The broad ax., 1921-12-31
TOURISTS IN GAY PARIS" FRANCE)
-BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF THAT AR
nSTTC AND ENCHANTING CITY
By BEATRICE E. LEE, Phi. B.
Part Three

itoTs never go nlSneII Out IhS N.Y.
daring spirits are not satisfied until
they have reached the summit. Here
there is a huge cage more than 50
feet square, shut in on all sides by
glass, so that the visitor who has
climbed so high can contemplate at
his ease, a vast panorama of the city
stretched like a map before him, with
the Seine River meandering through
it, and the open country as a back
ground on every side.
The gilded dome of the Hotel des
Invalides (tomb of Napoleon -,
which is a conspicuous object from
Eiffel Tower, is one of the most i'm
pressive sights in Paris. The hand
some exterior elevation is adorned
with Doric and Corinthian columns
and is approached by a broad flight
of steps. Statues representing JUS
tice, Temperance, Prudence, and
Strength, and efiigies of Charlemagne
and St. Louis add to its appearance.
Like St. Paul Cathedral, London, the
outer dome is not of stone, but OF
wood and covered with lead. '
The Louvre is the greatest artistic
treat Paris can offer. The Palace OF
the Louvre is, with the exception OF
Notre Dame, the most ancient, as It
is undoubtedly the grandest monu-
ment of Paris. The original palace
was built as a fortress by Philip Au-
gustus, and was enlarged and altered
throughout successive centuries by
various kings of France. Louis XIV.
opened part of the palace to the pub
lie, and at the period of the Revolu-
ton the different objects and works
of art from various palaces were col
lected here The Great Napoleon en-
riched the collections with a number
of pictures. The Louvre now con-
tains eleven different collections OF
art treasures. forming one of the most
magnificent and complete displays IN
the world and comprising splendid
galleries of paintings, especially rich
in specimens of the Italian, Flemish,
Spanish and modern French schools;
Greek, Roman, Egyptian and As
syrian antiquities; sculpture; articles
of jewelry; ancient and medieval
porcelain; canoes, naval and eth
. biographical collections and Oriental
; curiosities.
The tourist will by no means omit
: a visit to the Halles Centrales, or
! great markets of Paris, which, like
r those in London, are seen to best ad-
vantage in the early morning. The
? early riser who forces himself to ar
: rive at the Halles about 6 a. m. sees
] sight he never fOrgets. The whole
, sale business is then transacted "a Ia
: criee" (by auction), and the scene is
altogether more novel and interesting
: than that presented at Covent Gar
: den, London.
5 By g or 10 o'clock the markets have
$ assumed quite another aspect. The
: wholesale element has disappeared,
: the roadways have been swept, the
: retail stalls have been stocked, and
the markets are filled with white
capped BONES (nurses) or frugal
housewives with baskets making their
purchases for the day. By II o'clock
all is over, and the markets possess
. comparatively little interest.
The Hailes Centrales consist of two
divisions, each comprising six square
: pavilions. They are constructed oil
iron and zinc, and are intersected by
board streets, with a boulevard
r through the center. The pavilions in
the Halles are devoted to the sale Of
: meat, FISH, vegetables, butter, poultry
: and game. The most interesting pa
{ vilion is, undoubtedly, the FISH mar
!, ket. Here one sees the veritablC
t mere Angot' in all her glory, while
! the variety as we'll as the enormou:
( quantity of fish of every description
! never fail to interest the sightseer
{ Live FISH in enormous tanks, snails In
] huge baskets, and any quantity Of
frogs ready "skewered" for the table
r are to be seen on every hand. Under.
E meath the pavement are mighty eel
5 lars in which heaps of edible and pot
] able merchandise are stored.
: Ito be continued next week.