New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-02-14
PARIS.
EXPERIENCES OF LIVING IN PARIs-CURRENr fhENCh
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GARIBALDI-THE PARIS Ex-
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PARIS, Jan. IS, 1867.


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From Our Special Correspondent r , 90 ,oe,
We bayo been "snowed up" The snowfall, which
has been slight within the edges of tho Paris Dasln
has been extraordinarily heavy in other parts even
the ouite Southern part Of France, and over other
large European spaces. The stopping of mail trains
ON the railroads has been its least haTm The stopping
of MANY kinds of gaining work, the increased
need of more food and firing to keep vital warmth
and tho increased prices of these, are grayer.
The mutton outlet ate at breakfast this morning
worllingmans mOuthful, cost eight sous Ill market
Eggs that are alas! not what Caesar would nave MS
wife eat cost three sous a piece But the price OF
bread. the main staff of the working frenchmans
life is the main grievance. LOAF OF SIX SOUS ID
scant daily provision for n hearty man who accom-
panies it on its downward road with abundant meat
and vegetables What is it for those and for the wife
and children at homo, who have to leave out tho
meat and vegetablesH Consequent discOn tent look
inc to popuar fierce outbreak mob or reyOlutlon
is not mcnacing But the condition OF tho working
classes under the nfction of such prices Is most Sc
rous and thc'subjcct Of serious consideration The
question is seriously debated whether Government
should not intervene. 1t did ia 49, ana lo9s ana
order bread down 10 price less than It's real Value
making ND the loss to the bakery by special imam
cial arrangement There strong and wise aversion
70 such measure; but with the oppressive city Gus
TOMS tax Oh all articles of food brought INTO lls, 10
the abolition of which the Imperial governing au-
thorties of Paris still more avcrsc recurrence
to that bad palliative measure may be necessary,
Meantime Il erc is n large comfortable class WHO
can afford 10 buy and eat though they hav9 mo no
money to waste. What they should best Duy rom
day to day in the market, and how best they shouI
up their purchases on the table they may Ieaa
i'm the daily article of the kitchen editor of La Lde
newspaper Baron Brisse Seeing that many iolks VINO
take in good family paper as the LO6te u.s. eat 30
family dinners more or less per annum while they go
g, IL. Heat hutOu "A k.
interested in political matters moro tlaI once
month"; and think OF literary themes only once
ouaIteT nothing would seem more INT To daily
paper than kitchen column and editor Yet when
Gadn the proprietor of the sheet IN question; and
introauCer of nearly all the Improvements that haEe
worked their way slowly, one after another INTO inc
Partisan press, made place tor dairy gastronomlc
article it was thought very undgnliled, made thG
subject Of a deal OF modern bald and ancient Pug tan
wittcisms But the public that cares very httle for
the dignity and has quick sense of the utility OF the
press read the Barons articles with entcrtainmeht
and profit. He continues them. with the carte oi an
economical family dinner and the market retail PM
Ces of provisions every day. More than that ne mas
written a book OF @5 dinher rccelplS-recelpls Ior
| practical good eating-which IS gwen ~ a premium
| TO all subscribers TO La Librte.
This reminds me me that the book list OF current
! French publications has been too long Neglected.
Although the press has not been delivered III tho past
ten months of any wonderful births 1t has gwen us
! many noteworthy volumes One OF theso | will
| make room 10 annOunce-the long -loOkcd-for 10th
and final volume of the NOHrcIic BOUdphe GcHtTdie
published by the brothers Didot The work was
|
book TO be thankful for, though an M I'LL mood To
thank Messfs. Didot for il, ycXud these long ycars
| with waiting for the tardy appearance of volume
after volume. One would not Suagrel with the long
time Of waiting if the work seemed 10 have prolted
by pTOporonate patience of pains-taking labor Had
ii been finished nothing iH the nature and plan OF
IL prevented in four instead of more than IL yeas ii
need not have been 50 incomplete rs 1t Is thus I'M
der tho letter b. which takes up four close printed,
! double-column octave volumes you look in vain for
the name of Bancroft, Aaron Burr, Nathaniel Bow
| ditch. Elizabeth Barrett Browning has nearly
| coumo; her husband, Robert Browning. 10 lines for
his share On the sane page we are told mat Ofestes
BrownsOn was born at Windsor County, Vermont
Thomas Brown Is spoken OF as a Scotch physician,
mctaphysician. and poet, but Patrick Brown as an
| English physician born in Ireland and Sir David
| Brewster as an Engshman born IN Scotland; Sew
eral Of the Balleys and Baylies are omitted Thomas
Haynes Of that ill aud the author OF Fcsus among
brigham Young * treated of under the letter Is
what is singular however that the article following
this bungling heading - very carefully composed
and is, lJr the date of its publication, 1851, remark
ably full and cOmmendable in all ways. One OF the
best features IN the plan OF the work j. thus spoken
of in the publishers advertisement of 1852: " The
the letters OF books are gwen IN Their 10,
spectye languages with accurate indication OF
the form date and place OF publication OF
works in which tho subject OF this or that article
can be fully studied as TO his life and IFS rea
tons to history, omissions OF those worthy OF refer
frequent omissions and errors are constant as TO
the literary rank of authors For instance, nothing
i
pect that he wrote the history OF La Nonrce France
Errors as to the dates and value of editions are nr
merOus not TO say numberleSs. Nothing would be
easier than 10 fill pages with indications OF the short
cOmings and committed faults of the book. But to
come TO pleasanter part of my duiful notice Of
it, In the departments of French and Italian blogra
ply and indeed of Continental European blogra-
ply generally, it is quite full 10 names and the
,St Geographic feature referred TO above though I'M
perfect offers great help to the filling 20 facts
and independent Judgment TO appreciation. On
the whole, 1t is most convenient and valuable book
of reference and-a quality not TO be underyalued-
is sold at miraculpusly cheap price The pub ish-
ers advertised retail price IS only three and half
been buying these fourteen years, volume by volume,
as It appeared has cost. with TIE binding about
costs ten francs tho volume
The Emperor according to last accounts, is in what
the late Rufus Choate used to style "tempestu-
Gus health
Some American in want Of an autograph has botli-
cred letter out of Joseph Garbaldi on the present
state OF aiialis III our country 1t Will reach you IN
print so only need say that it expresses the warm
est sympathy with us, and the hope that shall do
what is best to be done. IL is a shrcwd piece of nom
cOmmittal writing and good sense It's author has
Just refused to accept the grand cross OF the military
order OF Savoy. OF course. Query How many OF
our 20 commissioners TO the Exposition next year
VIII refuse the simple cross of Legion of llonort 1t
is offered themf The distinction that will tempt our
republicans is, TO be sure much less than that the
offer Of which was quietly rejected by Garibaldl
The Military Cross of Savoy, unlike the Order OF 81
Maurice and ST. Lazare, is rarity even IN its lowest
grade of Chevalier The Legion Of Honor counts be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 Cross bearers.
There is small fight going on here between our
Chief Commissioner, Mr. Beckwlth, and our Honor
airy COMMISSIONER Mr.. LOubat. The merits OF the
quarrel II 1t have any, which something doubt are
LAID out on Mr.. LOubats side in pamphlet of his
publication which mail to you. Al the risk OF en- |
coaching on the domain Of my oOntee, your special
EXhlDlnOn correspondent, will say that the hoped
for International DOg-shOw which we were to have
next May 1t Is now said we are not TO be gratliIed