Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29
BY STERLING HEILIG.
PARIS. August ~.

fAklN. august IL.
1" HE thousands of America MS
who do Paris by night" in
Seeing Paris' motor omni
Il buses are bound to take in
such night life as is adapted
to throngs in hurry
We admire we seldom criticize.
argue or stir up the French. Presi
dert Coolidge would be plea Sad Ia
know the impressions of Figaro man
who went about with such Paris
by night" crowd
IF the whistlers and boo-ers of
the boulevard could know with what
edmiring application and marveling
these tourists appreciate the 'curiosi
ties shown to them" says the Figaro
editor, they would feel disarmed and
moved
How not TO admire seriously the
streets of Paris by nighto Four motor
omnibuses follow each other down the
Grand Boulevard. brilliantly lighted
promenade which every one has heard
of. Past the st. Martin and ST. Denis
gates of ancient Paris. which remain
they arrive at the Place Of BaStile-
which was torn down by the people
with their hands: What night ride
Cut across Paris to the River Seine;
stop at the antique Coliseum of
Lutece. Where men fought With beasts
I'm Roman times. They stop 90 min
utes in the Rue Mouffetard. to go
down into The Catacombs.
We rass the Partheon-hy night
by way OF the old Latin quarter
Boulevard St Michel: the quais OF the
Seine--hy night'--,he palace of the
French Academy. the Beaux Arts. the
chamber of Deputies. he Place de la
ConoordA the Champs Elysees. the
Aych OF Triumph. and across Paris
ny night up. up. to the Basilica of the
Sacred Heart. High UP there. on the
hill of Montmartre. we have a pano-
ramic view of Paris night lights.
Close by the magnificent church
dominati ting profane Montmartre. we
stop half an hour at a special estab-
iishmant gotten up for paris by
3.ght" motor bus parties. Music and
dancing, The four immense cars. full
of tourists. roll through Montmartre
to the famous Place Blanche and
Place Pigalle. centers of night life
thence back where we started on the
boulevard. where Parisians boo" ard
whistle at us. YOU see, we are near
goo tourists. laughing. talking and
perhaps criticizing, in those four big
touring cars. all IN a line.
y
COME Of us get out. up in Mont
~ martre, and are lost among the
plea sure seekers of cabarets and
sights.
At the greater ones we sometimes
have to argue and criticize about eve
ming clothes. How is a, tourist in
motor omnibus TO dress? Some
caharets won't lot us in. unless we
are, at least. wearing a tuxedo.
Also observe the foremost names.
They arc the Perroquet tneans Par
rot'), the Florida american named,,
the Cauca ssian. the Palermo. La
Jeunie. "Pigallo's." 'FlorenZ's." Ell
Garron and L'Abhey. whose name Is
now ronerel French-English, trans
formed from the fine old "Ahhaye de
Theleme" where French literature
says YOU do is you please"
You must reserve a table at the
Florida. the Caucasian and half the
rest. Evening clothes are necessary.
The FIorida's speciality is the quality
Of the English. American visitors.
F1orenz's is even more expensive
and about AS elegant. with Italian At
mosphere and hybrid name. The Per
roquet is F'ronch-astonishing The
Caucasian Is very select-and Rus
stan. A hundred Russian artistes lead
its gayety. on three floors, with three
orchestraS: