The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29

As soon as the traveller gets his bearings
in Paris and is able TO tell at glance
whether he is on the Shawngs Eleesays or
the Avenue Marchand It would be well TO
adopt the national costume in order 20 al
lay the suspicious Of the jonsdarm. This
consists Of a loose blue blouse, cap
which is too big on top and Tops over
gracefully. and a pair Of trousers about
four inches too short. Thus attired the
tourist from Chicago may go anywhere in
Paris and pass for a native so long as he
sternly refrains from conyersing with the
canal. You will meet many OF the canal
around the clubs and cafes and in the Tues
leading to the exposition, but nothing is
to be gained by talking with them, as they
all talk French with a strong Partisan ac-
cent. Attired in the national disguise the
visitor from Chicago should approach the
exposition grounds along the Boulevard
d'orsay. walking with an easy insoosawnce
which marks the true boulevardier On ar
irving at the fence turn to the left and
proceed along the Rue Absinthe until you
come to a gate marked "Nur Arbeiter."
This is the door for employees only and
that is where the tourist has the best
chance Of getting inside.
This gate will be guarded by man with
3 black mustache and gOatee, wearing a
fed uniform and an air OF languor Don't
mind him. He viii attempt probably 10 en-
gage you in conversation relative TO your
official connection with the show II is well
In that case TO be provided with a sheet OF
letter paper bearing the trademark and
address Of a butterine firm or a shoe man
ufacturer at the top. Have this filled out
in rapid. irregular handwriting which no
one can read and dot it with defaced reye-
nue. stamps here and there. When the
guard lays a OBTAINING hand upon your
arm pull this from the inner pocket Of
your blouse and spring it on him
hurIiedly at the same time walking past
him and pointing vaguely to the buildings
He Will infer from this that you are either
the United States commissioner or the por-
ter at one Of the American exhibits and
will withdraw his objections. At any rate,
YOU viii be inside the fence by that time
and he Will doubtless decide TO let the mat
ter drop. After you have once bluhed your
way in that gate viii be easy. After day
or two the doortender will become accus-
toned to your insiuuating manners and
will bow when you approach
One thing the stranger should be very
careful about in Paris. Don't take any
Latin quarters. Although the tourist may
have heard about the Latin quarter all his
life he may not know that il is worth only
20 cents. The natives make desperate at
tempts to pass them on strangers. but If
you are forewarued il should be easy TO |
avoid getting the worst Of il. II anyone in |
sists on pushing money at you take moth |
Ing but francs These are accepted at all /
the wine shops and az most Of the Caffys.
Do not forget TO hunt up the Shawngs |
Eleesays as soon as you have time. You |
can easily tell when you come to fl, be |
cause it is so different from Grand Boule- /
ward. Austin Avenue, and other streets 4
you may have mentally compared it TO 4
when you figured on going across. The |
best time to visit the Shawngs is about 4 |
o'clock in the afternoon. when the haut /
ton are riding by in their automobiles. |
The parade starts from the Place de Ia /
Concorde, the right resting on the pont I
which occurs at that point, and moves I
south southwest 10 the Arc de Triomphe. 1
This. by the way is the largest arc de /
in the world. II was begun by /
Napoleon in 1906. Almost as soon as he /
had the first course OF stones laid. how 1
ever, he discovered that some words he
had spoken in the heat OF anger had been /
taken up by Russia. Turkey Prussia, Eng /
land, Italy. and Portugal. and that il was I
Incumbent upon him TO do some fighting /
Laying down his trowel and moving the /
derrick sadly TO place where he could 4
readily find il when he had time TO con-
tinue his labors. Napoleon went out and /
licked the countries enumerated
When he had finished the fighting. how
ever, he found his time so completely /
taken M in ruling France and affprward /
posing on the beach at st. Helena for por-
trait paintings and artists generally that |
he could not finish the masonry work on 4
the arch Il remained in a remarkably /
unfinished state until 1896. when Louis
set to work and finished it, Even
then work was seriously delayed by the in
reference Of the Societie des Maisons 1t
Lsieurs de Bricque who insisted that
Louis had no right TO do the work until /
be Joined the union. Louis. however in