Evening star., 1914-10-04

N(NH ital of France.
and great commercial and manufactur-
ing center of Europe. but is also far
famed for her beauty. her fashions.
literature. art and the drama.
Her marvelously Interesting history
runs the gamut of all human expert
ences history which runs from the
grandure of LIE Grand Monarch and the
sr.lendor of the first Napoleon's empire
down to the lowest depths of the vio-
lence of the communists. and the
beastial depravity of the reign of
terror.
The river Seine, beloved of every
Partisan, like a silvery band divides
Paris into two almost equal parts
which are connected by twenty-eight
handsome bridges. Running parallel
with the river is the great central
artery of traffic which flows along.
formed by the Rue du Faubourg Saint
Antoine. Rue Sainte Antoine. Rue de
Rivoli and the Champs Elysees.
The street life of Paris is distinc-
tive. The boulevards are the great
rendezvous of the Parisians. and peo-
pie from all parts of the world flock
together on the splendid thoroushfares
where are seen the gayest crowds. the
finest shops. the most sumptuous thea
ters, restaurants and cafes.
No one rises in Paris, excepting the
working classes, until nearly noon. but
from that time on. until late at, night
the little tables under the awnings of
the restaurants and cafes which line
the bouIevards from the Place de la
Bastille all the way to the Place de la
Madeleine seem to be constantly oc-
cupied by well dressed 1eisurely
crowds, who sit at the tables apparent
eat and drink.
Between the Boulevard de Sebastopol
and the Place de la Concorde lies the
world of business as we'll as pleasure.
Here is the Bank of France. the Pa1ais
Royal. the Theater Franchise. the Ma
tfonal Gallery. and the magnificent
bourse. and several of the handsomest
hotels in the city. On the right bank
of the Seine. also. is the Hotel de Vile,
the headquarters of the municipal au-
thorities and the Tuileries. the seat of
the court. Here. too, is the Louvre.
containing the finest art treasures Of
the nation.
At one end of the Champs Elysees is
the Arch of Triumph. the most impos-
ing. as we'll as one of the most inter-
esting arches in the world. The Champs
Elysees was planted with elms and
lime trees in the seventeenth century,
and the name Elysian fields was be-
slowed upon it by King Louis XIV
himself on account of its refreshing
verdure. The Arc de Triomphe de
PEtoile Is at the opposite end of the
Avenue Champs Elysees, from that Of
the Place de la Concorde. 1t stands
on a slight eminence and is visible
from almost every portion Of the city.
It takes its name Etoile from the
star formed by the twelve boulevards
which radiate from this point 1t was
begun in 1906 by Napoleon, being one
Of the four great arches by which he
intended to commemorate his victories;
thirty years later. by King Louis
Philippe 1t has a magnificent single
aichway. and on the attic and vaulting
are inscribed the names of the promi-
nent battles of the republic and the
empire. while under the arch are the
names of the famous generals who
fought and won them. the names which
are underlined showing those who fell
on the field Of battle
The Place de la Bastille with its
famous July Column" like the Church
of the Madeleine, Palais du Luxem-
hourg and innumerable other land
greater interest by reason of their con-
nection with the many vicissitudes the
CITY mas experienced. The Place de la
Bastille was originally the site of a
palace built by Charles v, but later
the stronghold became a prison, in
which unfortunate prisoners of state
were fmmured.
Here fingered the Man in the Iron
of Cromwell. or the twin brother of
Louis XIV, whom it was considered
desirable to have disappear. and other
as famous personages. In the year
1859 the Bastille attained Worldwide
notoriety by its destruction at the
hands of the mob at the beginning of
the revolution. The terror inspired
by the prison eliminated under the
ministry of Cardinal Richelieu. when
Iron cages were constructed beneath
the towers on a level with the waters
of the moat.
With the years the Bastille came tn
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