La Junta tribune., 1908-09-26
FROM FOREIGN CLlMEs
BY R. w. PATTERSON
Qua SPECIAL EUROPEAN coaREsponpEmr

lioa,s cf people. Ircsably somewhat
larger than Chicago. 1t is more
than Two thousand years old. while
Chicago is less than one hundred
years old The cities differ in many
respects. The one is the trade and
manufacturing center of a great new
empire: the ether the center OF art
and science of Europe.of the old civ
lixation of the world.
Paris Is beautiful city. IL has
many great parks and many small
parks Its bouievards are beautiful
and wide and traverse all parts of
the great city, affording free passage
10 the busy, crowding throng and
pleasure to those who have the time
and means for pleasure-in fact Civ
ing pleasure and recreation to all
Its public buildings are numerous and
great and works Of the highest art Of
the architect and the sculptor and
its art galleries and museums are
everywhere. full OF the most beauti-
full works of the great painters. sculp
IOIB Aho ~ tiotop AAo Va thC tiSh
treasures of the present and past
ages, both of France and of all the
countries of the world. have been
in Paris seventeen days, and every
day has been busy day and a day
full Of interest and pleasure. for ! am
seeing 80 much that Is beautiful and
pleasing and full of interest. that one
could not help but be busy and hap
py, who loves the artistic and beau
tiful and wishes to store his mind
and nf the works OF mans industry
and genius. | have not only been
busy In seeing the beautiful works of
mans brush, chisel and mallet. but
/ have seen and learned much of the
every day life of the people. their
business, banks, markets and schools
still tan only say that have had
but glimpse of Paris.
What attracts the Traveller as much
as anything else, is the beautiful
parks, their number and the great ex
tent of some Of them. They are
scattered In all parts OF the city, af-
fording their educating. pleasure Civ
ing and healthfulness to the whole
people. Paris is not only large
city. In the number OF its population.
but It Is large In its boundaries. The
people are not crowded-not even
the poor and the laborers. as In
great many American cities. for the
buildings seldom rise higher than
six stor les. There arc no buildings
of more than eight stories. SO far as
I have seen, SO that there Ii room
for the women and children. Beside
almost all the buildings are built will
an open court or yard. within and
nj the street.
The river Seine divides Paris into
two parts. flowing In an almost semi
circle. There are broad streets and
bouleyards on both sides of the riv-
er But a most interesting and
wonderful feature of this great city
Is the great park and playground in
the heart of the city. extending ali
along the north bank of the Seine
for fully three miles. All the east
end of the park is the Louvre. great
palaces which are wonderfully beau
tiful buildings, built In rectangie,
with a great open space between,
probably 800 feet or 1000 feet In
width, in which are parks. gardens
and open grounds covered with fine.
clean gravel for play grounds and
breathing places. The palaces were
built by various kings and emperors
of France, until they reached their
present grand and imposing edifices.
They are built of stone. with cornice,
frieze, pediments. pilasters. columns
and windows, doors and arch ways.
designed and fashioned by some OF
the greatest architects and artists OF
Europe. Everywhere the palaces
are ornamented with statuary OF the
great men Of France. reliefs. high
and low-that Is statuary. represent
ing scenes from the history and
fictions of France. carved and stand
ing out from = great tablet or from
the structure to which they belong.
but attached to the edifice-while
here and there. are mqnuments sur
mounted with q single statue or
group, and around the base IL clus-
tered other statuary and reliefs. each
designed to represent some senti-
ment Of art. beautiful or patriotic.
Tho bases or columns OF these monu-
ments are sometimes Of marble. and
sometimes Of granite. while the statu
afy u generally of marble, sometimes