The Princeton union., 1900-08-30

paftment stores. The bus deposited
us at the door but it was not so easy to
find the articles for which we were
looking. Every purchase, however
small, must be taken to the desk.
await its turn and be wrapped up and
paid for before one can go to any other
department. and this, in the crowds
that throng these stores means waste
OF time and trial of patience that the
least enterprising of Yankees cannot
we'll endure. After several hours of
this kind of shopping we emerged
from the store, glad to hail the first
carriage that appeared and ready to
cast big vote for the system found
among American salesmen-the best
on earth.
And yet these stores are very popu-
lar and both the Bon march, and the
Louvre, the largest department store
in the world, are much patronized by
Americans
The latter derives its name from the
famous Louvre Palace-begun by
Francis I and finished by Napoleon III,
the priceless art museum of Paris.
Here are the Venus du Milo and
Winged Victory, the Mona Lisa of
Leonardo da Vinci, Titian's Entomb-
ment, Murillos Immaculate Concep-
tion, Millet's Cleaners, Corot's Spring.
time and many another masterpiece in
painting or sculpture so widely copied
as to be familiar to us all. We met
here a young French-American and
his wife-a Virginian-both of them
artists of no small ability and both
having medals at the salon and repre-
tsentatiOn at the exposition. We fell
in conversation with them and were
invited to tea to be given at their
rooms next week, a pleasure of which
we shall be unable to avail ourselves
as ere. the day set we expect to be en-
barked upon our homeward voyage
At the Luxembourg, built by Marie
de Medici and also famous for its col
lection of art, we saw the original
Bacchante which was denied a place in
the Boston public library. We walked
through the lovely grounds so shaded
that they form the ''coolest place in
Paris,' by the Luxembourg Palace oc-
cupied by the chamber of deputies,
through the Latin quarter where Lit
tie Billee'' and his associates figured,
past the noted University of Paris to
the historic Pantheon, that stately
monument to the illustrious men of
France. Many of the interior decora-
tions of this monument are by Puvis
du, Chavannes the decorator of the
Boston library. His works are so
original, so artistic in their soft, pale
colorings, as once known to be easily
recognized anywhere. The Pantheon
occupies the site of an ancient church
erected to St. Genevieve, the patron
saint of Paris, and one of the most
beautiful paintings represents the good
woman in her extreme age watching
at night over her beloved city.
There are exquisite pieces by other
artists, also, many Of them portraying
scenes from the life of Jeanne d Arc
Many indeed are the reminders of this
martyred heroine everywhere, in por-
trait and in statue. One of these,
statue near the theatre Francois bears
always at least one wreath showing
the endearing remembrance and af-
fection of the French people for this
brave, noble girl.
Notre Dame, third in point of age
among the continental churches, is too
we'll known to need much in the way
of exemplifcation. Its unfinished
towers and its curious gargoyles are
famous the world over. Here lived
Victor Hugo;s "Hunchback" and here
have been solemnized many of the
notable events of history, marriages,
coronations, funeral rites of famous
|rpersonages and the like In this
church we saw, curiously enough, the
lsonly case of evident intoXication we
have seen Gin Europe. = A funeral SER
1vicefor some prominent prelate was in
|progress at the time Of our visit, but
there is scarcely an hour that does not
Iwitness some sort of service in these
cathedrals and people are constantly
passing in and out unnoticed During
the Impressive rites this man stag
gered in and after series of lunges
managed to get hold of the railing
where he stood stupidity gazing over
at the mourners, the casket surrounded
by lighted tapers and the priests SOL
emnly chanting the ''requiem of the
dead.' His hands soon weakened,
J however, and after several desperate