Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20
PARIS

hs city, from an American gentleman now Europe. The
writer had expectation Of its publication the reader will
however, doubt n, be pleased with its perusa more so
perhaps, than if it had been a studied production:
crowded so much into my brief stay in Paris to Jade
BODY and BRAIN Such Of wonders pealed Clap
amer clap upon me, that fan cry enough; such
oonunued strain OF magnifcences that my saed curiosity
ioi something common by way of relief was in
a'e OF tensiy; began to fear that my eyes would
not ax 20 their usual diameter and that should present
e quiet Geneva with couple of protrudng eyebals as
were fresh from uharrowing flight By night
was ne same saudy equipases made highway of my
mes oI pictures, on walking frames mached slowly
making me ooesance whole palaces danced polka without
shaking down brick and, perhaps Won will NJ baIave Il
but more than once woke 20 find my palate suaused in
floods Of saliva which imaginary delcaces baa evoked
Thus it wearness by day and fever by neht and -
as hot in the morning if had slept over lsndod W,
bakery and grew fashionable oo in Paris-kep lstebours
and tired to 60 the elegant triaing, &c. &c. Why not
He who has five dollars TO spend rich and a
long that ast and his Of spending
more he who has S5 400. is the reality of the
thing you perceive the self satisfaction that Won are
what ycu claim to be- which mans comfort but
public opinion-the estimation of others. Candor never
requires to confess himself Ounce the world con-
fess him Cchon So rungth hotel bell naultitudinousy
called gdon up something less than three hundred stairs
TO scod him about the boots yawned into the breakfast room
at ten o'clock, slipped my Coffee and called for Gagnani
took my wine dinner though had been used to IT, and
Paoed the streets till midnight The true Partisan never
sees the rise he takes his coffee and roll perhaps bed
generally ca where he collects the morning gossip
then goes and gets shaved and peued by his barber takes
saunter the BoulepGrd then drive on the Champs
Esees home to dinner and here his morning COM
mences; from this time till three o'clock past midnight he is
In his element gay, brisk, vvaeous, gliding from opera
theatre, and from that to ball. till his bed him for the
same nane life another day. All Paris alive in the
evening the gay, the simple the ve the gazer like
myself the sharper the reuolutionae, stately DANES and
ambitious politicians all abroad Shops brilliant
streets buzz with the many voices the pavement paers
the many sounding feet, lights glitter the false fair assa
you every step, the cafes resound with laughter dice and
domino Every hell of is crowded-the salons
sparkle with the bright array fashionable folly rules u
phant in every On Sunday is this particularly
then the devil and all his mps have hoday, and they keep
it in Paris Every body ancaly determined to do
all he dares in the face of Heaven aonts the great king
more than he would dare earthly potenlae There was
opposite TO my hotel very fashionable naGgaze, dry
goods store, call SUCH On Sunday it had what
called display ; l. 9. the ample halls thrown open,
decorated most taseuy with the richest goods the world
affords, to the inspection Of the public watched the
from my window. The rain fell in torrents yet the street,
from one end to the other jammed in with fashionable
carriages, disembogung their costly clothed inmates
the door of this temple Of fashion, But this
innocency to other things could mention AT the
same time the churches devotionay full What life
what life do how the French whose character
sc is insane love Of pleasure be any thing but frivolous
hollow hearted unsubstanta incapable of any thing that is
great or immortal.
My letter minute enough about the great sights of Pa
trAing but in letter sister. The bread for in
stance any yesty compound that compare
with it absolutely Of would shame show for purity
might stand in the worlds metaphor for standard Of
whteness white Paris bread Upon my wod, thought
could eat enough It is famous sapein Paris, for
ming, with wine the sole amos subsistence of
population 1t is ofthe articles which Government insists
keeping cheap, for hungry Partisan populaee would be
dangerous thing to deal with. Therefore, you may it
estooning windows eating houses in all of complex
and inviting forms it is unded through the streets you
ragged urchns munchng it ut street corners ars
you know Immediately emphaicay the staff Of life here for
have seen man Juggling along huge post of bead-the
price of few sous, which he could well lean crutch
you will see it ia rim form, big cart Wheel else in
loaf large enough for cannon target AT the hotels it is
brought to you in rolls about eight inches in length with
brown crisp crust,hs with Coffee is fit fr the lips Of the
Grand Turk, and wish other breakfast But said be-
lore, there is with the Partisan, difference between coffee
and beakfast-one is coee per se taken in delicious
onenes and other is technically breakfast But
Americans at the hotel combine the two, after calling for
steak The Americans perhaps the only nation who
breakfast heartily You aware perhaps, that the Paris
hotels have only regular meal day. the dinner table
fhoe at five six o'clock The morning MEALS take neither
At the cafe at the hotel only called for from eight
twelve o'clock not two persons being to breakfast
together The table dhoe is the meal which concentrates
The Fenchmans utmost of CEREMONY ste and tasen cook
ing It is the custom for many Parsans to dine daily
particular table dhote, paying every day for their meal
they go out. Here again the comforts Of home don't
you say SO This table dhoe is managed with the most
hCety, Oi making go great
Course follows in quick succession each being
prepared side table, that for each you take
large piece is prepared for you hardly two things
served together bread being the great offset for every
thing. Even pomes de terre served alone and,
for management tell you, have couple of chick
Gone Of the courses fifteen people, mnatey cal
cuaed every thing. One astor dinner would keep Pa
ran table dhoe week yes, what is wasted on it in un-
scientific carving Yet body feels after dining that he
has eaten enough he hardly knows of what The price Of
good table dhoe is five francs dollar nearly ate g
noany in Paris knowing how one half that nourshed
vitiated, the might be- my blood was little
queamsh first, but found il use and finally
into every thing boldly do recoect thing, though
day cabbage heads and you know deest csb
,sge yet could have eaten twenty more how do
suppose speaking of bread, but the butter is Curl
,ey Not particle Of salt touches it is made every
lay and white the driven is brought into the
,eskfast never dinner tabe) in little thin pats of about
lollars size exquisite little nohings, of which American
stomach could dozen but stop each pat has its price
xed and before is long in Paris he learns content
himself with one Do think, by the way, that
hese non-esenas put to your table 10 abundance of
which you take leave No much and you call
more pay for it, Mite by mite the coral insect builds its
,alace and by the Paris csnier naare
otei makes his money Every mouthfu has its carefully
computed value and be very careful how you eat for behind
he door Of little side is remoselessy going the omni
cent pen, and francs in your bill will afford you very fair
estimate Of just how many bites you have taken during your
ooun in the hotel paid for every of blood which
err and especially they do like salt in it. All, yes another
hange no hotel furnishes soapnot knowing this your
va you ring for peceyou leave in three dayscali for
our BILL and there you find charged cake soap franc
dispungyou mustpay That same piece OF soap
moved from the roo and multiply francs in the