Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-15

Warm Weather-Sucoess of the ExpoSisiou-Jah.
bering JErors-Rolling Chairs-Statue Of L b..
erty-Stars and Stripes The Shah-French
Workingmen and Forty Winks,
Correspondence Of The Erening Starl
PARIS June %, 1873.
The spring has been an unusually rainy one
for France, but the wet season seems now over
and the regular summer weather has set in, 1t
iSWarm, warm enough for Washington but the
nights are very comfortable, at least for for
elgners. The French, however, as a general
thing, are so strongly opposed to draught of
air, especially at night, that they sleep with
their windows tightly closed and do not open
them until they rise in the morning. They give
as their principal reason, that the foul air
arising from the sewers, which are all opened
during the night, is very dangerous For
eigners, though, would rather run the risk of
suffering from malariOus disease than to be
Smothered III the uncomfortable chambers.
SUCCESS OF THE EXPOSITION.
The warm weather has somewhat diminish
ed the crowds at the Exposition, but they ar5
stlll comparatively large and the French an.
thorltles are so well pleased with the assured
success of the affair." that there is considerable
talk OF extending the time of its closing till
the first of December, or possibly the first of
January.
When Frenchman is told that at the Phila-
delphia Exposition there were 27O00O people
present on one day, with the price fixed at two
francs and a half, "a large sum in his eyes,
when it is to come from his own pocket he
looks at you in aStOnShment. and shrugS his
shoulders in the national manner, as much as
to say that you are triffing with the truth
THE JURORS
have all been assigned to their respective
classes for some time and furnished with their
Official copper buttons for the lapel of which
they seem as proud as the boy with his first
| getic and thorough in all their examinations.
ana tne general opinion is expressed that the
AWARDS Will be made in the fareSt manner
possible They start on their rounds as early
| as hall past eight o'clock in the morning be-
fore the crowd of visitors for the day begins to
assemble Sometimes the clerks in the office
near near confused @ Sc sounds and apparently wrang-
ing, and thinking they are TO witness the
| strange sight of fight in Paris, rush hur
rledly out into the section, only to find jury
ma Dehlna case, examining and discussing
! the merits OF an exhibit The confusion arises
| from the efforts of the English and American
members to WreStle successfully with the
french lingo, and apparently thinking that
| the louder they talk the better will they be
| understood.
THE ROLLING CHAIRS,
for visitors, or the ''fauteulS rouants as they
can them, are quite an institution here, but
not as comfortable or as easy to manage as
| those at the Centennial; although perhaps.
much easier on the ShinS of the 81 ght seeing
crowd instead OF being pushed recklesSly,
| they are drawn with long iron handle by the
men in charge, who are al uniformed in light
| grey clOtneS and caps, and are properly num-
;, neIed: They find it pretty hard work to drag
| their passengers through the heavy walks, and
| seem greatly pleased this warm weather when
| they have passenger who is not in favor of
rapid transit, but likes to stop often and ex-
| anime closely.
THE HEAD OF LIBERTY.
WITHIN the past few days the head of the
;s 6ronze ;, statue @ of Liberty Enlightening the
| harbor-the gilt of France-has been given A
position upon the Exposition grounds, between
the the buildings on the Champ de Mars and the
TINS statue holding the enlightening torch,
| was exhibited upon the grounds at the Cen.
tennlal. The head is, of course, of colossal
SIZE, and is very handsome in design and work
manship.
Tomorrow is the day set apart as a national
1ete day IN honor OF the French Republic In
the morning this bronze head and the statue
representing the French Republic, Will be pub
Lcly inaugurated with the customary cere
monies. Iomorrows fete will probably be
one one OF the grandest that has ever been
the authorities and the people. individualV
to celebrate the Republic in the most imposing
manner possible. Already the streets are filled
with the tricOlOr flags, but cOnsnicuOnSlV
among them can be seen waving
THE STARS AND STRIPES.
. Americans are fond of displaying their ma
t tional banner over here; where, by the way,
they appreciate it more than at home But
the French themselves take advantage of
every opportunity to wave the colOrs of their
sister republic beside their own. Upon the
spot where the old Bastiie stood. and mon BON
many other prominent places throughout the
city the stars and stripes are given honored
THE SHAH OF PERSIA
mas Deen mere Tor some time, and has been de-
voting himself almost exclusively to study and
sire for Improvement, he has the good of his
people at heart, and is contemplating the in
troductl0n OF numerous mechanical appliances
and European customs for the Improvement
OF his country. He has visited the Exposition
frequently, and has given considerable atten-
examining carefully the civil, military educa
tlOnal and hospital systems.
GRAND REVIEW
OF the army of Paris was held in honor of the
Shah last week at Long Champs, similar to the
one one he1d IN his honor upon his former visit, in
1874. There We're between forty and fifty
thousand soldiers present, and the sight, when
one could get glimpse, was something splen.
Glq t4io Inc Ide cr1Wd owe was immense and there was
ltue room lett for those who were not on
hand early, although they might have tickets
for good places. The seats in the grand stands
W.eeo, were al / occupied as early as half-past 10
posed to be entirely complimentary. but.
although tickets were issued to so many more
persons m TIA the stands could hold it was diff
could be bought at the right places The
demi-mOnde, of course were the favored ones,
as they seem to be at all such places, whether
tne tlcketS are Tor sale or are complimentary
LIZ LEA IL or IdE lOUNG LEEN, MERCEDES,
a lew days ago, cast quite d gloom over the
city, and the expressions of regret were
marked and sincere. The Shah of Persia when
informed by ex- Queen Isabella of the Young
queens death, was getting ready to attend the
opera, for which he had engaged a private
Dox, but he at once gave up the idea of going,
EX-Queen Isabella in her visits to the ExpOSi
tlOn is accompanied by number of ladies.
They engage rolling chair apiece, especially
the ex-Queen, and form quite procession as
they go sightseeing. one behind the other
FRENCH wORKINGMEN AS SLEEP DIsTURBERs
Paris is not bad place to live in until there
is something to be repaired, or an addition To
the house to be erected Just outside your
chamber window. Then the torment begins.
The WOrkmen come, o! so early in the morn
ing, and so many mornings. 1t isn't their work
Ing there that you would find fault with so
much the trouble is, they stop working so
often and go to talking. The man on the roof
drives a nail or two and then engages i'm an
animated conversation with those below upon
the social status of the working classes-at
least that is what am told the Conversation
is about. Their voices now and then general.
ly then, alternating with the sound of the
hammer, do not wake you entirely from a
pleasant morning nap, but they disturb and
tangle up your dreams. Before long, the con.
clerge comes out and joins in the discussion.
He generally has voice like horse fiddle.
That voice never fails to diSpel your sieep
and you toss from one side to the other irving
hard not to be prOfane. Patience is exhausted
after a while, and you spring from your bed and
rush to the window. There you see a man
sitting on the roof of the shed within a