Parisians Have just been treated of the free pageants at which like the inhabitants of nearly; assist, It was provided by con sets from three American militia, regi which have been kept alive since the War of Independenc—the Richmond Blues, of Virginia, the Governor's Foot Guars, of Hartford, and the Putnam Phalanx of New Haven, These corps have retained the pattern of uniforms originally worn in the days of Washington and Lafayette, and when the Americans marched up the Champs Elysees to the Are de Triomphe to lay a wreath on the! grave of the French Unknown Soldier, their blue cut-away coats, cross-belts, epatiettes, gold silver facings and bearskin busbies presented a very curious spectacle. The effect was greatly increased by] the band, led by an enormous drum. major and provided with strange and terrible brass instruments of huge size and a drum so mighty! that the services of two men were needed to carry it. 'The effect would have been complete had the band produced any of the melodies to which Washington's soldiers might be supposed to have tramped along. the roads or gone into battle, but apparently tHe band had no' use for this kind of thing, and its music was aggressively modern, The Americans were escorted by, 'a company of the fifth French] Infantry Regiment, whose plain, workmanlike uniforms formed an effective foil to the American display. of military tailoring. After the} ceremony at the Are de Triomphe came a reception at the Cercle! Interallié, where Marshal Foch made the custonfary speech about strengthening the bonds of friendship between France and the United States. Nobody has explained why} was necessary for several hundred Americans to come and parade through Paris in uniform.
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