Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-27

ordinary observer. MANY paintings II
the Salon Care, though seen for thu
10 first time, look familiar to us, fol
they have been so often reproduced
by the engraver that copies are scat
tered everywhere. This is particu
70 larry true Of Murillo's Immaculate
Conception, Raphaels Madonna
(La Belle JardIniere) and Paul Yer
onese's Marriage at Cana" the latter
painting being the largest Canvass
q by p feet-in the Louvre.
:, After spending two days amongst
q these pictures the visitor can get q
] remote idea of what he has to see, but
, can scarcely realize that he has really
examined 1.-THE Of the collection.
: Though the picture galleries form the
} greatest attraction OF the Louvre, the
! Egyptian museum is the most complete
to be found anywhere. The Assyrian
, collection is very full, containing the
results of recent excavations In Nine
J yah, which shed much light upon the
! customs and history of this ancient
people. So. too, the exhibition Of
antique sculpture is remarkably full,
containing rare works OF supreme mer.
lit. There are also stores ct precious
ornaments and jewels of ancient form
as we'll as of modern workmanship.
| The Marine museum has objects and
models relating to navigation, and
showing the gradual improvement in
ship building. There are many other
departments equally interesting, but
we must hasten from the Louvre,
hoping sometime to have leisure for a
more thorough survey of this grand
palace. In the evening we went to
the "Grand Opera House" or AGA
demio Rationale de Musigne" as it is
called, This is the finest place of
amusement. or rather the most costly,
in the world. Although it has seats
for less than 1900 it covers about three
acres, the land alone costing 81, 100, 900
and the building 81, l0O,0 900 more, yet
the external appearance OF this lyric
temple is far from commanding, the
height being out of proposition 20 its
great area. Within, however, it is
most magnificent, especially when
fully lighted by the myriads Of
brilliant gas Jets. Everywhere gold
has been lavished with an unsparing
hand. Tie grand staircase is OF mars
velous beauty and the Foyer is be-
yond all praise, being Incompatible. |
In all the essential parts OF place of
amusement it is lacking. The accous
tic properties are very poor and the
ventilation is wocfully neglected, as is
painfully apparent, when the house is
crowded, and the glazing gas jets are
all burning under full pressure. A
very poor company assayed to sing
hackneyed opera in the French lam
guage. The orchestra was excellent,
and the chorus was very fair, but the |
solo parts were quite mediocre. The |
opera was followed by a ballet good
enough Of the kind, but very poor
kind, so much so indeed that we were
glad to leave before the final tall of the |
curtain.
PARIS, April LIST.
Yesterday we called at the celebra
ted establishment Of Worth, who has
made a fortune and a worldwide
fame as maker Of artistic garments.
We had quite talk with the presid-
ing genius, who is modest, unassum-
ing man, strictly devoted to business
About 5000 persons are employed in
his Offices and workshop. He showed
us some marvellous fabrics of which
his house has the exclusive sale. Also
some finished specimens Of his art,
Among others he has three dresses
made for Princesses to wear at the
coronation of the Gar. They are
covered with gold, embroidery aud
cost 10000 francs each. The omnibus
lines Of Paris are very convenient, but
they only stop at certain specified
places to take on. or to drop passen-
gers. They have as many seats on top
as inside. The fare outside is 3 cents,
Inside 6 cents, the passengers paying the
latter price being furnished with an
exchange ticket, good on any connect
ing route of the thirty three different
omnibus lines. When all the seats
are occupied the sign "complet" is
hung up, and no more passengers can
enter, nor will the driver stop for the
most vociferous call A short time
since an omnibus at the Northern
Depot here, was quickly filed by
crowd Of impatient travellers, but as
two more than the law allows got In
the driver would not start over his
route until the number was reduced
As il was nearly midnight, no one
would allow that he was the last to
enter, and so no enc got out. After
parleying awhile the driver drove to
the stable with his whole load and
entering yard that was bounded by
high stone wall he quickly unhitched
his horses, locked up the gateway and
left the omnibus and the passengers
within the pound until morning to
settle the question Of precedence
themselves. There are forty lines of
street cars which are quite conve-
nience to the citizen who understands
their movements, but they are Of lit
tie use to the stranger. We waited
half an hour at one corner for seat
in the horse car, but the omnibus
word "complet" was displayed on
every one that passed so that at last
in despair we had to look up vol
turc." A. NJ. G.
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