,500, the enlistment to be made abroad, either in Paris or Berlin. The paper goes on to say that a military expert recently returned from Russia declares that hundreds of Englishmen now serving in the Russian Army do not receive more than £400. The same expert states that the Soviet Army possesses several British and Italian airplanes. French Comment. In a survey of American “materialism,” M. Pierre Mille, in the Dépêche Coloniale, finds that culture and aristocracy are lacking in the country. He continues: “There is, in North America, an aristocracy of money. But it has not leisure, at least lofty and disinterested leisure. Only ‘money-makers’ have been produced; So long as this is true, there is no use in counting on such an aristocracy to raise the mental level of the United States. It must be added that this great and beautiful continent, this young and energetic nature, passed too rapidly during the 19th Century, the period of greatest development, from the agricultural state to the industrial state. The balance has been ruptured. It is now essential that the balance be regained.” With regard to the coming conversations in Geneva, the Petit Journal says: “In this affair, as in the matter of German disarmament, France seeks no combinations, she has nothing to hide. She intends to lay her cards on the table; she refuses to bother with illusions; she wishes to see clearly and to
in North America, an aristocracy of money. But it has not leisure, at least lofty and disinterested leisure. Only ‘money-makers’ have been produced; So long as this is true, there is no use in counting on such an aristocracy to raise the mental level of the United States. It must be added that this great and beautiful continent, this young and energetic nature, passed too rapidly during the 19th Century, the period of greatest development, from the agricultural state to the industrial state. The balance has been ruptured. It is now essential that the balance be regained.” With regard to the coming conversations in Geneva, the Petit Journal says: “In this affair, as in the matter of German disarmament, France seeks no combinations, she has nothing to hide. She intends to lay her cards on the table; she refuses to bother with illusions; she wishes to see clearly and to hurry nothing. She says what she wishes and whither she is headed and she expects others to do the same. On the same subject, the Echo de Paris (Nationalist) declared: “No four-sided conversations, for that would mean adding to the trumps held by Herr Stresemann. No three-sided conversations, because we would be unable to negotiate usefully with Rome under the menace of a movement towards gallophobia.” BEAUTY AND THE OBSESSIVE Modern methods of salesmanship appear to have placed the beautiful mannequin at an advantage in New York. The plain girl is in vogue with Fifth Avenue fashion shops, while the photogenic model, after saying uncomplimentary things about the homeliness of her successor, may depart for Hollywood where her beauty is appreciated. The principle of the plain mannequin is a sound one. Only in the fashion trade have goods been shown in ideal circumstances for the purpose of making a sale. An automobile demonstrator does not bother to show his prospective customer how the car runs on a smooth highway, but he proves what it can do on difficult hills, and how easily it travels over bumpy roads. In America, a Republican politician does not try to sell himself to his
would be unable to negotiate usefully with Rome under the menace of a movement towards gallophobia.” BEAUTY AND THE OBSESSIVE Modern methods of salesmanship appear to have placed the beautiful mannequin at an advantage in New York. The plain girl is in vogue with Fifth Avenue fashion shops, while the photogenic model, after saying uncomplimentary things about the homeliness of her successor, may depart for Hollywood where her beauty is appreciated. The principle of the plain mannequin is a sound one. Only in the fashion trade have goods been shown in ideal circumstances for the purpose of making a sale. An automobile demonstrator does not bother to show his prospective customer how the car runs on a smooth highway, but he proves what it can do on difficult hills, and how easily it travels over bumpy roads. In America, a Republican politician does not try to sell himself to his National Convention as presidential timber on the strength of winning a constituency which has voted G.O.P. since Abraham Lincoln, but because of the votes he can promise. German Comment. The opinion is gaining ground in editorial columns that the December session of the League of Nations will fix a date for the termination of inter-Allied military control in Germany. Arguing for this point, the Taegliche Rundschau, Herr Stresemann’s paper, asks what further guarantees of security the French Government could demand of Germany, a country nearly disarmed and surrounded by allies of the French. The Deutsche Tageblatt (Nationalist) invites the Reich Government to protest with energy against the general tendency of the French press to falsify systematically all facts, at the expense of the Reich. Concerning reports of conversations between Italy and Germany, the Vossische Zeitung (Populist) says: “It is not disagreeable to us to learn that Italy is coming to the British point of view on the question of military control, but if this policy results from tactical considerations tending to imperil the Franco-German entente, we announce frankly that we hold only to a treaty of arbitration with Italy, and that reports of a treaty of amity and a colonial
