Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-28
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o dli1erent from any we had ever saen
NAT we could scarcely leave 1t for needaS
est. small tables and chairs filled inc
.luewalks as far as we could see I'm ,,d
down the streets leaving only a narrow
passage Tor pedestrians. Here from N.Y.
n the afternoon until late at night n,.n
ana women congregate for dinner or 10
up ices, and drink the many connections
for which Paris Is famous. EVERYTHING
orderly and everyone bright and ,ntanS
On enjoyment. Five of us contrIl,tnd
our share of amusement by sitting down
one evening and ordering a lemon
'quash which Is French for Yankee
emonade The man of the party. while
lot an accomplished nngus't was an ex-
pert pantomimist. The dexteritv with
which he described to that garcon. lem
ohs, lee. sugar and soda-water, was inim-
ltable. 1t convulSed the company at the
neighboring tables; but the boy brought
al, ana manufactured before our ewes
the most satisfying, thirst-quenching
beverage We had tasted since leaving
nome. we walked to the Champs Elysees
ana the same gaiety was there only
doubled and trebed. Unquestionably all
tastes can be gratified in Paris from the
meanest to the highest, and music is no
Inception to this universal rule; there is
tlways variety sufficient for one and all
We We're delighted to find that Saint
Saens samson and Delilah'' was to 5e
given one evening while we were in the
n.y. and number of our party filled two
ptANS w see the WpTiu famous NIfdnu
opera House, as well as hear Il most de-
ightful opera. Saint Saens' music reaches
It's meiodious height in the second act
Nothing could express love, more tender
y and passionately. than Delilah's great
song, and the duet with Samson immedf-
itely following was equally charming.
Nine. Heglon's personnel and powerful
voice made her a most seductive Dellah.
Monsieur Raynal made his debut as sam
son, and was evidently very nervous, his
one, to us, seemed badly forced. and he
utterly failed to convey an idea of the
Struggle he WAS supposed to undergo il
sacrificing kindred and country for love,
The last act was very disappointing; the
temple falls so neatly and deliberately
that We decided no illusion was at
tempted and certainly the music was far
superior to the stage setting. The audi
ence was composed almost entirely of
tourists, 50 We could gain no idea of the
Oriliiancy of regular season night. I ne
promenade about the magnificent soXrr
with it's mirrors. broad stairways and
statuary, it is Impossible 10 adequately
describe.
The number of public squares and parks
in Paris is legion, and we saw them one
and all with interest as each has its his
toric association, but the glory of the
Arc de-Tromphe who can tell? Its Won
derful proportions and ornamentation
overpower one. 1t stands at the begin
ming of that long road of seven hundred
continuous miles, that ends at Milan,
with Il similar arcn-Dne oil the mighty
structures reared by Bonaparte for the
admiration of coming ages. 1t is seldom
that any object of interest made familiar
by description. equals ones expectation,
but the tomb of Napoleon surpassed all
our preconceived idedt Magnificent sim
plcity are the only words, contradictory
as they seem. which can describe the i'm
preston made upon us. The graceful
marble pillars supporting the high altar
the sarcophagus. far below cut from a
single piece of prophyry-and encircling
it on the floor beneath a laurel wreath,
apparently painted in numberless tints of
green and purple but which in reality IS
entirely inlaid with stones eXquisitey
shaded-all these produced an effect per
feet and satisfying. The windows are so
arranged that "A radiant light surrounds
the altar and tomb. speaking day by day
to the French people of the lustre and
glory that Napoleon once brought TO
France. No character of history IS so
difficult to estimate. said a voice speak
ing with authority, ''and what are We
that we should weigh and measure with
our feeble capabilities, man like Napo-
leon, he was mighty for good as well as
for evil. and TO call him a monster of sell
ffshness is as far wrong IS to hail him an
angel of light. While he wrought much
misery. the good he did exists today al
over Europe. Yes" musingly the voice
continued. there has been in truth but
one Napoleon Nivc lEmpereuri'
MRS. HERMANN KOTZSCflMAR.