New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-12-27
Letter from Florence.
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Correspondence Of ttt Grtsfrnt.
FLORENCE, November 26 1858.
In no country in the world that have ever seen
so many of the comforts of life be obtained for
amount of money in the United States America It
seems to be the general opinion how originated is
more than know that it costs much less to live in
Europe than it does in the New World The only
try have yet visited of which this be predicated
with the most approximation truth is Tuscany
where rents very cheap and where all the great
pies of life generally low But to say that Ameri
can with all his tastes and habits live cheaper
France than in his country very from the truth
and that is what aim at presenting to yo'r readers
Even in Lyons the American Consul informs that
the expense Of living was fully twice great in New
York Che is New Yorker by the wsy) and know that
the rent Of his Office costs him bagateue But in
Paris not only the great staples by means cheap
but rents far from being low they generally
supposed. Perhaps there Is city in merica where
greater amount of money is paid for the anne amount Of
comfort than New Orleans but live New Orleans
IS well and as cheapy as in Paris. For instance
occupied while once in the Crescent ty comfortable
little bachelors room, for which pal believe fifteen
dsars per month 1t was not dozen rods from the Post
office that you perceive in central quarter
Of the city in Paris similarly situated and
equally well furnished would have thirty dollars.
and gravely assured by FRI inch friend of mine
resident OF your city that could aave it fire. Would
you believe it, believed him; it took Just twelve days
by steam to find out the mistake And then as for com
fort bless you there such word in the Freuch
guage any than there is word equivalent to our
word home Yet perhaps there no tv words in any
language more pregnant with meaning to the Of
Englishman They two nseperable adiuncts to the
highest puest happiness his nature is ca psbe of
riencng They suggest to him smiling visions of and
toast coffee and hot mufns smiling wife and rosy
children well airednewsper and lastly but above ali
the supreme luxury of roaring coalfre in the CRATE
But talk to Frenchman about comfort and home-the
word is rendered into his language by aide assistance
soutim-the other by maison ogs The means music
and theatres and cafes the other is unexpected
tenbytweve, up four pairs Of stairs that have been
strangers to soap-suds for half tury 1t is mot too
much say that there is not in hundred
In Paris that has carpet It, The floor Is made Of
brick laid down generally in large squares and it Is
cleaned by pouring on it quany of brick-dust, and
then throwing over it quantity Of water and then
scrubbng it till 1t acquires polish fairly painful for the
eye look upon. The dirt of ages has accumulated
the starcases-but yet not eek of it is visible fol
every morius it is passed With scrubbng brush
apointed with bseswsx, a compound, of it till the
whole is smooth and dangerous the mountain
times mentioned in connection with his Satanic Majesty
am supposng my dear reader that you have taker
private apartments and have ,eed down in all the dig
| nifty of your bachelor independents
Your consiuge always receives you pleasantly
has such a smile her face when she gives you
the 5ojor that she be rather young and pretty, (bu
they generally old and ugly) you half imagine yo
| have made an impression. You dsenchanted whel
you have her greeting twenty others after exact
the same fashion You may be you will never be
loss know what time it is in Paris for if you don
happen to q watch you need not fear but what 20
will find penduie under glass ornamentng your maj
te-pece however small may be your apartment ; "
viii probably be grievsd at the absence cf carpet,