Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-23

same las two OF our city blocks
After having returned 20 Paris we
hired an automobile, and took @ spin
around the city. The rest Of our time
while In Paris. except Sunday, we spent
IN the fair In general appearance the
outlines OF the exhibition resemble the
form OF nattened mb-bells lining as II
does the two sides Of the river Seine
their cytremities broadening out In r.
regular shape. For the most part the
buildings are completed, that is, out
wardly IL seemed 20 me as n they
had rushed the work on the OUTSIDE
and let the lnsdes 90. A large number
OF the buildings were not yet open 70
the public. and even In those that were
the exhibits were not an on display
The blame for this would seem 70 rest
with the management In not having
the buildings ready as ] was told by
several exhibitors that their goods had
been on the ground for weeks. Enough
was in readiness. however 10 make us
go at pretty lively rate. In order 70 see
as much as We ala, within the short
time that we had az our disposal
can only imagine how grand II VIII De
when all Is completed. Six weeks 20
two months VIII, ] believe, see every
thing finished and In good running or
der. we were present az the opening Of
the American building Saturday, the
18th. SOusas band was IN attendance
and there were also present hundreds
OF Americans Hearing their voices
and shouts OF applause as the band
played some Of our national tunes and
with "Old Glory" waving proudly
above US, can tell you made us glow
with patriotism and made us feel quite
as n was In America once more
In connection with the fair, | should
mention the rolling platform. which
runs around part OF the exhibition, and
which, being elevated. a good view Of
the exhibition can be had, II Is a
double platform, and these two plat
forms or fOotWays, run az different
speeds. being 80 calculated as 20 render
It possible for the passenger 70 pass
from the quay 10 that platform which
runs at a lower speed, and thence to
that running at the higher speed. II
takes just three quarters OF an hour
TO make the round. person IN order
10 keep up with II would be all but
running.
we also ascended the great Eifel
tower, $50 feet high surprising any
thing OF the kind, hitherto erected The
next Hottest construction IN the world
Is the Washington monument which Is
1856 feet high From the tower a splen-
did panorama OF the surrounding coun.
try can be had. The view extending for
over 90 miles. While we were there
the wind was blowing a perfect gale,
which made the tower sway until we
surely thought II was going over Ele-
yators run TO the top and restaurants
cafes. shops etc, are TO be found in
side
Sunday morning We took a ride on
the Seine river, after which we went
into the Louvre" This Is said to be
the most important building In Paris
II was built by one OF the old monarchs
OF France and used as a royal resi-
dence for years. Il is now used as a
museum We had 70 60 through Il In
such a hurry that my mind is all in
muddle as to what ] saw.
Old relics historic paintings. sculp-
ture, art works. etc, are to me now a
confused mass Of matter. I DO remem-
Der OF seeing the Regents diamond,
weighing 1872 c., and valued az $500
600. a man guards this all the time Also
a few noted statues. and old paintings
by artists Of the thirteenth and four.
teenth centuries, that / made notes Of
as we went along.
Monday night we went 20 the grand
opera house, where we heard Wagner's
"Tannahauser" TN not try 10 describe
10 you the interior Of this magnificent
opera house, A person must really see
q In order 10 appreciate It's grandeur
The broad marble stairway and the
large promenades are what particularly
attracted my attention, or the opera
itself nothing can be said as II Is so
familiar TO you The orchestra consisted
OF over so Instruments Several times
/ found myself all but standing up in
my seat; so carried away was by the
music.
We had an English program, which
explained each song, 80 that We were
enabled 10 follow the story. thereby
making IL much more interesting.
Tuesday night we went 10 the sarah
Bernhard Theater" and saw her in
"D1Alglon" We couldn't understand
what was said but we knew the story
and therefore could follow the per-
Torrance. AT any rate the fine acting
would have repaid ms for going. This
Is the same play which I read OF IN the
Deseret News as having been pur-
chased by Chas, Frohman for Maud
Adams
Wednesday we returned 20 Rotter-
dam and RIGHT glad was / TO get back
90 my work.
In conclusion win say that you
don't have TO be able 10 speak French
In order 20 get around. az English Is
spoken on every hand sufficiently at
least to make your wants known
T. L. WHITNEY.