The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-17
STSN~GAYPARIS" FRANCE0
-BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF THAT AR
T1STIC AND ENCHANTING CITY.
By BEATRICE E. LEE, Ph.B

ny Idhlihafity win the language or
languages of the countries through
which one passes; and this fact ap-
plies in certain degree to a trip to
Paris. Even utter ignorance of French
need, however, form no serious OBJ
stacle to visit Whether the popular
ePithets Gay Paris or "City Of IL
Elimination" are altogether warranted
may be open questions; but certain II
IS that a livelier trip, or one more full
of amusement and variety. than a visi,
TO Paris, be it ever so brief, can
scarcely be taken.
AS soon as the American tourist has
left the Atlantic between himself and
his native land, he finds himself amid
entirely new surroundings The mo-
ment he lands in Europe and especially
in France, he becomes initiated into
the third dgree rites OF the "AsSocia-
ton to Distribute Money where Least
Earned" 1t doesn't take the foreigner
long to learn that practically every
service and privilege can be purchased
For France to exist without the
"pourboies" (meaning tip" but which
now means the repayment of anyone
for work previously paid for) would
be like running a musical comedy with
out pretty chorus girls.
In France, the dress, the manners.
and customs, the names inscribed
above the shops and warehouses, all
have the impression of novelty. the
tourist feels inclined 10 express his as
constituent at hearing the little French
children speak French with such facili-
ty, and to marvel how they could have
acquired the foreign" language SC
early.
The sightseer finds himself surround
ed with objects of historical antiquar
ian, and artistic interest There arr
the Louvre, Hotel de Chung, Luxem
bourg (the Petib- Luxembourg being
the official residence OF the President
and Senate) the churches, such a:
Notre Dame Cathedral. and a dozer
other attractions appealing to him a
the same time. Old and new Paris art
to be explored, the quays, and boule
wards with their manifold attractions
places of amusement.
Paris. the most interesting OF Con
tinental cities is a vast metropolis
fourth in population in the world. i
Us ,raycrsed by the Seine River U.Icl
as the Thames flows through London
and is often described ss the FOWL
built in the midst Of the river. uP1n I
mainland on each side The clIuat
Is soft and genial, perhaps from benz
near the sea. IN oldcn days, the 1T.
carried on = considerable commerce
with foreign countries by means OF tn
Seine, for the trading ships OF thos
DAYS required little depth of water an,
could come easily up TO Paris. /,
modern days. by the way, the sam
feat is accomplished by the little screV
steamers which may be seen loading
or unloading on the quays near tn
Louvre and placarded pour Londres
for London.)
The influence OF the renaissanc
which spread from the south OF Eu
rope in 18th century was quickly feI
in Paris. which became more and NOR
the city upon which others wer
modelled in Germany and elsewhere
The French style OF architecture
French painting and sculpture, Frenc
fashions and literature and even !
dress, habits, and customs OF ordinar
life became paramount in Europe; S
that the boast Of the Frenchmen VIII
declared their capital TO be the centr
of civilization was not unwarranted.
After the French Revolution (l79l
the Monarchy was overturned, and tn
First Republic set up. narrow street
were replaced by broad thoroughtare
with brilliant and handsome shops
stored with ARTICLES de Paris" in tn
production of which the French capita
has as yet found no rival.
In 1871. the Third Republic was Is
tabIished with infinite difficulty. bu
has proyed more stable and lastin
than the first and second. both
which came to a sudden and disastrou
close Various Improvements con
uenced under the second empire hay
been completed for instance the Ave
nue de rOpera connecting the Oper
House with the Palais Royal an
forming one of the handsome'
thoroughfares Of Paris.
The great exhibition of l8SlSS
and 1000 attracted hundreds OF tho'
sands of visitors. Each exhibition ha
left Paris a souvenir Of its eXistene
The Trocadero with its collection
sculpture and ethnography was cree
ed for the exhibition of 1873; the Elf,
Tower was the great attareton
1880: and the Pout Alexander IL
Cbridge). the Grant Palais palace
md Petib Paiais remain from the e.
b;h;t;on of 1000. The Grand Pala
now serves for temporary fine art e.
bibition. and the Petib Palais house
the art treasures of the city inciu'