Show KING GG ALFONSOS ALFONSO'S SHOP SHOPPING ING A Shop Startled by Visit From the Spanish King ing An amusing anecdote is related in connection with King Alfonsos Alfonso's recent visit to Paris In his leisure moments he was fond of taking a turn in the Rue de la III Paix which is noted for its elegant elegant elegant ele ele- gant shops and nd making a few pur pur- chases His naturally nat nat- majesty's appearance naturally naturally nat nat- created a good deal of flutter especially among the demoiselles de magasin who rushed to doors and windows windows windows win win- dows to see him go by so when three gentlemen stepped into a certain establishment establishment establishment one morning and the most youthful of the party asked to see some hats they were politely requested as the most natural thing in the world to wait a moment as the king was in the street and the girls were all watching for him The knowing smiles which thereupon pervaded the features of the little party had the effect of promptly putting the witted quick-witted shop girls on the scent After announcing the great news excitedly to the proprietor of the establishment they clustered in a ring round King Alfonso and his compan compan- ions This was a thousand times b better than a peep into the street and then what an honor I 1 Only to think of the Spanish sovereign walking in such simple fas' fas fason on into their shop And what followed delighted them even ven more The mistress of th the place h had d advanced and low had uttered uttered ut- ut ered one otie of those pretty compliments which our French friends have so glibly at th tip of th their ir tongues when his lis maj majesty esty smilingly replied I wish to o see some hats I want three one for or my mother in rather a quiet style one for my sister and one for my aunt I and please put them all up together in inthe inthe the he same box The masterpieces of he the shop were presented and inspected The selection of the three hats took some ome time as the the- young king is not accustomed accustomed accustomed ac ac- ac- ac to that sort of work and in his lis dilemma he exclaimed Well I Iwas Iwas Iwas was never so puzzled in my life I Finally the choice was made and with the he request that the hats should be besent besent sent ent at once to the hotel King Alfonso took ook his departure leaving the mistress of the establishment and her yot young ng women charmed with their experience |