The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-07-27
rt.s!S LETTER.
PARIS, FRANCE, |
July 2nd., 1900.

| theif monuments, cathcdra'S, museums
or even their International Exposi
tions. But how can a writer tell about
| the people Of Il country or portray
! tn,m, Or catch the million evanesccnt
/ flashes by which they show all the
littleness and greatness Of their char
actcr? The French are said to be a
shallow and volatile race, but is NJ.
Taine shallow? Can any one after
reading "Lourdcs," Rome Paris
and his stern heroic defence of Dreyfus
call lola volati,,? There are hundreds
of Frencllmcn no less serious and scarce
ly less distinguished. And for every
great writer Of the other sex in our
language it will not be difficult to men,
ton De Stael or Sand. These are
exceptions, of course. but the great
Frcnchmen have not written without
readers, and their great scientists and
philantropists are not without honor
in their own country. Nevertheless,
their books, or paintings, or statuary,
we do not like the French, nor do they
like us This mutual antipathy, how
ever, does not perhaps prove more
than mutual Ignorance and prejudice.
We do not like anything unlike our
selves. Think of our vanity in this!
The best way to understand the people
OF Il country is to let them talk and re-
veal themselves, and | shall, with your
permission give your readers some lit
eral specimens of French journalism
For week, King Oscar of Sweden
has been in Paris. Last Sunday he
went with the President to the Grand
Plrx, Or biggest horse race of the sea-
son, and during tue week he has been
''doing' the Exposition and the follow
i9g is lit,ra! report from a Paris pa
per ol his last day in Paris:
''Tne King of Sweden and Norway
consecrated the last day of his sojourn
in Paris to visiting the Pavllions in
the street of Nations of the Exposi-
ton. The Spanish pavilion was in
vested with peculiar grace and so
iemnity by the presence OF the lnfanta
Eulalie w.lD insisted upon doing the
donors OF the OCCASION to Oscar the
second in the Palace Of her own coun-
try Oh the Seine That oae respect
fully kissed the hand of the princess
who saiuted him with gracious bow.
The princess had around her NJ. de
Leon V Catillo, Ambassador of Spain;
the Marclio1 - trco Herlnos }, her
dame ol ho,n. ia. lnke de Sesto,
Com miSsary c 'neral of the Spanish
Exposition; le Compile de B.lloncia
don Juan, le mlrulis 'le Eiilllo5ar."
{ No wonder the country is in decad-
ence when So much time is lost in re-
memberny aal giving such titles
The King particularly admired the
magnificent tapestries Of the 18th cen
tury which cover the walls of the diff
ferent salons Ole missed the very
best thing If lie failed to see Boabdils
sword and tunc in the second story
front
In the German Palace, the King of
Sweden WIS more than once surprised.
Il is N -niticent," he said transfiXed
10y the rich reproduction of the famous
salon of Sana Souci, and he added with
ali cxactitude that was somewhat
cruel France has not as beautiful q
collection of the French school at that
period
Ii Finland the King was received
with significant cordiality and one of
the Swe,ls. Commissioners was over
heard to say, Our lost province is to-
day Grand Duehy of Russia"
As his time was limited his Ma jesty
passed hastily through the pavilions
Of Belgium, England, lIungaria, Bosnia,
Austria. the United States and Italy, |
not. however. without a friendly word
with the Commissioner General Of each
country.
\ portrait OF woman by Gains
borough in the English Palace ar
rested his admiration and he sat down
for a moment in front of it.
In one Of the balls of the Hungarian |
Palace, Kin. Oscar remarked the en-
tire side OF the room decorated with |
The headings ot all the newspapers of
Hungary NV vieI! In vicl, trop! trop!"
too many to- ,uany!) exclaimed the |
kim. What would he have said if he |
bad seen displayed The titles of all the |
French papers tThc Cuited States
ia, Ten time, - many rs France.)
Bat there is something else that the |
kng wishes to see, another attraction
he wishes to enjoy, it is the rolling
pavement And now behold all the |
suite of the monarch on the platform. !
Oscar, the second, stepped on it in the |
most natural way in the world, and |
aughcd much to see himself thus car.
led along, and to see all his aidcsde- |
amp step from one platform to the |
}thrr (Ihcre are two parallel plat
orln> moving in the same direction at /
ligcront vclocitics
Mean" hilc the hour had arrived !