St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-01
ATTHE PARIS EXPOSITION.

s,a,es FavIIIOm-Ihe 1Our or the
SHa,,nds COMMUNICATIVE Absence of
re American Flag in the Worlds
Commerce.
Dear CALIFORNIAN.
# was lunch time when l closed
nv last, after our walk of two hours
On the north side of the Seine. The
question was, should we appease
our hunger in Japan" or China"
or "Ceyon" or Russia" or India"
for all these countries were grouped
IN miniature around us as we stood
IN the gardens of the Trocadero. We
selected the Russian" restaurant,
and in Moscow / have hardly felt
more within the circle of the Orient
than here in this gay French capital.
The Kremlin-like architecture of the
Russian pavilion, the walters in their
national costume, the character of
the menu, the music such as | have
listened to in the restaurants of the
Muscovite capital, the groups of
Russian guests, who naturally
drifted to this eating house, to them
so much like home, all these things
combined to make the illusion per-
feet that our lunch was being served
in the heart OF the Russian empire.
Those of your readers who have
visited Moscow would miss here in
this Paris reproduction Of a Russian
restaurant one feature of the "Sla-
yonsky Bazaar" the Delmonico of
that city. 1t is a fountain with a
large circular basin of clear water
and in it a goodly number of that
choicest of all fish the sterlet from
the Volga. Before dining the guest
selected his fish course from these
lively samples swimming before him,
and when that way-station on the
bill of fare was reached, the unlucky
victim, broiled and SIN oking hot, was
placed before him. For coffee we
adjourned to the Russian annex of
the Trans-Siberian railway and here
wesatin adrawing-room car slipping
Mocha while in panoramic form we
journeyed from Moscow to Pekin.
Refreshed by our lunch and the
charm and novelty of this bit of
Russian life we returned to the
business Of sightseeing supplement-
ing our morning stroll over the Ex-
position grounds. AS we cross the
Jena bridge we naturally give a
thought to the victories of the great
Napoleon immortalized in this solid
arch of stone. The Eiffel tower
makes grand framework for the
Champ de Mars with its lovely
HOwer.beds and clean gravel walks,
and the Chateau d'Eau" with its
flashing fountains, and the Palace of
Electricity browning the whole, while
its sides on the right and left are
Hanked by those beautiful buildings
nearly one-third of a mile long and
over 400 feet wide which contain
part Of the worlds contribution to
this grand museum in Paris.
n From the bridge there is hidden
\ Jas we look towards the South end
Of the Champ de Mars, the enor-
nous Machine Gallery" of the 1889
Il Exhibition in which is the Sale DIES
Fetes, grand hall, its panels decor
II ated by noted artists. 1t will ac-
Ecomodate 25,0 900 and all the great
#pubIic functions will take place with
IN its walls. Nearly 5000 electric
Mamps will make the entertainments
10y night more brilliant than those
NY day. On the right of the Jena
bridge" close to the river is an enor-
&mous building dedicated to hunting
&and hshing and forestry and in
companion building on the left the
Mercantile Marine" has a palace
IN which is every thing associated
with navigation. Grouped around
'ne Elttel tower there is an interest
Nng village of rather small buildings,
Out so diversified in architecture and
~ the uses they are dedicated to that
N 'ney constitute a most interesting
II eature of the exhibition. There is
nv Palace of Costume" where one
Fan study past and present fashions
u ladies' dress, there is Luminous
alace,' wholly of glass even to the
tapestries on the wall, and at night
'niS building is one of the Lions"
pm this side of the river. On the
lght OF the Eiffel tower is another
fmaIl colony of buildings varying in
PIE and interest. The one most thor
pughIy advertised is the palace of
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