The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-15

or ten. we have others also who thor
oughly enjoy the garden. CHANGING to my
nght l observed an elderly gentleman
surrounded by five elegantly-dressec
ladies, all seated upon the rustic or iror
chairs of the garden, doing nothing blu,
enjoying the fresh air and each others
conversation and watching the passers-by
"A little further on was another group.
a Iady OF certain age, with a nurse
carrying a young baby smothered In
| lace, was evidently almost too happy TO
| i've The nurse was decked out with
! trinkets and new dress Of almost
oriental richness The lady evidently had
| many acquaintances. for every few mo-
ments passers-by would salute her and
then stop. and upon each OF these occa-
sions baby had TO be exhibited and kiss
ed, while the mother strutted about chant
Ing its praises. and was evidently in the
seventh heaven of delight
Finally leaving my chair, / advanced
into the grove, encountering >roups of
happy children on every hand with a
solitary nurse here and there seated
under some trees a little apart trying 10
soothe to sleep with some lullaby some
little tired-out tot. One popularity of
dress in all these children was very no.
ticeable TO an American, they were all.
as a rule. bare-legged. both girls and
boys, and on raw and chilly days in
March and April l have seen them thus
throughout Paris on their way to school,
Possibly it may be healthy, but it would
be exceedingly uncomfortable to an Amer
lean child of the same age
sduntered along till l came out upon
the tennis ground, and here full grown
men were struggling In game that re-
quired both strength and skill They
struck small rubber ball with a hand
racquet without any handle that was
exactly like a tambourine, in fact was a
small tambourine, and sent the ball TO
one another at incredible distances. each
blow sounding like a tambourine and to
be heard all over the garden.
from the tennis players | passed over
to the right side OF the garden and saw
some young men engaged in foot races.
and afterwards a club in uniform gave
us fine exhibition of the game Of foot
ball.
Wandering towards the pond 1 found it
covered with toy boats, some of them
exceedingly beautiful and swift, and
fitted with silk sails. Many of them were
over three feet in length. and often in
there was a collision, and there
were cries of distress from the owners
and laughter from the crowd. as is usu-
ally the case in all similar affairs in the
world.
WeEding my way back by the great
main avenue, / turned TO glance up
through the magnificent vista of the Arch
or Triumph that crowns the eminence
some two miles away. Il think that moth
Ing like this view exists in all Europe.
If one retires to the Louvre
and takes in the view from there.
Many trees decorate this beautiful gar
len that are planted in large white tubs.
which are conveyed by a wagon made for |
hat express purpose. from one part of |
he garden to another from time to time, |
where they may appear TO the greatest |
advantage
Returning homeward I thought that |
French children receive the attention that
should at least give them a healthy and
Happy hildhood.-Douglas Frazar in Bos-
on Beacon.