The Helena independent., 1894-06-11
Life in the Gay Capital OF France
Dserlbsd by a Medical
Student.
Tho French Idsa OF the Wants Of
Englishmon and Amsri-
cans.
The Cafes. Once . Great Attraction, Ara
Now peEsasratinE-rhs Men
and Women,

10 sAy American French. as l Af,srwsrd
discovered, but 10 being = seaport thought
English would 30 there go reserved my
amRuni,ion for Paris. On arriving here,
who're our luggage was examined, yeu can
imagine my CONSERVATION al fading that
no ore could understand my French. and
mY fellow traveller Was In q like predlsA-
msnt 90 We had 10 apply 10 Cooks inter
prefer. SO much for English and Ameri-
EN- Frenehi svery one will assure you ,hsy
can read il; this never question, but can
they speak II is another matter. Az the
station Was on the lookout for good cab
horse to take ne 10 the hotel, but IL vas In
vain looked; OF all the hntiqua,si cab
animals have seen (sxsep, in ItAly) none
equal Paris. 90 had finally 10 put MP with
pns that mus, surely hAvs been In the var
Of 20. and possibly in some OF Napolson's
campaigns. The Ted-hsadsd girl here has
4 SNAP" as most Of ihs omnibus horses
are white or grey. and are driven three
abreast The buses. like the English. are
double decksrs. but much larger; ths fare
for the outside Ia ons-half that for the in,
and al stations you must procure numbers
and wait your turn; you judge how
pleasant this 10 80 one who docs
not understand the language. As be
never knows when his number 10 called.
French lie vsry expressive languaas. but l
would not advise an srmlem man to come
here. ~ fully ons-half the meaning is con-
veysd by gestures. Frenchmen have an
idea that 10 furnish good meal TO Eng
lish-spsaking people 1t is always necessary
TO have roast beef rare. and of all the in.
sipid articles Of diet 10 leads. but the cui-
sine is generally excellent, and commend
me 10 French cook for sauces and ices
As for the vaunted politsnsss have failed
70 discover IL; true. In . circle whore you
are known there are bows aud eriuacss.
but for the genuine article / prefer the
stolid German. In the first plaos French.
man 10 30 conosited that he never learns
any but his own language. and ron ash him
" he speaks English and hs shrugs his
shoulders and says mo monsissr;" ask
him II he speaks German. aud hs vouches
no answer and turns his back upon you,
after bestowina on you look Of eontenpi
but he 10 mortal. and o franc will work
wonders. The French men are the poorest
specimens OF humanity have met. small
OF stature, bswhisksI cd, nearly all wearing
the so called Boulangis beard, and sallow
oomplexioned. bat ths women are very ar
tistio In dress and in physique much su.
rsrier 10 ths men. Paris sxcels the world
for taste In women's clothss and hats and
even the poorest exhibit taste far ahead
Of many Of our society women. IL superb
oriy goes for anything should
adyocste woman's rights aud Susan B.
| Ind ALL AalA
here. but fear Jeannsss Miller
wesld moi be in 10 with her dress reform.
For elegant equipaGes and lovely dresses 90
70 the Bois de Bolosne on favorable day,
when all Paris turns out, and you will nnd
in no other capital OF the world such o
variety OF colors and such profusion Of
display Of wealth. Here the elite and the
dsmi monde are on equal terms. for there
is no distinguishing scarlet letter." Tho
drive itself will amply repay. the smoothly
kept roads, the beautiful forests and Q
isvely lake with it's pretty boass. Tie
csfes. once q great attraction Of Paris. l
am told aro now dsgensrating, though a
stranger would NOT think 10. Hs in tho even.
ing. after the thsAtei and In the ea'ly hours
OF ths morning they ore filed to overflow.
ing. the men drinking absinthe. made from
distilled wo,mvood. n yellowish green in
coicr, and hundred times worse than the
commonsst whisky, aud much more intox-
icstibg. though it cannot be detected on
the breath; the taste reminds one OF the
days OF childhood and green apples and
psrsgorio for the stomsoh-aohe.
One OF the principal objects OF interest,
and with sesrssly a peer. 10 the Louv Q.
The Foundation OF this palace was laid in
154l By Francis l. OF the F.ench Rsniasance
style OF architecture and filed with the
most celebrated collection OF sculpture, tho
chief aud tre@sute OF this 10 the Venus de
Milo. II you tire Of the Lowe 90 10 the
LuremburR. which was erected In 1870 for
Maria dc hediois, and resembles the Pitt
palace al Florence. ID was the homo Of
Louis NNIIl, until 1871 and was afterwhrd
a state prison in which Robsspierrs aud
others we're confined. The pictures here
srs by living artists. After an artist has
been dead ten years his works are removed
10 the Louvre.
What calls forth more admiration than
that magnificent pile called the Pantheon
the crypt Of which affords a resting place
for the remsns Of suoh renowned men as
Victor Hugo, Voitaifo and Rosssau-snd
occupying the site OF the tomb Of ST. Gene
We've. the patron saint Of Paris7 Muribsau
aud Mutat were buried in the vault but
their bodies were removed. There are =
number OF ufns which. according TO In.
seripiions and the guide. contain the hearts
OF heroes who fell In Napoleonio wars The
moAt remarkable feature is the echo, and
/, one person walking makes tho nolss Of an
srmI, and by clappinR the hands the effect
OF miniature battle is produced.
The Hotel des lnVnlides, the tomb Of Ma
poleon J., q Rrandsr than which doss not
exist, 80 Imposing As TO awe even the mOst
ifTeygenL was built in 1915, and is the re-
treat OF soldiers Who served thirty yoars
contains about 800 veterans and has a mu-
scum. Bat what every one goes 10 see is
the tomb proper OF Napoleon, situated be.
meath the dome, In an OPEN circular crypt
ho entrance 70 the crypt IL at the back OF
magnificent altar which receives the llpht
from two yellow glass windows, tho effect
Of which beauties an alTsAdy beautiful
sdlncs. Back OF these are two ssreophagi
bearing the names OF Duroc and Bertrand,
two OF kapoloOn's beat friends, the latter
accompanied the remhins OF tbs smpsI or
from b. Hslsna. This makes q touching q
pielufe-the emperor guarded by hia friends
In death ns tn life. Thousands come ysAf :
ly 10 worship aud admire, for Napolson ID
ever In tho hearts OF the French people, bu,
to a stranger II becomes fhther monolonoua,
aud though the subject OF my boThood vor-
ship must confess / fslt rather burdsned
with the numsrositY Of IL ali.
Of course one has 10 go TO PeTa Ia Chaias
named for tho confsssor Of Louis XIV.
laid out in ls4O. OF about 10 acres In e1
tent and continuing $1,000 monuments
here ven must visit the graves OF AbslarC
aud Heloise. the history Of whom every TO
nantio school Rirl knows. oas
MT Hover nt the rsenm
! bent figure which maks Helois
grave, and. IL noI falling on the breast, 4
was declared 1 was doomed 10 dlaAppoint l.
msnt in lore. Sara Befnhafdt has a toml
hare. but wan a naN the divina Aarnfa A
would not be noticed. surrounded as ia Il
by more prelentious neiRhbora Notr,
Dame 10 an imr osing stI aotaTv. founded IL
| llNG. alluhIa ON Tho alto Of q ehn oh OF Lhi