The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20

saunterng leisurely, sitting In the open
air slipping wine and enjoying the crowd.
A walt of half hour for a bus is not
long and ta1emeter is not to be had ut
any price.
The climax to these difficulties Is
| reached when Paris is in holiday array.
Carriages and automobiles are hemmed in
| every which way. The automobiles hiss
and sputter as though they would defy
the policemen and their clubs. Gradually
the crowd is forced to yield and the Re.
| publican Guards draw up to either side
| draw their swords In readiness for the
| lord mayor, who will soon drive by. The
| crowd wait patiently. the policemen make
| final effort to clear the streets. for three
| or four chariots come slowly into view. 1t
| is easy to distinguish the lord mayor by
the gllded standards seen In his carriage.
He Is cheered all along the way by great
crowds and acknowledges these greetings
by bowling TO right and left The cha riots
so by and the crowd disperses as Quickly
as 1t Is gathered.
Not all the streets are cleared. On
warm day the shopping districts along
the Rue de ia PAX and Place Vendome
are lined with carriages and automobiles.
walls of old Dutch, French and Italian
masters. When he comes upon the por.
traits of Nine. lie Brun, painted by herself,
he finds these exceedingly refreshing.
He goes away satisfied to remember the
graceful statue of Winged Victory and
the handsome face of Venus de Milo.
He reads In his weekly program that
there Is an exhibition of pictures at the
Salon. and remembers not to forge! the
pictures at the Luxembourg. He goes to
the Salon, and Is somewhat disappointed.
There are plenty of portraits of men and
women, though the handsome women are
In the minority. He Is certain that many
OF these portraits would not be on exhl.
bition were it not for the handsome tot.
lettes worn by those women and the rep.
utation Of the artists. He Is more pleased
with the Luxembourg. The marbles nre
wonderfully beautiful. and the paintings
Include masterpieces by Renoir Rafael
and Monet.
There are as many churches and mu-
seums to be visited MS there are gal |
leries Reaching the Madeline. the sight.
seer finds it draped In heavy black, and
is refused admission because funeral of
an important public official Is taking |
place. He goes to the Chapele Expa.
tore, where Louis XVI. and Marie An. |
tonette are buried and finds the place
worthy Of a visit The chapel Is small
and Is built In the form of a cross 1t Is
decorated with two handsome groups In
white marble by Bosio; on the right Is
Louis NYI. ascending into heaven. The
angel that supports him recalls these
beautiful words: "Ells de Saint Louis.
montez au ciel" (Son of st. Louis, ascend
to Heaven). To the left is the Queen.
sustained by religion. Notre Dame Is an
other of the churches he visits M.th In,
terest.
He finds It imposing and grand because
OF the pointed arches upheld by 81 pill
lars Its chief features Of beauty are the
three great rose windows aud IL other
'tained-glass windows. Tho most attrac.
ave of these Is the Pantheon, which was
dedicated by Louis Nv. to st. Geneyleye,
out wis converted into pantheon or
memorial temple by the convention in
791. The mural paintings are special
eature, 10 the right Is n beautiful like.
less OF st. Genevleye in childhood, by
'uryis de Chavannes to the LETT Is the
lartrydom of st. Dents. by Bonuat. In
he left transept are the hapdsomest OF
neral paintings. On the right hand side
tands Joan of Are before Orleans, at
iennes In prison, at the lower end SUI.
erb Gobclin tapestries worth $4,000 a
ece.
The old palaces In the enyirons OF
'arls. where French rulers once lived, /