Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-26

DION, FRANCE, August 90 1891.
THO BE APPRECIATED AND UNDER
Il stood Paris must be SEEN There is a large
block Of the Paris population which passes the
time sitting in front Of the cafes slipping abb
siRthe or oognac, or maybe glass Of wine
Chairs and small tables are provided. protected
from the suns rays by an awning, and here the
habitues bask for hours. The restaurants, too
provide tables outside, and you may see what
the patrons eat and observe their table man
ners as you stroll by. The boulevards at mid
night are thronged. of sight-seers there must
be many. for the guide is abroad and with an
acute eye singles out the stranger and offers
his services in any capacity.
THE PARIS POLICE AND SOLDIERS
In place Of the mace you find the police Of
Paris, the ''sergeants de ville," armed with
short sword, relic of military despotism which
governs the people by a constant display of i'm
PIGMENTS of war. In the departments outside
Of Paris you find the gendarmes, the national
police, who, in their great chapeaus and epau-
letIes, carrying long straight swords and pis-
tolls are almost as imposing as the generals OF
the army. The uniform of the French sOldieryis
rather more comfortable and business-like in
appearance than that of the English, but then
the English army relies for recruits upon vol
untary enlistments and the French army upon
conscriptions- A closely fitting swell uniform
has attractions for the Englishman that the
loose, rather baggy uniform of the French
could not have.
UNIFORMS EVERYWHERE.
The French officer has a burdensome time Of
1t as compared with the English officer, being
obliged to appear in public always in full uni
form and with his dangling sword at his heels.
Paris is garrisoned by an army, and uniforms,
either of officers or men. are always in sight
Saluting goes on constantly at long range and
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and the officers their superiors. until one would
think that they would contrive to get together
somewhere early in the day, salute each other
all round. and let that suffice for the ensuing
twenty-four hours
wATCHFUL WATCH DOGS.
To take photographs within Paris requires a
special permission from the municipal authori-
ties, and to take photographs elsewhere in
France within ten miles of any fortified place
requires the sanction of the general command
ing the military division. You may understand
from this that 1t requires certain amount of
circumspection to operate with a kodak or
other amateur photographer outfit in France.
Recently two young Englishmen were clapped
into Jail. something they said or did having
first excited suspicion of their being spies and
caused them to be placed under police suryeil-
lance. then their being detected taking pho
tograph, a landscape. with an amateur camera,
furnished convincing proof; and notwithstand-
ing that they readily proved their identity and
cleared themselves of the charge of being spies
they were still obliged to pay fines for violation
of the law IN respect to the taking of photo
graphs The law Is equally applicable 10 the
making of sketches paintings and is SO
worded that II literally and strictly enforced it
would work much unnecessary hardship and
annoyance, especially to artists who are not
French citizens.
STREET yEyDERs.
The goats milk man of Paris goes about the
Nv 10 he Ii,
the goats through the streets, on the sidewalk il
il be more convenient. and blowing a strain on
a little whistle which has a range of three or
four notes. The cocoa vender is another travel
ing institution, the tank Of cocoa suspended on
his back. cups hung on hooks fastened to the
STRAPS. which come over his shoulders and an
extra long faucet or tube furnishing the neces-
sary connection when desired. The outfit
aside from the cups, looks decidedly like a ire
extnguisher.
LEARSING FROM THE PHRASE BOOK.
In the preparation for a sojourn in the lands
where your own language must become for the
time being simply something with which to do
your grumbling you are very apt to Law in
supply of dictionaries of all kinds and If Won
expect TO get ready-made the sentences you
VIII need most commonly you invest also in a
manual of conversation" Ours is a standard
work; let US look over its pages. AL goes well
rs long IS the book confines itself TO the names
Of various objects in four Languages Now
come some short sentences classified as
negative phrases and you wonder who
perpetrated such English as this: at is
nobody there" Passing over the CLASH
Ned phrases of doubtful utility
we reach the place where you can find what to
say when You sick and the medical man"
- the English of the book has It, is at your
side. You can say. for instance. Have you
fresh leeches! These do not bite. Please to
change them for Others" You wish to 60 to
the theater and you inquire. Must we go
dressed Upon the answer depends whether
VOlr toilet La one for the hath or ono for Tho