Arizona republican., 1900-08-15


 time to the measured tread of a slow dance, posturing rather than dancing ! Ever and anon some pseudo beauty ap- | pears in the twilight of the portal, ! with voIuminous siIken trousers and inswathed in gauzy draperies. Her eyes flash an invitation, and some unwary man pulls a franc or two from his | pocket and enters the enchanted do- i main. Disappointment is usually the result There are restaurants in con- | necticn with all of the eastern pavil- ! ions. restaurants where. as you sip ! some sweetened colored water, digni- ] fled by some high-sounding name. you are entertained with the dizzy gyra- tions of dancing Cervishes. the evou- l tions of Japanese acrobats or the 1 dreamy dances of Nautsch girls.
 It is all an illusion and a snare, but it seems to coax money from the coun- trynan who comes to view the marveIs of the exposition and who probably has never before visited the great city of Paris. On the other side of the bridge the amusements are neither diversi- i fled or numerous. A little way down ! the river the glass palace. blazing with thousands of lights, shines from afar
 
 the Eiffel tower seems to touch the stars, the tallest structure on earth. It always reminds me of the skeleton of some strange prehistoric animal with its four gigantic feet planted firmly on the ground. In the day time it is mon- strOsity; at night. when outlined in thousands of incandescent lights, it looks like an airy fairy structure erect ed by benefcent genie. There are lights everywhere, the architectural lines of the buildings are defined by necklaces i Of electric lamps. the pillars are circIed by them and the domes scintillate as if ! millions of stars had dropped down from heaven and rested there. The Chateau d'Eau, with it's marvel i ous fountains is aglow with myriads of blazing lights. and ever and anon the ] leapinE waters flash forth the varie- gated cOlors of the rainbow, liquid vio- lets. blue. yellow and green. For moment all is darkness. then again the brilliant corruscations burst forth from a rush of water. Tiny lamps like fire flies scintilIate amidst the grass and shrubs, line Of splendor marks the Seine e-nbankment, and up and down the the river dart as swiftly as swal- | lows the graceful. narrow pointed i ste2mboats. packed with living freight ] When the warning bell rings at Il ! 0 o'clock, there is a rush and scramble for the gates; the music of the dance halls is hushed. lovely oriental beauties cover their gorgeous apparel with com ! monpiace wraps, and don cheap hats instead of scarlet sequin- embroidered ! caps; the fizz of champagne is no long 1 CT heard. parents lug off their weary children, and the crowd rush pell-melI 1 for the hoats and onnibuses. It is a !, tired, clamOUring crowd. eager to get to ! r.st. ,ErHa | l mat ass siIS the vehicles. which are quite inadequate 1 for all purposes of transportation.
 HOW THEY GO HOME. No overcrOwded trans or omnibuses ! for the Parisiens; every one must be | provided with a seat. so each person 1 has to procure number at the office. | and not until that number is called is one permitted to mount into the vehicle. Often one waits an hour be- l fore it is possible to get a seat A French crowd. however, is good na- i tured: they chaff each other and make 1 light of their misfortunes. The con- 1
 
 with supreme cynicism; he is an auto | crat. for until he calls out the mystic ! number no one dares to stir. A Broad way car at 6 o'clock would be bliss compared with this slow process: at least one could hang on to the tail-end or the platform and reach home some i time. even if almost reduced to d jelly. l The government is niggarIy. A year l Iaf talked of but the Metropolitan. and | how it solved the question of rapid ] transit. The underground is not vet finished, and will not be until after the ] exposition. 4 portion of it. it is said. ] Is soon to be inaugurated, but We who | live in Paris have heard this said too 1 often to be assured of the fact. The 1 omnibus companies when berated by | the press for the paltry accommoda- | icns they offered, declared that the | municipal council refused to permit ! them to open new lines. fearing that by r so Going they would endanger the sue | cess of the Metropolitan. Now We haven't the electric underground, and | those who cannot afford cabs, and who | must patronize omnibuses and the trans, have a hard time indeed. Even
 
 drivers go on a strike, which they have been threatening to do ever. since the exposition opened. The cabmen have already tried it. but without great sue cess; for q few days unwary strangers paid excessive prices for Paris, but which in America would have been nothing. The very air of Paris incites to parstmony, and francs are almost regarder as dollars.
 NOTHING CHEAP IN PARIS.
 To the newly arrived stranger. one franc. fifty centimines (30 cents) seems like enc dollar fifty cents, which is the price of a cab in New York. However. the American who imagines that things are cheap in Paris hug a delusiOn. Car Tiages are almost the only reasonable thing, and living, even when not judg- ing from exposition prices, is quite as dear as in America. Clothing is some what cheaper, but mems clothing is by no means up to our standard. French