The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-16
4 GiiMPsh OH PARIS:
Dissertations Of Mlffwaukse
Woman In the Versatile
q. French city.

Paris, Nov. u, 1906. Paris ID peaceful
Igonce more. Volatile, VERSATILE city as it
a, no One onne can lohg boftend III move
nients or know when 1t win shake IT'S
mane and roar again. But now, having
vented its rage ON the old ministry, and
the court of cessation still working In
secret over the revision. It turns to its
| own amusements again, and the chrysan-
themum show aud winter toilettes occupy
its attention. The world where one IL
amused" that Il Characteristic of the
right bunk Of the Seine, 10 leaving the
world where they work, and work to
good advantage, too, we went from the
| Latin quarter to see the show and the
people. 1t was a lovely day even for
sunny France, with the soft mildness Of
haze and sadness in the air. All Paris
was summing itself in the open places and
parks. In the gardens of the Luxem-
| bourg young Parisinns by hundreds were
romping in happy play, whipping their
| tops with eagerness, trundling hoops and
jumping ropes amid it's still green ave-
nues, and around it's quaint and moss
grown fountains. The nurses sat tran
| gully knitting or sewing, as much at
ease in the warm November sun as the
quaint bronzes and weather-beaten stat
ues scattered among the trees. From the
bridge carrousel one could see the tiny
steamers dartihg up and down the Seine,
and far to the left rose the Eiffel tower
and the new buildings for the exposition
/ of 1900, while on the right St. jacques
| tower stood conspicuous i'll the clear air,
the long, elaborate facade of the Louvre
| fronted the way, and over yonder the
| towers Of Notre Dame and the tiny spire
! of Sninte Chapelle gave an historic fla
| vor to the view.
A Flower and Fruit Show,
| Arrived at the Tuilleries one discov-
ers an enormous tent erected for the
great flower show, and seemingly all
taris on Il holiday pressing in to see
the bea ttiftl flowers, file fruits mud raw
toilettes. Once within Ollie Is tlahzled by
the glow Of color and the life and move
| ment of the crowd. Which shall one zee
hrst, the great spreading bushes loaded
laughing, happy, amusing people? One
drifts along, eyes and ears open for all
sensations: The chtysanthethdm has be-
come Partisan necessity. flowers they
! must have, in abundance of beautiful
coloring, the beautiful sweet-scented yio-
let, l0ng=stetnmed punches of which are
SOLD at every TURN for cents will not
The first and ,second days Of November
are the national days to honor the dead.
IN All Saints day everyone who has lost
| a frlend-and who has not ?-soes to the
| cemetery with wreath Or bunch of flow.
ers, and what would they do without the
hardy ehrSsalitheI1hm; whose soft and
glowing colbrs ada a Warmth and bril-
lance ln to the shadeW Of the tomb? Even
Faure, carried his offering Of these love;V
flowers to Pere Ia Chaise on this holy day.
so Paris delights to honor the chrysanthe-
mum and the openings of these exhibitions
are more aid n1dFe crowded every year.
At the entry a great bank Of yellow
blossoms strikes the keynote for the ddt,
goide eno1,a sunny things full Of JOY
IS apparent, grouping culors in harmonious
contrasts, singing the eye with sudden
surprises and startling combinations. We
remarked; ESPECIALLY, h mass Of pale-green
flowers, large and: stfaggline, tjahked on
either side with ,dull-filsset Beauties and
pale purple heads. These magnificent
pure white punches, with all tlieir PETALS
curying in, look like great soft heaps of
feathers that a breath will blow away.
ionder is a mass of purple asters ten
times the size of our wild roadside asters,
yet presenting their pretty star-like ar
rahgement of the petals in single line
about the, golden CENTER
Great clusters of orchids druop from
fairy, plants; and at ole end huge bushes
of white liacs feniiiid the expectant bride
g gio9% With 1h the ff rHS fXen now fC Walasng
each fiahce must give his promised bride
bunch Of these fragrant white piumes.
In another aisle the fruits are displayed
the apple is today Frances fashionable
4~ait, fohhd iii choice collection. on the
tables of the rich; ahd every Variety and
share known to the h6ttic!llturist is here
One large ffa5 Of app:es appears i with
the image of tiny cock ON each, another
w e ff is Gf sen c sd 5hs apf rel
fastening to the still unripened fruit the
figures desired, and while the sun has
touched the, rest with color, Underneath
the figure. the fri1it has remained green.
No Nor are the apples alone in their glory.
They are fanked on every side with
punches of grapes, large and luscious
enough to have COME from EschoI; great
peaches.
The BOurgeOise on Parade.
More interesting even than the flowers
and fruits is, the huIh1an elemept filling
the great tent: It is bd,irgaoise Paris out
to see it's. show, not the great world of
society: They have come to see what
there is to be seen, and peer into their
catalogues, and elbow one another with
aii tne conscientious zeal Of an American
doing his first art gallery. Up and
down the aisles they push and seethe and
stare, while the military band let's lovely
M music float oiit over the heads of ali.
There are some "belle toillettes'' and in
dications Of the modes Of the fast-ap-
preaching winter. The daintiest and
most exquisite dresses are light, of that
che hat %~~-s
the very young.
l saw q fair, young baroness the other
day Oh the Champs Eysees in one Of
these pale grey gowns. The cut was
princess, and the whole skirt soft and
cclinging in three supple folds to which
broadcloth lends itself. The place where
the. skirt Jared, at about the knees, had
shades. The front Tapped over with great
steer buttons to fasten it, and at the
throat was a crush collar Of canary vel
vet. The hat was a big picture hat of
black velvet, covered with plumes, and a
tiny bit of the yellow velvet appearing
under the brim. AS she was young and
very fair, with soft blonde hair, the whole
effect was charming.
:, Next to the gray, red of soft shade likr
the bloom on an apple, is very much to b.
desired. Embroidered in black, the effect
IS striking and not unpleasant. Princess
effects with long redingotes- to vary the
plan are decidedly approaching, still those
who have plain skirts and waists slightly
bloqsed are not at all out of fashion, even
in Paris. Sleeves come down we'll over
the hand in points or ruffles and at the
top have from two to three folds to re-
mind one that the tight-fitting sleeve is
not quite here yet. Velvet is used much
for whole costumes, and all it's forms of
corduroy and velveteen. One pretty cos
tune at the chrysanthemum show was of
brown velvet in soft, clinging lines. The
front of the waist was of the same velvet
cut out in an open work pattern to show
the white satin beneath.
A Seat OF Learning.
To be in Paris and do as the Parisians
do, one must think of dress and color and
all that which charms the eye and the
senses. But there is another Paris in
fnitely more worth while, and more valu-
oIln thu Darts of IN - all