The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29
FOR VISITORS TO PARIS
Hints TO Tourists With an Abund-
ance of Nerve.
Ways Suggested to Travellers for
viewing the Wonders of the Great
Exposition-Why Napoleon Adam
doned Work as n Mason-Warn-
ings Concerning the Lntin Quarter.

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 1t would be well TO
adopt the national costume in order 10 al
lay the suspicious of the jonsdarm ms
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 so any where in
Paris and pass for native SO long as he
sternly refrains from conversing with the
canal. You will meet many of the canal
around the clubs and cafes and in the rues
leading to the exposition, but nothing is
to be gained by talking with them IS they
all talk French with strong Partisan &C
cent. Attired in the national disguise the
visitor from Chicago should approach the
exposition grounds along the Boulevard
d0rsay, walking with an easy insoosawnce
which marks the true bouevardier. 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
black mustache and goatee. wearing
red uniform and an air of languor. Don't
mind him. He will attempt probably to en-
gage you in conversation relative to your
official connection with the show. 1t is well
in that case to be provided with sheet OF
letter paper bearing the trademark and
,,fa hvr4t firm oh
ufacturer at the top. Have this filled out
in rapid, irregular handwriting which no
one can read and dot it with defaced reve-
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
hurIledly 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 will be inside the fence by that time
and he will doubtless decide to let the mat
ter drop After you have once bluffed your
way in that gate will be easy. After day
or two the doortender will become accus-
tomed TO your insinuating 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 forewarned it should be easy to
avoid getting the worst of it. If anyone in
sists on pushing money at you take moth
Ing but francs. These are accepted at all
al, t,-fya ,e1,a ofs f1a five
Do not forget to hunt up the Shawngs
Eleesays as soon as you have time. You
can easily tell when you come TO it, be-
cause it is so different from Grant Boule-
ward, Austin Avenue and other streets
you may have mentally compaI ed it TO
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 la
Concorde. the right resting on the pont
which occurs at that point, and moves
south southwest to the Arc de Triomphe.
This, by the way. is the largest arc de
triomphe in the world. II was begun by
Napoleon in 1906 Almost as soon as he
had the first course of stones laid, how
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 II was
incumbent upon him to do some fighting.
Laying down his trowel and moving the
derrick sadly to place where he could
readily find it 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 Up in ruling France and afterward
posing on the beach at st. Helena for por-
trait paintings and artists generally that
he could not finish the masonry work on
the arch. 1t remained in remarkably
unfinished state until 1886, when Louis
Philippe set to work and finished il. Even
then work was seriously delayed by the in
reference of the Societie des Maisons ct
Laieurs de Bricque. who insisted that
Louis had no right to do the work until
he Joined the union. Louis, however, in