Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-18

asd magnificent paintings are shown A full
( iay elsuld easily be giren TO their study
Sarp&ssing everything iu interest, how
f, ever, is the great EsHel Tower. oae of the
most marvellous ereczioas Of the century. A
short note va. pensed from the summit
+. This astonishing piece OF work stands on
four pillars, which AZ the heizh, OF $50 feet
are joined by graceful arches, ani gradually
draw together into shaft resembling Al
obsiisk 10 shape. Ths construction looks
much like a suspension bridge. <ith its
network Of iroa- The aseeat is made in ele-
vators by three stages. Up to the second
stage they run on incline, and while the rrip
that far is novel, il cannot be said to be
startling. After shat.sseepding the remaining
iisIznes- more than haN N-psrpendiculariy.
II IL rather fri2hgtgl, the elevator gives
once in a shile unpleasant Little Jerks
Everything is eatirely safe, but naturally
people would be some " bat tiEid when so
high in the air. When the top is reached
view sell repayiRg Is .een. Ii costs francs
81 0o) and about two hours of waiting 10
reach Fhe top. On the first stage 10 large
dining hall where still larger prices are
charged or the second is gool sized cafe;
while on the summit various souvenirs a;
ruinoas prices are for sale. The Tower did
--sNAOtOA+CS7f
granief every time We looked upon the
mammoth proportions Calculations have
been so nicely made tia, il is sad all the
monuments in Paris would blow down before
this wonder would be moved. 1t is. as
-urediy, most marvellous work, greater
stili when il Is known that in little less
than two years il Was built.
One strange thiag about the Exposition is
the difficulty of purchasing candy. III .his
were in the [ lifted States, confectionery
would be on sale =, every turn. but here |
doubt II there are more than ten places on
the grounds where II can be bought, and
then il is Of an inferior quality !
Bread and cake are plenty enough, 80 are |
souvenirs; but how We miss American soda I
water In the Exposition there are one or
two attempts at imitation, but the compound |
is harlly drinksble. At cafes fabulous |
prices are charged for meals, unless you |
visit what is called Duval Establishment. |
These are controlled by company and rates
fixed for everything meal for a reason
able sum can there be obtained la carte
bat even at these well regulated places the |
waiter must be given small fee. Was
told. though know not how true il is that
the women pay 2 francs day for the
privilege of being walters at these places,
looking 10 the fees for remuneration.
Columns more might be written of Paris,
but it must all be passed. Yesterday
morning our wheels were taken from their
weeks seclusion, and the forty miles run to
this city easily performed. Paris is sur
rounded by strong Notifications, which we
had good opportunity of observing, AT
every outlet there are iron gates. In the
suburbs for number Of miles the riding
buf thn znia
roads Of sunny France. But every time We
reach village the French idea of paving
the streets of every town. no matter how
small. gets severely criticised. Then if the
road in the country shows indications of be
ing sandy more pave is found, to our intense
disgust, for there is nothing TO bicyclists any
more horrible But the expense of all this
paving must have been enormous; it would
certainly be startling TO the Augusta people
who few years ago-ss the rumor goes-ob-
lected to the outlay necessary for the paving
Of a few hundred yards on one of the leading
streets
At the ancient town of Melun we had our
breakfast, after run of 81 miles, but the
breakfast over here is at our dinner hour. SO
after all you see the above is not big story
10 tell. This town was five times stormed BY
The Mortimer, was inhabited by the Romans,
and in the 18th century held by the English
for 10 years. But there are no points of par
iicular historical interest there, aside from
the town as whole
After MONDAY nap, the pleasant wheel
through the large forest en- route 10 this city
was taken up. On the way several erections
attributed to the Romans or Druids were
pointed out, and at an early hour we wheeled
INTO this delightful place situated in the CEN
ter of one of most beautiful forests in the
world. fontainebleau forest is dear to
every artist for its pic'uresqueness. Here
also is magnificent palace, almost equallng
The splendid one at Versailles. We say the
table on which Napoleon signed his alb lica-
lion and the boudoir of Marie Antoinette
There Louis XIII was born, Josephine
divorced and Pope Plus VII imprisoned
This was also the favorite abode of Empress
Eugene. Rich gobelin tapestry and gold
decorations make many Of the apartments
very beautiful The exterior of this
chateau is grimy and aged looking, but the
interior is magnificent
). b. PHILLIPs.