Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-13
THE GAY METROPOLIS.
DAILY SCENES ON THE STREETe
OF THE FRENCH CAPITAL.
Reckless Driving of the Partisan Jehu-
A study Of National Characteristics
A Troop Of Soldiers-Eoys,
Girls, Priests, Teachers.

To see what Partisan street Is Ike let u
stand ON the corner Of one OF the grand
boulevarsis and watch the changing crowds
go by The reckless driving surprises one.
Paris drivers seem To have no regard what
ever fer any one 50 poor as to go ON foot
IL / sid that when any one is run over he
is fined for -. Getting out of the way. At
least, have a woman with a child in
her arms kno, s,- own by reckless cab
man and he Above. rive on without be-
Ing blamed But Par. g.. s,le;n 10 lie used
TO il. \ man was run u, II. cntiy by
three horse tyo-story ornni:,i, ~ .thCut be-
ing injured in anything but clo;i,, Put he
was the editor of a comic paper. ~
an ordinary man would have been kils
We see representatives Of all the Ia.
of Europe pose before us. X is n GOO
portunity TO STEADY national characteristics.
We notice scores Of tourists, easily reccg-
nized by the re-i-bonnet "Baeieker' in Their
hands, Americans scarcely TO BE- distin-
guished from the French, and Engiishmen,
who keep their nationality the world over.
We see the oin.iprcsent Italian with hand
organ or plaster casts, street vendors Of all
kinds with discor,ian: and indistinguishabls
yells. and the needy knife grinder, who Is
moi much ;atronized by the lower classes,
for they sit down In tie street and sharpen
their tools on the tiinty paving stones. Once
IN a while Turk pasSSS dressed in short
trousers AMI red fez, or a long bearded
Arab with turban OF flowing robes, origin
ally white Sometimes Chinaman. not in
the mixed costume of an American laundry
man. but in official rotss, going TO make Q
ministerial call on the president
TROOP or SOLDIERS
But among the different races represented
an American missss the African Negroes
are very rarely sen il Paris, and the few
tina; are here are elegantly dressed, and seem
gentlemen Of leisure Report SAYS they are
retired Pullman car porteTs- Now, the
stree; is cleared for troop Of soldiers TO
march by, sight which is sen too often for
a free repuh:ic The horse guards. leading
the way, wear steel cJirasses and gii:terinS
helmets with white -horse tails waving
l.ehirsi The foot soldiers wear scarlet
Trousers and long blue coats. and Lear on
their hacks 9 knaIssck, roilei blanket and
Q bright lineup and have a sword bayone.
by their side They make = brilliant show,
but march carelessiy and slouchily. end not
siih n military air
Next, perhaps, funeral procession pasSs;
ne Hfa--< tptlDWr. bF nfrtTi D1Ocrrefs am
then by friends. al On foo;. and, lastly. by
the empty carriages Everybody IN the
street. from the banker 10 the bco:tiacs
holds his la: in his hand a. The prorsssiou
passes Parls funerals are al PCS IN charge
Of . company. who ssse:.i from u francs up,
sccorSiing - The circumstances 81 the family
and deposit the body IN grave cf ?ere La
ch.ise Of xontrla-rrs. rented for ten 90
twenty years, unless the family Is very
wealthy. when the grave s srsred for .
perpetual possession witch lasts dcTIng the
lie q the relatives The bo-ses Of the poo-
| are u>si IN decorating The cAapels and ~
cAdes OF :he ca:acozihs
SCHOOLS OF BOYS AND GIRLS
Many schools Of boys and girls pas
through the street, marching t~o by t~o,
and usually IN uniform and followed By
pris<s o. teacher with 4 veIl-worn e-ae
Among tie crowd O. The s.rs~. We s..,d
few PariziSrS. esen az the lower c..ss-. Who
are 10. iesf n thsir drsss AID graceful II
sAsir rsaznsN As . F-enchrran, rhoss
English was rsther limited. aid, with more
truth than be is.<zsiei: Yes, tie rr.ock
arr gTsssEI, b; ts> English a-e dsSr.rs-
| frl-
French fol:-essess S not myth; Il nav b
. sham. but if . a seresahae one-Parb
Cor. Kaa<as Cry Tins.