Notes

The check is not popular in France. Frenchmen prefer payments to be made in cash no matter how large they are. If a merchant be persuaded to accept one, he can be seen a few minutes later closing his shop and scurrying off to the bank upon which the check is drawn; he never by any chance deposits it in his own bank--if he has one. This is partly due to the fact that French law only allows him 24 hours to make legal declaration of default on checks and commercial bills. The Government has proposed, in order to help avoid further inflation, to popularize the check by passing a new law.

According to The Chicago Tribune, Parisiennes now wear dog collars. This is not a term for collars of pearls, but an honest-to-goodness dog collar made of bright-colored leather, studded with jewels or tiny spikes, with a wide fringed border on top and bottom which tortures the neck in hot weather. The collars were introduced by one Madame Regnier, who runs a fashion shop during the day, plays leading roles in French comedies at night.