The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-22
Guides to the City and to
the Buildings.
MANY KINDS OF TOURISTS.
Need Of a Good Map-Where
and How to Live.
QUIET QUARTERS AT FAIR RATES.


II the great International Exhibition could take
place without the addition OF Paris guides being
necessary the excellent already published
what a delightful thing prospect OF coming
Exhibition would bel But the guides that have al
ready cropped up around us are like labyrinth OF
sign posts at the meeting Of numerous dias ana cross
roads--each and all point different way. My belief
If Caleb and his trends had gone out search
the land of Canaan the Partisan guide principle
they would have come to the brook Of Eshcol,
nor have found their way back to the wilderness OF
Paran with the grapes they brought with them as
specimens OF the good land they had visited.
Now, opinions differ about guide books There are
not many such good ones as "Hare's Walks, I" nor
many such places Rome in which ''Hare's Walxs'
can be enjoyed, while Fetridgc, Boedecker Murray
and Appleton can scarcely be surpassed. Such guides
these should be studied during long runs in rail-
way cars, before leaving homo quiet afternoons
with pencil in hand, but they should not be carried
about like umbrella places where there is any
likelihood Of people falling in with the gan,fns de
Paris There whom these disrespecful
urcbins more delight TO meet with than foreigner
with mis- guide book bound IN glaring colors.
BUILDINGS
A guide 10 the Exposition itself by means be
dispensed with; 1t Is necessary catalogue to
museum. Neither should any visitor be accused Of
looking absurd If no suddenly stood turning over It's
leaves search Of the key 10 article that
plexes his Judgment. 1t Is rksome to have in ones
party slow thinker, who lags the stalls and al
why's dawdies behind, but IL must be remembered that
French expositions there always things which
the minds OF down in depths unfathomabie are
not always familiar with, articles for instance, that
bcautity tho female form and figure II takes time to
end what they and how they put on. Scri-
thinkers are duller than other when they
get to understand the OF female fascnatiops.
IL hard them realize such abstruse IDEAS but
when they they laugh them until their eyes
water.
SAMPLE TOURIST.
tendency to refer to ones catalogue should there
lore be sympathizcd with and tolerated. but the slaves
81 guide books should be avoided. They most
wearisome company. ana never leave stone
ahmed If described in their rade mecum The name
the STYLE the period OF a particular IN archec
ture being given, they make part OF their duty TO
get 10 the particular spot in the particu-
part OF Paris in which this curve
particular building tenement said to be vis-
bic. The place Is at length reached, and when the
tourist finds himself In front Of the wall Il once
pied II happens have fallen out OF the line OF the
city improvements, and instead OF the curve
he finds only blackcncd spaces which show where
the chimney nues led. still determined to
what he In search Of his tall hat drops back his
head, his handkerchief bangles out OF his POCKET and
irritable morchdndes des qdtre push their hand
carts before and behind him growing audibly that
some people Can't move any more than rent day.
The tourist pcrseveros, props himself up against an
advertising poster and fancies that all the people OF
promiscuous caings who collect around him
reading the bills pasted up behind. Not a BIT OF it.
They all staring at him, a TACT he notices
his corns are walked over or when he observes that
artistooking fellow with soft knocked-n beaver
has becn kan ia o. nm
turned nose.
VALUE OF MATS
The best thing to carry with Is a map. It
is so easy do without tho rest study arch-
lecture In all its details when the III comes This
should be done under trying circumstances;
Notre Dame, ST. German PAuxerrois, ST. Ciothilde
and other edihccs imposing and be
minutely analysed in all their component parts the
calm early late hours OF the day tout Paris
not foot In other capitals diner There are
cities in which the patrons OF guide books take
root In public square, which IN cpalities
and where palaces are royal for one set
OF years. then imperial for another, then national,
l me royai asaa aho 50 on can also po,n s
IS not only useless, but positively dangerous. AT |
pubic gardens, where tho fair whri about 100 I'M
the art Of raising the tip of
The cothurne 10 levcl.with foreigners top lock OF
hair has attained perfection, tho use OF guide book
marks out It's holder Tor sacrifice. While he counts
the candesbra and festoons OF colorcd lamps, men,
tally congratulatitg himself their number being
all right, he will hnd his book come down with
hump at his Ieet and that a danseuse has left the
galop TO hang herself on his arm neither will his
studious pect have the slightest power free HIM
from her attentions, and he will leave that
Tall n difnrout and wiser regards
his portemonnaie. But IL VIII be said ssno one
can be expected TO 90 Exhibition trip to Paris
and tue most he can. y Assurediy: but after
4 lew preltminarics. n few leading principles have
been laid down for our benefit in "A newsp per article
the best way TO nnd out the rest by one's SELF
There IS nothing Ike beng lost once TO avoid It's re-
IN hal oh nj I'd
at the c6Dut Of ones journeyngs to teach US how IL
need not happen twice. Any tourist could travel the
temper. A lew general hints for his guidance may
be useful, but they be summed up IN brief
space.
II - undeniabe that the three principal necessities
and dinner II is precisely these three elements OF
nj aleTiai comfort which Just occupying
most Of the attention Of the foreign visitors who are
already beginning 10 pour into the French capital
al ticipaton OF the Exhib ton. The following may
be accepted pretty fair index OF tho preoccupa-
tons which are Desetung thcm as we'll rs OF the re-
heciions Of those VIC have already marked them out
as their prcy:-
lodgings boarding house or hotel anu there give
pnc's self up he housed and fed Tor a stipulated
per mouth ana per head or TO take furnished apart
ments aud COOK. or to have ones meals outl
French hotel keepers observation-disclosures Is IL |
octter merely 10 let out ones rooms for good round
per and per day and give oncs dodgers |
nothing TO eat, charge them less for tner rooms II
they consent TO pay double price Tor their mcaisg
Rcstaurateurs Observation-Disclosures Is II better to |
Increase ones prfz fire, or prevent foreigners IRON
lakng their meals at their hotels by maintaining our
prices and, food viii be dear, by decreasing
the size OF portions by hanging the cuiote OF beet
until II IS as tender net, andeby transforming our
vands as 10 make the m palataDle economical
principles known to ourselvesf
Coach menI Observation-Disclosures Is 1t better 10
take Americans other foreigners Up by the
the nour, 10 tell them that Tue prices do not IN
ciuie pcurtore. or take them IN by saying nothing
about rules until we let them DOWN.
Reflections OF theatrical mauagers--whethcr Is u |
better TO draw money out vi American aud other
foreign purses WIN plays enD,cs, or genuine good
actngf (rho thoughts OF AL boz openers stick aud
CLOAK Keepers, bill sellers, &c, are not duoitatve
they mean 10 draw the money out any way.
Reflections OF actresses-Whethcr ~ IL better TO be
high souied, ctring aud get over bead aud ears IN
debt Tor scnatoDs or take 10 the oreg ners by tno
/uyta Jrdncesup -
Reflections OF Gale waitcrsWhether Is IL better for
the sale OF ices and books to our partings
down the middle OF our heads 10 DO frizzed Ia "a
poul or TO brush ourselves up Il la BrutusY
Reflections OF SENT aiues-5hail we captlvMe
them Wy our plastic charms, or oy paint anu oia-