The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-11-29

wished and handed the card to the
waiter: he then asked me in English if
| would have wine.
Night is turned to day on the broad
and beautiful BOulevards. thronged
with carriages and pedestrians. Loung
ers and gay groups are seated at tables
on the sidewalks outside of cafes; and
stands, where papers and fancy articles
are for sale, are everywhere. Lofty
buildings, numerous theatres, brilliant
lights, make a fascinating scene.
Through acts of communists, in 1871,
the Palace of the Tnileries was ruined,
but the gardens remain as imposing as
when the palace was the home of kings. |
1t was in these gardens that LOUIS XVI
and Marie Antoinette promenaded.
The Rue de Rivoli is the public square
of Paris. Place de la Concorde is'the
most historically interesting point IN
the Rue. The ObeliSk of LuXar stands
on the spot where the guillotine upon
which Louis XVI was executed was
erected. Between May, 1763, and June,
1894. twelve hundred persons were be-
headed on this spot, through the fol-
lowers of Robespierre. Turning from
the Rue Rivol you enter the Rue Royale,
-. and there is the famous IalaS ROyale
built by Cardinal Richeieu and in 1913
wrecked by mob, turned into the
Palais Rationale by Napoleon III,
burned by communists in 1871, and re-
). stored by the present government. The
q buildings surrounding the Palais Reyale
are occupied by jewelry and brio a brac
o sh0ns. flower stands and restaurants.
It is one of the most frequented places
in Paris: just the place to get a breakfast
IS at any price A restaurant sign reads
thus: "Dejeuner prix fixe, vim comprls,
f.."-meaning. ''breakfast with wine,
one frame twenty cents). The inside
decorations and comfortable surround
, lncs snrpass any American beanery
, ever saw. and have seen many. The
names of dishes will puzzle an Amer
lean; ;biftek, or beefsteak is good, salads
are immense, and wine, of which there
is an abundance, is sour. There are
b. many restaurants called "Duvals,
where you pay for everything-evel
the waiter-or get poor food. On
situated near the statue of Joan of Ar
n. charges thus mutton chop, twelve cents
salad eight. potatoes five, salmon twelve
soup five, pudding eight, wine eight, an
water three cents. Open air concert
are held in the Champs Elysees. BE
yond these is the largest triumpha| arc
in the world. Arc de TriOmphe. hegu
bv Napoleon in honor Of the Frenc
Armies. It is covered with bas reie1
via representing battles: the arch reminC
ris. us of the arches of the Brooklyn bridg
YER The Rue de Victor Hugo centers her
ree named in commemOratiOn Of the Frenc
is DatriOt of that name. whose tomb is
self the Pantheon. The most ancient brlds
is across the Seine is the Port n Otre Dam
led leading to the Island of La Cite.
nto this island is the historical cathedr
lad Metre Dame. seven hundred years ol
the In front of the cathedral is statue,
ISc AndGlUldSIle. tIOUSClCtt ny O"o Wall
re- warriors, holding the bride OF the el
ure peror's horse-he being Roman Ell
the peror from 800 to S14 A. ID.
lied On the south of the Seine is the Lat
and quarters, the University of France, al
)lue educational institutions in gener
and The students principally reside in tt
ORR quarter. The Pantheon, great Itali
church, has dome seen above all Par
nch The trans or street cars, are superior
, in the same in America, as, when co
ave fortably filled, they do not take
g is more passengers. Omnibuses are t.
are, stories high; the fare is six cents on
New inside and three cents outside.
no 1t is we'll worth while to visit t
tom Catacombs, where are deposited
five bones of the dead, and while highly
,e it, teresting, one carries away grueso
I'd recollections The Hotel des Invalit
with is home for old soldiers. Napoleo
are tomb is situated under great dol
and the tomb being closed by two ii
,ear- gates Over the gates are the wor