The daily sentinel., 1909-12-23
Paris, Dec. 10, 1908.

fdTlSs Lee ~ lSuJs
To The Sentinel:
In the compartment of the train on
which we were coming into Paris we
became acquainted with young New
York couple who were touring Eu-
rope and enjoying IL immensely. The
husband Is an artist on the New York
World staff. They were young and
full of fun and the time passed rap
idly. We arrived in Paris at p. m.
August 4. ! was left to stay with
the suit cases while the others went
to see about the inspection of the
baggage.
| was sitting on a suit case in a
large room which II seems was not a
waiting room. Soon an official came
and ! suppose said / must go out for
he pointed to the door. said no.
| can't go for l have all these suit
cases and besides | will get lost from
my friends. all of which was Greek,
Tor English. which was all the same
TO him). He talked with his hands
and SO did |, but | wouldn't go and
just sat still. AT last he gave up
and went away. Finally my party
came back. everything was arranged,
our trunks were on the cab ready to
go to our hotel, and we said goodbye
to our young friends and parted.
We have been in Paris over four
months, long enough to have seen
many of the sights and wonders of
this great city. But sightseeing has
been considerably hindered by cold
and rainy weather. Although 1t is
cold and disagreeable, the ther-
mometer does not run low. Last
Sunday, December 5, the New York
Herald reported the maximum and
minimum temperature for the day to
be A and 90 centigrade or about
39' and SO Fahrenheit. Coal retails
at SIS per ton.
We had the address of the Student
Hotel, the headquarters of the Am
erican branch of the Y. w. NJ. A.
where students can by belonging to
the Student Union have many ad-
vantages. The building is on broad
boulevard, SO ST., Michel. 1t was at
one time convent, 1t has been re-
modelled and made modern 1t is
four-stories high. A new reading
room above and tea room below were
built back In the old garden, where
at one side and at the back is high
stone wall two hundred and fifty
years old. covered with moss and ivy.
There are two very old fig trees in
the garden which bear figs but they
never ripen for the shade is so dense
that the sun seldom penetrates
through the branches. In the garden
are shrubs, flowers and graveled
walks. On one side is very old
three-storied stone house where
George Sand at one time lived Tea
is served every afternoon at o'clock
in the garden where there are tables.
chairs and foot stools. In bad wealth
er tea is served in the tea room. There
is a good library and handsome salon,
and dining room. The restaurant is
very good and meals are served to
members and their friends at a rea-
sonable price. There are rooms to
accommodate twenty-five students.
There are Sunday services, Bible
classes. a dispensary, physician two
nurses, baths, opportunity for music
practice. use of atelier, concerts. lee
lures in winter and excursions every
Saturday to places of interest in and
near Paris. until cold weather We
were cordially received and addresses
given us of places where we might
find a permanent location.
One of the first places of interest
to See was the Luxembourg Gardens
and Art Gallery. The buildings of the
Senate face the gardens at one end.
There are several fountains and hum
dreds of pieces of statuary, in groups
and at intervals, and flowers every
where. Here, for the first time |
saw fruit trees trained flat against
an iron fence and high wall. The
Anph -,
paper bag; from a distance | thought
they were hollyhocks gone to seed.
For three weeks a fete was held
quite near where we live. II occupied
| the streets and walks for many
blocks. The streets and intersections
were decorated with festoons of col
ored electric lights and artificial
flowers. There were dozens of mer-
ry-go-rounds. The largest one had a
very large dome top ornament with
nice Fat pink pigs in couples waltzng.
alternating with nicer. fatter and
| plnker cupids astride of pigs gallop-
ing around the dome, all festooned
with pink roses and green leaves.
Then below pigs with saddles were
ridden to the tune of Rainbow and
other American airs. In others. rab-
DTS, horned cattle, goats, sober look
ing donkeys, their heads moving up
and down in life-like but discon-
solate way, were ridden by the de-
lighted crowd, young and old.
There were all kinds of wheels and
games OF chance and always a great
crowd around trying their luck. There
were cheap 1ewelry, women selling
La Pomme de terre. (potatoes) fry