The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-08-01
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OUR PARIS LETTER.

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iIorgL DE LoovRx, I
faris, July 18th, '7s. !
The grand national fete Of last
week was the most successful event
Of the kind perhaps in tho annals of
France. II, the object Of the half
million francs readily granted by the
Chamber, aud somewhat reluctantly
by the Senate, was to show an aus
tere Republic, which through vari
city Of circumstances has pushed ev.
on TO an extreme the avoidance Of
anything theatrical, could for once
surpass the splendors of the old
Monarchy aud tho pomp OF the Em.
pire, the end has been fully attained
The 30th Of Juno was selected be-
cause il recalled no event which
could hurt tho susceptibilities Of
any French party or any foreign na-
tion but the success Of the fete in-
evitsbly smells the prestige OF the
Republic, and from their own point
of view Legitimists and Bonapartists
can scarcely bo blamed for tho an
ger they have illconcealed at seeing
Republic borrow their nost-cherish-
cd engine Of popularity. Still it
must bo allowed that tho Govern
ment has done its utmost to avoid
trcading on the corns. Tho initials
ar. f." Qiepublique Francaise) fig
ured, indeed on every public build
ing but the unveiling Of Clcsinger's S
statute Of tho Republic at the Exhi
bition was studiously inserted in the
least conspicuous part of tho official
programme, and though the Trica-
dour appeared everywhere, the
straitest Legitimist would thankful
ly accept it Tomorrow rs the nation
al emblem il the Counto dc Cham
board could be induced to wave his
scruples. In short, tho festival was
so cxtensibly non-political, an ontor-
tainmont given in honor of the Ex-
hibition, and with q special view to
the qualification of foreign guests,
that the old Parties could not with
any grace hold aloof altogether from
tho celebration, though they reduced
their share in it to minimum.
The Bois dc Boulogne portion oi
the fete was universally proclaimed
tho great hit Of the day. The islets
on the lakes, with their fringe OF
footlights and their proiusion Of
lamps arranged in the most fanciful
devices, were surprisingly grand
and though | have seon more elabor
ate fireworks, have seen none sc
effective by reason Of the felicity oi
the site. The rockets lit up the
lakes and fell in spray of colored
stars upon the trees, while tho wa.
ters were skinned by boats richly
decked with colored lamps. The
trees, moreover, not only on the
islets but over q considerable area OF
the Bois, were lavishly hung with
red paper globes containing lamps
which had a very striking effect
Coming back to the city from this
scene of enchantment one vas
scarcely prepared to do justice to
the private illuminations, brilliant ms
they were but the Place dc In Con
corde enforced admiration so lavish.
Ily was it lit up. The Place Ven
dome was also very brilliant and
the Opera and other public buildings
were most effectively illuminated.
In an age when most prostiges
scarcely held water it is remarkable
that the prestige of the dancing gar
dens does not diminish. 1t must
rain in torrents in order to make
Mabille empty, and even when the
dancing gardens are inhabitable the
covered saloons are full. Mabille il
the first word that strangers anounce
when they arrive in Paris. There
or at the Cafes Chantants in the
Champs Eysies you are sure to FIND
your Canadian, American aud
Russian friends. Similar gardens
exist in their respective countries
but in their inauguration tho mar.
vels OF Mabille are unequaled. 1t il
Paradise OF the Prophet transported
to the banks Of tho Seine. II i.
quito a sight for a philosopher OF
life to see them press open eyed ant
open mouthed around the quadrill'
that are sheltered by the famous
zinc palen trees Of Mabille behint
their fan. With the hereditary Gu
riosity Of the daughter Of Eve they
} take the livliest pleasure in finding
lit abominab,e. Now one may fine
numbers OF foreign ladies, somo o
, them Of high station in the worl(
: visiting this abode of-lightness oil
the arm of their husbands or broth
ers. 1t il strange, but If you g.
yourself you will find it to be true.
A curiously built locomotive at
tached to the Pullman Palace car an,
! placed outside the Champ dc Mar
building in the western avenue is th
object Of n good deal Of attention OF
1.-The part of the public. This engin
belongs to the Philadelphia an,
Reading Railroad Company, an,
forms part Of the exhibit made b.
that company, with view to open
ing up European market for A
merican anthracite coal and by relic,
ing the overstocked home supplies