The New York herald., 1869-11-29
FRANCE.


The "Intcrnational Worid,-Forcigners and
Parisians-Amcricans in Paris-How and
Where they Live-The Liberte on "Fast''
Amcricans-Thc Grand Hotei-An American
Club-American Bankers-Minisfer WASH
burne Fish and Rochefort.
PARIS, Nov. Is, 1869.
'The international worldn reigns at Paris. In
wealth. high position and talent 1t surpasses the
native element. As for the Parisians they have their
kingdom, too, but the tendencies OF the modern age
are rapidly undermining 1t, as 1t is based only on
frvolitles and gayetles longer In season except
for minors. The latest fashions, purple and fine
hnen the finest residences and equipages, the best
OF the market, operas, balls and grand Jetes all
for the foreigners the natives taking their share
laughter, merriment and witticisms. The former
have capital OF hard cash. the latter enjoy capital
OF Don D0Ls which, at the rate things are now going,
VIII soon no longer be bankabe.
SO stands the ledger or course that portion OF the
native population which receives the dollars and
cents brought here by foreigners never once dreams
OF attempting TO rule the roast no. they are content
with being wen paid underlings. ! do not mean to
Say that there are no Parisians making big turn
out In the capital, in the enjoyment OF riches;
but it is their own fault that they do not
stand more advantageous comparison with the
outside barbarians nocking here from every nation
and corner OF the globe and forming the said Inter.
national word,r The barbarian works day and
night IN Kamtschatka or Sitka, wherever he
may be, until he collects a good-slZed bag or
gold; then he says unto himself, "Let US go
TO Paris" To Paris he comes, alone with
all his family and mis- "wfe's relatIons,r and
here the money is spent. The bag OF gold astonshes
all eyes. On the otner hand, a great many OF The
Parisians-those who not paid by foreign gold
still follow old custom In use here OF idling away
their days without work OF any KIND. They parade
the bouIevards, throwing puns or peas OF laughter
at each other during the day, and at night frequent
the theatres to be amused by to ''the gal
lery" In this way their revenues, far from increas
ing have dwinded or are dwindling rapidly that IL
Is no longer their privilege to take rank side by side
with the Americans English, Germans and Russians
congregaed here in such respectable numbers AZ TO
form each colony for the mother country. Now
and then, however, the natives so eclipsed have an
afforded them to take little revenge Last
month, on account Of a certain demonstration
threatened by them or about the 26th OF October
II Ia estimated on all sides that they frightened
10000 "internatonalers' outside Of the city walls
scattering them In every direction. A good many
of these. from fear Of other like manifestations are
still kept away, ana assert that they will remain
absent all the winter. Now the estimation has also
been agreed to on all sides that these 900 persons
OF the foreign floating population yield to the nhab
tants OF Paris a revenue OF 60 O00 900 francs per
month"; So taking them only into calculation, every
day OF their absence costs the city 1000 600 francs
This state OF things, In great measure due to the
nproar OF citizen Rochefort and the republican oppo
siton is not cannot be satisfactory TO the city
and In fact Paris Is grumbling about the winter
prospects
Undoubtedly the largest OF the foreign colonies
nesting here is the American. Americans never
cease from coming; they go and come come ana go,
all the year round they the great travellers OF
the day. Yet the colony Of them resident here is
always kept an comDtet; and have Just been in.
formed at the ofces OF the American bankers that
this winter the American world would be fuller
and gayer than ever. Another item. which some
what consoles the hearts of the unfortunate trades
people, now so cast oown, is the fact that the Amer-
cans In Paris are first class spendthrfts, lavlshing
money on anything and everything that comes in
'uen path Reliable persons estimate that there Is
MI average American population OF 10000 IN the
Guy throughout the year, which throws into Partisan
Sonois round hundred million OF dollars.
Inc american families live here in the
cosuy sWie Of the arstocracy tina: they see
III VoRue-a STYLE by the way which they not unfre.
quenbF RAISE upon or Increase Indee the arsto.
Gratis say oneny that Americans have spoiled
fhings by painting the lily q little more gorpeouslv
than necessary or natural. The market prices are
sent up beyond their due limits Not only ia mis-
complaint to be heard, but the other day no less
paper than the Lberte, generally favorable n
America and Americans, asserted that Americans nv
their extravagant fast and reckless living in par,s