The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-07-25

win pleasure, ah u TIP across lhe Az
lautlG 10 New Yorker IN no more
thought OF than buggy ride, with u
Canton livery 10 C0ngruun Lake aud re'
turn, Ia tho rain,
occasionally the sad, anxious face,
bearing lhe lndellnabl0 stamp OF q for
elgn exile, showed that tho part
lug from q father or mother re'
turning 10 the home land, meant u long,
perhaps u linal farewell, " q sit,
tlng IN tho stern Of the great vessel
commanding an extended sweep OF the
North riyer aud bay, We watched for
huura the apleudld phantaHmHgoria OF
llghM from tho shoals OF vessels, fer
nos And boats great aud small, passing
and Iepasaing below, Beyond all stood
the great brown goddess "Llberty En-
lightunng tho World p with her llaring
electrical torch, like u lamp hung IRON
the arch OF night. ~ reminds mo OF
the story OF how Hero, the yebtal Yir'
gln, hung out her torch 10 light Lean
dor across tho Hellespont, But here
the parallel closes, since "LiOtrty' has
many lovers, and no Que llnda u watery
grave on her shores nor IL h6 likely "
no long 10 Kentucky bourbon aud Can
ton ginger ale maintain their present
charms,
We were not sea sick much coming
over. Am, heaYed up Jonah lew
times, and gave up u part OF the bill OF
fare " the small Try monsters OF the
mighty deep, but | who AIN used 10 the
roar, having stood IN front OF the choir,
did not allow the swell aud roar to dis
turb my equipolsc,
Paris la right smOgt town,
The streets are II possible
better paved than M Canton aud our
Guy han tower, would make a poor show
alongside OF the Eillel tower In fact
II makes me dizzy ~ look NJ the tower,
sun tho Elilel Tower 10 u dIaappolnt.
ment 10 me. Aa you approach it from
the Slene you sec II oil the way up th0
river, and when you come 10 the bottom
aud look up, ~ does not appear higher
than the Washington monument NJ Ihe
capital, which iS, believe, i've hundred
aud lilty feet high and is much more
commanding aud grand. ] think our
Washington monument 10 The most i'm.
posing IN tho world, The Ellel CO6t
about uup million thfee hundred thOug,
uud dollars. The French regard " us u
KIDD OF monument TO tho new regime.
Mr. sillul was attacked at the onset by
the artists aud tho literary men OF
France, and they ISSUED nm exaggerated
public protest against this uuartiBtiu
aud useless mOnstrOaity destined TO
dwarf Ull other monuments OF the city"
Paris 10 for fun on Sunday, Just like
Canton, but We have no bass ball club,
and no Meyers Lake But horse rue.
ing, steam launch racing, bicycle aud
tricycle. racing, aud all lOrtS Of fresh
air nud fresh water sports hold mgh
carnival. "fhe Wild Vest show" seems
to bo the most popular,
Am and | have been sizing up the
French girls and comparing them with
our own, that ia with our best girl,
We are still holding up for the home
market.
IL is an interesting sight TO see the
French girls winding their way around
the Exposition; they use 80 many words
10 express 0n idea, and gosticulate 30
much, They are Nrlistically dressed,
and are, many Of them, 80 pretty with
their luminous, dark eyes, that one
feels like stopping ~ look ~ them. The
contrast with the English girls 10 very
great, the latter are plain looking ana
dOwdylsh IN their dress, Two beautiful
girls passed uB In the main building,
one u blonde and the other u brunette,
one of our party called our attention
10 them, they were the most beautiful
girls and the most stylish dressed that
we had seen. Two Of our party said
they were French; the third, an Amer
lean artist, insisted that they were
Americans, aud gave ~ his reason that
you never soe French ladies' swinging
their arms In that way, with their par.
asols, as they walk. The Americans do
10 20 show their independence" We
found aiterward that he was right.
Paris lives out OF doors, which no.
counts for the brilllanoy Of her street
illuminatiOns, and their content with
candles for interior light, The day be-.
gins NJ 10 u. m, and ends nj anywhere
from one 10 three o'clock the following
morning. Every other store is cafe,
and the tablos on the sidewalk are III.
ed day and night with men and women
slipping their fayortH wine, This
shocks the uniniliatod American as does
the absolute disregard Of Sunday OBJ.
servance,
Prohibitionists might profit from u
study of France, We doubt II n strang.
or has seen moro Of Paris TO date than
has been our good fortune, An int0xi.
Gated man or woman Is yet 70 DO met,
Drunkenness rs Il vice Ia unknown,
Tho world.famous summer gardens
aud many notorious thoaterg were Wis.
tied, and despite personal prejudice aud
8crupul0sity, their reputation for
depravity has been unsustained,
At lenst, Am and | were not shocked
any To the eye everything 10 the PER. |
feotion of color and form; to tho car,
beauty of rythm. More finished or
pleasing music we have seldom heard !
on the legitimate stage. Every per |
former Is an artist. If there is anything
to the moral disparagenont Of the !
actresses, as far us personal adornment, |
the defect IL thls-they wear more |
clothes than their American sisters,
a - a. a a