English In Paris

Apropos oL the exhibition, and oL the thousands of English-speaking people who will visit Paris in 1900, a very enterprising step has just been taken by the proprietors of the "Mag. asins du Louvre," the "Whiteley's of Paris." They are going to teach Engüsh to their employés. A series of classes has been arranged, and a number of the young men and women who serve at the counters will have the opportunity of learning the English language free of charge. The administration itself is going to pay the professors, who are all Englishmen. Thia scheme will enable English-speaking customers to be served more agreeably, and will render, too, the assistance of the hateful interpreter