des Dépôts et Consignations, Rue de Lille 56 (PL R, 17; II, IV);
Caisse d'Epargne, Rue Coq-Héron 9 (PL R, 21 ; III) ; Crédit Foncier,
Rue des Capucines 19 (Pl. R, 18; II); Crédit Lyonnais, Boulevard
des Italiens 19 ; Société Générale, Rue de Provence 54 and 56 ;
Comptoir National d'Escompte, Rue Bergère 17 (Pl. B, 21; III),
these three with numerous branches ; Rothschild Freres, Rue Laffitte
21-25. — English and American Banks. Mvnroe çf Co., Rue
Scribe 7; Morgan, Harjes, çy Co., Boni. Haussmann 31.

Monet Changers (changeurs) are found in almost every part of Paris,
particularly in the Palais-Royal, near the Exchange, the Boulevards, the
Rue Vivienne, and the other streets frequented by strangers. That at the
Crédit Lyonnais (see above) may be recommended.

Stamps. Receipts for sums above 10 fr., as"well as various commer-
cial documents, must be stamped. Receipt-stamps are sold at the post-
offices and by many tobacconists (p. 46j.

16. Distribution of Time.

At least a fortnight is required to obtain even a superficial idea
of Paris and its environs. The visitor should begin by taking a
preliminary drive (p. 58) or walk from the Place de la Concorde
(p. 63) up the Champs-Elysées (p. 69; view from the Arc de
Triomphe, p. 76), and along the Boulevards (p. 77), through the
W. central quarter of the city (p. 86). He should supplement this
by a steamboat-trip on the Seine, disembarking at the Quai de
l'Hôtel-de-Ville (p. 169) in order to visit Notre Dame (p. 259; view
from the tower). The most important art-collections are at the Louvre
(p. 92), to which several days should be devoted ; the Luxembourg
(p. 307 ; modern French art); the Hôtel de Cluny (p. 265; industrial
arts of the mediaeval and Renaissance periods) ; the Musée Carna-
valet (p. 180; historical survey of the city of Paris) ; the Bibliothèque
Nationale (p. 195; rare bindings, medals, cameos, and small an-
tiques) ; and the Hôtel des Invalides (p. 269 ; [military museums).
Other interesting buildings are the Archives Nationales (p. 176), the
Hôtel de Ville (p. 169), the Halles Centrales (markets; p. 188) the
Bourse (p. 202), the Mint (p. 284), the Pantheon (p. 276), the Sainte
Chapelle (p. 256), the Dome of the Invalides (p. 302), and the
churches of the Madeleine (p. 77), St. Germain-l'Auxerrois (p. 91),
St. Eustache (p. 189), St. Vincent-de-Paul (p. 204), St. Germain-des-
Prés (p. 288), St. Sulpice (p. 290), and St. Etienne-du-Mont (p. 280).
— An early start should be made in order that time may be spared
for objects of interest en route. The late afternoon should be devoted
to the Bois de Boulogne (p. 230), the Père-Lachaise (p. 237), the
Buttes-Chaumont (p. 233) and other parks (p. 62), or to watching
the busy life of the boulevards (p. 78).

Paris is pre-eminently the city of fine Vistas. The wonderful
prospects which the eye commands from in front of the statue of
'Quand Même", near the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (p. 68);
from the Quai des Tuileries, to the left of the Pont de la Concorde