Evening star., 1914-10-04

Later In the day the victorious troops
began to arrive. Every royal prince
ling and relative OF the German
kaiser. however distant. and every ON.
Ger who could be there was on hand
for the review" Even old Prince Bis
marck. It IL said. rode In the front
rank of the royal families representa-
tives. to taste to the full the fruit Of
BY nightfall the troops were in pos
session Of the quarters assigned them.
Elysees was disngured by chalk marks:
showing the regiment and number OF
men billeted there.
During the two days OF the occupa-
tion the German soldiers were held
with an iron hand by their command
ers; but some Bavarian troopers in
spirit of bravado made their way into
the Apollo Gallery in the Louvre and.
opening the barred shutters. looked out
with brazon effrontery upon the people
below. At sight of the soldiers in their
precious gallery. the crowd grew restive
and threats and curses were shouted
at the intruders. to which the Bavarian
yictors replied by ribald taunts and
jeers and insulting gestures.
The crowd outside had quickly IN
creased In size and now stones were
flung, but fortunately at this 5uncture
word was sent to the commanding ofn-
Ger and the culprits were quickly
forced to retire, which undoubtedly
saved a riot.
Paris only a couple OF days. owing to
the prompt ratification of the treaty.
While the invading hosts lounged
about smoking. or sat cleaning their
the French eyed them in silence and
with perfect sangfroid. But in the
evening when the Uhlan bands began
playing in the Place de la Concorde.
and the husky Hussars began dancing
together. the populace grew restive.
and viewed the sight with such fero-
cious glances that the German officers
thought 1t best to curb their mems
1ollity.
on the heights of Montmartre rises
the magnificent newly completed Ca
thedral of Sacre Occur. dedicated to
the recently canonized st. Joan of
Arc, the little Lorraine peasant girl
who. as the Maid of Orleans. gained
glory for France and for herself mar
tyrdom at the stake. One of the most
beautiful chapels in all the vast basil
dare. in which Is an exquisite marble
figure of the little maid in her coat OF
mail, but listening to her voices" with
the face of an innocent child.
In all Paris few thoroughfares are
more beautiful or popular than the Rue
de Rivon On one side 1t is bordered
by the garden OF the Tuileries. In
which once stood the palace destroyed
by the communists. Here for = long
distance extends on the northern side
the arcades in which the ladies do
their shopping protected from the rain
or sun. There are jewelry stores.
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where the tourist can get a splendid
assortment of the gloves and perfum-
cry for which the city is famous
Just beyond the arcade are the Palais
ROYAL, the Theatre Francois and the
Grand Magazin de Louvre. one of the
most popular department stores IN
Paris. This street has been the scene
of some thrilling. episodes in French
here when the tumbrils rolled by.
bearing the victims for the guiilo-
tine. Robespierre. himself the arch
the Commune, was led along the Rue
de Rivoli on that day when he, too.
went to meet his doom.
It also witnessed the humiiiating re-
turn of Louis XVI and Marie An
toinette after their frustrated escape:
and here, too, the gay equipages were
once seen of the grandees in attend
ance at the many magnincenp re-
leon himself named the street In honor
Of his most brilliant victory over the
Austrians in Italy. the battle OF Ri
voli.
The new Hotel de Vile is an fmpos-
ing modern building erected to take
the place Of the historic city hall de-
stroyed by the communists. In 1871.
May 20, the miscreants placed barrels
Of gunpowder and petroleum in its
noble halls and when compelled to
evacuate the building they set hre to
the combustibles before leaving. FORTH
nately for Paris. many Of the mob were
burned up in the explosion which fol-
lowed, or were killed by the infurtated
soldiery.