, 1875-09-12

Paris seems deserted IN the oay lluts' @uo
wakes up with q yeritabIe furia Frhncese when
the disappearance Of the sun allows Kind OF
conventional freshness to spring up under the
shade Of night. At that hour all who have TILL
then been in concealment ruah into the streats.
Everybody tries to seize upon ca1nage, TO
climb an omnibus, to procure some means Oh
locouotion in order to take the direction OF the
Champs Elysees, the Avenue de llmperat11ce, OF
the Cascade OF the Dois de Boulogne, With which
the waterfall in the Exhibition but 1eeoy CON-
petea. From o'clock till midnight, therefore,
it is really dangerous to Gross the bouieVard
betveen the Rue Lafhtte and the corner OF
the Rue Royale; thsre is 5eritahle chaos
Of vel11cles Of all kinds, which collect. get
blocked and come into collision It Is lmpos-
eible to traverse this course without hearing Inc
sound, we'll known here, OF = massive OMNIBUS
crushing in its course some light vehicle I'M
prudentIy placed within its reach. AZ his ume.
too, large four-horsed mails are seen 10 descend
from the top Of the Champs Elysees' ioaoeo
With foreigners in the most varied eostumea ana
the most sensational hesd-gesr,-nen and "ona-
en- whose vails, blue. white, green, or gray
wave like parti-colored flag in the Ar when
thev set out in the morning in the contrary d.
rection. They arc tourists whom private
agency packs on speci.l vehicles to show them
Mont yaleriep, Diogenes' Lantern, theVilloneuve
TEtaug or ST. Cloud camps. the battle6elds Of Ep-
ipay OF Buzenvel,-au the spots, III shors, "hlcn
have become famous since the war OF 1o!o. anu
who come back ut night to heghten the con-
fusion OF the Champs Elysees, tho te1uge as
these hours Of imaginary freshness OF all that
Paris contains Of tourists and OF Parlslans who
hare eBcaped the mania for lesvnK town. On both
sides OF the road the iron ckairs are occupied by
women, whose talk gives the tourists VINO walk
-R $1ak f1Y1H HT1H
up and down poor ldea OF me pon ton auo
modest language which distinguish thesa i11eEu-
lars of Parisian society. On the right and LETT
behind the fairy belt Of Illuminated globee
which represent fantastic porteoee, mtnafele' Or :
temples, can be perceived the outdoor scenes OF
the cafes chaptants. Here = woman, OF stal"a1t
r., ,orortona IN rather fierce costume. on voloc1-
nede. winch bends under her weight, describes
100 figures in the limited space OF malature
| theatre; there q fanfare de chasse, WITH 1ts
sonorous accents, arouses the neehnonng
echoes and serves as an advertisements TO tne
! r;yal cafe cbantant, Some behoured acrobas
| perfofmR contortiona which are Vlstole from q
| distance, through the trees, camps, promcnea-
ers and shadows; Thlle IN another cafe giant
ess ettired in transparent oteee' WHICH hoeps
| at a. respectful distance from her feet, angs
conn1ets in favor OF the fnundation OF tho
Sonth. and in the height OF her enthusiasm dls-
njaya an arm which cleaves the cir, the handker-
| chief in her hand locking Ike microscopic
| White fiac st tho summit OF Maypoie- On the
eastarn - NJ side Of the Champs Elysees another
cato concert, less prominent than those
on the wost tries to eaten pup
lie attention by brilliant illumlnatlons.
| noisy fireworks, or 1ets OF elecs,ae nc
| Whom the shadows had concealed from the curl
| osity OF passe1s by. Further on Ia the Concefs
Besselieyre, whore iron chairs ranged 10 eltals
| round the central pavilion occupied by the pana
| receive the few bela.ed deni7ens OF the fauoonfe
Saint Houore, Who have been unable as yet TO
| ranair to the fresher and softer shores OF the
oceau, Lastly, on the transVerse Avenue de
| 1iontaiene opens the radiant portal OF Mabll1e,
with its everlasting prospect painted on tne e1.
trerne wall, its circular stage, where the gseas
at nj the Cdn-Cdn has for generations
heen celebrated, With its t9nsel flowers, lts
ori;narv orchesl1a, aud it's immovable public,
| rh;ch for thirty wears has been revolving on
;tseH. There are always the same men and
| the same women, only come nave eot ssoutef
and baden, others mora wrinkled. For one to re-
| x;s;t Ana nlace after long internal ls Ike Wit
Messing those comedies where the same ACTOR
takas the parts Of CHILD In the first act sud that
| of st old man in the second. There 1s notnin8
| noora melancholy xnd sickenlnx; &na looking
from distance on the furious oanseu ~ ~ ~
| 9ainly ddnseuses one involnntaIly thlnks OF tae
| Gloomy i1nacipinEs OF Holbein and the donses
| 5lnrobres which he bequeathed to futufo gen
erssions. Presently all these ltmpe so ont' tne
| noise Of voices is hushed, vehicles move on ana
disappear, knd in tho night onee mQto sgasa1
| j, heard the dull noise of the market gardeners
csrta. which come by the route ds "a GTonoe
| drmee from Courbevois, Su1esnes, Puteau1, ano
Areenteui to bring it's daily nou.lshment 10 sna'
| paTis which t1lea 10 get sleep *hlle oonseoalns
| with the reEiring heat OF the sun, which seap-
nears behind the bills Of MontInartro-
! suRTTRRAMEAN PARIS.
rha Paris correspondent OF the London Gaooe
,bn. descnbes q visit Of tho members OF the
Geographical Congress to the catacombe Of tht