Show Increase Shown Sho in Importation of Art From Fro F France ranee PARis March 2 United press Thess The growing artistic taste of the American people resulted In an increase In- In crease of French exports to the United States during 1928 accordIng according accord accord- Ing to a report just made here by Consul General Alphonse Gaulin This retort ort reveals that Americans spent over o In buying French antiques paIntings sketches and drawings last year Cosmetics jEwelry precious stones and perfumery however howe were sUll among the best sellers and AmerIcan American Amer- Amer Ican tourists are estimated to have carried back with them several millions or of dollars dollars' worth of f such products last summer from the fashionable shops pf of Paris Gloves aU all kinds of other leather articles high grade paper products linen fabrics and handkerchiefs w were re also exported in larg-e larg q quantities uan titles HUGE EXPORTS The declared va a of French merchandise merchandise mer- mer chandise exported exported to the United Slates during 1928 amounted to it was stated by Mr Gaulin He added that although this was a registered decreased in relation relation rela- rela tion to 1927 1921 when the exports came cameto cameto to It really represented represent represent- ed a greater business as the consular consular lar invoices do not record the s pur-'s pur- pur chases made by American tourists and brought home as s baggage It was this latter type trpe of buying he explained which increased the French exports to Am America It Is to be observed said the United States consul general In hr his his' report that French specialties have havea a strong attraction on Americans These called so-called luxuries have apparently apparently become necessities following the advance in the artIstic taste and being well of our pe people The demand demand de- de I mand for Cor the products of Fr French I skill and Ingenuity has always been and doubtless will always be in direct di- di I reet ratio to the extent of American Amend Ameri- I can prosperity Paris indeed rules the better half of our humanity ANTIQUES RANK FIRST Artistic antiquIties however h hold id the center of the stage with an aggregate aggregate ag- ag valuation of over Paintings I drawings and sketches rank next with a 11 declared declared de- de total value of nearly 6 In the presence of these fIgures who can deny the American AmericanA A of French art and past ll and present Referring to other Items of export he continued One of the notable developments Is the Increased demand demand de- de mand for cotton and silk fabrics and the decline In exports of wearing apparel ap- ap parel made or of these materials The loss In the latter however is more than compensated by the gain in i the former In strange contrast Is the decline In wool woof fabrics and the Increase increase In- In crease of over over over- In woolen garments |