LIFE IN PARIS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 263, 26 July 1918, Page 6

LIFE IN PARIS

WAR TIME FOOD RESTRICTIONS.

The correspondent of the Berne "Bund | sends his paper a description of life in Paris, which is published under the caption of "War Life in France: Pariß .-s it Bats and Snves." The articlc says:— "Who would have thought possible before the war a world city in oxistenco two days' march behind the battlelrontf During* the first war weeks, after the Government's departure to Bordeaux. Paris had been somewhat deserted, tint since then evcrythiug is back. _ The big hotels never did better than just now. In the streets there is a traffic that lias never been beaten. The stranger notices the many uniforms; he thinks UlO French capital ft big army camp, w »ere military men from all corners of the world meet. , . "The Parisian long ago bceauie used to the uniforms and forgot, that olico there was a time when women were Hie only ones who added colour to a street Fceiie. Man gets used to •\fter a while one found the dark streots quite natural. One. paid tho high war prices without blinking. One submitted to the necessity of a sugar card <uid learned to get. along with a mudeiato coal supply in winter. . . "Lately, however, tho Parisian experienced tilings that reminded him of the war rather impressively. llio latest visit of German aeroplanes-resulted m energetic measures for protection At all the 'beautiful monuments sandbags are liilcd high. On many large_ buildings tablets are posted saying there is a bombproof cellar there, and how many people t will shelter. When darkness appears Pariß wraps -'.self m a blue veil, winch is' very becoming. "The electric arc lights, the gas lanterns of all descriptions, are pain:ed blue. In tramcars, 111 the subway, in the suburban trauis the light is blue. Brisk auto traffic is nol. without danger under such circumstances. "Measures of economy are now taken nn 'ill earnest. Who wants to drink sweet coffee in the cafe has to Ming is own sugar or lu> sutisncii with tho saccharine tab'et. the waiter will hand him Cakes, nastry, and candy are not made any longer Confectioners are 'Hit entirely out of business. J.no tea houses, too* are in ft bad fix. No more sugar or sweetmeats, not even sandwiches, are to be had. And two francs for such a oup of tea is a protly good '""The nithorities figure everybody v ill bo sensible enough lo sec that saving .is Ihe patriotic duty of every non-com-batant. Clever posters tell the people transportation of food takes up cargo space that ought to bo used for American" troops and war material. So every citizen can see lie will hasten the arrival of American help oud thus support the French poilu by M : J own moderation and abstemiousness."