PARIS THEN AND NOW.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 20, 10 September 1914, Page 4

PARIS THEN AND NOW.

Writing in the Paris "Gaiilci*'' 'at the oiid of July, Mi Arthur 'Meyer* calls oil Ill's memories of. 1870.' ail.l draws a striking contrast between Paris then and Paris to-day. "1 «Uw the boulevards in 1870. In U)l4 the whole world of the boulevards' passes under my windows and the difference is remarkable. Is it because in *s*?fi we were, still unconquwOf i that the idea of defeat never entered our brains? The majority of Frenchmen then regarded war as a military promenade. Those who in the streets, in the cafes, even in the opera, shouted "to Berlin!" were certainly sincere, and yet did not something artificial, exalted, and feverish make its way through the songs, and shouts in the street, and the excitement of the street? . . . To-day we look round

and we see a people that is resolved dignified, and overflowing, with that health which encourages and reassures . . Certainly mothers and fathers do not affect an unnatural : toicism, but none complains. This is an attitude that gives great hope, and nrght ivell upset the calculations of our adversaries if they had speculated on our failings. This is not the only disappointment that they have to face. Russia shows herself absolutely determined, and we learn that the Emperor is taking the command of his troops. England has mobilised her fleet, and that is of great importance."