The New York herald., 1869-11-29

| far away from the restraints OF home influences
were the nt to create the order OF cocodettes IL
high society. The journal OF NJ de Grardn lntenaee
| the assertion 10 be complimentary.
American residents are 10 be found IN all the most
| fashionable quarters of the city. The Champs
Elysees and the avenues IN It's neghpor-
hood. the new Boulevards Haussmann. Malesherbes,
| &c., are their favorite resorts. great
many also reside in boarding houses and
private families, where they enjoy some OF the
pleasures OF homelke society and are enabled TO
learn the language or course the transient travel
ling colony register at the notels. AT the Grand
HOTEL the Louvre, Meurlce, Bristol, Westminster,
on the first class order, Americans are always 10 be
found Besides these there are fifty other respect
able hotels wnere they put up.n (Not TO speak OF
that infinite number OF "gargottesn for man and
beast, where no American would think OF gong.)
The Grand Hotel Is the centre Of the United States
OF America In Paris the general point OF rendezvous
for all our countrymen in the city-it is almost an
American cub.n In visiting the establishment
the other day, and while procuring few details
from "the oiicen the jaunty little Frenchman VINO
otciates in the corps oi clerks 10Y the way not suc
grim and awful personages as those on your sde) IN
formed me that IL deserved that title.
CLERK-All the Americans come here. The peo-
pie VINO go TO the Louvre are travellers through
necesslty It is true the Louvre Is hrst cass no,e
that and this are the two irst over one-thlrd OF
Doarders are always OF American nationality
To the Grand Hotel come all the wealthy travellers
uOydgeurS de luIe. We always have 200 Americans
on hand, wnter or summer; our departing CUSTOM
ers are daily replaced by new arrivals. Every
steamer that leaves Is compensated by the arrival
OF one from New York. The Pereire arrived yeSter-
day at Brest with l91 passengers. Tonight we WIZ
have two-thrds, or, at least half OF them In our
rooms. Go across the courtway over 10 the cafe
and you Will ind there out OF lot OF thirty twenty
eight Americans. Half of our table db0.e guests
are at TINS moment Americans There are Few RUSSIAN
travellers now We nave at present only one family
OF that nation. Most OF our guests are Americans
aud English, the latter being renewed very often
alter night or two oi stoppage. The r0ydgetGs de
tu1e OF all other nationalites form say 0nethrd
OF our guests All the employees can speak English,
and the Americans finding English spoken on all
sides prefer not 10 speak French. They can speak
II, however.
Leaving Mr.. Clerk / went over to the cafe, and
sure enough the first words that struck my ears
told me that Americans were about. The following
is stenograpnic report OF the same:-"He made
s25, GOO they failed read the HERALD :"
language OF les going on In the cafe Outside sitting
on the peristyle OF the hotel, were ladies' taking
their after breakfast chat with the young gentle
men, ana rolling IN and out OF the vast glass-roofed
courtyard, lyerled equipages, modest .adcres with
red numbers and hotel omnDuses
Going TO the Hotel du Louvre / found the scene
far less animated. also met with surprise. In
answer to my inquiries for information the clerk
said that he had on hand not more than hfty
Americans, most OF his customers being English.
He also said that most or the Americans arriving in
Paris go TO the Grand Hotel. This was a shop-over-
the-way piece OF llberallty for which was unpre.
pared
Two or three little American papers are published
here weekly as organs OF the colony, ana there
nye American banking houses for the accommoda-
tion OF the transient and resident members OF the
colony, viZ.:-Munroe Co., Bowles Brothers h Co.,
Drexel, HarJes Co.: Tucker Il Co.; LherDette,
Kane Co.
The legation is now at No. 95 Rue de Chaillot.
Mr.. Washburne Is at present guest at COmplegne,
having been regularly invited, by order OF the EN-
peror, among the first series OF visitors. The day
before his departure for the imperial residence mad
occasion TO Minister at his Office, when he
laugningy remarked III regard to the rumor started
at Washington that ne had requested additional
funds FOR the contingent expenses OF the legation,
''Ine next llme they occupy themselves about me
they might get up bigger lie than that ~ In regard
10 the Cuban business he SAID he thought every
thing would TURN out all right, as he re-
garded Mr.. Fish to be an able and wise
statesman. His wife has been an invalid ever since
her arrival IN Paris last September. In regard TO
Paris politics he is OF the opinion that citizen Roche
fort Is fast running Ia repubQue into the ground.
Mr.. Wasnburne resides with his family IN very fine
hotel. Of the avenue de Imperatrice; and he has
just had his Office quarters snngly liked up for the
winter season. He reports that his health has lm-
proved.
General John Meredith Read has the Consulate
under his charge at No. 55 rue du Cardinal Fesch,
the words 'Jonsuat General des Etats Unls
d'Amenque," with the national arms, being well
displayed the railing OF the street balcony. Just
next door Is modest looking little shop, with the
following sign on the door:-"Magazln de Tiffany,
Reed d Cie.n Mr.. Reed, who travels between the
two cities IN the transaction OF business Is now in
your city with his family. De is expected back here
AZ the end OF this month.