The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-10

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No Hoap NO Oandloo-A
Wealth Of 1aeao-Innu-
merablo Sights IN and
About the Oaty.
special Car - poodeDee q the Nl1xR.
Paris retains no traces Of the war.
The Germans occupied the city but Z
day .. two and did but little damage;
none except the siege. II was the Com
nlune, the rabble Of Paris, that threw
down the Column V-ndoi,le, burnt the
Hotel de Vile, the Palace Of the Tuil-
leries, and attempted in their develish
Jury u destroy the city. All has been
RESTORED in it, original splendor except
the Tuilleries, whose ruins stand con-
spicuo,s in the very heart Of the city
between the garden Of that name and
the Palace Of the Louvre, to perpetuate
the shame Of the popuIace Of this great
centre OF civilization.
found but little change since my
last visit, here and there . block Of
new buildings replacing The old. 9th
erwise, the same restless, animated life,
thronged streets and gorgeous shops,
the counties attractions that unite to
make this the shrine Of pleasure, the
unique. dazzling, ds,moraIizing city
wnere, above al Others, the Bohemian
delights to finger, be he from the ORR
ent, the Occident from Norway or
Peru.
The beautiful chestnut trees that
shade the boulevarCls and Champs Ely
sees II summer are putting forth their
leaves, and the flowers are opening in
the gardens. The sunshine also brings
out the BRING toilettes on the prone
nades On Sunday afternoon went to
the BOjs de Bologne, and saw thousands
Of elegant carriages; so numerous in
deed that the brad avenue leading
from the Arc de Triolnphe was literally
blocked, 10 that, although fifteen
they were unable to move but .
few feet at = time. Looking down on
this scene from the Arch in one direo-
ton and in the opposite direction the |
Champs Elysees on . bright Sunday A. |
tern00 !, one will see more animation
than IS presented by any other spot in
the world. This, to, when Ill the the |
stres and concert rooms are full, - they |
Ill give Sunday matinees. Service in |
I'll the churches IL finished 1t noon.
The theatres Of Paris are poorly venti-
!. t~d, and except the National Opera
House will MT compare with respect to
elegance and comfort to those Of New
York. They employ women = ushers,
md they are always obliging. At the
rheater Frsncais, where Bernard
'lsyed formerly, there y no orchestra.
Between acts they 90 out and prone
'ade in tho foyer. For some reason 1
ave never heard explained ladies are
'ot permitted 1t this theatre or It the
opera House to ooc. Py orchestra chairs.
The divine Sara II now at Rome and
laying to crowded houses with her in
ariable success.
1t was EXPECTED that the new Ameri-
an minister would give some elaborate
eceptiOns commensurate with his
'ealth, but - far he has given no enter
linnIents to which Americans were in
tied and there b some grumblin-
'long the colonists. The salary Of our
linister r. seventeen thousand dollars I
RI year, who IL barely sufficient to I
,pport = family. Even Italy nays her /
linlsler 10 Paris double this amount q
nd It ID time our minister abroad q
N,uld be paid sum sufficient to ena- Z
L them to live with becoming dignity. .
hey are expected t. attend ate din
srs which compliment, II depending
|, = salary, they could not well recipro- :
'te where the cost o. one reception
ould amount almost to ! years pay,
'rticularly 1t Paris where everything
very expensive. A great many Of our
'ople live here; some for the purpose Of +
location. Others for pleasure. They I
'nerslly rent . stage which IL called
It in New York, and comprises one Il
ny Of building and consists q salon, Il
ming room, kitchen and . number Of b
.eping rooms. There 10 but one en- y
moe t. the entire bIilding which leads =
. common stairway and i in constant II
arge Of the concierge, who b employ Il
BY the owner Of the building. Usual Il
. man 2nd hrs wife have this busi- :,
=. They receive your letters, send up A
: cards q your visitors aud attend to ID
nmisssons for you. ID
Many, however, live It the hotels and 1
- escape the cares q housekeepin9. Il
ID b not oil that may Be desired asin @
Dtef the facilities for heating arc very "
! and such thing - gas II . private .
M b thing unknown In . Paris ho-
. Candles only are used and they are