The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-17
American Season at Full
Tide in Paris and Hotel
Keepers and Other Paris
ians Correspondingly Happy
TOURISTS TO BE SEEN
IN.CAFE AND BOULEVARD
Beautiful Gowns Worn at
Smart Spring Weddings,
Some of Which Are De-
Scribed as MaveiS of Beauty
HIPS REMAIN UNDER BAN

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Paris, April 1.-THE American season"
as II is called, has set in, and Paris is
filled to OVERLOOKING with American visi-
tors, the advance guard Of those who are
yet to come in thousands One steamship
authority estimates that there VIII be
10000 Yankee visitors here within the
next three months, which means the eX-
penditure of hundreds OF thousands Of
American dollars in the French capital
1t may well be imagined what comfort
this announcement brings to the French
commercial heart, which, only few
months ago, was filled with gloom and
despair in the belief that the flood and
It's effects would result in such business
depression here that thousands of store
keepers and others would be ruined, be-
cause of the fact that tourists. fearing
public inconvenience by reason of streets,
shops and hotels being damaged by the
rush of waters, as well as by the expec-
tant sickness and disease. would avoid
Paris almost entirely and seek other
points on the continent and in England
at which TO seek amusement and spend
their money. New hope has returned and
all though of the flood and the COM
mercial disaster has been abandoned.
The streets are crowded with tourists
on foot and in vehicles In the afternoon
one can scarcely make their way on the
principal bOuleVards in the famous Rue
de la Paix or in the avenues leading to
the Bots
Fancy Prices Charged.
Prices, too have been Increased, at the
hotels as a result of the demand for ac-
commOdatiOns, and in other establish
ments because of the crowds of shoppers
who are willing to pay almost any amount
to get what they seek. There IS some
grumbling as a result on the part of those
whose purses are thereby depleted to just
so much greater an extent, but after all
they feel a certain recOmpense, for there
is perhaps no place on earth SO lovely
in spring as Paris, nor so full OF atuac-
TONS among them the shops which never
fail to captivate and delight the Feminine
heart, whether American or otherwise, Tor
fashions appeal to womankind the world
over.
Tea rooms, which are quite the fad
here and, in fact, have been for sew
eral seasons, seem TO spring up on every
side where the fashiOnables and near
fashionables may be seen every afternoon,
not only in the heart of the city, in the
shopping district, but in the avenues near
the Bots, but in that famous spot itself
crowds OF smattly dressed women gather
to listen to the excellent bands, and as
might be expected, to look at the toilettes
of other women.
The question Of licensing public gam
bling establishments is again before the
municipal authorities. Expressions OF
opinion for and against the project may
be heard on all sides. One proposition
is that a casino be established, similar
to that at Monte Carlo, where only those
who are able To stand losses without SUD-
seolIent financial distress shall be given
permission TO operate One location sug-
gested is in the garden of the Palals
ROYAL in q building erected by Cardinal
Richelieu in 1886, and where he lived until
1913 Since then il has been the residence
of several kings of France Of later years
il has been occupied by the colonial serY-
ice and other government offices.
/. The flower markets Of Paris are noted
the world over for their beauty and gen
eral attractiveness, # not for their size
/ The display of plants and cut flowers Is
one of the sights of Paris, and partieu-
/ larly during the earlier hours Of the fore
noon are visited by American tourists and
others In great numbers. large build
| ing for the use of the wholesale florists
| Is to be erected by the city