Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-06


mock jewels that would rouse envy in
the soul of a diamond strung duchess
Real jewellers abound, Of course but their
wares are exhibited to the select few, as
1t is with the famous dressmaking
houses; but the tremendous and direct
appeal of this part Of Paris is to the un-
elect through the medium of the Rue de
Rivoli arcades, the restaurant and the
print shop. French embroidery, French
cookery, French jewelry cover a multi
tude of sins. and the most seductive Of
these is French Jewelry.
The Rue de Rivoli has been famed in
song and story and truly it is worthy of
Its fame. On clear bright day. with
the lure of its shop windows on one
side and over the way the charming
Tuillerfes gardens, backed by the gleam-
ing river. 1t is hard to imagine a more
attractive scene. Add to 1t an animated
and interested crowd cosmopolitan to its
finger tips. no wonder, those who know
the place ever feel the call to return.
Across the river from this section Of
the city, paralleling the gardens and the
magnificent gallery Of the Louvre lies
different Paris. Old stagers say that
Bohemianism has been killed: but Bohe-
milan or not, the Latin quarter is differ
ent, entirely different, from the rest OF
Paris and possesses a charm and individ-
ualfty all its own. The very quays are
bordered with quaint barrows, given over
umes, whose musty scent rivals the sen
food. Strolling along, one sees q student
In his velvet jacket. An artist by his
mar, a poet with brooding eyes and q
iook OF unsatisfied hunger. Over here
ID the Luxembourg gallery devoted to
the works Of modern artists: the Palace
OF the Senate. SO that portly and com.
placent statesmen are seen cheek bv Sowl
win the residents of the students quar-.
.er' ana mar the interesting landmarks
n
Genevieve, where the patron saint ~
Paris lies buried, jostles the Pantheonl
sacred to the memory Of the great man
of France.
me story Is told Of a number Of societv
folk who Travelled through ElIrone nainu
In lieu of Baedeker a. valuable comnen.
dunn known as The Commands Guide"
aevo.eo to the restaurants Of Europe, and
giving detailed account of what n eat
ana where to eat 1t. Such a volume
would not come amiss in Paris. 81, for
all the paeans that have been suns, IN
praise Of French cookery. the uninitiated
finding the good food that they Say ~
elsewhere. In the heart Of the ..atin
quarter. In an ancient and tumbledown
noeei, fingers restaurant Of the old
scnool. where the cuisine and not the
cabaret 10 the real attraction. II ia 4
place not without a certain modest fame
the haunt Of many Of the senators from
the Palace Of the Luxembourg, Just over
the way, and the gathering place OF a
certain literary element: and there can
be had dinner to delight the xourmand.
The Latin quarter abounds in 'bouil.
Ions, which is the French equivalent for
dairy lunch, but done in dark wood. while
ours are white: decorated with large
expenses Of stained glass. and serving q
mild form Of table d'hote, wine in
cluded." in lieu Of our ''ham-sandwich-
menu. There foregather
groups Of students artist folk, little mil
liners and their ilk, each "bouillon" har-
boring it's own distinct and friendly
group. and each group under the par
dcular care and protection OF tho wait
ers-if the place be of sufficient i'm.
portance to support waiters-or of ma
lame, the proprietress.
On the other side Of the river, mostly,
lie the great cafes, where scenes of
sayety and abandon are regularly staged
,or the benefit Of expectant visitors to
Paris; where the pleasure-seeker finds
what he expects to ind. but for homely
charm and an atmosphere typically
French they cannot compare to tho queer
little 'bouillo'as' Of the Latin quarter.