The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-19
Joys OF 4 TRIP ABROAD
BRIGHT ST. PAUL WOMAN TALKS
ABOUT THE FEATURES OF
THE EXPOSITION
LIFE IN EUROPEAN CAPITALS
Manners and Dress of Women as
They Appear to the American
TOurist-UnveiI1nE of La
fayette Monument.

TOurist-UnveiI1nE of La
fayette Monument.
1.-The Paris exposition does not begin to
compare with our own worlds fair. The
buildings of the different countries are
decidedly inferior to the state buildings
at the Chicago exposition and the United
States building is a disgrace"
One of party Of tourists who has just
returned from five months trip abroad,
where much time was spent in the differ
ent European capitals, among them
Paris, has still other objections to make
to the big fair across the sea- and some
of these were emphatically stated in a
chat with the G l 0 yesterday after
noon
Unless one speaks French fuently,"
continued the returned tourist, sit is al
most impossible to find just the places
one wants to visit. There are very few
guides on the grounds and nearly all the
officials speak French and nothing else.
Ask ore of them where a certain build
ing Is, and he will either shrug his Shout
ders with a Je ne comprends pas, mad
anne, or else he will give you some rapid
ard voluble directions that leave you
more bewildered than ever The buildings
string along the Seine and Champs Ely
sees for a distance of fifteen miles, and
the Chicago exposition there are no
means of seeing the exposition except by
walking"
DISPLAY OF JEWELS.
The tourist spoke enthusiastically of the
exhibit of French jewels. This exhibit,
she thought, far outrivaled Tiffany's dis
play, and even the display of crown jew
els, gorgeous though the latter was. The
taces she stated, were also a source of
Infinite delight to all women visitors
The jewels and laces are both in the
manufacturers building, and they are
always surrounded by an admiring
throng
ION account of the exposition" she
continued, sit is almost impossible to
buy any laces in the Southern countries
the prices are so exorbitant Asked the
reason for this, the lacemakers will tell
you that they. have sent nearly all their
lace to Paris"
The Swiss village was pronounced the
most picturesque thing about the French
exposition. 1T IS a perfect facsimile of
one of the tiny villages that abound in
Switzerland. Even the great mountains
are there, miniatured in paper mache.
Swiss peasantry people the village, the
gay costumes Of the women adding the
picturesque note of color that makes the
representation complete So perfect Is
little customs of the people are to be
found in the village. In Switzerland the
first things the peasants do when they
rise in the morning is to turn their
feather beds out of the windows to air,
and every morning in the little village
that has been transplanted on French soil
the feather beds are to be seen airing"
UNWILLING OF LAFAYETTE.
The tourist was in Paris on the Fourth
Of July, and picturesque account was
given of the unwilling of the Lafayette
monument.
''-All Paris seemed to go American mad
that day she said. There were mona
but the American colors to be seen,
everybody displayed a tiny flag or ban,
'ner. Through the courtesy of Gen. Por-
ter, the American ambassador, we were
able to attend the unwilling of the statue
IN the Louvre. 7 have never seen SO
many eKquisitely gowned women in my
hfe as there were inside the enclosure
where the statue was to be unveiled
Two different sets of tickets had been
given out, the holders of one set beina
admitted only to the enclosure outside
The court that was hemmed in by ropes
and not to the court itself where the
Itatue was to be unveiled. There was a
mob Of people In this enclosure, but of
sourse they could see nothing. In the
sourt the seats were arranged in amphi-
heater form, covered with crimson. The
state was in the center of the court It
was only plaster paris cast that was
unveiled, but it was considerably over
life size and looked very imposing Two
small children, one descendent of Laf-
ayette, were there, seated near tie
statue and there was great display of
american and French cOlOrs and a num-
Der of floral tributes President Loubet
was present, of course, and at his right
was Archbishop Ireland. Gen Porter
and United States Commissioner Peck
were also there. The American women
all looked so well. I was very proud OF
my cOuntrywomen Sousa's band was in
attendance and played as I am sure it
never played before. The crowd whose
tickets would not admit them into the
court passed the time during the unveil-
Ing of the statue by singing patriotic
songs and cheering for America. They
raised such a disturbance, although it
was good-natured one. that the soldiers
had to be sent out to keep them quiet
IRELAND CONSPICUOUS.
"Of course everybody has read the adj
dress that Archbishop Ireland delivered
that day, but I do not believe anybody
over here realizes how much foreigners
think OF our distinguished prelate. He is
conspicuous figure in every notable as
sembly. Sousa IS another appreciated
countryman of ours. The people go wild
over his music.
There is one thing about the Paris ex-
position that outrivaled anything seen at
Chicago and that was the electrical dis,
play. The electrical building is a very
ornate one and it was quite a fad for
the tourists to dine in it's great cafe and
watch the wonderful display of colored
electric light in the evening Great
waves are sent out over tho various
buildings and the effect is indescribably
beautiful
Much has been written and said about
the out Of door life Of the Parisans, but
believe most foreigners are disappointed
In it. This year especially we have heard
a good deal about the out of door cafes
with their leisurely diners, but re-
spectacle women do not, as rule
patroniZe these cafes. If they do it's only
because they are determined to see every
thing in Paris. The French women are
the most smartly dressed women l have
ever seen and they wear The most beau
tiful lingerie. 1t is impossible not to OBJ
serve this when they cross the streets
At the theaters full dress is not the rule
as it is in England. The French woman
wears very much what her American
sister does, a dainty blouse with dark
skirt She has the trimmest figure In the
world, l think.