The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-09-27

and contains accommodations for abou
5000 pensioners, Is the Military School fac
ing on the northwest the Champs de Mars
broad open feld now used asa porad
ground, but where the exposition. Of 1871
was held. just across the Seine Is the Pal
ace of the Troeadero, the only permanen
building erected for the exhibition. II i
IN the form Of a semi circle. facing he riy'
er, and is occupied by various art museums
eihnological collections, etc. Nearly nortl
Of tn e Trocadero is the Are de Triumphe, a
the northwest end Of the Champs Elysees
This MASSIVE arch, 100 leet high, the iires
Of ITS kind in the world. was dedicated b,
Napoleon lst to tho glory Of the Frenct
army; but was completed in 1885 by Louit
Philippe. It's location is one ol ihc mos
commanding in Paris, and from its summit
6ne view iS obtained. From lie base
rHdiate twelve great avenues or boulevards
broad and roomy, with rows Of trees on
either side. A half mile to the west, be-
yond the Notifications, is the famous Boii
de Boulogne, forest Of poout 2,SG0 scres
which has several times been cut down, the
last time IN 1871 but the kind hand oI
Nature is rapidly restoring the wood To its
former beauty.
The Avenue dee Champs Elysees is a
little more than a mile in length from the
great arch to the Place dc Ia Concorde, 40 |
with it's surroundings is unequalled as a
pleasure resort. On either side are prom
enades, shaded walks. f"wsr gardens, ,foun
tsins merry 90. rounds for the children ca fes
chantsnts or open air concerts, and every
imaginable form of amusement, which, with
the crowd Of gay equipages, riders and pc
destrians make il un summer afternoons and
evenings the pleasure resort of the world
and give to the tourist an opportunity Of
studying to good advanta &c the peculiar fea-
lures o. Partisan out door life.
OF the churches Of Paris the Cathedral Of
Notre Dame, located on an island in the
river, is entitled tn the first mention. II
was founded IN 1903 on the site Of tenn
pile to Jupiter and is little over 400 feet
in length with nave lIO feet high. The
exterior is especially pleasing, the three
stories of the facade, with richly sculptured
portals below, the statues of the French
kings aboye, surmounted by gallery of
p'inted arches and the twin towers rising
over al producing very fine effect; hut the
interior hardly sustairs expectation. The
stained glass windows are of great richness
however, aud the great rose window, AZ
feet in diameter, is one Of the finest in the
world. The mass We columns of the nave
present the peculiar feature Of Gothic al
ternatlng with the circular. In 1872 The
church was converted into a Temple of
Reason. Near Nntrs Dame and also or
the island is the Palais de Justice aud in
one of the courts is Sainte Chspelle, small
Gnthic building of wondrous beauty. re-
garded as the finest specimen of the Gothic
in France
Beyond tho Seine and near the Luxem
bourg palace, is the Pantheon, or church oi
ST. Geneyieve, the prutectress of the city.
II occupies II commanding position and is
one OF the finest architectural structures in
Paris. Its groups oi statuary are especially
fine Nearly east OF the Pantheon, on the
south bank of the Seine, is the JardIn des
Plautcs, containing a fine collection Of fl w
ers and plants. as we'll as menagerie aud
valuable museums Of anatomy, zoology bot
any. geology, ETC.,
| North of the Seine and near the Place de
la Concorde,i is the church of the Madeleine
q classical structure, modelled after the Par
thenon at Athens. Its coonades and pnrti
Goes are very striking in appearance. Near
by is the Place Vendnme, with the Ven
dome Column, erec.rd by Napoleon the lst
in honor of victories over the AustriaDs aud
Russians. More than 200 captured can
non were used in lts construction to furnish
the bronze plates with which the core Of
mnsonry ID covered IN general appear
Snce, 1t is not unlike Trcjsn's column, at
Rome. II was thrown down by the com.
munlsts Of 1871 but has since been re erect
cd and the shattered statue of the great EN-
peror restored.
As is In be expected Paris has no lack oI
theatres and other PAGES Of amusemeni;but
the Grand Opera is the only one which
claims especial attention. This is the larg-
est aud most magnificent theatre building
in the world, and cost 50 900 900. The ex.
tarinr is adorned with numerous allegnrIcsl
groups of statuary, and the decorations ol
the interior, with the grand staircase sur
pass any other modern structure.
o. the numerous points "f interest in the
vicinity of Paris, the palace AMI gardens OF
Versailles, with their vast collections %
historic paintings and their won lerfu
fountains, and the Abbey church of ST
Denis, for centuries the burial place o
French royalty, were the only ones visited
by us.
Months instead OF days should be giver
to Paris; but as our time was limited, W,
were obliged to pass hastily over many
points Of interest and leave almost un
t'uched many things which under NOR,
favorable circumstances should receiv,
greater attention.
From Paris our trip was nm uueventfu
one. We went by train to Dieppe, theme
across the channel tn Newhaven and on /,
Lnndun and thence to Liverpool; where W
again took The good ship City of Chicago
of the lnman Line, aud after peasau
but somewhat rough voyage, reached on
natiye land aud home in SAFETY, with iii
To be hoped) broader views Of the wnil
aud humanity aud a better appreci alton q
the blessings We here enjoy. --.--
In closing this series OF letters we fee
like thanking those friends who have iol
; lowed us so patiently week after week il
all our wandeungs. We have felt, pain
? fully at times, the disadvantage unde
which we lsbored ~ attempting to give il
correspondence, ,wrt item amid the hustle an
changing scenes Of travel. any satisfactor