Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-28
From our Regular Correspondent
Paris Letter.
PARIs, AUGUST 10th, 1873.

Paris Letter.
PARIS, August 10th, 1873.
The attractions of the Trocadero grounds
are by no means exhausted when one has
lounged among the bazaars, made pur-
chases of dark visaged easterns, wandered
around the Chinese pavilion, taken trip
to Yeddo through the japanese bamboo
stockade, and examined the interesting
contents of the Egyptian annex. including
the plan Of NJ. de Lesseps and the capital
panorama of the Suez Canal. Opposite
the Persian pavilion, rs inartistic in its
glaring red and green outside as it is daz-
cling within, stand three wooden buildings
"a Norwegian cottage and Swedish
clock-tower and school house. They form
n picturesque group-the Stockholm clock
in the center, narrow below, square and
bullying at the top. The visitor may
mount the steps that lead to the door of
the school and enter. In one room is a
Young Swede dressed in her national garb,
with helmet like cap of red stuff embroi-
dered with gold. who is making coarse
pillow lace of the sort much favored now
By fashion and termed Russian lace, In
others are specimens of pupils needle
work, basket making and other rural arts,
presided over by blue-coated Swedish
soldier. England. SO splendidly repre-
sented in the Champ de Mars, occupies
but one small patch Of ground. if any, on
this side of the Seine. The Vacherie
Anglaise, an open kiosk where milk is
sold in white bowls with its accompanying
petit pain and brioche, is, | rather suspect,
only English in name.
This and the Spanish restaurant, with n
greenhouse or two. make up the sum total
of the foreign constructions. We must
therefore cross the wide expanse of ground
in front of the great basin, pausing ON the
margin in spite of the sun that not only
burns down vertically on the paasol of
the promenader, but is reflected in thou
sand darling rays from the spray The
effect of the cascade and its attendant foun-
tains may be somewhat meagre when
viewed from the distant terrace and balco-
ny on the Champ de Mars, but here The
sheafs of water that spring up on either
hand. and the lines of feathery jets that
frame in the fall, even the fall itself,though
somewhat too CLASSY and regular, look
truly magnificent, while the deep. dull
roar with which they are accompanied
increases the grandeur.
| The first building that attracts attention
on the other side of the esplanade is u
wooden house coquettishly decorated with
creepers, built by the administration deS
Forets. 1t contains all sorts of things
connected with woods and forests, from II
stuffed boar to withered collection of
leaves and seed pods. Ga the walls ont
side are trophies of various wooden instru-
ments, from PhlliS's square handled milk
pail to the modern infants beach spade.
The house is encircled by wide veran-
dab, furnished with very comfortable
seats, where another very pretty view can
|joys fresh river breeze. Behind are
plantations Of fir, pine, juniper and birch,
which scent the mir with a sylvan perfume,
and two picturesqe log huts.
1t is exqulsitely refreshing. if the day
be hot, to descend into the fresh water
aquarium close by, and wander in the vast
yrotto hewn out of the stone of The hill
itself. The coolnesS is unquestionable,
though the tanks are doubtless murky and
the fish not quite so plenty as they might
be; however, | noled two or three huge
lake salmon, some hoary carp, n shoal OF
trout, eels hanging in tassel-llke punches
or hiding under water weeds, lampreys
painting, fixed TO the glass by their un-
comfortable looking suckers, aggressive
cray fish, sharp-nosed pixies, and smaller
fry in abundance. If seats were placed
there it would be the most charming re.
treat possible; but rs it is the pebbles
make walking wearisome, and neither the
movements Of the filmed creatures nor the
monotonous drip-drip of the water into {;
basin in the sand can be enjoyed without
fatigue.
Here in the hollow lies the Algerian Pa
vilion with the Algerian village climbing
he hill above it. Very handsome is the
Moorish archway, decorated with coloret
tiles, through which the visitor P sses, VI
Il flight of stone steps, to vestibule-al
white, with perforated white roof that ad
mits uneven patches of sunlight to gild
he walls and pavement. On either side
! of the staircase stands Il statuesque Aral
in rich costume; they form part of the
gard of honor. The rest are grouped
outside, lazly smoking and watching the
Partisan public through the fumes of thri
pipes, themselves the objects of much at
tenlion, for they are fine-looking fellows
tall, well knit, and with remarkable hand
some counlenances, The pavilion is bull
in the form Of quadrangle, with IN inne
colonnade supported on carved woodel
pillars, facing courtyard; II fountain il
he centre, and seals beneath huge ian
> palms, make it charming retreat, whel
the afternoon sun is slanting down on tn
bare whitewashed walls outside. Benin,
the colonnade, in four wide galleries, III
= arranged all the productions of the Franco
African colony, from corks to ostric
. plumes.
5 Winding up the steep slope behind, i
IL the Algerian village, consisting of doze
wooden shops, with awnings, and a Bed
ouin tent of coarse grey stuff, wherein dc
generate sons of the desert are busy EN-
broidering in leather. with inharmoniousl
assorted colored silks and glass beads
s. Next door is a Cafe Algerien, with a dom
+ built of green and white bricks, wher
!, customers are served with very red ice o
- gaudily painted tables, beneath ding
y viii awning, to the sound of an Ara
: Ltlulalu laitneI vi are eilopS anu d IL u
Q b .zaar, ornamented with palm brancht
n and great branches of bronzed banana
= and golden oranges. A brisk trade
l. being carried en- in sweetmeats, ltt
I, bundles of odoriferous vanilla, nuts {
= different forms, and sticky, thirsty lookin
sandwiches, made of small rolls, cut
two, with thick strata of brown jam bt
j. tween. The golden Oued.Allah liqueur an
It pungent oriental cigarettes are TO |
10 bought in small kiosks, erected on Il
d sloplng garden, close TO Moorish arcf
70 way, that is still dull grey, bnt will
70 doubtless, blaze forth in rich Eastern tin
Of very shortly. ALPHA.
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