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lons 'bit of stage craft. Somehow the clever French have managed to make the very sun appear but a properly manipulated medium for lighting the scene. They let the high lights fall on the noble boulevard to sparkle and gleam on modish cars, equipages, and the groomed Banks

everything else here. In the windows are grey shutters neatly folded back, and corn-yellow curtains, rich with sunlight.

And after the struggle in In the square, chaste entrance hall, the dark it was the svangel of light that came out defeated and tarnish- which looks like a classical museum, is a glass cabinet containing anti-ed with compromise." ques from excavations of several

and

Roman

of thoroughbreds. It has deep bor- dend civilization; of Egyptian, ders of cool green-shade trees in Bruscan, Greek bloom, and the background

Thet. A crate still unopened, marked Bois itself is the

"Statue," bears in stencil the name Arc de Triomphe, in the crest of the of some archæological expedition, Etolle, blazes white in the sun. But The library where we talked was on the broad, sand-coloured walks, formal with the classic not of the where the parade proper goes (the pictures, engravings, and figures, yet raison d'etre apparently of the whole cheerful with the walls of red bro setting), the sun has been modulated cade, the sunlight streaming through to a dapple of green and gold, the the curtains, and the comfort of easy perfect light to fall on creations of chairs. silk, tissue, feather and cloth.

Anatole France himself did not suggest in the least the figure one expects of a classic. He wore grey dressing-gown, a red bandana knotted cowbody fashion in place of

MONARCHICAL IDEAS IN FRANCE. "What solution do you see for Europe's plight?" I asked.

Action based on a nèw spirit, on the common interests and needs of all Europe, and of all the world. What each nation did during the war was on the constructive side, all the nations together rast do now if they wish not to be crushed by their common enemy, disintegration. For the maximum effort in the war each nation pooled all its resources and its strength, and theoretically at least, the people of that nation were for the time but one family. This international sort of action on plane seems to be the only hope for cravat, and red morocco house Europe. To pool in commen the slippers. There is an incipient resources of the world and to redis twinkle in his dark eyes, which tribute them on the basis of a com- smile by the least crinkling of their mon bond and a common need would corners, His beard, square and not only save Europe materially but white except at the temples, where spiritually, as President Wilson hoped it in iron-grey; la carelessly kept.it would be saved. His hair is also white and cropped short pompadour, fashion, except mon cause possible within each na where over his forehead it twists tion is the very thing that in its into a pair of Mephistophelian little usily and negative aspect works You hear is That smile of his with the against the same action on an inter-

mere corners of his eyes is an im- portant clae as be talks. When he aid, for instance, in speaking of the Japanese, Courage is a splendid virtue. It even has a right to do evil" that barely perceptible crink ling at the eyes added its own com ment.

THE INFECTION OF BRIGHT PARIS.” As you watch the parade from your seat on a fancy work iron chair, for which you pay, which is proper at a spectacle, it is difficult to escape the contagion of the thought which seems universal here, that this pageant of fashion is the world's one, concern. For among the spectators, you see women from India, them selves picturesque in scarves and robes of ecru and silver: Japanese gentlemen dapper in Bond-street garb: Arab officers in white robes and red morocco-leather boots; uni-

forms of every kind.

DEFEAT OF THE VICTORS.

"But the spirit that made com-

national plane: Patriotism during war means hatred of the other na tion as much as love of your own.

this negative sense France's patriotism has grown greatly since the signing of the Armistice. It now added other nations, notably Russia, not only still hates Germany; it has

to its hatreds. Towards England and Italy, her chief allies, the feeling in France is also anything but love. Even within her own borders inter- class hatred is growing. Instead of democracy growing we have one class demanding the dictatorship of the proletariat; the other à return to monarchy. There are distinct signs in France that the idea of monarchy is growing more popular. Take, as instance, the pomps and ceremo nials accorded to the burial of Empress Eugenie. Also the mass of French bourgeoisie has grown not only in numbers, but also in its bourgeois passion. Formerly French- men fought for their seigneur for that body of customs and laws which

murmured comment in every lang age on the globe. Most interested of all the spectators, you see American women, avidly studying their rivals the French, in the now keen competition between Paris and New York, as to which is to lead the world in dress. Is it to be the trim smartness of the Americans or the stuart allure of the 'French? WIE the women of France yield their His hands, finely proportioned ascendency in fashion as they have and sensitively lined, he uses spar. yielded to the American fox trot and ingly as he speaks, but expressively. American dance music, as their men His voice is mellow, responsive.. His have already capitulated to the tailors thought seems to come serenely, of America? It is a zestful contest, Altogether he is the author of "The and the partisans of Paris in the Crime of Sylvestre Ponnard," and spectators" seats-watch their chosen not as the classicist and the wielder as they promenade and seem to feel of the capel. But human as be, is, that thus far all is well with the bis manner, as he commented on the world. France is still the beloved world of to-day, is as though he were queep, and Europe her admiring and speaking of an age long past. thriving court: America, a prosperous The war has brought victory to province, good for raw material and the Allies as crushing to them as the a kind of barbarlän tonic; the Orient, defeat to the Germans," he said. interesting for the touch of colour it "In some places the war is blazing lends to the show on the Avenue du still; in others it started new con- Bois-de-Boulogne. All the world still fagrations. In many instances the for the mass of people means 'coun- comes here to bank in the smile of sufferings of whole peoples surpass try. Bet now a great many people the darkest days of the war. All have acquired a little property and well-being..

But Anatole France, living within nations feel added economic burdens, made investments; and to-day France sight of this spectacle, said slowly, some are breaking under them. It takes war or peace, and Frenchmen in answer to my comment on is Europe now that is the sick man fight as their investments dictate.

Europe is very ill, dying."

of the world. And peace has not Whether this adds to the sentiment brought its balm.

for monarchy in France is debatable. But what is clear to us and not so

that the example of England is help much to people outside of France, is ing the monarchical idea in France.

~AN-AUTHOR-ÁT-HOLE”

It takes a siga to be so little affected by his physical environment as is Anatole France. Villa Said

the one-block private street, where

The depression is at the greater for President Wilson's advent in Europe," he went on

He came here Be some evan-

his home By opens at one end into gelical clergyman of a new faith, full Our Royalists see across the Channel the Avenue du Bois-de-Boulogne; and of the fire and hope. He honestly a king on the throne. With charace overlooks at the other end the Bois believed that he had the only true teristic lack of imagination they see itself, which here presenta a gospel. I am sure he felt he was only the crown and not the puppet.

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