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October 14, 1922
The Gazette
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Mrs. Lila A. Harper of Montgomery, Ala., reports that Russian princesses, impoverished and exiled post-World War to Constantinople, work as waitresses at Maxim's, the city's smartest restaurant owned by African-American Fred Thomas from Jackson, Miss.
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Princesses Working as Waitresses.
New York City.—Mrs. Lila A. Harper (white) of Montgomery, Ala., who recently returned from Constantinople, says in speaking of Russian princesses, made poor by the World War and obliged to flee from that country to Constantinople, that "many of them are waitresses. Others are in the restaurant cabarets as dancers and singers. Others are in private families as maids, governesses, sewing women—in any position they can find and that they are qualified to take. And for whom do you suppose the flower of Russian feminine aristocracy is now working as waitresses in Constantinople? For nobody except a Jackson, Miss., Afro-American, one Fred Thomas, who runs the city's smartest restaurant, Maxim's."
New York City.—Mrs. Lila A. Harper (white) of Montgomery, Ala., who recently returned from Constantinople, says in speaking of Russian princesses, made poor by the World War and obliged to flee from that country to Constantinople, that "many of them are waitresses. Others are in the restaurant cabarets as dancers and singers. Others are in private families as maids, governesses, sewing women—in any position they can find and that they are qualified to take. And for whom do you suppose the flower of Russian feminine aristocracy is now working as waitresses in Constantinople? For nobody except a Jackson, Miss., Afro-American, one Fred Thomas, who runs the city's smartest restaurant, Maxim's."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Fortune Reversal
Misfortune
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Russian Princesses
Waitresses
Constantinople
Fred Thomas
World War
Afro American Restaurateur
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Lila A. Harper
Russian Princesses
Fred Thomas
Where did it happen?
Constantinople
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Lila A. Harper
Russian Princesses
Fred Thomas
Location
Constantinople
Event Date
Post World War
Story Details
Russian princesses impoverished by World War flee to Constantinople and take jobs as waitresses, dancers, singers, maids, governesses, and seamstresses; many work at Maxim's restaurant owned by Afro-American Fred Thomas from Jackson, Miss.