for the termination of inter-Allied military control in Germany. Arguing for this point, the Taegliche Rundschau, Herr Stresemann’s paper, asks what further guarantees of security the French Government could demand of Germany, a country nearly disarmed and surrounded by allies of the French. The Deutsche Tageblatt (Nationalist) invites the Reich Government to protest with energy against the general tendency of the French press to falsify systematically all facts, at the expense of the Reich. Concerning reports of conversations between Italy and Germany, the Vossische Zeitung (Populist) says: “It is not disagreeable to us to learn that Italy is coming to the British point of view on the question of military control, but if this policy results from tactical considerations tending to imperil the Franco-German entente, we announce frankly that we hold only to a treaty of arbitration with Italy, and that reports of a treaty of amity and a colonial alliance directed against a third party are without foundation. We do not dream of such things.” The Germania (Centrist) announces its intention to align itself completely with those who ask Republicanisation of the Reichswehr. It writes: “In the old army it was demanded of everyone, officers and soldiers, that they be faithful to the king. It was just. We ask that what was good for the old army should be applied to the Army of the Republic. The Republic should be composed of elements with political ideas exactly the same towards the existing State as they were towards the other.” THE GOURMET THE CAFE ANGLAIS is The Café Anglais is, in a word, the restaurant of the Hotel Carlton in the Champs-Elysées. There used to be a famous Café Anglais, in Paris, in the Boulevards, much frequented by the worlds of society, letters and politics. It faded as historical things do, until MM. Martinez and Céra came along to resuscitate the name and the institution. AI. Martinez is, as many will suspect, the AI. E. Martinez, of Nice, director of the Grands Hotels of that resort and concessionaire of the Grand Cercle Restaurant of the Casino Municipal. M. Martinez has
be faithful to the king. It was just. We ask that what was good for the old army should be applied to the Army of the Republic. The Republic should be composed of elements with political ideas exactly the same towards the existing State as they were towards the other.” THE GOURMET THE CAFE ANGLAIS is The Café Anglais is, in a word, the restaurant of the Hotel Carlton in the Champs-Elysées. There used to be a famous Café Anglais, in Paris, in the Boulevards, much frequented by the worlds of society, letters and politics. It faded as historical things do, until MM. Martinez and Céra came along to resuscitate the name and the institution. AI. Martinez is, as many will suspect, the AI. E. Martinez, of Nice, director of the Grands Hotels of that resort and concessionaire of the Grand Cercle Restaurant of the Casino Municipal. M. Martinez has been eminently successful in conserving the character of the former Café Anglais. Very frequently its soft plush cushions know the impress of Jean Richepin, Alice Donnay, Kistemaeckers, Lina Cavalieri and La Belle Otero. No English names among them? The English go there to eat and not to see and be seen, to talk, argue, and laugh. Quite correct of them. After all, a restaurant is a place for eating and drinking, and a story about the Café Anglais must get down to the food and the drink. Let the meal commence with potages (the plural form, of course, implying that there are two persons commencing the dinner). Although the menu does not offer all the 196 kinds of French soups or the 113 kinds of foreign soups that Crème lists, there is the well-known potage Saint-Germain to choose from among the present French potages and the foreign-sounding crème florentine, as an interesting example of the other. Potage Saint-Germain is, of course, a thick pea soup; crème florentine proves to be a grey-green purée made from spinach. One may have a horror of spinach and still ask for a second time what composes that delicious crépie florentine. It is fish that
seen, to talk, argue, and laugh. Quite correct of them. After all, a restaurant is a place for eating and drinking, and a story about the Café Anglais must get down to the food and the drink. Let the meal commence with potages (the plural form, of course, implying that there are two persons commencing the dinner). Although the menu does not offer all the 196 kinds of French soups or the 113 kinds of foreign soups that Crème lists, there is the well-known potage Saint-Germain to choose from among the present French potages and the foreign-sounding crème florentine, as an interesting example of the other. Potage Saint-Germain is, of course, a thick pea soup; crème florentine proves to be a grey-green purée made from spinach. One may have a horror of spinach and still ask for a second time what composes that delicious crépie florentine. It is fish that follows, and with it a carafe of Sauternes moelleux, demi-sec, a necessary complement to the rich sauce served with the prodigious suprême de barbot and which, in slightly different conditions, is interspersed with the great flakes of scallop, the shrimps, the truffles, and mushrooms that make on a Coquille Saint-Jacques. If one takes fish at all seriously as a gastronomical preparation, the fish of the Café Anglais must stand out as the high light in the meal. Such fish cannot last forever. There appear quasi de veau braisé bourgeoise and pilaf de volaille. Burgundy seems appropriate, and a Moulin à Vent 1915 is one of the best for the purpose. The Café Anglais has an American trait; it likes to serve its food in great quantities and one plate is likely to be heaped with a pilaf composed of heavy slices of chicken and rice, generously doused with a regulation heavy yellow sauce that renews the keenness of the patate, while the other plate is a study in tender roast veal, garnished with peas, carrots and tiny onions. Once this is achieved, it is. time for The celebrated coup de milieu according to Grimod de La Reynière was the chief