St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-05-28

lts Treasures In the Louvre and Its
Gems Of Architecture.

Gems Of Architecture.
In population Paris ranks third
among the cities of the earth. with
more people than washington, Mexi-
co City, Rio, Buenos Aires and Santi-
ago together. IL Is the worlds capi-
tai In many respects Its art treas-
ures surpass those Of any other city;
its fashions dominate the civilized
world and even influence the uncivi-
lized: It's language is the court tongue
of the earth; It's history is a panorama
Of the story of civilization from the
days OF the Goth and the Vandal
down to the present
In the heart OF the city stands one
of the worlds most noted of build.
ings-the palace of the Louvre. IL is
the priceless art museum OF France,
and there are contained within Its
three departments - sculpture, paint
ings and ntiquities-examples OF the
highest expression OF human genius.
The collections Of the Louvre. were
they offered for sale, would bring a
total price 30 stupendous as to be un-
beiievable. For example, In the gal
lery OF Apollo, among other treasures,
rest the diamond hilted sword of
Bonnparte, valued at 100000; the fa-
nous Regent diamond. valued at S3,-
100000; the gems of many a beaute-
GUS queen Of France, and the swords
and spurs Of Charlemagne.
A life might be spent in study here,
and libraries might be written upon
the treasure which the Louvre houses.
In the hall OF sculpture stands the
peerless Venus OF Melos, q thing more
ravishing than anJ other vision ever
hewn from stone In this hall there
are many pieces OF antiquity and OF
more modern times. tho loss OF any
one OF which would DO irreparable.
Yet tho strange people OF this city.
fred with enthusiasm for n commu-
nistic theory. once mined the Louvre,
poured petroleum over II md prepared
10 destroy with gunpowder what It
had taken tho world moro than $500
years 20 produce
Paris is overrich In tho possession
OF the beautiful. the impressive and
the magnificent It's famous buildings
make an almost unendIng list. Richest
among the worlds theaters II the Par
In homo OF opera-without. nm nrchltcc-
turnl delight; within. fascinating In
SEPARATION I'm snow white marble. onyx,
jasper. malnchito and bronze. Its
famed grand stairway is iittlng pre-
ludo 20 the highest moods that can be
produced by the music on lts stage.
And there IN not wanting n strong
element OF growsomc and terrifying rc-
minlscence IN this glorious city. The
traveller stands amid tho wide sweep
OF tho Place do In Concordo place OF
Pcaco). and he thinks that here before
an assembled bestlal mob the razor
blado OF tho gullotinc rose and fell un.
firing while head after head. mid bitter
Jest and song, rolled from the CORY una.
chino into tho great common basket
and tho qulycring trunks were corded
at Its side. Age and youth and lowell.
ness were sacrificed TO british passion
ON this now serene square In a way
that only Rome had equnlcd.
Every contrast IL found IN Paris aud
all varieties OF excellence. Here In the
worlds highest structure. the Elfrel
tower. This huge shaft OF steel II one
OF tho most oyerpowcrlng things with.
IN tho city. Forty drnftsmen worked
two years on tho 1900 different dc.
signs necessary for It's 1900 sections.
Restaurants. shops and thcater are
housed upon its steps aud within it's
corridors. Ten thousand people can
gather here at ono time.