The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-19
NOTABLE AND ANCIENT
BUILDINGS ARE ALWAYS
INTERESTINGsTOVIEW
W Westminster Abbey Fifty Enshrines the Memory Of
Kings Soldiers Statesmen and Other Famous
Personaees--In the Poets Corner

many Of them, but how about the re-
mainder. And then, at night. the
street lights and street scenes are
marvellous and vast. No Aladdin with
mis- wonderful lamp ever conceived OF
such beauty and spiendor.
Paris as Il whole gives one the irr1-
preston of antiquity and beauty, as
well as being modern. There are no
such skyscrapers as Chicago and New
York. they are not allowed by French
law. but the buildings arg more uni
form and artistic. both old and new
ON all public buildings. and over
many churches. even. France has en-
graved or painted the great national
motto. 'Liberality, equality and fra
ternity." Evidently. France does not
mean II nor comprehend 1t, and Will
have tn GO to school to George Wash
ington and William Mckinley a good
many years before IL dnes---E.or- the
essence Of it Is justice to very human
being. however humble on however
great. and france has not even begun
to learn this,
French vanity and concelt are be-
vond description In the great Pic
lure galleries of Versailles, among
acres Of other superb war paintings.
IL one of General Rochambeau and
WtSl4inGtcEa at the sia-a Of - YORK;
town" with little Rochambeau In the
foreground and great Washington In
the rear, as If the Gallo bantam did
III the business there And SO 1t tS
everywhere. until one gets everlast-
lnely tired of French braggadocio and
Erenrh gdsconade,
one of the drives arranged for
Richmond Nirginian guests in Paris
will be around the Place de la Con-
corde This IS the most magnificent
public square in the world. On two
sides are imposing fountains, and
around the square can be discernad
eight colossal seatsr statues, repre-
saaiing the.~prinaipax aiti.ss of ,EraEcA
One ii These IS Strasburg, and since
tht- ttstfttt,- iittsstHf-- Sttf tffts statue
has been constantly draped In mourn-
ing or gsrauded in flowers. touch
Ing proof If the lasting affection OF
the French people for that city taken
from them by the Germans. "a
Although the square is "a gay place.
history ia somber il was the
fayorte execution place during the
reign OF terror in France, Upon this
spot stood the fatal guillotine which
beheaded King Louis SNt. Queen
Marie Antoinette Charlotte Cord0y,
and at last Danton. Robesplerre and
the original leaders of the French
RESOLUTION. GhateaHprisaFid we'll said
that all the waters in the world would
not suffice TO wash away the blood
that had there been shed.
Streets and Boulesaris-
Who has not heard of the beuie-
wards Of Paris hire are eleven Of
these streets succeeding one another
like links in a golden cnain. There IL
Il charm about these boulevards.
which no other streets In the world
seem to possess They are the recog-
nized rendezvous for fashionable
pleasure seekers. Throngs of modern
vehicles pass and repass In bewtlder-
ing succession. II these boulevardo
are thronged with life ia the after
noon. still more brilliant and animat-
ed do they become ON pleasant even-
ings. when every window is radiant
with lights reflected in innumerable
mirrors and when the jewelers. Wtn@z
aews lock like the entrance to thu
great tabled cavern or Aladdin.
One eff the nrarveis of the rHcaU
exposition at Paris WAS the maastS
Efffel tower. reaching height attaiu~
ed by nothing else of human w0rkm
manship In our globe. From the nr0e
OF its great platforms. s7s feet from
the ground splendid panorHma o4s
Paris may be obtained. but from IT,
highest, point Paris looks like an i'm
mehse childs puzzle spread out tn
dwarf like figures below.
And so we could 20 on deacrthlN0
the wonders and marvels OF the YeJ1-s
dome column. and column Of J6tEs
the hetel de Vile. tomb OF Napoi2oH.
the botrse. trocadero. Grand Op@&1
House and its interior. arch
triumph, Madeline. Lo1ivrA. Sfnti1e s6x
Venue de Mile. palace % F0nf<lif54
hieaa and other points of greater NJ
lesser prominence. Rue d. thin 81 4
de that Rue de something oE MQ
museums and statues galore IN