Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-08-16
EXPOSITION LETTER


When we got to Paris everything was
seemingly in confusion. People were
/ jabbering and gesiicnlating but not. one
word could we understand. realized
/ for the first time what it was To he u
..stranger in a strange land. That eve
ming ut dinner the dining room was a
scene Of great interest. | could hear n
many ms five different languages being
/ spoken at The same time
Paris is indeed beautiful city quite
i "A contrast to the smoke and fog OF Lon
/ don. The wide bouleyards and beautiful
parks make it something never to lac
/ forgotten How strange il seemed not
10 be able Ia read the signs and adSei-
/ tisemens posted Oh tue sides of the
street and thai We could not even buy
onr lunch without aid
/ We began onr sight seeing in Paris 10y
visiting the Louvre. IA great art palace
/ 1t would be impossible to even begin Ia
tell Of the wonderful pictures this gallery
contains
The Cathedral of Norte Dame is large
ediice aud will hold .0.u00 people. Il
/ has three large stained windows which
are exifemel, beautiful. but do moi al
nit great deal of light.
Behind Nore Dame is the Morgne
where the dead bodies of unknown per
sons are exposed upon marble slabs. foi
/ three days unless previously claimed bt
friends This is one Of the places | pre-.
/ ferred not to see.
We passed the Nendume Column.
4 built Ia commemorate the victories oNti
/ the Rlssiaus and Ansirians and built ol
the gnns captured from them during HE
wars
We iIien went 10 the Luxembourg
Palace THIS is where the works of TIN
mo olern painter aud sculptors are ex
bibited. When an artist desc his worl
s taken from here aud placed IN tia
I.oayre. There are beautiful garden,
surrounding Ire Palace.
Tie Grand Opera. the largest iheatr'
in the world. eoyefs an area oI thre
acres. and l,rl ween ihrde and four hund
red houses We're demolished 10 provd'
room Ia build IT, The entire cosi Va.
~. lDo,000.
We role down The street known II
the Great Boulevard. which Was origin
al. the line of Notifications OF lie Oh
city.
Place dc la Concord is the finest pafi
IA HE city. II Is where the euiloilns
stoo during the "heign of Terror.
We saw the Madeline and Hotel de-
Invnlifles. built by l.ouis XIV f3r ole
soldiers. 1t covers Thirty one acres
Napoeon.s tomb Ii magnificent. llt
Oiolelin Tapestry manufacture IL one oi
ihe greatest sights 10 be seen. Picture.
ar. taken from the canvas and rei'ro'iue
,.d tapestry. one must work fourteen
wears Ia learn how Ia do tins work. II
,s reserved lor The exclusive use of tht
Royal families and persons nf great dis
tinei ION.
After seeing the principal points oil
interest IN tue city. We began to visit the
fair.
1t has been said ihe exposition IL
city within city; bai il Is more. IT Is.
n. If a part of all nations Of tue world
had been brought aud set down on the
banks of the Seine,
The exhibition of lssj covered a space
of IL acres while this one covers 2G6. 1t
is collossnl hey ond the ordinary imagin;-
lion. though lis five parts are arranged
IN such manner that it is very con-
yenieni 10 visitors aud may he seen IN Il
conparaiively short time.
,iong So early We found II ia state
of great incompleieness.
The first thing 10 attract onr attention
WIS the Eliel 'rcwer, raising It's grace.
fnl head Tar above all surrounding bnild-
iups. Its heighth is 9s6 feet aud from It's
to,, can lie seen for fifty miles the sur
rounding country. and the Seine looks
ik. a silver ribbon winding its way
through the city. II is divided into
three platforms. The Lower one con
tanning cafes aud different kinds Of a
musment.
One Young man Of onr party had very
.musinp experiences. Oue day being on
the plstform he slied a slot machine,
Inanirin2 Of the guide how the French
notice above il real; he was told # he
would drop uiekle in the slot he
woulJ find ont how to make trousers
last Having the usual thrifty Yankee
mind he suposed it woald he good IN
y.st stment. 80 be dropped ia his nichle
There was card came oat which when
translated read make the coat and Nesl
first.
A very interesting part of the Exposi
lion is the "Kue de Nations. Here
every country has pavilion. They arr
,uilt IN "A STYLE characteristic OF the
nation 10 which they belong | was
very much surprised and ehagrined ie
find our United States bnlldlng I'M
finished aud comparing unfasorahle wlti
huildings of countries Of far greater IN
reriority.
Mint is really the Queen OF the r.,
bibition" is the Electricity bnlding
ta...;,,v tba doy tho front af this bulli