The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-22

circle. All the nelghborng houses, built on = uni
form plan, are 10 grouped that their 'front.' wslls
form an interrupted circle around tho Arc--at
distance Of . few hundred yards Behind the cir.
clio OF seats on the place therefore arose the foliage
Of tho young trees, and behind this foliage the
walls OF the houses every window and balcony,
| and the roofs also. crowded with people.
ww .rasfs THE cENrRBPRos.
Taste and skill had also made the most OF the
Arc do Triomphe az vehicle OF decoration At its
summit, and visible miles away, was Q colossal
structure OF the Arms OF Persia, gigantic lion ON
the desert, with rising sun behind him. Every
sun ray finished in Persian dag From this point
down 70 the top OF the open archway the front was
covered with streamers in the Persian colors,
worked into an incomprehensible pattern.
The outer middle archway was draDed so
as to form an elegant pavilion for
the reception OF the Shah by the municipality OF
Paris. On the outside this grand pavilion was
made Of maroon velvet traced with gold; inside 1t
was in green and white linen decorated with gold.
There was golden throne for the Shah, and there
were golden chairs for the members OF the Munici-
patty. Around the foot Of the arch inside the
chains were hundreds OF chairs and at either side
OF the Arc were places for the bands. All around In
front Of the outer circle OF seats were Venetian
masts at every thirty ieet bearing orinammes Of
the French color. .,a .o,t snl sge,.
TIKI bOLDIBhS AND THE COLOkS.
The ground at the Arc de Trfomphe was kept By
the grenadicrs, but all down the Avenue des
Champs Elysees and all the rest OF the way to the
Palais Bourbon the route was kept by troops or the
line and the Chasseurs-A-pied. Many residents
along the Avenue des Champs Elysees made q dis
play or coors and the Stars and Stripes were plen
tfully seen, and near them goodly array OF those
beautiful faces and elegant figures that are always
near 10 those colors on such occasions.
THE WEATHER AND THE TURNOUT.
II was Paris day at its best. There were the
common glory OF blue above that Is to be seen rom
many other cities as well as Paris. and glory OF
gayey below that Is to be seen at high tide in Paris
only. Fortunately It was Sunday. As Paris is
somewhat Indifferent to the Shah he might but for
this circumstance have had a duler reception but
since bury workmen, and short, fat shopkeepers
and tdylr mners were all out In holiday attire
for the sake OF the day, they readily enough all
went in one direction for the sake Of the Shah.
All the afternoon the people were moving rom
all parts OF the vast city to take their places at
some point on the route, but the place Of prefer
ece was the Champs Elysees, since there there was
entertainment to while away the time till the
Persian tediousness should come. 30 the
whirliglgs and merry.go-rounds sreaped
golden harvest the ssn0natders were in wonderful
voice, and the marionettes Of the Republic never
were half 80 happy The fountains played as II the
very jets OF water were delighted to have the op-
portunity, and the clarions brayed as the troops
moved to their places. and the thousands OF feet
worked up the nne earth till the air was filed with
dust and the sun shone with increasing energy
until in any other city 1t would have become
atrocIous; but here on the Champs Elysees one was
always within twenty feet Of q cool place under
the shade Of trees, and was sure Of chair for
cent. tf liA. h-t .-iA Ds
h.
At nve p N. the places In the enclosure around
the Arc de Triomphe were beginning to oil up, and
ct six IL was one packed mass OF pleasant human
lty Ladies In brilliant Summer toilets formed the
greater part Of the company. Never were the lists
OF any Of FroIssard's Journeys better gsrnished
with brflnant color and pretty faces Waiting
thus there were several false alarms. First came
the Project OF the Seine, and every one stood on
tiptoe TO see the Shah Then came
general. ana there was Q similar scramble. At
last vslertean began to sound the alarm and We
knew he was coming. Sure enough he came this
time; was driven into the Circus stopped in front
OF the p0Vuaivai, NJ hss and dtsap-
peared in the enclosure; remained there ten
minutes, came out. stepped into the coach again,
went half round the circus, out at the other side
and was gone leaving on the mind OF the assem-.
bled many no other impression than that Of the
presence OF the cuirassiers-the resemblance OF
pire-with procession Of shabby carriages coming
behind IL.
People in the lists and In the windows of the
houses behind and on the housetops stood up and
waved their handkerchiefs and strained their eyes,
but the show was over-decorousiy, quietly.
tamely. The Shah had really come and was gone;
for even the most absolute monarch cannot con-
sumo more than three minutes in driving two or
three hundred yards.
~. f DEMEAN0R OF THE PEOPLE
AS for enthusiasm on the part Of the people over
the Shah and the show there never could have
been less ON any human occasion. scarcely except
ing o funeral, for people frequently bury their
friends with decided emphasis, while the people OF
Paris did what they had to do toward the Shah
hstlessly, with utter indifference; and that at
tempt that Ii always made by the pubc-spirited
individual who proposes three cheers on these
occasions fell on ears more than commonly cold
and on temper distinctly irresponsive.
THE REAL gFPECT OF THE SHOW.
But the inquisitive observer who looked at the
people OF Paris yesterday to see what they thought
OF the Shah could but remember the adventure OF
the philosopher who went to look for man with
o cap on and found man with hat on or he had
recalled to his remembrance the fortune OF that
first rate fellow who went out to look for two or
three jsckasses and found Q throne. Though
the Shah was not In their thoughts and
even went for very little in their eyes, there
was something In their thoughts quite decidedly;
the minds we're not vacant, and though the people
did not at large speak their thought to one an
other-did not, indeed, seem to be altogether con-
scious Of the general drift Of thought-they were,
in fact in that intellectual condition that occurs
when whole mass ofpeope-a whole population
is under the influence Of one and the same mental
impression, and does not utter it, yet Ia not
lutely SILENT but silent from other causes-silent
partly because many scarcely know what they are
thinking Of; because many Others not knowing
that the same thought Is the mind OF their neigh
bor keep 1t to themselves doubtingits sympathetic
reception and because, finally, the daredevil class
OF persons who are on the lookout to become the
speaking tubes through which all extreme or ex-
travagant thoughts shall come FORTH are generally
not In the common secret for want OF common
svmnathv and thinking little themselves,