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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 31 Jan 1919, p. 4

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"TH WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1919 DESCRIBES BEAUTIFUL SOUTHERN FRANCE (Continued from Page One) wash bowls, etc. Paid 36 francs ($7) a day with meals, (3) and good big ones, too, for two of us. They treated us like kings the entire time. We rode all over town in these "fiacres." along beautiful promenades, with the wide streets, sidewaiks, big trees and Mediterranean on one side, and the large stately looking hotels and residences, with their gardens of Palm trees and olive trees on the other side. The climate was of the best, bright, clear and warm, with a touch of laziness in the air. With the wonderful climate, beautiful location and marvelous surroundings of ar- tificial and natural beauty, it was no wonder that it seemed like Fairyland, and filled us with a happiness, con- tent and romantic feeling, that made life worth living, after our existence in the mud. rain, fog and cold clam- my climate of Picardy. How I thought of you all, folks. and many times a day I longed to have you with me, to enjoy. the beautiful romance of the place. Some day I hope to take you all there and give you as wonderful a trip as I had. We returned from Nice on the Sth, and arrived in Paris Sunday evening, the 10th. the day before the armis- tice. was signed. We hustled right over to my favorite hotel, the "Grand Hotel De Louvre," which faces and looks up the beautiful wide boule- vard de L'Opera to the magnificent opera building at the other end of the half mile street. Eve of Armistice Day Sunday evening, after getting a fine front room, the last they had, we drove over to the "Folies Bergere" and saw a swell musical comedy. This is a very famous theater and is known the world over for its beauti- ful promenade and garden where the atmosphere is entirely Bohemian, and where the beauty of the world gathers to, enjoy life. This night, on the evening of the signing of the armistice, it was a lively place, and a wild bunch of variously assort- ed people. class, color, creed and customs proceeded to have a good time and forget the war. Monday morning the 11th, we awoke about nine, breakfasted in bed. rose. shzved, bathed and stepped out on the boulevard, into an ex- pectant and excited crowd, for re- member, in an hour the news of the signing of the armistice was to be made public. We walked up the boulevard de L'Opera, turned to the right and went down the boulevard Des Italien with its many beautiful shops and stores. As we were wind- ing our way slowly through the crowds, we noticed that everybody was excited and jabbering to their companions. There was such an air of mystery that our curiosity was aroused, and we inquired. of passes by the meaning of all the excitement and. confidential attitude of the 1 aress people. We coudn't understand it. | for we were looked at constantly,| with the beautiful stare the French] have which makes you feel as though | thev just love vou, and want to eat | vou up and hug you to death, to] show their depth of feeling. Shock, though Expected | Eleven o'clock and the big sign| boards blazed forth with the an-| nouncement that the armistice hada | : Hilo i: Leen signed! Gee, what a shock. | though everybody expected it. The people were absolutely siunn-| ed, and not until 4 o'clock that af-| ternoon did they realize what it all| meant. For four years they had heen | zt war. and suffering untold miseries. | znd now it was all over and pcace| was to come soon. No morc fighting, | no more men killed. Oh, lordy, what | a sight. They cried with joy. but did | Little celebrating for the first few | hours. But when they did compre' the full meaning of the signing of the armistice, oh, my, oh my, they sure did cut lcose and opened up| vith the biggest barrage of noise hat I ever hope to hear. The people | fnerally went mad, absolutely crazy with joy. Anyone could start a] yarnde and all you needed was a| uniform and flag. Everywhere the crowds were getting thicker and thicker and wilder and wilder and wilder. They started to the Place | de la Concorde on Champs de Ely-| | until 3 A. M. and [I thought the ncxt | CLASSIFIED ADS | days. and we would have been there Sah noon; for the Winnetka Weekly REAL: ESTATE vet if we had had a sou in our a and Glencoe News by Thursday | FOR SALB--FULLY EQUIPPED 100 pockets. As it was, we had to hit = 2 eens Sore Miver fam in best wheat raising the Red Cross for food and cigatets. FOR SALE district of Alberta; 400 acres ready 7 * ) TT -------- mr rer for crop; s rn; ildines* It sure was a wild, wild town. and | "OR SALE--LARGE ASSORTMENT LER oo goog buildings: it got wilder and wilder every of new and used pianos and plavers: | 'ess Farm, Winnetka Talk Lay 5 « W acaded and a3 tod have your piano or player tuned. | r T1-tfe minute. e paraded and paradec $2.50: open Tues. Thurs. and Sat. . Bros., 1522 Sher- LTG9-tfc evenings, Patterson 5 FOR RENT man avenue, Evanston. t --FOUR ROOM COTTAGE, morning | would pass away, as my whole body was sore and stiff, and FOR SALE--YOUNG WHITE LEG- bath and kitchen; reasonable. Phone everv bone in my body ached with orn Roosters. thoroughbred. 