The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-27

the grand stand to pieces. The race
track was covered With growth OF
grass and dozen horses we're canter-
ing mp and down, evidently prepar-
Ing for a preliminary race. Present.
~ they lined up with their noses To
the wire, as the wire was raised,
they dashed away In bunch. Bet
ting was popular but the crowd
showed no great enthusiasm at this
race nor at several others that fol-
lowed IL. We supposed that they
were saving themselves up for the
grand event when, suddenly, the
vast multitude began Tn break up
and move toward the city. Then we
knew that the Gran Prix was over
The greatest horse race Of the season
had heen pulled Oh and we didn't
know II, We had expected something
different In gay Paris How ever the
crowd alone was well worth seeing so
we climbed TO the top of the Arch OF
Triumph and, for an hour, watched
the great tide OF humanity rs II
flowed back dawn the Champs Elys'
ses toward the heart OF the city.
The theatres OF Paris are we'll
worth mentioning and IL Is well
known that the Grand Opera House
here Is the NEST magnificent In the
world. Bv paying i've francs eacn
we found ourselves landed one night
In the fourth gallery TO see the opera
"Armide' Our location gave us a
good view of the house and We could
see that ii was not particularly large,
containing four galleries or, rather,
tiers of boxes, and seating probably
1000. We counted 20 pieces In the
orchestra and the scenery, acting
aud singinfi were. OF course, grand for
nothing but the very best steps upon
this stage. At the end of the FIRST
act nearly everybody left the hall
aud, out OF curiosity, we followed the
crowd. We found them out In the
large marble hall promenading up
and down and learned that this is o
regular custom here between acts; on
this account the intermissions are
much longer than In an American
theatre. We stood back beside q
marble pillar and watched the pas.
sing show which seemed carcely
second to the one on the stage; po-
lite Frenchmen In evening dress and
women In Paris gowns and diamonds I;
and such dresses! gave thanks In
wardiy that was not woman for
would certainly have died OF envy.
We noticed one woman In particular
Who by the way, was a model OF
beauty and not unconscious Of the
fact her dress hung so low at the top
and trailed so far at the bottom that
the Englishman whispered TO me
that II she didn't ave care she'd
Jolly well lose IL. The opera gowns
" Paris seem TO form cue OF the
features Of the city for, every even
ing, we saw crowds in front OF the
theatres watching the theatre-eoers
AS they alighted from their autos
md passed IN.
We found that an admirable way OF
seeing the city was from the upper
ieck of trolley car; for the princely
sum OF two cents q ride we tray'
ersed Paris In this manner la every
direction and, nc the end OF "A week,
felt quite at home In any part of the
city IL Is too great city TO attempt
10 describe In one letter, but, before
closing would mention the Tomb oil
Napoleon, the man who did so mucI
TOR France In general and Paris IL
particular The gilded dome attract:
attention from afar and on entering
se leaned over the balustrade exactly
underneath the dome and looked
Town upon the great sarcophagns o
red granite In which repose the re
mains Of the great man. The mosaic
pavement Of the tomb represents |
laurel wreath OF twelve statues, repfe
, enting his chief victories, SURROUND
the gallery and look down upon th'
'arcopbagus between them ar,
placed trophies OF battle fiags, th
, shole making most important an'
, impressive scene. glanced at tn
!. Englishman who was standing reyer
,ntly hat In hand, contemplating th
/, tomb Poor beagar - he said IN
came near licking US at Waterloo an
il he had where would he have steI
. ped2" Poor beggar,. indeed TO di
In captivity after all bis hrillian
achievements. Perhaps no man Ina
ever been more praised or more Ger
, snfed golBg 10 prove that 10 I
great Is TO he misunderstood. II
!, vas buried here according 10 his ON
= wish which was expressed in his wi
aud Is now engraved over bis tomt
= "Je desire que mes cendres reposet
= sur les bords de Ia Seine, an mile
:. lie ce peuple frapcais. que j'ai tai
aime. - 4 desire that my ashes r.
pose on the borders Of the Seine,
:. the midst OF the French Peep
- " HON have loved so well."l
Geo. Stenuenbcrg.