Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-10-10
MISSOURI. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10 1878
OUR PARIS LETTER.

81 OUR PARIS LETTER.
RAMBLEs AND SIGHTS sos CHAMP pl
II MARs-ARcHrrEcruRAL DrsrLAr
/ FROM ALE QUARTERS OF THE. GLoBl
i a PEEP IN THE vAeIous BUILD
| NGs.
| From our Regular Correspondent.
/ PARIS, September 10th, 49,
i r. M. WHrE-DEAR SIR: IF o
guide, living or printed, be required
to introduce visitor, on, his first en-
trance to the Champ de Mars, to the
contents of the simple and admirably
I planned building there, such aid Is
much more necessary in the case oi
the outlying portions Of the grounds.
They forma mighty maze, though
| not without q plan.
| Entering by the Porte de Grenelle,
opposite the railway station, on the
right hand are the British annexes,
with . large and well appointed cafe
| restaurant, andlbehind that beautiful
lake and the broad expanse of grass,
trees, shrubs, and dower-beds that
surround it-all now luxuriousiy in
bloom-directly facing the visitor.
The grounds I propose to sketch oc
i; cupy all the space between that lake,
or rather the two lakes, for there is
one on each side of the grounds and
the river.
Close to the gate referred to Is q
very small building which belongs to
a philanthropic society. This socie-
tY supplies the manned with artificial
arms and other contrivances, and one
or more persons may be seen work :.
ing here with the aid OF these novel
limbs. There 10 always a crowd
around this little pavilion, and many
are the francs that find their way into
the box in the front. Next to this is
a similar exhibition, but on an inf
nitely larger scale, where may. be
seen the ambulances and the hundred
contriyanccs which science and inge-
nuity have created to mitigate the
horrors OF war as much as possible.
The now famous red cross surmounts
the building.
Opposite to the society's sheds is
the Spanish Pavilion, having a very
fine collection of specimens of the
produce of the forests of the Pys-
nees on this side, and at tie further
end q handsome entrance under a
grand por5ico. Within, q curious
sight presents itself-the visitor sees
an architectural screen and we'll
turned arches, noble columns, lof-
ty ceiling, glittering like that of the
Palace of Ispahan, transept, one
| sidn of which reflects the other, more
columns covered with brilliant sta
lactites, and in the distance q noble
palnEcu giaoo ~.-~S sr,o
red, but the color is that of the wine
of Heres and Malaga, of liqueurs,
and of essences. The pillars, the
arches, the brilliant ceiling and win
dows are all formed of bottles full OF
empty, the corks and capsules are
also pressed into the service. This
pavilion presents the most remarkable
example of commercial decoration
that 1 have ever seen. 1t has been
carried throughout with such skill
that it calls forth exclamations of sur.
prise from every new visitor. Apar'
from the decorative part, the whole
of tie rich but little worked treas
ures of Spanish soil-coal, ores ane
minerals o. all kinds, as well as agri
icultursl produce are exhibited in th'
most effective manner. Leaving tn
building by an opposite door, fAcisl
, the lake, is found the rushes ans
canes of philippine Islands, simbe
and casks fibres and rope arrahge'
with the same skill as the bottle
within the building. Opposite Ii
door in question is kiosk for tn
sale of the famous productions
Havana, from the most delicate Iii
tie cigarette to the lordly cigar, wraT
ped each in its metallic coating, an
costing as much as q good dinner.
Il Near at hand is the exhibition {
, the little principality Of Monaco, SUI
lrounded with palms, plsitains, an
other tropical plants and flowers, an
glittering in the sunshine. With
the central portion is occupied by
u fountain of a peculiar character, Il
bottom is composed Of decorate,
e tiles, forming large square basil
with depth Of two or three inch'
g of perfectly iimpid water, and out !,
this leap four pairs of small Jets n
~ above a yard high, but the water fal
back on the hard tiles with . for
which keeps the whole in consta
10 movement, and creates most de
ly cious sense Of freshness. In the ce
Il tire and towering far above the lit,
tiets is a fine fan-palm In great tn
bt The PRINCIPAL exhibit Of Monaco
ldncorat;ye earthenware-fower-po
IjardiniereA cache-pots, and a hu
4 dred little fancy sobjects, pierced a
covered with flowers anoa Dsznams
: tation of all kinds-not classic, b,
pretty-nct highly artistic, but n
:. expensive. There are, howeve
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