Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-04
JOURNEYINGS ABROAD.
Paris, Its Wonders and Gram
deur.
Dieppe by the Sen and Its Attractions
New Haven-In England Again
Brighton and London.

LINCOLN, Eng, Aug. 21.-What can |
one say about Paris that has not already |
been said over and over again. The life
of the city, even at this "ous of the sea-
son" time is something wonderful-crowds
of people and streets full of vehicles
everywhere. Gsiety prevails everywhere
the cafes full day and night, sidewalks
filled with tables and chairs and people
slipping their coffee and beer, wines and
liquors all the time. orchestra playing and
bands of musicians parading the streets,
shops brilliantly lighted and filled with
wares and goods of every description.
The museums and galleries of art are open
free to everybody at certain hours. The
churches are open for worship and in
spection and full of tourists with guide |
book and opera glass in hand. The wor
ship goes on just the same, and the |
crowds of tourists seem to make no diff |
ference to the worshippers, either priests
or people. The people seem very happy |
and few beggars are seen. The French |
are thrifty people and the common peo
pie are said to have more money laid by |
than any other people in Europe. The |
pennies are carefully looked after and 50
the dollars are accumulated Carriage
hire is low. only thirty cents per ride and
sixty cents per hour. One party of four
persons engaged handsome carriage for
sixty cents per hour for the party. The
charming palace of Versailles with its
lovely gardens and immense parks. its
hundreds of rooms filed with paintings
and statuary are open free to all and one
wonders about from room to room at
his own sweet will Railway excursion
fares are very low and the people take
advantage of the low rates daily. Notre
Dame, st Sllspice. Saint Chsppelle. the
Madelaine. st. Roche and other wonder
full churches are visited by thousands
yearly, and the pictures and statulry are
things never to be forgotten. One leaves
Paris with regret and longs to return.
An good people go tn Paris when they
die" is an ancient proverb, and no doubt
many good Americans will contemplate
such u fate with satisfaction. On our
way to Dieppe. we spend part of the day
at the old Norman city of Rouen with its
ancient Cathedral and the more au-
cient church of st. Owen with its
wonderful. chspels and affairs, its ancient
stained glass windows; city of quaint
market places and houses, narrow streets
and little shops, and numerous pot
houses and wine shops. Jean d Arc
figures in it's history, and fine statue of
the maid stands on the spot where she
met her death by fire. Dieppe is a
handsome city on the sea-suite q fash>
ionable watering place. bathing houses
of canvas line the beach, furnished with
dressing table and lounge, with little
window for light and observation. Here
one sees the bather rec lining in his bath
dressing gown after the dip 10 the sea.
About II q. m. is the swell time for
bathing; there are hundreds of people
men. women and children-in all kinds
of dress and undress sporting in the
waves. The shingle of the bath is cov>
ered-acres of it-with the washing of
the town drying in the sun. and it would
seem as though the whole city had
brought the contents of the laundry
down to the beach for drying. Stones
are placed on the clothing to keep them
from being blown away, and patient wO
men knitting and sewing. and still more
patient donkeys in little carts are waiting
for the genial sun to do his work.
Five hours in a snug little steamer
takes one across the channel to New
Haven. The day proved to be stormy
paid their unwilling tribute to Neptune.
a most forlorn looking set of passengers
landed at New Haven. Not being a con.
trib1tor. your correspondent could look
on in pity and amazement. not REFRESHING
a smile now and then at the "objects."
A short ride on the railway brings one to
Brighton, the beautiful city by the sea-
where Londoners go in crowds to inhale
the salt air, take dip and promenade on
the great iron pier which runs out a long
distance into the water; is inclosed on
the sea side with glass to protect the Wis.,
itor, and has good band of musicians
to delight the PEOPLE while they walk up
and down. and round and round in their
effort To do the proper thing at Brigh
ton. Bath houses on great wheels are
let down into the water and pulled up
again by ropes attached to windlass, so
that the bather can Jump in
to deep water from his own lit.
tie house without prying inspec-
ton of the curious. Miles of nets
lie on the shingles drying. and dozens of
sail boats are at ones disposal for small
sum for sail. The nets are often mile
or more in length and some of them thir-
tY fathoms in depth. The "Metropole.
lately opened, is said to be the finest no.
tel in Europe and Is the boast of all Eng
land. Brighton has l40,0 people, is
still growing and can accommodate all
England as they come and go for sea-
side visit-sixty miles from London with
a great many fast trains daily, and the
round trip fare, third class, is only seven
tY-five cents.
London is big city even to Yankee.
Over 4 600. 900 OF people sleep in London
every night; $4,000 cabs carry people
about the city, fare thirty-seven cents
for a trip of one mile, fifty cents
for two miles. One might as we'll
try to describe the world as de-
scribe London, with its continuous
lines of buses, its vast underground rail
road system and the hansoms at six miles
an hour even in the busiest portions of
the city. The roar and rush is over
whelming to a foreigner. but there are
few accidents, and the city is we'll policed
and orderly and clean. A great many
parks, small and great, afford breathing
space to the millions. well clad and
ragged, clean and dirty, and "this is
free country" seems TO be the general inn
preston OF every Englishman. Certainly
prompt justice can be obtained by any
body. great and small, which is more than
can DE said of most OF our American cit
les. Even the police are careful not to
trespass on the rights of the meanest per-
son, and the club is sparingly used even
In mob, while policeman is promptly
challenged and not spared If he uses his
club without amply sufficient cause
There Is an awful amount of poverty and
wretchedness among the poorer people.
and drink-drink is the curse of men and
women-though one sees little drunken