St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-25


one hour each day to our lunch
one day at the Russian, another day
at the Roumanian, another day at
the Servian, another at the Siamese
another at the Swiss restaurant and
SO on, each day introducing ms to
different menus, different styles Of
cooking, with walters in their
national costumes to serve US, and
with their own country's music to
amuse us. With the exception of this
hours rest we have made it our bus
mess to learn and to see all we could
during these days. Atevery turn we
have been delighted and almost
bewildered by the embarrassment Of
riches" around us, and after all
these days there are acres of floors
lett for as to explore and miles Of
exhibits we have not seen. The
annex of Vincennes we have not
visited, and here are 300 acres dedi
Gated to exhibits of balloons, motor
cars, agricultural machinery, loco
motives, cottages for workmen, etc.
This display is said to be most COM
plete and interesting and all who
are mechanically inclined will great
ly enjoy what Vincennes has to offer
them. If any friend who had only
limited time to spend at Paris should
ask me for a program for the first
day, | should advise them to make
study of the grounds and buildings
paying no attention whatever to a
study OF the exhibits within. 1t will
add greatly to the pleasures of men,
DRY to carry away correct impress
slOns of the loca ton of the buildings
and to understand the general plan
which has been pursued by the en-
gineers and architects, who have work
ed out so successfully the home for this
marvellous industrial exposition. AS
first impressions are apt to be last
ing let the first thought then be to
fix IN mind the outside features, for
the days within the buildings will be
much more pleasantly and profta-
ably spent if you know where you
are when you are making your
rounds. Let me suggest that first
days walk: 1t is the walk | didn't
make, but should have made in the
light of present experience. Crossing
the Garden of the Tuilleries and
Place de la Concorde we will enter
the grounds of the Exposition by the
Grand, called officially the Monu-
mental entrance, on the north side
of the Seine.
Placed almost in a triangle are
three arches crowned by cupola
100 feet in height, and on either side
of the arch-way are graceful minar-
cts of the same height. On the CEN
ter of the front arch is the Prov of
the vessel, which you see on the
arms of the City of Paris. at
swims but never sinks" so the mot
to says. The Gallo cock is perched
on the PROV. High above stands a
statue OF Paris welcoming her guests.
This colossal figure, 20 feet high, has
no NEUROLOGICAL mystery about it's
costume, but is that of fashion
ably dressed Parisienne of the 10th
century. In this space under the
dome there is room tor 1000 people
and back of it a row of wooden
boxes each containing two turn
stiles. Through this monumental
entrance $4,000 persons per hour
can be admitted, and $4,000 if such
a strain should be laid upon it. AS
we enter, we find ourselves in a
beautiful garden with flowers of the
season in full bloom, and little green
houses scattered about the grounds.
We soon come to the avenue Nicolas
ii and turning to the right we have
on our left the Grand Palais, and
opposite the Petit Palais, each
filled with art treasures, the latter
dedicated to retrospective French
art from the earliest days to the
commencement OF the century. The
Grand Palais is the art history of the
10Th century, and here French and
foreign art, both in painting and
statuary are grouped together, max
ing this exhibit most pleasing and
instructive one for all lovers of art.
Facing about now we find the
bridge Alexander III just before us,
and the ESplanade DIES Invaldes
away on the other side of
the Seine, the vista closed by the
grand historic pile, which gives the
name to this broad avenue in front.
Turning now to the walk which we
commenced when we entered the
grounds, and following along the
north bank of the river, we soon
reach the section known as the "Rue
de Paris" embracing that portion of
the bank of the Seine lying between
the Pont DIES Invalides and the Point
de PAlma, On one side of the ave
nue. is the Pavilion of the CITY of
Paris, every department of munich
pal lite illustrated in an immense
building, its architecture not unlike
the Hotel de Vile. Next comes the
Palace of Horticulture and Arbor-
culture filled with the rarest flowers
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