Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-07-17
Paris -Which is Not France.
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- LEAAMAI
suggests comparison ofthese two coan-
tries. Each IS interesting, attractive,
inviting in its own way which Is not
the others way. Germany is a mans
empire; France is a woman's republic.
The man Is not only the head Of the
household In Germany but he is the
household. No man is eve seen
wheeling a baby buggy in Germany.
In France the spectacle is common.
In Germany one woman and one dog
are hitched to a cart. In France
there are at least two dogs with every
woman.
Germany is sturdy, prosaic; France
is brighter, more poetical. Germany
goes in for gold, France for glory. A
mug Of beer typihes one, a bottle Of
sparkling wine the other. France
wins a battle and sets upa monument
OF bronze. Germany winsa war and
takes two provinces and a billion
francs for indemnity. There is
sentiment in the one, business 10 the
other.
The two provinces, Alsace and Lor-
raine, may yet break the pace Of Eu-
rope. France first wrested them from
Germany and in the last war Germany
got them back. France has never
forgotten this. In the Palace de Ia
.Concorde at Paris, the most splendid
public square in the world, are statues
representing various French cities
The one with the name Strasburg,
the capital OF the surrendered proyin-
ces, is constantly draped in mourning.
Germany's attitude toward France is
that Of pity. The black eagle Of
Germany is aproud bird and fears not
the French. The attitude Of France
toward Germany is that Of unrelent-
ing hatred. Her soldiers are given
free access to the blood-stained gallery
at Versailles, filed with pictures Of
French triumphs and never a picture
of Sedan or Waterloo.
THE WORLDS MOST %BEAUTIFUL CITY
The visitor comes to Paris expect
ing much Of beauty and be is not dis
appointed. There is no more beauti-
full city. Everywhere are attractive
buildings splendid streets and gay
life. The Louvre, the Modest art
collection, is in Paris for those whose
tastes lie that way. The bouleyards,
with their whirling activities Of color
full kinds, are here for those whose in
clinations are in this direction. One
can scarcely 90 4 block without CON-
ing face TO face with a building which
is a dream OF architecture OF passing
some spot where history Of stirring
sort has been made.
TO suggest the names Of the beauti'
full buildings in Paris would be 10 al
a dozen columns In any newspaper Tho
Hotel dc vfle, the town hall; the
Tuilerles, almost ruined to-day; the
Hotel DIES Inyalides with the magnih'
cent tomb OF the great Corsicani tho
temple-like church Of Madeleine whers
the society folks OF Paris 20 TO wor'
ship themselves; the Palace Of Justice
once ahouse Of injustice; Notre Dam'
Cathedral, unduly obscured by neigh
boring buildings; the Louvre itself
these and q thousand Others appeal Z
the lover Of the beautiful.
The wide boulevards, thronged will
people until the sun downs and thei
thronged again; the Bots de Boulogne
la park OF marvellous beauty; and Per
La Chaise cemetery, with its weaitl
Of weeping marble-the visitor scare
knows where TO turn. Other elite
have one or two supremely beautiful
attractions, Paris has many.
The very atmosphere Of the city, IN
stained by smoke, and the gorgeou
green OF the great chestnut trees S
carefully preserved along the streets
tempt all who come within the city t
remain and become Partisan. Paris
, not a commercial city. Tits a city {
beauty, art, comfort and-wickednes
Its population is the gayest to be me
the whole world around. Nomateri;
comfort Is neglected in Paris. Life
enjoyed to the full-the present lif'
Paris isa city Of to-day, not yesterda
OF tomorrow.
DELICATE FEAsTING IN PARIS.
A distinguished citizen Of Nilsson
has upon bis library table-or did haS
there in good old times when Ii
scribe was his guest-a volume /
Theodore Child with the taking It'll
Delicate Feasting." Child wroi
the book In Paris. We are confider
that some chapters could be added
, the volume.
French cooking in an American b
tel and French cooking in a Paris re
taurant are two entirely differeT
|, things. They are dissimilar as cor
oysters In the Ozarks and fresh oystel
, steamed at Haryey's. There is
daintiness about French cooking ]
Paris, a favor that attaches to u
, products Of the culinary art whic
, does not appear TO exist elsewherl
The bread is good to start with. Par
bread Is deseryedly famous. The X
daker says the wine Is all good exceE
some which is better. The meats al
cooked so that the juices do not go u
the chimney. Then there are marye
Gus sauces and conhtures and delicat
cheese and special dishes OF which n
body except the chef knows even tn
name but which Joyian nectar neve
equalled. Under the intelligent quiz
ance Of an accomplished Paris-Amer
can we studied and applied the gastrl
nomic art from Dural's-a Delicate
sen in nuns veiling-tO the moi
fashionable establishments around til
Place de lOpera, until we think
writing the chapters supplementary |
the little Child book. One Festaurar
is celebrated for its beef, another K
its fish, another for It's ~eggs-each ha'
! ing its particular chef d oeuvre. q
that word Is misspelled it is the fauI
! Of the p~roofreader.l Moreover, II th
department Of Household Economic
: In the University Of Missouri needs :
instructor, In addition 10 the taIente
head there Of We knnM an lndirldna