The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-14
THE MORALS OF PARIS.
several PhHses Of the Pnrisian Demi-s,onde
.The Anonymns OF the CnpitHI--The RrencJ
COdc of SOcinI EIhicS.

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The Anonymas OF the CapitnI--The PrencL
Code Of Social Ethics.
| fdr'S Correspondence oT the Cincinnati Times
Parisian torcttes do not become so degraded as
ours They do not from the top round of temptation
tumble to the lowest round of sensuaity and thence
@ lnIo tne Kennel OF despair. They do not sink from
one impure condition to an impurity until all sense
OF shame il lost. They do not very rarely at least
seek oblivion in strong drink or opium.
M Iney 90 not show indecency in the streets. They
u1 not ngnt and make public speCtaCes of them
selves. They do not steal. They are not arrested
Dy me police and sent to prison. They far less FIRE
quently than our unfortunates commit suicide, or
ule mlSeraby In the hospitals. They are much
9ltener reclaimed by genuine affection and not sell
dOn they are married to men who, Knowing what
their past has been forgive the fault for the sake OF
the COntrition.
There are six spheres in the derai-aoade of Paris
eacn dlstlncC, each occupied by woman who being
IN one not very often enters another
Inc trst are women OF education and refinement,
oIpnans or illegtimate daughters instructed at the
expense of the Government, who, compelled to earn
thelr own livelihood, are thrown into contact with
men In different grade OF society. The girls form
an attachment for the men, who are OF them, but
not willing TO marry them, because the French do
The girls, who have probably looked forward to
some such connection become the mstresses of
their lovers.
There is no conceament of the fact on either side:
Tor this community admits OF, and negatively sane
tons, such relations The two live together She
is loyal, for she loves. He supports her often in
luxury. She has society OF her own but not bis
society. The connection continues until he is mar
ried frequently after since marriage i'm France Tand
this is fruitful source OF such intimaCes is defer
mined by mere worldly considerations. The separa-
tion is not SO painful as it might be supposed Tor il
has been anticipated; though occasionally sad TO re-
late, IL makes tragedy one side and life-lono
remorse on the other. Much more frequently men
refuse TO marry, ana live with their mstresses until
If the mistress surrenders or is abandoned bv her
IoVer sue goes INTO shop, which she can easily do
as no tradesman in Paris inquiries into moral ante
cedents. Consequently she is not, as with us, shut
Gea;r. TuG rom e earning her own livelihood If she
exhausted her heart, but that seldom HAPPENS She
ls not long In finding protector, whom she accents
elmer Ior financial or sentimental reasons. Her
new Hlend may or may not be in easy circum-
stances. Whether he is or not, she follows her call
"a ing mas apartments with him; takes care OF them
on the evening promenades.
rms Is the second sphere, which to many poor and
girls is the first.
The mistress new relation does not change ber
Onward l1e She labors and she loves; her mind ia
employed and her heart is filled. She is as nanny as
Otner women are Tor she does not believe herself
polluted or degraded and she has the society of |
Otner girls whose circumstances resemble hers II
sometimes happens the eXcitements and vontieS an
peal 10 her so strongly that she grows unwilling To
abor. she wants more money and more pleasure |
rms is regarded by Frenchmen as evidence of her |
llsloyaity actual or prospective; and so when she |
lults the shop he quits her. She then becomes n |
mere adventures member of the third spherc or |
decline. "i
The adventures is the most gttering and seduc-
i've phase OF the dem-monde. The women are
usually pretty taCtfu, and clever who have substi-
uted art for nature, and whose only end is pleasure
Ihey are women capable OF better things, but who
need excitement as a stimulant: whose continnouS |
revels are to them what brandy is to the inebriate
Ihe Mar6e Heart, familiar to our playgOers through
!, pad nad translation and worse adaptation was de-
signed 10 depict such being. "Marco" was harder
and more selfish than the original; but even She |
neIted when it was too late, and felt pity and aliec
ION when she saw the ruin she had wrought
The notorious Cora Pearl and Mabel Gray thouUb
oth ,oth English by BIRTH are types OF this class. They
ave become entlTely Parisanized, and seldom leave
ne CITY during the season. / saw them at Baden
'aden about fortnight ago, and they seemed TO be
oThe on the highest crest OF success.
Ihe adventures is often an educated rirI who
as Deen so wrOnged by some man as to nearly
rush her heart; or she may be creature OF such
Ugh animal spirits, so sensuous and fond of ey |
ltement, that she is willing to purchase ease and
lxury at any price. She is a power in France
nd she enjoys her sense OF power keenlV She is |
ngularly sharpened by her constant intercourse !
18th men of the world. Possessed of quick in
incts and clear understanding of human nature
Ole TO ensemble on all occasions, 10 counterfeit
very emotion, she has vantage ground she never |
lits. Though everybody knows what she is shrewd
len. zen are cons constantly deceived by her. Those who
past OF their skeptcism and their Indifference TO
omen become infatuated with her and open to her
leT purses as freely as they do their condolences |
lille their money lasts they are retained, That |
0ne they are permitted to see what dots they have
cen. ~
The adventures has a shining but brief career
ON eighteen to thirty live After that she finds il
nlcult to trade upon her faded fading charms |
ough sometimes she preserves herself so admi-
IDLY, and is such a consummate artist Wthal that |
e appears young at hve-and-forty. The life |
lie leads does not wear her out, as might be |
ipected. Unnatural as 1t seems, it is natural to
II. Having little conscience or heart, she ages |
DWly, and soft couches, dainty diet, and purple |
lathing keep her in fine condition. She does not
IRISH wretchedy, as sensationsts declare hut with
precaution and prudence that come to most of the
ench when they are no longer young she provides
r her future; goes into graceful retirement;
nd to the poor; kisses the cross with an unuttered
igram upon her lips, and sleeps in Montmartre
der marble figure OF the Resurrection.