battant le IrHBin": **swiiiginghis artns to keep Varm
96, 6. Ah ça: *' Well, now ! "
M, 17. Partltéiion : one 6f the most celebràtéd temples of àntiquity. It was biiilt of Pentelic marbte, and stood on the Acropolis in Athens. It was dedicated !â 438 B.c. Interésting ruins of this temple still tcmaiti, but the Brîtish Muséum possesses the parts of greatest beauty and of most value. Thèse were brought to England by Lord Elgin, and hence are often called the ** Elgin marbles."
90, 9. rfidtel de TUle: The City Mallfs dne 6f the finest buildings !n Paris. It bas been tebuilt since 1871 to replace the old hall whicb iv^as burtied by the communists in that year. It contains many rooms tbataremagfiificent in appointment and in décoration. The building and thé square in front ôf it hâve played a gf eat part in the history of Paris, for faere Is the scène of 'many a massacre, and of the 'éxecution not only of cribiinals, but alsû of many innocent victims.
15. qui empéiffdt le mêl^-tiMah : '* foill with a mixture of brandy and black-cnrrant wine."
101, 17. mégère : ** Megsera," one of the Furies, în classical mythology. The Furies were the danghters of Night or of Éarth, of hideous aspect, with snakes iiitertwined in their hair and drops of blood trickling from their eyes ; they were an object of horror to gods and to men.
102, I. toute: What part of speech is touU hère ? Explain the form.
103, T4. Phidias: the greatest of Greek sculptors, born at Athens about 4go b.c., died in 438. He superintended the building of the Parthenon (see note 98, 17.), and made with his own hand the statue of Athena, the goddess to whoib this temple was dedicated. His greatest work was said to be hiâ statue of the Olympian Zeus.
21. Caracalla: one of the most vicions of Roman emperors, ruled 211-217 a.d.
The Thermae, or Baths, of Caracalla are among the most interesting and imposing rtiins thatto-day remain of ancieht Rome.
Thèse baths were spacious enough to accommodate sixteen hundred persons afa time.
d04,'4. fleptime-^érdre : Septimius Se-
verus, father of Caracalla, was emperor 193-211 A.D. He fought in ail parts of the Roman empire with brilliant success.
A massive triumphal arch, erected in the Roman Forum in his honor, and illustrating his wars, is still standing, a striking monument to his memory.
106, 4. complet: '* suit (of clothes)."
107,5. Saperlipopette: *'Thunder and blazes !" ** Geewhittaker ! "
12. tonr Eiffel : The famous Eiffel tower, 984 ft. in beight, is named after the engineer who built ît for the World's Exposition of 1889. It is situated in the Champs-de-Mars, on the left bank of the Seine. Its base covers a surface of two and a half acres.
111,1. Colisée: **Coliseum,"or " Colosseum/' the largest theater ever built.
It was completed in 8oA.D.,and could seat eighty thousand spectators. It is to-day grander tban any other ruin of Greece or of Rome, and bas ever been the symbol of Rome's greatness.
2. Saint-Pierre : ** Saint Peter's," the largest church in the world, and one of the richest in décoration and finish. It cost more than $50,000,000.
3. floral: Italian, ** flower-girls." 112, 13. Gymnase : one of the principal
theaters in Paris. Scribe, Dumas fils, Augier, Feuillet, Sardou, and other famous playrights bave written for tbis tbeater.
14. la jeune première: ''tbeactress that played tbe rôle of a woman in love." Jeun premier is a tbeatrical term, designating tbe actor tbat plays the part of a lover.
113, 21. jardin des Tuileries : Tbese beautiful gardens, tbe most popular promenade in Paris, are on tbe rigbt bank of tbe Seine. They contain many statues in marble and bronze. Tbe I^ouvre and Tuileries palaces are at one extremity, tbe Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Elysées at tbe other. See notes 131, 2; 143, 2.
116, 16. l'Hôtel des Konnaies: the Paris Mint, on the leftbank of the Seine, nearly opposite the Louvre (see note 131, 2.).
In addition to its furnaces, engines, machinery, and facilîties for assaying and stamping, tbe mint contains an interesting muséum of coins, medals, et cetera,
1 16, 7. à la mairie et à la paroisse : In France, to be legally binding, a marriage must be performed by civil officiais. So there are two cérémonies — the civil ceremony and the çburcb rite.
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12. ''Bon IjCfl^Qlli": the n^mç pf tks largest retail house in the world (Wanamaker's, Philadelphia, is next in sizç).
It is a bazar where articles of every description are sold.
118, I. Kooffetard : a street in the southeast part of the Latin quarter (see note 53, is)* It is occupied by the poorest classes.
9^ SaixLt-ltddard: a church in the .southea^tern part of the Latin quarter, situated at the Southern extremity of rue Mouffe^ tardi^^^t notes 53, 15 and 117, 22.).
110. Dans "la Hante": " In high life," "Among the élite" "Among the ban ton,"
