Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21

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hut the greater part passes into the
Place de In Concorde. Nov haunting
the pomp ana pride of France. with
shlmmerlng fountains, white statues and
all the 6nc masses of foliage yelled in a
dnzziine light"
In winter time the long rows Of lights
along the Champs Elysees stand out like
so many ghosts. they glitter so against
the dark outline Of the trees behind.
But with the bursting Of spring Paris
by night is much more attractive than Is
Paris by dny. The Champs Elysees is
lively long after, midnight with the haute
monde, who have been dining or enjoy
Ing fete champetre out in the Bots.
The cnfes and restaurants near the thea
ters. opera houses and concert halls are
thronged outside and within with pleas
ure seekers anxious to refresh them
selves and to satisfy their hunger after
three or four hours spent Mt theater
or OPERA But 70 know the life of Paris
in all it's moods one must wander up the
streets and boulevards on Sunday and
on fete days.
On Sunday. if the weather is fine, the
bouievards are gay with vehicles and
holiday makers. They are hastening tn
the theaters and cafe concerts. There IL
gayety. life. everywhere, for Sunday in
Paris Is a day of recreation. Before some
| of the music halls and the cafe concerts
the crowds are so great it is almost
| worth the life of pedestrian or take
meter to push Its way along. On the
Boulevard Rochechouart the grass plots
| are lined with caroussels, ferris wheels.
shooting galleries and vendors Of Ice
cream and bonbons, affording SIMPLE
though lively sport to hundreds for
small sum. An equally interesting,
though more arlstocratic sight, Is the
fete des Fleurs, which takes place In the
Faubourg st. Germain. There are phae-
tons. victorias and motorcnrs hidden he
hind orchids. violets and roses. vieInS
with the flowers are handsome and chic
women of many nations, Bunches of
flowers go flying through the air, and my
lady of fashion smiles as she Is pelted
| with snowballs of her favorite flowers.
| Once more the stranger crosses the state
| y Pont Alexander to the Hotel des In
valides and Napoleon's tomb, half yelled
| by the dark night, lost in darkness but
for the stars playing in the sky. The
tomb OF Napoleon bespeaks of the glory
and beauty of the French capital. For
Napoleon swept aside the chaotic made
Paris progressive and beautiful and was
potent In giving this city the handsomest
and most attractive boulevards in the
| world.
The Horse in Paris Streets.
There Is only one thing to mar the
/ splendor of French boulevards, and that
Is the horse who is here a most woe
begone creature 1t would seem to prove
the truth of the adage that all animals
may outlive their usefulness. Paris IS 80
automobile mad that the people have
little time to give to the subject the
care that should be given TO horses.
1t is the auto-car which occupies the
foreground and it is only at the races
| that horse becomes a topic Of interest.
But as soon as these are over the smart
folk go back to their auto-cars and forget
that there are such creatures as horses
in Paris
A visit TO the hne private stables reveals
the fact that even where men own two or
three auto-cars many are without
single horse. There are those who keep
horses for horseback or spnn for q
/ victoria, used during the summer months.
But a pair Of fine steppers are an unusual
sight even In the Champs Elysees.
horses a few years ago have sold them TO
taxemeter-cab companies and to cab eriy-
ers, and what woe-begone creatures tney
have become! They justify these tactics
with such explanations as Horses are
such care and expense and they do
not offer nearly the same amount Of
pleasure as an auto-car."
whatever French horses may or may
not have been, they are now a most
misunderstanding tribe. Lean ana m
kempt they hob-not as though they
were trotting on their last legs, or were
blind In one eye. The cab drivers. IN
spite of their nhrmity, keep them on
the trot all day long, goading them on
by a cracking of whips over their bucks.
1t goes without saying that they give
way to the auto-cars, which think moth
ing OF sputtering before horses face
and even grazing the carriage wheel
|. The occupant would not dare to complain,
but must be satisfied II his friend. the
chauffeur. cries, "Prenez zarde"
The drivers who own their own horses
and cabs usually handle them worse; for
they are interested IN the many miles
they can cover a day and do not give
thought about the poor horse they are
working to death. 1t makes little differ
ence 20 them II their horses die from
oyerwork; they can get another for
song. They have fierce competitor In
the taxemeter automobile, which goes
twice as fast, slips less and may be used
for almost the same price, excepting that
the eoachman expects a larger pourboire.
Certainly, with such sickly and badly
shod horses as one sees on French boule-
Yards IL would be well II the automobile
IN Paris aid drive the horse sltogether
out Of business