Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-11

frcm the high banks Of the pretty river
King Louis xV-with whom originated the
saying. TITS a good thins-push itP'-was
like wax in her hands, and he gave her
almo.t without asking the 200 900 crowns
q good round sum In those days-for the
carrying out Of the within. When all was
finished she brought the foolish old mon
arch to see what had been done with all
that money. In the dollhouse he found
roses and pinks and lilies. all in bloom. He
stopped to gather flower and found 1t
was Sevres china, like all the rest, while
the perfume. was like that which radiates
from the Parisienne to this day.
The king was pleasedi
He never heard the revolution muttering
you came up on the boat but now you
heard a family Of little shopkeepers talk
Ing OF the cheapest combination of home
,ved .enona @ ana .t,,Ia ears as they
tile was the kings prison; now the re-
spectacle citizens Of the republic come
from that quarter, where they vote for the
rulers Of France and come to sit here at
coffee in place OF the king and his nice lit
tie friend
Other progress has been made. Much
later than the revolution and scarcely less
radical progress is being made in Paris
continually Some say It is the Americans
VINO come to Paris that have done 1t; 9TH
ers blame the more up-to-date changes on
the bicycle. which has doubtless worked
immensely. The bicycle for instance, has
world-renowned Cafe American, now
dwfrdled to neglected second-class rem
devious; and the life 1t stood for passes
away before our wondering ewes Not that
there is to be no more cakes and ale. mai
uraily. but the old loafing ways Of the
town are given over for different lyel;-
ness-that OF the suburbs. The bicycle,
while one is on 1t, has split up the CAV life
OF Paris. And with the wheel has come a
host of English and American ideals. until
respectability" and cleanliness III exterior
hv1ng threaten to become almost fashion
aDie among the second class, l. e. the mid
Ole class, as with the upper gratin, or high
cheese.
A Characteristic Group.
At the table nearest you you cannot but
notice. five fashionable young Frenchmen
seated, with stylish young lady In pink,
across whom or whose pink straight lines
o. black artistically meander. She is too
well gowned to be a daughter Of the bour-
geois around us. 1t is plain she is Pom
padour OF the republic; and in 1897! She Is
up-to-date and scarcely painted.
But IL Is the young men who draw your
attentlon. There Is no loudness about them
fut here In this highly reputable public re-
sort their maners have graceful freedom
which would have frightened into fit their
grandmothers, who danced the minuet and
SAT- oolt upright, never using the backs of
tEeir chairs-for the sake OF French man
ners. Lcok closer and you will have recog-
nizeu the son OF q former minister of public
instruction. He is watching the artist at
his sketches, good artist, an American,
who VIII be selling sketches like these to
the French and English weeklies in the
bone too distant future. Leisurely smoking
cigarette, the young Partisan swell Tolls
BACK In his chair, and, perceiving an empty
chair in front of him, he calmly instails his
two feet thereon. Shades of Sam Slick!
Yet even the walters do not stare Surely
the republic has come to stay in France.
All this time the music does not cease to
continue. 1t Is an orchestra of stringed in
strur,ents always good here in Paris what
ever may be said of the singers" in the
open-air cafes-concerts of the Champs Ely
sees. The selections are also interesting.
with leaning toward the Hungarian, Rus
sian and Polish intricate and wonder-rais-
Ing waltz composers Of these latter days.
But The Parisians wish music only as a
sort of obligato accompaniment to their
own untiring chatter. Men are divided be-
tween their natural anxiety in attempting
to drink beer without taking off their white
gloves and their desire to say agreeable
things to women.
An American woman nearby has Just dis
grsted you by saying loudly that her own
countrymen ARE deficient in both gloves
and conversation" How time flies, Car
con. Tradition! Waiter. fetch the bill. Are
you taking the next boat for Paris?
STERLING HELLO.