The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-19
Paris Woe and where 1t leads Te.


Female immortality ana street vices constitute the
BLACKLIST taints society hers and OF the age and
yet unfortunateiy scIn tAe appearance OF fair but
trai daughters Of Eve &s they aToep pst 10 On the
bouevards, SID coess oagile tAe ctsfg, enjoy MaDe
Or dash past along tie Chan,ps.ISysaes or at the
Bois, Ii Is dtcuis 20 n5ieye tgt shsge Is Guy darker
side to their butterfly eSssseaSe There Is reverse
however, dismal &id gs0oGy, TO the golden happi-
ness which, 90 outward ysw, TIE coe9gsS, loFetes,
or whatever term the lasaiol oi tbs dey may appiy
to thonl-sesmlngy eajoy. IL is Il fine waril day,
the sun Is shlaing brightly, and ali that breathe life
appear to feel The blessing OF fresh air ana liberty.
II seek for an apartment do 50 Oh wet duh day
% the most dreagy rooms lock concrtaole wnen
lne one. II vlaiS pgsoa prefer doing 50 when
the sun Is sa.nGg nereAy-GAe loss Of liberty then
appears more painful.
TO ST. LAzARE.
Come with NE TO visit tbs reward Of female vices
thereis an empty cab now PASSING No? Wen, l
must 90 alone. Cocter, q ST. Lazare Passing
along the line Of bouevards soon reached the
Porte st, Denis, and turned up the iaubourg Of the
same name 1 ain III another world the houses
are Old fashioned, the shops have more homely
ar. Nearly every second one is Wine shop, unless
IT be pork butchers. Surely every handborrow In
Paris has congregated here for the OCCASION Their
owners are shouting at The top OF their voices what
they have for sale-cherries artichokes, tomatoes,
new potatoes, lowers, Strawberries fresh ngs,
radlshesand melons, to say nothing Of the vendors
or purses carriers and women's caps Under the door
way VINO bake up counter cry. Everything
here Is all sold Of half the price Of the same
articles In other parts OF the town. In this
quarter broadcloth gives place to blouse high
prices are not in favor. Moreover In former times
the neghbortsDod was celebrated for many q well
defended barlcade and the Inhabitants Still retain
2 lighting LOOK On arriving near the point where
the Rue dn Faubourg st. Denis ntersects the oue.
ward Magenta, one OF the plorles of new Paris, my
attention was attracted to two large poodes quietly
sitting beside each other, holding in Their mouths
respectively basket and MANS cap. Some good
samaritan had bestowed few sous on the mendi-
Giants, but the dogs sti regarded the foot passen.
gers With suppiant looks. There was no sign OF an
owner near them. What had become OF nimY Had
ne gone 10 dinner or to liquor up and left his faithful
fuadrupeds TO obtain the wherewltha to.pay the
reckoning, or were the bow Vows doing Ii tile
begging on their own accounts From time TO time
they cast wistfu glances towards bare headed or
gan grinder at some distance up the street on the
other side OF the way, and when he ceased grinding
they gallopped towards him with their booty The
mystery was solved. The poor fellow, who was
stone blind pated them the head, fumbled in the
cap and basket, found the sous, put them into his
pocket, placed the cap on his head, returned the
basket to one OF the dogs, shoudered his organ and
was led of by the other to UNEMPLOYED copper
nine: by thus time had arrived at the entrance of
the celebrated prison de Saint Lazare at present the
house OF correction for women.
HISTORY OF THE BUILDING.
BEFORE giving description OF the interior OF this
most remarkable establishment, occupying the site
OF the old monastery OF ST. Lazare Of which the orr
GIN Is not clearly known, 1t may be MS well to give
rs concis ey as possible lis subsequent history. In
the fourteenth century, when situated far beyond
the walls OF The town, 1t was hospital for lepers.
