The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-16

the wide-open Place de In Concorde.
The obelisk Is here, approximately on
the spot where stood the guillotine a
hundred years ago. Directly at Your
left there stretches wide avenue.
hanked by long groves OF trees on
either side and ending In the famous
Arch OF Triumph. seen In the far dis
lance. II is the avenue OF the Champs
Elyseea, the promenade OF Paris ele-
CANT In thousands OF smart turn-oute;
the home OF art. because Il nolds the
older salon annually In It's palace OF in
dustry; the nightly pleasure ground OF
rich and pioasure-loving Paris: the
hunting-ground Of youth and beauty;
and. lastly, the main street OF Paris for
Americans. The avenue Is broad and
fair. and fresh and green and gar. Il
Is splendid sight TO see the colony
as 1t Is promenading home to lunch. its
stomach well distendcd with American
cake and lce-cream bought at Fullers
This special boarding house is in the
QUARTER Marbouf, say half way down
the avenue and TO the left. The houses
are all high and regular. OF creamy
white stone, long since turned graylsh
blue or yellow In the damp. smoky at
mosphere Of Paris. Each house. six
stories high, has It's eternal garnlture OF
ianciful iron balconies. like gray
skirt with dozen darkish nounces.
Each house is large enough to be a ho-
tel by itself. with one great central
doorway, through which carriages may
drive TO the large central court. there
to be washed and housed and have their
horses stabbed. Entering this common
doorway for dozen families. splendid
winding marble staircase strikes the
view. AZ the same instant one makes
the acquaintance OF the concierge. her
husband also. and ~ enc IL lucky OF
the fresh and rosy servant maid who
answers to the name OF Marie. though
her name is really Anna. for she is
blond Alsacian with big blue eyes. II
is the business OF the concierge 1.-THE
janitor) to say II you are In or out. Be
cause Il Is a boarding house and quite
a large one. Il Is seldom that she an
swers accurately She comes out with
a cup OF coffee In her hands. which she
is always drinking and yet never nn-
ishes, and gives y0dr visitors the wrong
Impressions with a certain dared good
nature. She ls a stout dame. who once
had a waist. but her time Of coquetry
Is passed and years have gone by since
she wore corset. She also guards the
elevators there e - elevator t1y. Tive
persons at a time can squeeze them
selves into the little car. which moves
with frightful slowness. And every
body IL forbidden 10 ride down because
Il wastes the power The elevator Is
for the use Of masters only--ihat is
paying boarders and their friends. All
servants. laundresses. shop runners and
the like must take the stairs There Is
one hallway which Is never Uttered up
with trunks-that Of the second floor
Here all the public life goes on. between
the salons and the dining room. Here
gentlemen may stand around and
smoke half hour after each meal A
colored gentleman from Algiers stands
and smokes among the whites At ia
bic he sits between two French girls.
who enjoy his conversation and his
dusky tint with equal satisfaction
There Is no color line In Paris: for the
life Of me cannot understand why all
che wealthy colored people OF America
do not come over here TO enjoy the lib
erty. equality and fraternity.
Il Is not family board here. That does
not exist In Paris. French family life
Is $50 united" that the idea OF accept.
ing few boarders Is not to be thought
Of. The boarding houses OF Paris are
proiessedly money-making establish
ments. The principle is TO get money
every way, at every turn. Suppose
your room Is one at II francs tsl.20l a
day. You have your room. your morn.
ing coffee. lunch or dinner for that
price. Your wine Is extra. your after.
noon coffee Is extra. Your bedroom has
no gas and the petroleum burned In
your lamp Is extra. Your fires are ex-
ira; use Of the bathroom is extra.
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