The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-16

know all about the matter. l have
talked with scores OF them and I'm
"muddled."
Getting back TO Dr. Forbes and my
self. | Will gay that Paris was our
first point In France and tho prlnci-
pal one, although we visited several
French cities, Including Rheims.
where they held the first aeroplano
tournament In the worlds history.
Paris we liked very much We took
in the principal art galleries. muse
urls. prominent buildings, etc. be.
sides innumcrable points of lesser
fame. but none the less interesting
In many ways.
think the Louvre was the main at
traction with us and whenever show
or interfered With days program or
an extra hour presented itself. our
first thought was of the Louvre and
we laid Il course for IL Immediately.
Surely one docs not need to he versed
In art 10 enjoy these great paintings
and sculptures with which Europe
abounds. A little regard for the beau
tIful in nature and some observance
of humanity and the worlds ways
will give anyone entree to the pleas
you can recall OF history or In regard
to the old masters OF course, adds
just that much
With the Louvre should be also IN
cluded the Luxembourg gallery. the
school of fine arts. the Cluny and 9th
or institutions with their treasures of
painting and sculpture Among the
museums We visited are the Cluny,
Louvre Museum of Artillery, the Tro-
cadero and another in Rue ST. Mar
tin which / don't recall. | will only
mention the Luxembourg palace, the
Mint. Bourse, Pantheon. Madeline the
Morgue. etc. We saw them all and
enjoyed them.
The morgue was visited only by re-
sorting to the majesty of the press
and the medical profession and our
blum lasted about Ave minutes before
the groucby welgherof,thepo portcullis
retorted with something that looked
like a consignment of the press to the
uttermost realms and eyed Forbes
with so peculiar a glitter of suspicion
that we bowed profoundly and hast
ened away for the proper credentials.
Directly In front OF the morgue is
Notre Dame cathedral, (this reversed
order Is necessary to show that ] am
not quoting the guide book. In spite
OF It's unfinished appearance from with
out and the rather dubious outlook for
its ever being completed, we were
duly impressed with It's magnificence
as a specimen Of Gothic architecture
We also succeeded in impressing one
another with our knowledge of ely
M ,,thf oh
states. should attract special notice" A"
France has been flying-mad for two
or three centuries. anyway, and since
Bleriot negotiated the channel the at
tack has become acute.
We spent an entire morning at the
top of Eiffle tower, viewing Paris
and its envlrons for 45 miles from a
height Of nearly one thousand feet
The day was clear and the view can
be imagined better than ] can de-
scribe il Even at that tremendous
height, the sense of insecurity soon
leaves one upon gaining the upper
platform and the wonderful panorama
which extends in all directions is filed
with interesting details which a tele-
scope supplied by the attendants, In
crease hundred-fold
Napoleon, in either the monuments
of his own conception. or the memor-
ials erected by admiring France. is
ever present. The simple IN" seems
so impressive wherever it Is encoun-
tered and implies so much. His tomb.
adjoining the Inyalides, is possibly the
most impressive memorial in the
world. AS one stands in the great
yaulted edifce and contemplateS the
massive sarcophagus in the crypt be-
low. a reverence creeps over one
which is almost akin TO awe Certain.
ly | have never experienced similar
feeling elsewhere nor have | seen a
spot where more universal respect
or reverence is shown by the hurrylng
tourist II is hard to refrain from
dwelling upon many of these subjects
which are described so often and
much moro fully than / have time
for,
We did the principal places OF
smuSements in Paris, from the famous
Moulin Rouge (Red Mild of Harry
Thaw fame. 10 the Grand Opera. The
music halls are also worthy of note.
although European performances of
every kind differ very little from our
own. Possibly the most striking diff
ference is the "promenoir" or encirc-
ling foyer where patrons may stand
during the acts or stroll about at their
pleasure hats on and smoking Drinks
are served, women never think of re.
moving their enormous head-Cear, and
the olegantly-gownod and bc-hatted
demimonde, promenading about with
the freedom of a privileged character,
lend color TO the general scheme. il
nothing more.
Paris is poorly lighted and outside
the districts illuminated by the bril-,
liantly-lighted cafes. the great ave-
nues. parks and squares look dismal
and deserted, as indeed they are. At
night fall all Paris gathers in the
cafe districts 10 promenade, smoke,
drink and converse on the follies OF
the day.
Paris dimes and drinks out OF doors
None of your curtained saloons OF
America nor your partially concealed
9rog-shops of Great Britain. Instead,
are substituted tables and chairs in
the big open fronts of the cafes and
restaurants and out on the sidewalks
nearly TO the curb. / have seen very
little drunkenness connected with this
open-air business and 1t Is in such
marked contrast to what ! found i'm
Ireland and England, with SO much
less poverty. begging and ragged chill
dren, that | am not sure that the out
of-door shop is not an improvement
and might be tried In America along
temperance lines.
] should like to digress bit here
and insert something about the gen.
eral state of law and order of the con-
tlnent as ii differs from that Of Great