New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-12

tnredu inc WHZeS OF Hd'O oihio'' %"
tion for the latter.
| Queer, populous, many.storied, disproportioned'
rckettylookin domicies they are, with shabby in
scrptions on their shattered fronts in almost as many
styles as we adopt in New.York-up down. slanting
and Perpendicular Not odoriferous about their Bases
with here and there biggsh. damaged stones set up
against them for no particular purpose Mainly con-
sructed of the soft stone heretofore alluded TO- but
sadly in need of scraping q don't think observed a
single brick much less wooden house anywhere
they have innumerabe windows, reaching from floor to
ceiling invariably opening ougitudualy and fastened
by means of preposterous rod Of iron rather than
bolt, running their entire length. Outside jalousie
| Misunderstanding as a matter Of course. Below wine
shop charcutterie (Which seller Of all kinds
of pc.meats) vender Of wood with painted logs and
ends of logs disposed in alternate layers as sign)
frui. shop with green grapes fresh sweet and cheap
q little newspaper shop with the owestprced Of Illus
trated papers, that YOU can read through in five min
utes finding the name Of every author even OF two
sentence Joke attached to it). or trateurs (Which
word sounds Paul de Kocksh and signifies puryeyor
Of cooked food rather than restaurant or dining estab
lshment or other place Of business too incoDgruous
for specification.
Sometimes queer old man, eDsconSced In the smallest
Of corners prying and presumably selling sliced poia
toes or prouberent old woman, roasting chestnuts
Tailor eoncingc mending clothes, shoemakeTs o. the
| Ppeet ORDER patching boots. Odd little court-ysrds
entered by shabby gates none at all, aiording yon
amusing gmrses Of dilapidaed interiors, sometimes
Frightened by trailing green plants, or flowers at the
windows. Hotelyards, lodging house yards. yards
leading 10 baths artistic yards with plaster Of Paris
casts in all kinds OF relieve statues whole and broken
and whole museum OF medallons. And everywhere
life. chaterne. gesticulaon and goodhumor.
don't think the Parisans male female. arc good
looking people; don't think they dress SO well as the
swells of either scx DO in NewYork, or in London;
am sure they talk too loud and too much for even as
write at an altitude Of five stories, the air Is reson'
! ant with their voices from the street below.
But they are certainly cheerful and good natured
people possessing that surface poitcness which has
been compared to an air cushion-inasmuch as there
Is nothing in it but il jots wonderfully. When
you have occasion address them they do their best TO
impress you with the belief that they consider you an
agreeable person. and all apt to act up to the
character attributed to by friends and acquaint
ances (being indeed quite different individuals TO diff
eren people, it commonly deyelopcs at least the pleas
ATTEST side Of disposition. A Perisienne shop
keeper has the pretiet Of ways when she tries to sell
you tobaccop pouch size dlscourses Of II tenderly
sportvey II speaking Of newly born baby. in
varably rewardng you with tie brightest Of smiles
the con pleon Of the purchase Nor does she look dis
dainful or surly, supergousy contemptuous N yon
don't buy, rs is commonly the case In New-fors OF
London. where you are made 20 feel like mAcfnctor
should your expenditure equal the expectations OF
the dealer or where courtesy doled In exact pro
portion to tie sum disbursod. take H. these French
are about the cheerici and most civilized Of people IT,
l g.. FL r.Fo 4 > tfa
But there are other features Of their national charac
ter less satisfactory. as everybody knows. am not
going into serious dsqulsion having set out to write
only Of every day things. What imply viii sugsesll
itseIf from description Of wha, the other night
At the Cio.sr,e d,s LI, one Of the many public dance
places OF Paris on the south tide Of the river opposite
the gardens Of the Luxembourg. Il i, believe. an
old one cocyal with the Mabillc, and the Chaumiesc
and like those frequcnted by students grisettes or The
grisette proper Is extinct In Paris as some as
.ert). shop.girs exceptional workmea. and curious
suangers. especially English and Amercan-some OF
whom are not too weValyised in bringing their conn
trywomen. which Is rather worse than taking them to
a cheap casino in London .2j-cent Bowery bail Of
the old check apron" description would be. We went
10 the Closere dfs Las Sunday night, sLen Paris is
finishing rs weekly holiday. IN order to see In all Is
glory.
There was qute a little crowd assembled outside 20
listen TO the music and witness the arrivals Paying
our money-onc franc eachdadics admitted graiiO
wo descended broad shallow flight Of stairs TO the
/ dancing saloon. which brilliantly lighted. and Of
cour.e roolcd over. portion being devoted TO The
dancers the remainder laid out Vauxlall fashion IN
pretty arborl ana alcoycs supplied with little table
aud chairs Tor the purpose OF reiTeshuen rcia.ed at
rather higher prices than out Of doors About the cen
Ter OF the crpschoean part an elevated orchestra
containing good band, playing away Is loud ns posi-
bic 10 which mo .emcnt the dancers footed u energet
caly Footed it. did saw From top 10 toe they
danced all over not a limb muscle bat was in most
active motion But how 10 dcsoribe the dancing It's
oufr character the reckless groiesquc abandon Of the
performers both mnic and female They coniriycd 10
preserve the figure tho quadgle in spite Of the pess
(or 80 many were engaged that only Partisan could
have avoided perpetual collisions bat the individual
cyrations oscillations rerograde movements, absnrdi-
ties and latent obsccnitcs all seemed TO be If; to ndi
Yidual choice OF Inspiration though could detect
family likeness.
The men, with their aims akimbo. one hand
poised the hip both cFaed out NJ every pos
sib.e angle did their best apparently TO dance IN de
iance Of The law OF grayitatlon they were hooking
cynical, Phalic and essentially mOnkcyiahi the women
rampant. bralen, bacchautish, shameless, mOcnadc.
They dove IN and out bfnudishing their skirts holding
their dresses mi-leg high and higher. twisting turn
irg' Wheeling, wAIus, Auging their feet, Ia Rgo-
1oche IN their Iartucrs iuccs, and stamping in a Kind
OF iuTy' as If possessed. Here a man advanced IN II
series Of rapid impiah jumps with his toes turned
in"aid' there another initiated the behavior Of gal
NhulHd frog; ftither on 4 pirl ,ufang alOit