Show the french Dete cUva every good detective had to some extent his own way of working which is varied of course according to the circumstances cum stances we may say however that as a rule the parisian agent has a freer hand and works in a somewhat bolder more self reliant manner than his english colleague this follows from his isolation he is less helped by information received and too badly paid to buy it so he is forced to acquire it by his own exertions A favorite method is to assume the of a workingman or hawker and here it may be said that the use of an elaborate makeup esisto now only in books every zealous hand has his own little wardrobe and the simpler the bet ter the hobt effectual disguises are those which best assimilate the wearer to common life the parisian has two in particular the blouse and the work mans apron shadowing is always done by two men one some little way behind the other each carries aj hango of dress to wit a blouse wound sash around the waist and a casquette carried inside the shirt the moment the first man fancies himself perceived he gives place to y the secand and dropping behind slips the blouse over his jacket and exchanges his felt hat for the casquette thus metamorphosed he resumes hit place london saturday review |