New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-13
AN AMERICAN WOMAN IN PARIS.
Of TIE ". Y. rr1Bs.
PARIS, Thursday, Oct. ls, 1855.

lrelsh bank bin half here and ball there, I'll the
t~o ,.,ts ran he united for use and nov let as
talk Of other things.
The Dnle and Duchess Of BrAbant are a. st
Cloud they left tbeex-Qu'en Amelain BrQ'sels At
the tomb Of Der daughter the Queen Of the BEL
,ian, for it was on the Anniversary Of his mothers
S~a,h that the duke arrived here. Their highnes,es
visited he garden Of Plants, and went 70 he races
in the Champs de Mare on Sunday-both entertain
nebts rather ess right royal than ID sc off red to
the Queen Of England bat there is bat one Vic
teris, and ties superlatise must be kept for her
Ones bead il turned in divining who can come
pe1t 10 see the emperor crowns and heirs pre-
sumutiye sem wild in the reel around HE
throne. AMI vie with each other in homage to
its sctpter. Portugal has been petted-Wales
.nus.d-the Que. csressed. Politics has turned
Rot II hack SARDINIA has been laid up by impru-
a.,ces at the cbsse-CJimea detains tho Sultan !,
but all these " i'll come in time with lrgions Of other
miracles teari'g " MI sfmirari, IN their banners.
The M0Rtteur Announces, officially, the prospects
Of the Empress, aud last Sunday public PRAYER.
commenced for her health and preserVatlOn and
the "Ieslization of the happy hopes Of the En-
"pire What fete, await the little Prince! Those
WHO we're college boys whsn the King Of Rome
WINS announced To the world, recOec; how the
hats and huTrshs rent the air when the tRe0ty-
second gun @as heard for the salyO was to be
twenty ODE gus for daughter aud one hundred
and one FOR son. and vacations OF rejOc ng 70 fol-
low In the SCHOOL, But history sets sad stars for
sops born a. the Tuileriet; never since remote
n. riod has such a one mOunt-d the throne OF bis
fa,ber il il neither the place for sOTeregns TO die
nor 10 be- born, according 70 the rules OF tate
Now. | prov you lend me AriadBe thread TO
lead NE from this lab rlnth OF history, politics ana
yar- away from Paris, It's crowded streets ahd
Babel promenodes-aud leave Inc 70 repose IN
eouptrt fpoce and queuess or, DO you choose 70
follow us2 not 10 any o. those grand res Jtts-Ver-
sailles St Cloud ~ Germain or Font1nebleau -
these are all Partisan, or rather too abnormal so
crowded are they It'll with strangers. lou can
not do better than Ia BE- our shadows, il you are
weary OF the laundering OF aud ever on OF cities
Come back 10 our souvenir, for we c6nsecrated
the remnant Of those crystal autumn days winch
love France 30 well 10 raDbles about chosen
spot, un~ritten aud unknown, which remains still
az virgin of ancient fsme ss of modern travellers
guides. Seque,tered from railroads and steamers,
the little village Of CheDevieres and It's surround
ing parks live in their prmevd caln-a charm
whicb pr0fsne IN putting II in print but IN writ
ing always forget | am gong to type Ii lsa
happy illusion too, sometimes, else how could
write " foreshOrtened ABB ut picture il thought
out some obliviOusbess of publi;,y, could think
"Basihc while my scribe wrote Basihsk"
True, the great se'ptnt OFT possesses churches,
but never d. sired to install him in the sanctuary.
DO not know what name the mons er may take IN
print-Apolly Oh, perhaps, for it is another name
he goes by. at all events, can al@sy exOnerate
the Printers youngest from any Ill intention His
vices will be virtues beside the faults OF my tipsy
Den. With these reflections month ago, lOr ged
more than ever for lodge in some vast wider
"ness" and thus we set out to seek il. Do not
suppose use the edit. rial we II dare no: as
sumo 90 much Importance mean and You
know already b, and hereafter | shall call il
"Bfn Do not neglect the accent that makeher
the most afections,e Of French pet names.
II was one Friday morning that Olympic, our
rosy bonnie, brought us our chocolate much earlier
than usual At holfpast eight we descended the
staircase All the pensiOn was stlll-the few
school gIls OF vacation tune were at prayers only
Matlilde little wandering Jewess while the
Christians pray, stood IN the passage and twisted
about the baunirters. As We passed she held up
her fort head 10 he kissed, and wished US "b bon
"voysce," looking very much surprised at seeing
Us reaGy to 90 out so early We walked down
the faubourg and up the BOulevards 20 our car
rage depot such an early promenade in Paris
reveals much which later hours conceal. The
streets are scarcely swept; shop-~lndOws are
being cleaned no women but those with caps or
handk erchefs on their heads are seen. Some are
laden with baskets of the days provisions others
slppered and uncombed. are seeking milk or
broth for breakfast WOrkmen are stiil on their
way tO their lsbOrs with bread under their arms
for lunch handcarts are coming from the Halle
loaded with vegetables, fruits, and flowers; por-
tiers and grocery women SIT az the corners OF
St. eets eating coffee, chocolate, soup from large
black bowls All fashionable Pa'is is asleep;
short skirts, cap, and blouses are the costumes OF
the streets; their matinal wearers are tolorsbly
clearly looking and cheerful in spite Of high rents
4Rd dear bread A familiar tatoye is their Ian
guage, which is sometimes interpreted with un-
polished pUns and jokes; but Immature is rarely
expressed, and profanity almost never Mon
Dlea" tales the place in French of what Figaro
calls the fond Of the English language. 1t is
curious how all DatiOns consider swearing neces.
atty Of our tongue. You know how the Chinese
name the English little ones; AMI the French often
repeat TO me the only two words they know Of our
language.
We mistook our way little, hut were finally
plainly directed to our destination -" the pot
4" etaln'-(the tin pOt)--a curious name for the
great emp Drium which We found The place was
covered With glass roof and CROWDED with con
yeyances varying from the small light omnibus to
Others OF twice their size, beside the numbering
dlgences which traverse distant provinces. Tho
horses paved, conductors ratified the c,Ock-wOrk
which numbers their passengers. men climbed up
to the imperial, women and bundles filled Interiors
small, pert, round eyed woman oficisted at
the buresu which We catered She wrote fas.,
changed money rapidly answered question:.
quickly and politely. and repeated places, times,
rates add distances in the heightened sung song Of
o school boys Latin verb She promised Us places
Mt O'clock, aud asurod our arrival al La
Sarrenne, distance o! Il miles, IN al hour aDd
hall, taking only sos mile for al her trouble.
Buf when she called for our names them