noon
But Paris is not war-like . One does n't associate Paris with `` grim-visaged war ! '' For if Paris is not gay , still it remains mighty amiable . At noon the boulevard cafes are filled to the side-walks , and until nine o'clock at night they give a fair imitation of their former happiness . Then they close and the picture shows are crowded , and the theaters are filled . One sees soldiers and their women folk at the opera and at the vaudeville shows more than at the other shows . During the summer and the autumn a strong man put on a show at the Follies with the soldiers that was the talk of the town .