Telegram-herald., 1889-06-22
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bank 9fgani1sa IN the Ms ss. s.pp. Valley.
and a. one t.las was among tBe powers
Of tie south. Near TIE corner of =.
L0als-st. Gen. Jackson had h-s head
quarters il 1878, and from thls point
directed the preparations % meet the
British. At No. rs BOyal-st. is All old
4rchway, fianked by tso eannons I'M
bedded IN the ground. This waS the
C0sanastersa. or headquarters OF the
army during the spanish times. Pass
mg down si.-Lou.s St, We follow
the facade Of Hotel Royal, IA the base
meat OF which, in former times, WAS
an exchange where negroes were al
one time sold AZ auction. At the cor
ner OF II. LOUIS and Ch4rtres-sts. stands
an old building with cupOla. Th.s
house was built for Napoleon lists ac-
commodstion, by an admirer, who
learned that the Emperor desired 10
exile himself % Louisiana. We pass on
down ChaFtres-st. and mud the ruin
or an old spanish bank. Next We come
% the ancient twO-stOry Spanish house,
the hotel during spanish tunes, and
SAID 10 be the oldest west OF the Ale
gheny Mountains. The old Spanish
Cathedral fronts the Jackson Square,
but We Will speak OF Il IN future let
ter. On the corner of Chartres and II.
Ann-sts. i another oid-fashioned Span
lsh house, now used As drinking sa-
loon. Following the shops on Siam
St, gong down, We come 10 the
French market, of which We Viii speak
hereafter. Following the right of the
levee We pass the schooners that bring
fruit from the tropics. We next reach
the United States mint, built on
the site of old Fort St.
Charles. At the gate of this
fort General Jackson Is said TO have
stood in December, 1911, 10 receive ms
troops a they filed down the river road
% meet the British. We pass down
E,planade-st., the principal residence
street OF the CTcOles, then up UTsullne-
st. O. the old Ursullne convent, now the
residence OF the archbishop. The
doors are always open 70 strangers that
they may examine thisvenerable build
ing. We did not enter, but ii is stated
that the stairs are old-fashioncd and
| the floors are worn until the rude and
| lll-made nails stick out. This old con-
! vent Is sometimes called the archie
/ piscOpal palace. Rampart-ave., like
| Esplanadc and Canal-sts., forms a
boundary wall of the old and new
/ cities. The tourists pass on and reach
| the head OF the New Orleans NavlgI-
I ton Canal, constructed 10y Baron de
/ CdrOndelct; next comes the old church
/ Ot ~. Anthony, or Dead Church" ~ 10
/ Is sometimes called. Canal-St., one of
/ the finest and the widest IN tine United
/ States, Is now reached. We walk and
observe, stand still and admire, and say
/ 10 ourselves, we never saw anything II
our wanderngs to Surpass this.
But We 20 on among the ghts of this
! City, and our attention Is called to the
French Opera House, designed by Gal
lier, the celebrated architect, and
erected IN 1860. 1t Is AN immense
structure of brick and IRON, IN the
/ shape of u grldITOn. The center part j.
/ the thcatcr proper, or la Sale" a. it
! Is called, with small courtyard ON
| each side, and on the outside two wings
/ devoted To dressing rooms and admin
/ istratIOu Offices. The thcater Is oval
! shaped. with the oval toward the stage,
| which gives unusual breadth To the
| auditorium. The house has tye tiers,
| and, a IN France, are called the PIT, lie
parQutt;" dress circle, Les lOges;' the
| balcony, LES sccOndes," or "baicOn;"
third tier, Les tTOislemcs," and the
fourth tier, Les quatriemcs," or pop
| ularly called lie paradls' tparadlse).
In the rear of the main boxes are lat
/ ticcd boxes, called Lies grlllees." and
OF the parquet floor are the "Balgn-
Oires grlllees' literally translated
! grated bath-tubsl. The decorations of
the house are IN white. gold and Grim
son. These colors light up the audi
| tOrIum beautifully, and on fashionable
I nights the house Is crowded with ladies
/ and gentlemen IN full evening dress,
/ when Is SAID to form brilliant picture
/ seldom seen elsewhere. The fashion
able nights are Tuesdays and Satur-
days. ON winch occasions all VINO 20 in
| the boxes attend IN full evening cos
/ tune. The ladies are there without
/ hoEnets. hair bccOmingly dressed,
I which Eivcs them an air of intelligence
/ and refinement? Would II not be we'll
| for some OF our Grand Rapids ladies to
take a step in advance IN this much-
needed costume? WHAT "A grand sight
70 behold were the ladies' IN the Gill
/ more jubilee festival chorus. If IN
/ fashion. keeping and style ON the stage,
| why not lu the audience, How many
little women. girls and boys whispered:
"On. that bonnet ahead of me; | can
NOT s.e. - Il WISH she would SIT still
II w sh she would take of that hate
ful. ugly bonnet" etc. How httle CON
/ aderaton these tWo-stOry. br0ad-rm
have for the Gttie ones seated behind
them. Come, ladies, respect the rights
0f others.
We Vii return % our subject und' !
consideration. In the rear Of tn.
auditorium in the French Iheatcr b.
the "foyer." a large saloon used fDI
promenades between the acts, and a
times for concerts. The stage Is very
large and lofty. and arranged % give
great scenic effects N rendering grand
/ operas.
( The popular prices are = u $50 a
sat, or four arranged choice together
for from - 81 SIS. seats DID the back
eud of tae house and high up range
from - cents o. ti-
The Grand Opera House was erected
few vesrs ago aY a club OF gentlemen
and modelled after the best thcaters
/ without regard 90 cost The entrance
/ haH IS perhaps oue of the handsomesi
entrances In the world lt consists of
one wnia staircase. brfSen st ntervai.
bv platforms. on when are beautiful
lunches Of Gas ghts. The aud torium
IS an elegant spartment. hants9me :