, 1881-09-11
Perhaps you think
we can't make q
success of this.

they made the general elect only more dismal.
Yet the people surEcd up and down the streets, t
Prince OF Wales. for the Royal family. tor
themselves, for anybody they could think of.
plnccs Of business wcr,, closed, and there WAS IL
collstunt stream Of thirsty people gliding from
behind the half-elosed doors out upon the street
to yell until another dram became necessary
The customers were not limited to the sterner
sex by any manner Of means There wcrc
crowds Of young girls ranging from Il to -,
poor working girls, who bad saved all Of their
scant earnings they could in anticipation OF this
holiday. wllo boldly pushed their way with a
aash n the of ana an
their bitter hecr, OF ale- or stout, or gin. even.
with all tho eKrontrry Of IN old topper: And old
glide into tho compartments marked ''prtvate
bar, and there drink their brandy or Irish
whisky. throughout it all there sec1ned to be Il
tiogted determination TO tccuruc Intoxicated,
Just us though there could be no pleasure, the
Queens birthday coulu not be celebrated prop-
erly unless ovory one filled himself up with ar
As it grew later the crowds increased both in
size and disorder. Notwithstanding the fact
that most Of the illumn"tious had been extin.
wanted more They became motncntarilS ruder
anu more boisterous. AS the time approached
fresh nstaln,cnts @ OF % the worst 81 class OF women,
and then drunken women tried to do worse than
the drunken men,: they succeeded: =, wom-
something simply terrible to see, aud here we
saw it,. On that night the air rang with their
ribnd Jokes and coarse songs M Is they jostlcd
each other in their unsteady walk.
This, i, must be remembered, is not a scene
thur occurred down i'll Chcapside, or in the Sevcn
in.leed Pali sia one Q: 1he en- most aristocratic s
streets IN London: Regent street, tho Broadway
Of London, rtcadiitv, the Hayn,arket, these
evidently nothing Was thought of it. The po-
lice nlatic no arrests, and did not even know
that there was anything occurring that was not
perfectly allowable and justihable. So tho wild
dcbnuch Eent On all night, and it was not until
the gray light made its appearance in the east
that the cry 1uietc'l , down and the streets no
OF people who celebrated in their own peculiar
styto the anniversary OF their Queens birthday
ftte of France OH the 14th of July. This too is
made IL day for general rejoicing and merry.
making, and tho French people get out Of it all
that Is to be hnd
something WIS about to occur. for the streets,
the broad. brilliantly lighted bou:cyurels, were
crowded With people, an Of them full OF life aud
animation The great stores With their glass
fronts wcre literally nblaze with lights: tho
Sayi decorated cafe with their inviting tables
on tho broad sidewalks were tilted with people
slipping wine, or coffee, ind discussing with all
tho animation and vivacity that :: Frenchsnan
only possesses, the attraction Of the morrow
were suspended high in the air. while in tho
Ilnce lie Concorde and out the Champs ElysGes
were thousands OF brilliant clusters Of ss-je1s.
milking tho night seem day. The crnwds swayetl
hither unu thithcr with one impulse to see
everything. vet there WIS no departure from
tlccorutn. Everybody was happy. Rut it wus
tho happiness that CONES OF sense Of pleas
urc fronl bright and beautiful surroundings,
and the knowledge that every one else is happy.
suggestive even of oacnsiveness. Everybody
was gay and merry, There were songs md
hearty peals Of laushtcr, but 1t WIS pure and
wholesome, something that one could partici-
patG I'll with nil his bturt~
The morning Of tho 14sh dawncd with bright,
clear SKY and tue sun came up with q serenity
that nuEureh well for the fG1c. During the
night, while all Paris slept, busy workmen put
the finishing touches OIL the decorations. and
when. nil business suspended, Paris turned out
to setitsclf, there was Il general murnur Of ap-
proval ut tie beautiful sights displayed every
where The houses along the streets were :tl-
most hidden by flags and banners and strcnul-
ers: tho stnruea were decorated: high stufrs that
were not visible tho day before now touted long
streaniers; the pnrks and gardens were in holi-
dress. and every QUO went in Tor day of rare
pleasure.
At all the theatres. including the Grand Opera,
free performances were given during tho after
noon. and there wcr@ all sorts Of entertainments
provided by the Government for the amusement
of the populace- In various quarters OF tho city
warm afternoon the working clnsses danced to
the music Of superb orchrs1rt5 which we're fur
n'shed 70 them without money and without cost.
But when evening came the tetc was seen to
its best ndrantAEe- As it grew dark the whole
city blazed with light There were millions OF
Iantcrns of every p',ssinIc color hanging from
every point that could hold Il support Electric
llSats dashed from every cornrr, and gAs-jets
burned in. evcrSw'.cre. . The Bol.eyard les 1t"
lens, from the Madeane to tho RAstitc, was ns
liEht as though IL noondny@ sun were pouring
Gown upon IT, And 50 with the other large
thorougotares, while the different QUARTERS had
Of their own, each Of which wa5
brilliant.
Ihe one parttcu}ar place that cclipsed nlt 9TH
ers "aS the Two mile stretch trGtn tht: Tuiertes
nm RI ha rkfaf