The daily gazette., 1878-07-20
FIFTH EDITION.
IN PARIS.
LETTER FROM A SPECIAL coRREsPoN-
DENT OF THE GAzErTE-A WILL
MINGToNIAN's oBsERyA-
TIoNs IN THE FRENCH
CAPT. ETC

From the Gazette Special Correspondent
| PARIS, France, July 1st.
believe it is an old adage in America
that if it rains on st. Swithen's day, more
or less rain will fall every day, for the
ensueing forty days. The citizens test
ing the truth of this old saying; for st
Swithin's day was wet, cold, and gloomy
and the frequenters of the Boulevard
who sit until the small hours of the nigh,
in front of the Cafes, slipping their ret
wines. Absienthe and coffee, have shy.
iered over their cups and glasses, and
muttered curses on the weather, which
during the last twenty days, has beer
miserably wet with quick changes ol
temperature. What, it is said, was
once a Georgia bellies costume
a peacock's feather and a fan -
would have furnished all the
protection, needed for the body, during
some part of each of the days have nam
ed. But the remainder of each day re-
qliired wealth of clothing to afford the
necessary warmth against the cold damp
winds which mafe outdoor life in ] ari
anything but the sceI of enjoyment that
has Teen SO often des, ribed,
| The great multitude of the city have
no homes. am told that there is no
la"allel wo'd to the good old English
syllable home, in the French language.
1t is true, that the wealthy have houses
, Uhara fhau 1.-Two Ia hax ,,ln
where they can sleep. Rich and poor,
however, seem to seek enjoyment on the
street, and in my opinion, such a thing as
the quiet enjoyment, ofwhat we know in
America as the home circle Is to them
pleasureaIl Utmost unknown. They seek en-
ioyment and find delight in crowds. The
flying horses on the Champs Ulysses and
the coloured electrical lights cast upon
the waters of the fountains in the Place
de la Concorde, affords as much pleasure
TO the parent as The child.
l have, also, observed that there is a
great ebsence of children in this outdoor
pleasure seeking crowd, and when it is
remembered that there are no homes, in
the American sense, where they can be
left duringI the parents absence, the con-
clusion that | have reached is that the
French people are failing to fulfil the
Bible injunction tolncrease and multiply
My conjecture is ct rtainly correct as to
the Parisiens, and if Madam Pompadour
deserves punishment for her intidelities,
1 think, Fl ON what l have seen, it the
same measure of justice was meted out
to the Parisien women of TODAY, the city
wouidl soon be depopulated ofits gentler
sex.
must confess, however, that cannot
any longer complain about the wealth
er To-day the sun is shining with
such hrillancy and force that the dandies
have dissolved themselves OF their win
ter garments, and straw hats, white
vests aud linen pantaloons are as abund-
on the Boulevard as on Broadway on a
midsummer afternoon.
Isuppose you will conclude that amorg
a population SO fond of pleasure and sight
seeing, any exhibition, possessing the
least attraction, would be well attended.
1t will be no matter of surprise then
when inform yon that the Uniy yersal
Exhibition Is thronged daily by large
multitude-possibly reaching seventy-hv
to one hundred thousand-and on hoG-
days much larger number.
| find I Cliff ult TO draw comparison
between the Exhibition here, and the
one held at Phi,ade phia. The grounds
at Philadelpl il weIe certainly better
adapted for such display, as there
was no need ofany limitation of space on
which to erect the neces sary buildings
j must frankly admit, however, that the
French have surpassed us in the beauty
and solid construction of their buildings
You will not find here any buildings
with defective roofs-requiriDg constant
repair-under which you can obtain a
shower bath gratis, at the expense of the
destruction of thousand of dollars worth
of valuable property
Along the avenue, known as the Street
OF the Nations, are situat' d the commits
sion buildings of the various counlr.es.
| and they are as solidly built as the old
walls OF New Castle Jail. The Bulgarian
commission building, if it could be re-
moved to the United States, after the
| close of the Exhibit, n, would serve.
Tor the next half century, as City Hall,
| tor some thriving American town, and
excite comment among the the popuia-
ton as splendid piece of architecture.
Will endeavor briefly to describe the
locality of the Exhibition grounds, by
stating that they occupy both banks
| of the Seine, about one and Quarter
miles below the Place de la Concordn
and fol. the benefit of persons unac.
quai nted with Paris, will further state
| that the Place de la Concorde is IN about
| the cent of the city.
| On the Eastern bank of the riyer-nos-
slbly twelve hundred feet from It's bank
-oh hlgn elevation OF ground, stands
Trocadero Palace, with immense quad
rangular wings, extending on each side
at least nine hundred feet. The Palace
faces on the Place du Troeadero in which
| there IS a fine fountain. The wings
front ON the Avenue du Trocadero and
Rue Franklin, 10th If which run
obliquely from Trot adero Palace. This is
| The man entrance to The Exhibition. and
from the step leading down from the rear
OF the Palace, and within the grounds.
can be had very fine view of the civ
AM its principal buildings, among which
appear the churches of Notre Dame. ST
Sui ice, the Invalides, the Palace of tbe
Tuilleries and the Panth, on.
There are u dozen other entrances
known as the gates of Passy, Cbaillot
Grenelle, Seine, Dessix, Rapp, Kleher
Duplex and Tourmille, so that visitors
residing in any part of The city can fino
: cheap and easy transportation to The
grounds, by means of the various tram
ways, omnibus lines, and steam road,
! that lead 10 the various gates.
I over the twelve hundred feet of do
i scending ground, stretching from th,
Trocadero Palace to the Seine, are situa
= ted-on both sides of the main ayenu.,
g leading to the bridge of Tena. wbiri
t spans the riyer-the numerous pavilion,