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National Geographic : 1936 Oct
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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE Photograph by Maynard Owen Williams "LET ME FEED THEM" IS THE THEME SONG OF THE ZOO OF THE LITTLE ONES Donkeys and sheep become so insistent on being fed that one corner of the zoo is fenced off for the tiniest children. There they pat rabbits and guinea pigs or feed bread and milk to lambs and kids. On holidays there are such crowds of youngsters eager to feed the pets that some of the animals can eat no more (pages 501 and 520). His heels clicked. His body bent ele gantly at the waist. His stiff hand touched his kepi in a precise salute. "You permit me, mademoiselle?" She permitted. His kiss brushed her cheek. He took one pace back, his heels clicked, his body bent, his fingers touched his kepi. "Thank you, mademoiselle." Another autumn had brought its harvest of self-confessed spinsters, and, having done his bit, he could look forward to spring, which brings life to the parks and visitors to the Place de l'Opera. People think of the Opera as having al ways stood there. Yet when the Germans entered Paris in 1871 Garnier's masterpiece was not finished and the Communards, who wreaked their vengeance on hundreds of buildings, spared this splendid structure, down whose grand staircase not an aristo cratic evening gown or shirt front had yet passed. The three-acre opera and ballet school, library and museum is younger than many of the spectators (page 519). In this Parisian show place, where eve ning dress is again compulsory in the best seats three nights a week, you are quite likely to hear Tannhauser singing German to Elizabeth's French, a use of harmony which shows how far art outruns politics. As ballets, "Coppelia" and "Gisela" are much beloved. NEW LIGHTING FOR LOUVRE TREASURES From the Opera, two famous streets lead south. The Rue de la Paix passes Cartier's jewels, Coty's perfumes, the Ritz, and the Hotel du Rhin, now empty, once leased by a Boston club for its members to use when ever they came to Paris. The Avenue de l'Opera passes Brentano's and the Comedie Francaise on its way to the Louvre. What to see at this palace turned show place? Better select one favorite artist or art treasure and work out from there:
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