The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-09
cAIROITES TOOK
TRIP TO PARIS
WHEM MRS. JOHN SHERWOOD or
CHICAGO, GAVE lNsTRuc-
TIVE LECTURE.
LIBRARY HALL


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A charming logable uttlc woman N
greaE Mrs. Joh Sherwood Of chi
! cago, personally conducted a party Of
Cairo tourists through Paris with the
minds eye yesterday afternoon at IL
\ brary Hail Airs sherwocd's lecture
treated Ct All tho slories Of Paris ana
then the traeedG AZ French history IA
wAich tha sreat city played 10 import
amt part
Tha speaker has mgat pIoasins
address in conversational style am
those WHO attended were most high
BY edited aud Instructed by the de
seriptiou Of the city from one who's
frequent visits has made tn roughly
acquainted with tAe French metropo
Dis
Atrs Sherwood paid d pretty com
Ipliment To Cairo III speaking 81 TN
lmagnoiias cleaning in the Sunshine
(which were b revelation to her i'll the
lmatter eff climate after leaving chi
lcagc S snow and iee Then AFTER re
marking that Cairo haI q nne climate
'fcr which to be grateful SIS If TO com
lf,rt beauty lovers in Cairo, ana spoke |
lot the harmony and proportions which |
make Paris So beautiful All entrances !
Ito Partisan homes. imposiBg or mn |
lprarentious. is through ain archway in !
to d court which is adorned with |
iplants ana foliage fiji tie homes o
tie better classes but which is always
Escrupulously clean til all places.
There are Ill ugly signs in Paris nc
TELEGRAPH Oh telephone noles Or wires
10 disfgnre the streets. The peopl
Twill not allow the presence oil anvthin
that does not tent toward beauty
Absolute cleanliness prevails an,
there are no dirty corners. II one ven
tured 10 throw a piece of pauer IN til,
streets. he would be sure to be AZ +
costed by a gendarne. France. how
ever. is an old country dating its frs
history back to the DAYS before chris
when the Gauls lived there, SO tn,
French people have had time 10 b.
come beautiful and perfect in IN
aesthetic values.
Go Via Antwerp.
Mrs Sherwood advised tourists 10
go to Paris via Antwerp and visit
there the great cathedral where Reu
hens Descent From the Cross is ex
hibited. From Antwerp to Paris is
six hours ride through delightfl
country No railways run into I'll
city OF Paris. but only to the walls
the city for Paris is still walled cit,
with ramparts encircling it.
There are fourteen gates To the cit
ana guards are stationed at all th,
gates 10 see that the people do MOI |
smuggla articles Of food ana proyi-
ions through the gates for f0rdsfuf
are taxed i'm France.
Few OF the hotels in Paris ar Y
souipped with modern convenience !
and MANY of the best are liehtaI ID
candles.
A description Of the opara nous {
which magnificent structure is main
aimed Inv the government was given
Women are nsbers in Partisan the d
tiers and the prices Of admission are J
uuch higher than in America. c
The Tullaries place de Ia Copcorn
ouvra and All the marvellous tbioa.
II this beautiful civ were told Of io
n, q fascinating manner nv Mrs sber q
yood EspeclaI attention was maid n q
ne works of art Of which "a number
n beaut3fpl pictnres were shown
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