The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-11-25

-N ONE OF his uOSI CIiil luluS pao-
sages AnatOle France evOkes |
feeting memory of the quays along
the Seine, where one disturbs the |
dust-covered books of the 5-cent stall,
and a thousand shadows terrible and
charming" 1t isn't our purpose tc |
revive these memories; to do so would |
be to parade the whole past in review
we shall simply state the magic which |
draws and which holds to the quays |
Of the Seine, writes L. A. Des Carrots |
In La France.
The quays! Along both sides Of our |
DIver they runl But when we speak |
Of quays, we mean, Of course, the quays |
Of the left bank. There is the heart |
Of Paris. Who would deny It?
The action Of those workers who |
live In the neighborhood Of the quayS
artists, thinkers, poets or simple
workmen-when they seek their river,
Is one Of happy Incidence. They do
not pause before the windows Of the
antiquaries' shops; they go toward the
rampant which courageous and deter
mined booksellers have raised, before
the river Of forgetfulness, the dixie
which will protect their books. 1t is
there that, In the summer sun, as we'll
as In winter fogs, are the last resting
places of the production Of mans
thought. It Is there that book, af-
ter good or bad fortune, comes to take
its last chance; 1t is there that they
are viewed by the savants, in search
of information, or with sentimental
curiosity by Mimi Plnson yes,
the last refuge and the tranquil resting
place over which watch the high
profile Of the Louvre and the towers
Of Notre Daniel
Where Point Of Interest Begins
The quays start little above the
Palais Bourbon, at the palace Of the
Legion Of Honor, once the famous Ho-
tel Salm. During the revolution, since
the prince of Salm-Kriburg had been
given command of battalion Of The
Lafayette guard, his palace became the
meeting place of the Reformist club.
Later the same building received the
members Of the Cercle Constitution
mel, until the day when Napoleon made
II the seat of the grand chancellor of
the Legion of Honor. 1t Is a Pity
that this charming Greek temple
should be eclipsed by the surrounding
buildings.
Next there is the DUAL Voltaire,
where Nine. Cecile Sorel makes her
home, near the house In which Voltaire
died. When one enters this building
the ghost of the mighty century ap-
pears; you are received with the gra-
ciousness Of Celimene. Everything In
this house bears the imprint Of Louis
XIV, and nothing could be more part
of Il than the character of the great
artist who lives there. Here died In
gres; there was the convent Of the
Theatins, brought to France from
Italy by Mazarin. Further along, at
tn corner of the Rue de Beaune, used
to stand the barracks Of the gray
musketeers.
The Famous "Bridge Of Tears"
Let US stop at the institute. From
here all the Paris Of yesterday is seen ;
the towers Of Notre Dame, the Louvre,
the Saint-Chapelle, st. German FAUX
errois, the conciergerie, the palais de
Justice and the Pont-Neuf, still look
ing very solid. Since 1t was opened
to traffic by Henry III, the same day
he lost his favorite, Quelus, the Parish
ans called II "the bridge Of tears"
That did not prevent 1t, however, from
hn Of nj ~
the city where all Paris gathered tC
be amused by the news Of the Gazet
M teers and the sallies Of Tabarin.
Next we see the palace of the prince
Of Cont, today one Of the treasur!
buildings. To save ourselves both re
morse and regret let us put aside tn
sad memories Of st. German rAuxer
rois and Of the conciergerie. Let u
Instead follow along the DUAL Cont, Il
the footsteps Of Lamartine, Of victo
Hugo, of Sainte Beauve, Of Alfred
Musset and of all those others VIII
have been familiars of the quays.
Alasi Where are the glories Of tn
past2 Under the dome Of the inst
tute?
Quays Are Charming.
Our quays are indeed charming, wit
the movement Of tramways, wagon
and carriages, with the whistllng &
the boats and those thousand sma
noises which are multiplied by tn
waters Of the river. l love to waite
the loungers who come to loaf Their
good fathers OF families pulling theI