Wichita eagle., 1888-05-06

Will ucItuSS, he receiver lnolSoo even
from the troops only stinted greeting,
while the woods fairly rang all around
with the significant cry, Vlve Bouian-
ger, Vite Boulanger!
When the loyal hearts started the reg
ulatlon phrase, Vive La Republque, the
enthusiasm only increased, and the
anger at that minister OF war who had
| Just relegated the popular young General
Boulanger famous for his hatred of the
Germans, and for his desire for early
war with them to a distant province
became all the more apparent, as the air
was rent again and again with prolong-
ed cries of Vive BouIanger, Nive Bou-
| LANCER!
So the beautiful day passed amid such
excitement as that it seemed the crowds
must wear themselves out. Getting
back to Paris by rail about O'Clock p.
M, we dined Immediately, and then tax
ing an outside seat upon an omnibus we
drove from the square in front OF the st.
Lazare station by the most!public streets
and boulevards clear down to the
famous square known as the Cha
teau d'eau-so called from the tne foun-
talns there. some miles away.
Here We took another vehicle and turn
| ing, drove the entire length OF that series
of short boulevards extending from
/ Boulevard de st. Martin to the Boulevard
Haussman. Turning here, we traversed
the entire length of the great Boulevards
des ltaliens, DIES Capucienes, de la Made
leine, up past the great square and church
of the Madeleine; took in portion OF the
rue st. Honore, nearly all the rue de
Rivole, which passes the site OF the his
| toric palace of the Tuilleries, the Louvre,
etc, etc.; passed the whole length OF the
spacious Avenue I Opera, spent some
time in the historic place Vendome and
still more in the great Place de la Con-
corde, in the Champs Elysee, upon
some of the famous bridges, etc., etc.
| After while the crowds were so dense
| that travel-which had been interdlcted
by municipal action for ordinary vehicles
| through the whole evening-was entirely
stopped save for foot passengers, SO
that much OF our journey
was necessarily aux pieds. = We
travelled in all some ten or fifteen
miles, it was said, and thus had some
what exceptional opportunity for getting
an impression of the general effect. The
! day, like SO much of the year in Paris,
was perfect 1t was neither warm nor
| cool. The air was soft and delicious.
The sides of all the leading bridges across
the Seine had been supplied with extra
gas piping in great quantities, furnish
ing multitudinous jets in little noun
tains, and all sorts of artistic and striking
| figures in flame. The great Place de la
Republique, the boulevardes and leading
/ streets were literally lined with
miles upon miles Of extra piping
along the sides of the buildings. Even
then, instead of the faring light such as
an American would have thought suffi-
cient, all these multitudinouS jets are
supplied with porcelain or ground-glass
globes, thus producing the softest light
| conceivable! The amount of la
Dor and expense involved must
have been simply enormous:
But extraordinary as was the effect of
the illumination elsewhere, the results
obtained in the great Place de Ia Con-
corde surpassed all others.
In speaking of this Place de la Con-
cOrde an eminent authority has referred
to it as ''the central point of all that is
grandest, most beautiful in Paris This
is undoubtedly true. 1t should be re-
membered that it is great square, hav-
ing length on either side of perhaps a
half mile, and containing the monolithic
obelisk of Luxor in Upper Egypt. The
eight colossal statutes representing lead
ing French cities, grouped around, and
enormous and imposing fountains. On
this occasion the group representing
the city of Strasbourg is draped in
mourning, that no one may forget, even
in the midst of this joyous fete day, that
that city is now held by Germany, and
that some day she must be recaptured!
This portion of Paris, of which the
Place de la COncorde is the center, is so
important and historic, and one is SO
continually hearing about it that every
one ought to get general idea of its
proportions, and also of its relation to
other prominent historic objects in the
great French capital.
Let me illustrate it roughly by re-
ference to something familiar to every
child who is privileged to reside in this
winning Wonder of the New World"
Wichita.
The distance ms our own city l only
roughly estimate, but they are at least
approximately correct. Let Douglas
avenue represent line running through
the middle of the Place de la Concorde.
Then the Office of the EAGLE will repre-
sent the location of the famous and
classic monument from Upper Egypt; the
Carey house, or the railway, will stand
for the rue de Rivoli which forms one
side of the square, the opposite side be-
ing formed by the River Seine which
may be represented by the Ar
kansas river. Looking east from
the EAGLE Office one would
see the great Column Vendome;
half mile or so away, and the great
church of the Madeleine in full view at
the end of the street, perhaps quarter
of mile further. Looking westward,
Just across the river, one would see that
architecturally and otherwise famous
building, the building Of the corps legis-
latif. Thus these two great structures,
not wholly unlike each other, the Corps
Legislatif and the Eglise de La Madeline,
face each other, perhaps a mile and
quarter or mile and a half apart, with
the Column Vendome, the Place de la
Concorde, and the river Seine interven-
ing. The northerly side OF this great
Place would come, then, as remem Der,
about upon a line with Plymouth Con-
gregational church, while the southern
boundary would come somewhere be-
tween the late residence of Post the
jeweller' and Mr.. n. A. English, on To-
peka avenue. Now commencing about
where Plymouth church stands and ex
tending northward, is that Won
derful avenue, than which it
would be difficult TO find !
one more famous in all the world-the |
Champs Elysee. This avenue has an ex-
ceedingly spacious driveway, walks of |
great width, and extensive parks on /
either side. Scattered through these |
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