, 1866-02-13
FROM EUROPE.
Our Paris Correspondence.
THE DECLINE OF THE, SECOND
EMPIRE,
France and Frencbmen I'm 1866.

Correspondence Chicago Tzibuue.I
PARIS, JAM %, 1865.
nENoRALIZED CONDITION OF SOCIETY
II It were possible that any reader Of the
TRIBUNE admired the morals OF Paul de-
Koch, and regretted the gay "old times" Of
the French Regency and the glorious % dayso Of
our Charles III should advise him to come
Instantly to Paris. Things In that capital are
nearing such pass az to scandallze all Ea-
rope. Paris was never remarkable for
stralght-1acedness, but the modern Capua has
generally manged heretofore to cover her
shame with 1g-1eaf Of outward decency.
Such evidences Of weakness arc now cast 10
the wind, aud the orgies Of the Second Empire
challenge onr. admiration alongHfde those Of
the Pare aur Ct.Jt. Let me first Of all state
facts, and then draw the moral which every
student OF history will regard as the corEet
one.
THE DRAMA IN PARIS.
The morals OF a community, like Of an in
diyidual, are to be discovered best by exam
ining Its amuseInents and pastimes. Beran-
ger evinced profound philosophy when he
said !: Let who will make the laws, 80 that
write the songs" Could we believe In the
ttansmigration Of souls, We might be led 10
think that the participants In the ancient
rites Of Ceres had revisited this earth, and
taken up their abode In Paris; but not hold
Ing this belief, It would secm az though the
gay Parjsians were returning to the early
worship of the human race, and substituting
the alteration of ths god Priapus for the
moral teachings Of Christianity and the cold
formularies Of their own Encyclopedias. A
few years ago French dramatists favored us
with a collection OF playa and comedies Of
which La Dame our Came1ias and Les Files
de Norbrs may be taken as the type these
pieces would have brought blushes to The
cheeks of our mothers, but they were inocu-s
ous and moral In comparison with the Efforts
now mt forth in the -Fuusale Deuoiton. La
McAs au1 Bots and La Lanterns Maaioue. !
The last piece is drawing all Paris tn the the
atre Of the Chatelct: for serera1 score of
vonng ladies ~, screut nrenossessInp m:
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lne seine IN us flsa15 villa tne ancient clnes
OF the f4a1n.' ....
AADEXQ1AELLH TiaERESE.
1eelSooay oas neafo VI 'n1s 1Anous eanScs
oi worse 1han Anaeteontfe songs p". anose
VINO nave not seen'hel coa4o never, oy any
slfeten OF theif IMAGINATIVE lacult1es' 'oful
even mooerate'y 1aaf iaea OF the power aud
ooseeaits OF woman aiser "nom al rams IS
g,-'rom lne 1a"teftea 10 tne na"es'
nef sones VII! not' eannot, pear Icpetlaon OF
ssansl4tlon ont you may fealsze, In some
part, "nat lucy are oy mixing up MI henry
hat!es foems WIN tne 1ofoioaen seVen IN
F4ance,) VOTES OF eHon, e1selnalng any ap-
Pfoaeh 10 aecency from them, magnISing Inc
olt ten Tunes, ano taen eettng nne Woman
OF lntease asamhtic po"ef 10 sung tnem WIN
au ene accessories OF !aeaai,piaS ano a~tally
suggestive movements ano gestures. AND
tis "omRa mas 8nng lnese Songs DeloEe the
emperor and EMPRESS and Is Petteo and
eousas ny. " auI u''s e y. tae ~ SUm .u.t
| NOR does &he evil stay therel scores OF imi.
tatora have sprung up, and music balls and
ec1s ~. eaam.o"s' ~ 1pG ", se c'sss ~" 4esouno
Win hsllhas "a 1neTfse Wmen would nfins
olasnes " .ne cneeAs .. . Loauon Ptos.a1use'
THE SoB1t1Tr or the EMPIRE REsPoSsfnLe.
| ane eueet PEoauceo upon lue Upper e1ass.
g ny ta's "ons.fous hla1e u soc'e'y ~ "os'
ham'has1ue pn' lucy, o. course, ara 'ae
cause OF ,1e nosfofs e31ang' iof II Is tne't
moaes "a'eo Supports suea amusemen's ano
tnelr pauonaee "nco souga. attef oy tne
| nsnphs anu SIRENS oi Inc modern oooon.
some o. TUG most Marlncent residences ano
eplsnolu eau'pasee VI Iatis osAone ~ .Aoses
., .ne d.n,"oae, .n auu tue'f s..o.' a1s