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The real Latin quarter (1901)

Smith, Frank Berkeley, 1869- · New York, Funk & Wagnalls Co. · leaf 90

An illustration from The real Latin quarter, 1901, leaf 90
le the jury-glance at his makeup. To the leftl^gje^^^ury, and youpass in to the J^A8 ^ ^^ But if you are unknggm^ they will saysimply, Connais-pas I To the right!and you pass down a long covered alley-confident, if you are a nouveau, that itleads into the ballroom—until you sud-denly find yourself… … the windows, it is strange to see the effectof diffused daylight, electricity, and gas—the bluish light of early morning reflected onthe flesh tones—upon nearly three thousandgirls and students in costumes one mightexpect to see in a bacchanalian feast, justbefore the fall of Rome. Now they form…

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