Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-10
CORRESPONDENCE.
OUR PARIS LETTER.
Gossip from The Gay Capital.
No. Is.


PARIS, Nov u, 1865.
begin to understand what the Yankee meant
when he said we had good deal of weather I.
For two weeks we had steady rain, with bitter
cold. streets inches deep in mud aud slush, in
spite Of the constant clcaring which they receive,
aud everything in doors moist or wet. And this
Is whit an. told 10 expect until spring For
tunatcly, PARIS is not place where one pcrlshes
OF cnnui-study during the day, and lectures or
amuscineuts Mt night, make time pass pleasantly
in spite of the obstreperous behavior of the
" Clerk of the weather." But think of two
whole weeks without clear day, scarcely even
speck Of blue sky visiblo certainly never
enough to fabricate pair of "Oh-no- wc.ncver-
Inention-'ems," for native OF Holland or any
where else. began to fear the long continuance
Of wet weather had affected my upper story; in
other words, such a superabundancc of fluid had
produced softening Of the brain! Then the cold.
biting wind kept stream Of ice water lin my
minds eye, Horatio,' running down the joints
of the ycrtabre all day long. The cold is not
like our cold at home, dry and clear, but OF .,
damp, penetrating nature, like the traditional
London iogs, and OF course, very hard to bear
We had our first snow two weeks since
| The French do not understand the first princi-
| pie of being comfortable II you could see their
| absurd iirc-placcs; you would laugh if you had
only to look at them, aud weep ii forced to make
| use et them. Imagine an exl,uisp OF iir-puc,
| with little movable CRATE, about six inches ty
three, IN The centre; In front tin screen that
slides up and down to give II druught, and en-
courage n ball OF resin half dozen pine spin
| tiers and lew dcsolaie looking bits oi the wursi
coal ever saw, into n fire. II you choose to
burn wood, the CRATE holds but two tiny sticks.
| winch You buy by the pound. The only other
alternative is to commit (possible) suicide by
using charcoal. Then the Windows, opening like
| iolulug dours, admit OF no half way course, Ii
| you wish breath OF air, you cannot open your
| wisdom Il few inches ut the top or bottom, but ii
must be wide open or close rhut. But. however
ventilation Of that sort is little needed, as there
are cracks and openings everywhere, that give
Tree access 10 the breezes. can almost mt nv
hand underneath any door; carpets are unknown
| and the bare, waxed floors look and feel chill
and drcary enough. The only conf rling thing
Is rug, SOME three feet by twn, On which to put
the tret Mheu sitting, expect to iyiyr. hut
how the little wizened Frcnchmen, Who look n
II n sharp frost would convert them into iciclns.
ever live through the winter season. is more til IN
l can conceive.
Yesterday two friends spent the day with me
one of them Sc1tchman, and Surgeon in The
British army He went all through the war In
Abyssinnin and was at the taking of Magdala
OF course he had many things of interest to tell.
about the campaign and his own adventures. Al
one time he was eight WEEKS without his baggage
aud had to lie low" in his tent whilst Il coln,ld,
washed his clothes.
have received The g Delaware Trbunes,' III,
lust Of November 9th. They make mt feel quit,
as II had looked fora moment on you ALL in IN,
little "city on tht hill | often wish l could
have just "a hours leave of absence ard give vii
) miugton flying visit. But as an insane edito
said 10 closing an article. @ If wishes were bp,r
gars, horses would ridc!"
, What glorious news we have had from Amer
lea, about the election! feel as 1t ought to iii
. my sheet with flolrishes and spread eagles owe
the grand results How splendidly Illinois aut
: our good old Mass lchusetis came out. Our liltl
miserable snip of State SEE disgraced hersel
us usual. trust " ilmiugton was all right, (eyer
r if New Castle county failed). She should rel al
example to the rest, as being the most civilized
The Queen of 81 ain lex is in Paris, and livnl
IN the Avenue de Champ Elysees. shall try Il
: get look at her, just to say have seen her
saw somebody lntely much better worth seeing
that is to say, Patti. went 10 the Italian oper
for the first time since have been in Paris TO Sc
< her In the Barber of Seville" She was lovely
e and sang like fairy or bird, q forget which i
the regular form OF comparison to lse.)
. suppose, ere this, you have heard of Rossini'
I death. Ills funeral obsequies were magnificent
: all The talent of Paris joining. Patti assisted ii
: singing the mass. At the Italian Opera, on Fri
! day, the "S.abat Mater was substituted for al
LIZ week, RothschlId, the Bnksf, WIS Btfrt,