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VIEWS FROM A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD
#17 - PARIS, FRANCE
Size: 5" x 3"
Copyrighted: 1891
Lithographer: Joseph P. Knapp
  
Illustrations: Boulevard des Italiens; A Parisian Gentleman; Parisian
Lady; An Outdoor Café; Arc de Triomphe
| Reverse - Text |
Left section:
GRIND
YOUR COFFEE AT HOME
Right section: |
| PARIS. |
| Paris is the most
brilliant and fascinating city of
the world, although only second
in population. In the number and
magnificence of its public
buildings, its museums and
galleries of art, it stands
unrivaled. The genius of the
First Napoleon called many of its
useful and ornamental features
into existence; but it was
reserved for Napoleon III. and
his talented coadjutor, Baron
Hausman, to render Paris the most
splendid and magnificent of
modern cities. The Seine at Paris
is crossed by 28 bridges, most of
them highly ornamental, and the
world-famed boulevards, extending
in a semi-circular line on the
right bank of the river, present
to-day the most unique and
striking features of Parisian
life. They are lined with trees,
seats, and small towers covered
with advertisements. Restaurants,
stores and various places of
amusement succeed each other for
miles, their character varying
from the height of luxury and
elegance on the western
boulevards like des Italiens,
admirably sketched in the
picture, to the less pretentiuos
simplicity of the eastern
boulevards, like St. Denis. The
Arc de Triomphe, also
felicitously pictured, is justly
regarded as one of the most
famous monuments of the "Gay
Capital." It was begun by
Napoleon I. in 1806 to celebrate
his victories, and is profusely
adorned with bas reliefs and alto
reliefs representing scenes from
the great warrior's battles. In
the pursuit of pleasure,
Parisians spend much of their
time in the open air, and the
out-door cafés, of which a vivid
illustration is given, are
popular places of resort.
Parisians never seem to be in a
hurry. Both sexes are stylishly
dressed and very gay, as the
illustration happily suggests. |
| Population 1886, 2,344,550 |
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