New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
THE LIGHTS OF PARIS
City That Gratifes Al Tastes, and
H'here Time Flies.

ksnz persons there who have no hopes or
E1rdling the globe making thorough tour OF
Europe but there few who have not 4 cherished
wish and determination TO see Paris There is
no city on earth just like IT, and it IS not city
% Go in 4 fen days. To enjoy Paris thoroughly,
know II, must make it his abiding place.
whether il be in ornate hotel or modest pension
Paris is magic city. city in which. 50 far
the visitor concerned. the only care Is that
tine passes too quickly. The boulevards the res
tsurants the Latin Quarter. the cafes. the shops,
BY day OF by night fascinate him who has not
lived his life with them The very word Paris 10
the outside world is synonymous with gayety, light
Of heart. good cheer and good viii No city is
more cosmopolitan. few 50 much so. No matter
what TIE object or the tourist Paris satisfies IL
Is he wealthy idler. looking only for the enjoy
rnent money bug Paris viii give him moro
than his Ill Of enjoyment and make light his purse.
Is he an art lover, with eyes for naught but old
and modern masters? The Louvre holds priceless
Of this Is he of moderate means.
who wants 70 get a glimpse of the world. as II in
ore view Paris gives it 10 him.
Paris is sim walled city. It's wall is twenty
one miles long and il is fortified by ninety-four
bsstlons. pierced by ffty-seven gates and having
zlacis ana rnoat fftyseven feet wide. In addition
there seventeen detached forts within miles
and nineteen outlying fortresses. encircling
% fou- hundred square miles Outside the walls
arc the suburbs. alI inteuts and purposes parts
n Paris Itself There Bouiogne and fits famous
Bois BoUIogne. adjoining which on the west is
the Longchamps race course Neuily. Tincennes
with its wood fort. chateau and race course Yer
tsies. with its palace gardens fountains. col
iertons and the Grand and Petit Trianon; Ram
houiet- with ts castle, PARKS and gardens: Saint
Cloud, with its palace ana park; 81. Gerrnain-en-
Lsye With its two castles. Sevres. famous for its
ro-ceisins: Saint Denis with its abbey cathedral
where The kings Of France are buried; Argenteuil
avo-ite boating resort: Merel, which derives re-
noTn from tha nearby Abbaye du Val twelfth
century monastery Of great archaeological interest
Fontainebleau. with lis palaces. superb art col
iecnons and its extensive forest. with Barbizon
whence the famous Barbizon school OF art takes
its name, on the western border and Marly-le- Ro
With its forest and aqueduct.
Among the finest Of the wide, straight streets
the Rue de RivoI miles long; the Rue de Ia
Paix, the R1e De Faubourg Saint-Honore and the
hue Royale. The boulevards. which extend in an
irregulsrly circular line both sides OF Seine
generally the site Of the ancient ramparts, be-
f'7een the nucleus Of the city and its surrounding
e-a-ters the chief abrasion. only for the
'"u5'st VINO seeks diversion. but the Partisan as
vel In the better parts OF the city they lined
with trees, seats and little towers called vesps-
slennes- Restaurants. cafes, shops. bazaars and
piaces Of varied amusement succeed another
4or miles, their character varying from the height
p luxury and elegance, in the Bouleyarde des
Itahens and the Boulevard Hsussmann. the
"'lrgeois simplicity of the Boulevards Beaumar-
ohsis and Ssint-Denis.
Paris boasts more than one hundred and thirty
p1olc squares. the most noteworthy of which IS
As race de Ia corcorde. connecting the gardens
q 'he Tuiieries with the Champs Elysees and
SWING superb view Of Of the finest OF the
10y ouildings and gardens. In the centre is the
-oehsk OF 1LNor- on the site occupied by this
sspiisn relic stocd the gUotine which ended the
ives OF Louis XVI. Marie Antoinette Philippe
hsshE Danten Robespierre and hundreds of
v4ers' The Place du CarrouseI, of the
SoTe' contains the Arc de Triomple, erected by
,p'leNh J. The Place de Ia Repuhlque shows a
pe'D bronze statue, typifying The republic other
S OF interest to the visitor are the Place
opera; The Place Vendome, with Napoleon's
S'1iih OF Victory; the Place de la Bsstiile where
$1,000 the famous prison and fortress and the
60 motel de Vile, formerly the Place de la
49, - i"r Centuries the scene Of public executions
e lAe spot at which some OF the bloodiest scenes
N'N revolution were enacted
Gus ps Fslais du Trocadero. a huge structure of
IT, sfcnitecture and crescent form. are colIec-
VI comparative sculpture ami ethnography