1258 Win. 494. T36-afc the strenuous exercise of Mondad win i Boi fi Hubbard Woods. Phone | gIGHT ROOM HOUSE, LARGE FRONT RSE el A vi. J. I'G46-1tp: yard with trees, new heating plant. evening and they were still going| --=----= i Eo 308 Prospect avenue. Tle. Owner as tsrong as ever when we awoke] __o. __ Hoy SPHOLD GOODS Win. 1529. 3 © T19-tfc Tuesday morning FOR SALE 1 SED SEWING MACHIN- | --------------= - eu shams be es taken in trade wet - TUAT N WANTE | know three lads that were not tric Singer RRs ALEHMIR E SITUATION WANTED ic Singer, White, Domestic. Wheel- | Ty7™ mMiS8 CARLSTEN DO YO plastered and they were Holmes, er & Wilson. Singer, Wilcox & Gibbs. | "gressmaking and alterations UR Singleton and your own devoted. But ig he oS furnish Tou Wah Winnetka 911 before 8 a. m. T29-tfe yatside : se de : , anv mac ade, new orinsed: Wei =r =u moat = outside of those Saree 1 Woadive TL Ear. Tower than agents. (Pave HELP WANTED vouch for anyones SObeErness. 1, ments), Patterson Bros. 1522 Sher- WANTED--BOY T ~ SPA . . . ne Bop or Al ED ry O DELIVER AFTER it was one grand, glorious sight to] = m7n avenue. Evanston. LTGa-tfe school hours; must be 16 years old see the big, wide, beautiful boule-} FOR BAL HEA THOR WASH- Phone Wilmette 802 or call at Paris- vards, all lit up with bright lights, ine machine; good condition. Phone} ian Dye House, Carlton building. Sy : Ww tk JTG12- "46 land all the stores and shops decorat- RR as JI TC12. He Sera ne ld T46-tfe ed for the first time in four years. ATR dar A SMALL. AMERICAN, WANTED -4N (OFFICE ASSISTANT; idiator hot water heater. Phone prefer dependable middle aged man Oh. it sure was a great sight, and one that everyone envied us. All out of cas, writer's cramp, blame me? Heaps and heaps and heaps heaps of love to all, George M. Hicks. Win. 657-J. T46-1te | or woman acquainted in Winnetka. Sa Pm---- McGuire & Orr. Telephone afternoons 672; evenings 522-M. T46-1te WANTED--GOOD GIRL TO WORK IN Delicatessen; good wages. John Smith. Phone Win. 112 T46-1te TT WANTED TO BUY WANTED--GO-CART IN GOOD CON- dition; reasonable. Phone Win. 1174. T46-1tp HAND VELOCI- | Winnetka and WANTED----SECOND pede. suitable for child of three and | I = = one half years. Phone Win. 129. : LOST AND FOUND T46-1te | LOST--NOSE GLASSES, WITH TTOR- | a AE RN hls ST | toise shell rim, near Community Rap WANTED TO RENT x House, Jan. 15. Phone Win. 858. WANTED---MORE HOUSES TO RENT T46-1te and | A py o sell: we are having more in- | mn toes sees. that beautiful boulevard of | = ¢ . jiesified advertising in quiries than ever before. Phone | MISCELLANEOUS Paris, and got all the big Fritz guns |" "Tyg LAKE SHORE NEWS [ afternoons Win. 672 or evenings | wANTED TO BUY--_SECOND HAND that were parked there-and paraded WINNETKA WEE} TALK | 522-M. McGuire & Orr, Real Estate. | inthes.. Horsman, 524 Davis street. them through the streets. People| GLENCOE NEWS ee | FETE Tao tte Phone 4676 Evanston. Drop, postal meanwhile climbing all over them! ,. cr line first insertion In anv. paper.) yap HOUSES TO RENT, FURN-4 eres G34-tfe "vile la Amerique" and waiving flags. | 2c per ling first SE a Lod G2-4tc| stands and is also the agent for Everybody was kissing everybody Papers. Sl A ane per line first SOR ERFORE | subscriptions. TED. -H.-tf with joy. and it was impossible tol on in three papers. 10c per line | May 1, modern $-room house in Win- | WE BUY ALL KINDS OF JUNK, penetrate the crowd without getting | h succeeding Se SI Sime} netka, Hubbard Woods or Highland | we pay the best prizes dt CL 1y kisses and hugged to death by |g Sy Ee ihe SUE. oun] 'ark; family 3 adults; will be per- J. Golinsky. 1705 PF oreny Ye virls. women and men, all shouting | Es ------ here ra ay logation and | jhette. Telephone 1150 Wilmette, and laughing. I never saw so man) | Advertisements for the 4a] ,. Shore ice. P.O. Box 2190, Evanston, 111. | Junk collecting for the Red Cross. bid rp pt ¥ | News must be at our office by Wednes r46-4tp LTG10-tfa people in all my life. The town was | q mad with joy. But why | not. wasn't the war finished? Every-| body in Paris was plastered to the eve brows. and the cafes made mil lions of francs on their wines, which | French drink instead of water. French and American officers were | surrounded by crowds, and hugged and kissed and danced around, until | I thought evervone had gone dippy. | 1 saw a white haired Brigadier Gen- eral dragged out of an auto. and nearly smothered with kisses, and he sure seemed to enjoy it too. I think] all the people and all the wine in the world must have heen shipped to Paris months ahead of time, just to be prepared for that day. Just imagine about fifty election crazy mobs. all in one. and all the football celebrations, and raise them to the nth power, and you have some idea of what that celebration was like. 1 will never--he able to-- forget the smallest detail. Tt was a sight worth | a million dollars to see. | absolute 1 the Back to Camp "Broke" I We were late in getting back to camp. overstaying our leave by two Lv ow AND UNAPPROACHED BY ANY OTHER PRODUCTION." HOYBURN Evanston, 111. Coming--Thursday, Friday, Saturday February 6 7, 8. Nights at 8:15. A Matinee Every Day WONDER SHOW OF ALL TIME" "SURPASSING EVEN THE BIRTH f i OF A NATION rn ree-------------- ee gt eg r---- =i bs ty =m iy = nt The Franklin Four-Passenger Roadster A Car of Character and Economy You get an impression about the Franklin Four-Passenger Roadster, that at once lifts it out of the crowded ranks of the commonplace. . 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