Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-09-30
VLA BELLE FRANCE.
a., About the Gay and Wealthy
City Of Paris.
.,,. and Scenes Of the Great Cap
Al IS Witnessed bV a Pleasing
Writer.
sr-s,l C,,respondeaec.

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~rp,rmbcr l2.-Every one has
m.drf"IA Belle France" the land
,Sn.bme and summer skies, bat, il
nth must be told, We have had
and dismal weather enOagh in the
n, bw weeks to make an Euglishman
TrIorsF rruchman commit suicide;
= although the streets of Paris are
-, ami garuished every morning,
my Ialy's chamber" still they
!, vsry ir~sgreeable after q rain. Be-
Il, very level and smooth, the water
i,s,J. over them in little pools, making
" ,Imos; impossible to keep yourself
g,,yeetaJIy dry.
But one bright, sunny day will more
lsn compensate for days and days of
om. Il is so varied by all sorts oil
f,hts, yuu pass through such chang
r >crur~, take in 50 many strange
4 5ras. that YOU esu scarcely believe four
L. twenty hours could afford
10 d a~I~idoseoPIc Variety.
Ild il = only in Paris one can spend
krrh days, where the present and the
1 s,orIc past meet; where one can rush
kpm the catScOmbS, shadOwy with
memories Of the dead, to the Punch and
tudy shows of the Champs Elysees;
Irm Nolrc Dame, gray with the dust OF
hes. u the bright and beautiful Bots
IA II.u.nSne, teeming with lite and
tsir,v. The sculptor, the artist who
[rIguls IN pictured palaces aud grace
ls,aiuary, the musical dilettanti who
fudS here the finest operas in the
korld; the fine lady who only cares for
LCppng, dress and those wonderful
Ec,mjrctnns" Of the mOdiste; the rich
EnsuCpClItan who has no other aim in
BIZ rut To amuSe himself and spend his
all these Paris will more than
b;Siy and fascinste.
hnr Bright, Peerless sunday Morning
}, started out to see the tomb of NapO-
n and the Grandes EeauX at Yer
There is nothing In the aspect
bf the city To reproach Us for u Sun
tsy sight seeing, The shops are all
IIru. the tables and chairs on the in
,.G, OF the cafes are crowded with Gus.
LmrrS; artisans in their blue anu Waite
houses are hurryiDg TO their work,
l~ristttes ia Snowy caps go tripping Oy,
OF gayly dressed people are
ksIkIng up and down the bOulevarts,
h. wine shops are doing a thriving
business, and there is nothing to denote
A day of rest, save here and there a fam
iIy bieaSure party out for a holiday in
he country. Paris, with all its busy
markets aud teeming life, seems liter.
,lly trimming e with brightness and
Carriages go rafting by at 8
pace and woe unto b lie,
limbs and purses of the unfortunate pc
destrian who happens to get in theil
wav Oor rather can't get out of theil
way, a much more difficult feat thar
You would suppose, for every cocher IL
a corner or passing a crossing
To single out a victim 10 run owe
and break his carriage upon and there
ly gain damages. Whether he cruShe'
or not Is a matter of supreme in
difi, renee To him, as you have all TIT
costs to pay in either case; for vehicles
have the right of way in Paris, and j
an accident occurs the pedestrian IS al
ways held responsible for it. You ma,
have all your ribs broken and the car
only one spoke in the wheel, yet
in al probability, the mending Of tina
one spoke will
CosG Ten Times AZ Much
as the meuding Of all your rios. Ma |
YOU should be so unfortunate IA To dl
IN the process, the expenses are slmpl.
enormous. Damages To the coche
damages 70 yourself and damages to Tn
''propr,etaire" of the house where 20
NAV chance TO die; but the crOwnin
item is sou "pOmpus junibuS,p 70
whatever YOU may have heard Of TN
expenses Ofliving in Paris, L assure yo
il is far more expensive 70 lie. 10
have the satisfaction OF being buried l
style, and every Frenchman will tax
oil his hat To you as you pass 10 Tn
grave; in all probability the identities
Cocher who caused your death anon
the number. Buttruly reverence to tn
dead is one of the most beautiful Gu
toms in France. Let q funeral pTOce'
sion BASS through a crowded street an
every head is uncovered and all stan
in respectful silence until the hears
has passed. The beggar and the Primo
all pay the same homage to the greS
leveler, death.
As the "fete de NOil" Christmas
drawing near the ''magasins' are unl
sually brilliant and attractive. W
pass windows literally flashing al
twinkliDg with the CLEAN of jewel
others filed with dolls OF every col
ceivable size and beauty, from the lin
baby in the cradle TO the grand,
dame with heI hat and feathers al
trailing silks and satins Of the late
STYLES. Surely Paris must be
The Paradise of Children.
n Luthur's doctrine be true, THAT the
is a child's heaven, filled with the mo
beautiful toys and playthings." A
along tie ~bOulevardS are stalls lade
with nOwers-and such flowers as yC
|. only see i'm France at this season OF q
year. Tulips, roses, gardenlas, ny
cinths, pansIes and camelias, from pu
est white 10 palest rose, with exquiSi
sprays Of white lilac grouped in the
midst. Young girls, old women az
little children rush at you VII petit
bouquets Of rosebuds aud viOlets. Oh
little gamin, who knows we are Anne
leans, forces a bunch of viOlets into n
hand, crying, Two sous, madam
good bye the only English he know
and of which he is very proud. O
men and women go by, drawing car
of vegetables and fruits, and, VIII.
seems so strange to me, everything he
is in season at the anne time. Lettuc
radisheS, and spring chickens, wit
} celery, satisfy, turkey and game, ora.
ges, apples, grapes, and, late as il
! baskets of wild strawberries.
' But here is q strengthening vehicl
What can il be? y large Upper boil
on wheels, with fire underneath, al
what seems to be a bath tub attache
drawn by a little mule not larger tbs
a Newfoundland dog. A man is wal
ing by his side crying, "Bains chaud
Bains chauds ~ and we find it is q DO
table bath. For a franc and a half
will stop at your door, carry the tub al
hot water to the fourth or fifth stor
and
in your own chamber. And where fir
are so scarce and expensive it is a gre
convenience, for / verify believe
French fire is the most pitiable thing
life. Instead of q wish to sit by it al
enjoy its warmth you have an insar