Pllaged anu destroyed by Tie English its ruins
were restored, and 1t subsequently became one OF
the richest hospitals OF the age In 1862 was given
to st: Vincent de Paul, and was the chief place OF
meeting OF tho PJg6eS de u Mission, destined to
teach the surrounding country districts. The
present buildings were built by ST Vincent do PAU
and his successors. On The l3th Of July, 1888, tie
Malson de 81 Lazare was suspected OF having arms
and subsistence sec tied WITHIN its walls, and was
pillaged by the pc le During the following year
the monastery was suppressed and t became ma
tonal property. In 1893 Il was turned into a prison
ana was subsequently appropriated 20 the exclusive
monks OF St. Lazare were social souls and wei
they might be, for their monastery was rich. The
land on which the Northern hallway station and the
Hospltai LarlOolsl9re nave been erected belonged
TO 1t, together with the large tract contained
between Rue du Paladis, the Faubnrg Pos5onniere,
the Fauooulg st. Denis and the Old exterior Doue-
YARD. Formerly there was building at Saint
Lalare called the Lo9is du Roi, where the kings Of
France stopped before making their solemn entry
into Paris, and there received oahs OF allegiance
from the municipal authorities once again they
Tested there tWentyfour hours-after death-ps-
fore being carried 1or inGerment st. Denis. The
exterior OF the present PRISON pfesen no archiec-
tuTa beauty. from time to tune during past ages
the buildings nave been added TO and altered and
the stranger would pass it by wihodS relrK II his
attention was not attracted by the armed sentinel
On duty at the gateway, over whch Is inscribed in
large eiters:-"d0tSo 70 d'Al76t ct de C0rTectioi.o
AS IT Is--lNSIDE THE GATE
me entrance OF, rather, pore cocaere, Is spaci-
Gus. the further end ngress is barred by heavy
gates and On each side are long, massive stone
seats. On the right il a smaller IRON bound door,
with the Smallest possible iron grating and q
knocker so arranged as TO give an almost inaudible
tap. That Will make nobody hear, thought T. and
was on the point OF repeating the doae When the
door suddenly new open and found myself face to
lace VITA grim faced guardian III female deprayity
whose countenance seemed TO say, .'lts no use
n knocking at Tile door. Man cannot enter
lhe abode OF his fallen eisuers.O I pro-
suced my special authority, Cerberus looked puzzled
me- led the way rom the entrance lobby 10 a lone
md spacious stone-nagged corridor. Suddenly he
stopped at ahotief small door decorated VITA
knocAer similar to that whose acquaintance 4 had
made In tae porte c0ch6ie IL rose and fell with
scarcely perceptble noise, the door opened, my con-
uuctOr eXcbansSa mystic signs with brother turn.
key and we passed Oh TO door over winch We're In
scribed "C00aaet an Dgectses'.p We entered good
sized with Wel-poltshed floor, IL contained "A
large writing table seated at which was Monsieur
&c Dgecte07, man OF about fifty years OF age de-
corated and OF most gentlehanly manners He rose
TO Offer char, coantersgned the order for visit
Bag the prison, ana observed with some surprise,
"fou nave visited many OF our prisons, sn." He
and until that cher made MS appearance we con.
versed freely But had better give you The details
ID bhc pIlsuu ouE walk III. The cher
turnkey or r{gdatr at last made his appearance,
and l was handed over TO his protection. He
10 stout, elderly stea1y-goer, does not
hurry himself beyond o funeral pace. man
OF few words, 10 make him give information
YOU must pnmp him, and pumped accordingly.
He smiles but rarely and is perfectly invulerable to
the combined attack the 800 young ladies we en-
countered during our walk through the prison,
Should they attack his virtue. The establishment
Is not at present full, it can contain 400 Before
mad done with the brlgadier we became most
friendly and On more than one occasion detected
truIV ne always appeared ashamed of the weakness.
leaving tne governor we entered lobby In which
were several turkeys and bench near the door
Piieab conVefslng with an unfortunate woman,
WHO heiu IN Ier arms baby. The priest rose and
va heu 10 Tue ofgadier for few minutes, asking
protectioh iol me poor prisoner; my conductor
gfunted 0u' ous, and we passed up wide Old ash-
soned staircase with massive banisters and tiled
steps.