Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16
'ithin its walls a whole section of the

within its walls a whole section of the
| town.
The exposition of 1889, lying really On the
! left hand side of the river was cont ent to
I take in the Trocldero grounds on the right
hand side, with the one bridge leading to
them. The exposition of 1909 will inclo Sc
seven bridges, the whole rignt-hand side of
the Champs Elysees between the Place de
| la Concorde and the Alma bridge In a
word. the river will flow through the cen
ter or the exposition grounds as 1T flows
through the center of Paris.
The Old and the New.
The Eiffel tower was the center of the
old exposition grounds. These lay, for the
| most part. along the left side OF the river
They will be preserved, with many OF their
| buildings. But the exposition's walls. en-
bracing them. will then creep down the left
bank to the bridge of the Concordte again.
The taking in of the river Seine il will be
therefore seen, has been one of the main
IDEAS OF those VINO planned the grounds
Ard Is this not taking a leaf from the
book of the white city? The waterways
OF the Chicago fair suggested it undoubt-
edly.
These are the transformations of the
riverside. They will remain, to the per-
manent establishment of Paris; and prob
ably points to this glorified riverside as a.
new Partisan raZZe-daZZle ground, with
music halls, cafes and aquatic distract lions
galore. The Boulevard-''the'' Boulevard;
that Is to say, the great Partisan prom
enade-is already extending down the Rue
Royale, In the western movement of the
capital. 1t is not unlikely. therefore, that
the future tourist will write home of the
gay life by the river, as he now writes of
the gay life that stretches from The Mad
eleine tc the Porte Saint-Martin.
The exposition will make other changes
however, Ear more important architectural
ly. They ere all of one piece. though COM
prising four distinct parts These are the
nalaCpS a
Elysees, tie construction OF the new ave
nue., the erection of the new bridge and the
transformation Of the Place OF the In
valides. All are works of the most perma-
nent and solid character; and they will alb
sclutely change the face Of the most beau
tiful part of Paris, adding unmag.nable
beauties and conveniences.
An Exposition Worth Having.
An exposition that is capable Of inspir-
ing and warranting municipal governments
of this magnitude is, indeed, worth having
But, as have repeated, these transforma-
tions Of Paris are to form the real attrac-
tions Of the fair. The Parisians, instead of
saying to the world, Behold the white
city which we have raised and are going
to destroyr say, Look at this remodeling
Of the Champs Elysees quarter! 1t issall
done for your! While their unspoken
thought is at the same time: For you to
look at now, since you are paying for it,:
but for us and our children after us, for
we are the Parisians!'
AS one drives out the avenue of the
Champs Elysees today the long facade of
the Palais de TIndustrie-the relic of a for
mer worlds, fair-attracts his admiration
just as he is midway between the Place de
la Concorde, the beginning OF the avenue,
and the Arch of Triumph, which is its end.
1t is still noble and serviceable building.
heretofore the seat of the annual art salon,
the horse show and many small local
show yearly. 1t must go, nevertheless.
And when 1t goes there will be p,owed
through the space 1t occupies a broad and
noble avenue that IS to push relentlessly
down tc the river. to join the greatest of
all the Seine bridges, the new Exposition
bridge, whose cornerstone was laid last
year by the young tsar.
This bridge, which is to be three or four
times wider than any other. will, during the
fair, contain midway plaisance all its
own. Along it's sides will be ranged booths
and pavilions for all kinds Of shows as did
the old Pont Neuf Of old-time Paris. And
then, continuing across this astonish ingiy
wide bridge, the avenue will meet the now
bare parade ground of the Invalides, whose
sacred building, with its gilded dome, will
be inclosed within the exposition grounds.
Underground Railway.
|. The one remaining work of a permanent
character, the Metropolitan underground
railway. is that which leaves the most to
be desired at the present moment. How
this gigantic task is to be completed. even
within the three years-or, strictly, two
years and a little over that remains mat
ter for wonder in the minds of slow peo-
pie. The municipality Of Paris has COM
mitted itself to such an underground road;
it is declared by the best authority that
such road is absolutely necessary for the
accommodation of the crowds; and plans
enough have been presented and discussed.
But up to the present time little has been
done but to put off the actual undertaking,
the property interests involved. the magni-
tude of the labor and the fear of mutilating
Paris standing always in the way of action.
The mutilation of Paris! 1t is not to mutt
late Paris that Parisians undergo daily in
Vulnerable annoyances in the matter of To-
cal transportation. Look at the mere affair
of the railway lines that center in the cap
ital! But one-that having it's terminus in
the Care Saint-Lazare-really enters the
city of Paris. The others pass the fortifi-
cations, it is true: but their great depots
are not allowed to obstruct the city proper
They deposit their passengers at points
around the edge of the enlightened capi-