New-York tribune., 1872-03-28
NEW-YORK THURSDAY,

of the latter never VIII recovery it's high estate OF
three years ago 1t hicks that luminous phosphoresence
she'd from the corruption Of the latter days OF 'ne
by Empire. v.r-s
One hears contradictory reports oi 'ne s"'e " "1
and commerce. hardly recoect one Paris shopkeeper
questioned anv time these twenty years, who did not
assure that "afarsn were bad, any American com
mission merchant here In all that period ~ho diu uo'
complain that he could not get his orders hiieo "n
the promised time OF delivery. dined with irenu,
member OF the Municipal Council one day last week "
assured me that work scarce though little before ne
had for the disorder In his library on Tue grou
that m was impossible for him 70 have his bookcases IN
till fortnight after they to have been set up AT
table dh6te next evening" sat next to an Old acqn'
ance, very intelligent English resident businessman
and questioned him. He assured me, giving iaets Al
proof, that for the trades he was familiar wth-neh-
oning nve-work crowdng and orders had 10 walt
can speak, with painful personal experience, and for
London artist friend bopessness Of getting picture
frames and bookbinding TIL after delays and reminders
long and that when the articles are at iaso
brought home receive them as gracious grant to
much importantly, with mingled blush OF unexpected
pleasure and Of shame at having given the artisan so
much trouble.
friend reysitins Paris after many years. would have
me 20 out with him Sunday " drive through Seuyt to
st. Cloud and back by Auteuil and the Bos de Bouogne'
had not been over that roote since last July III Is as
tOnising how the wreck and ruin Of the civil war az
Neuy and Auteul have been cleared away patched up
and built over Ny friend who the remaining scars
that continuous weekong battle for the first tme
was impressed by 40 many broken housewas and dlap
idated buildings las the propretors the State have not
yet had time repair sweep away to de-
gree that strangely TO who had visited those
woful Immediately the fighting was over. BY
contrast they seemed smiling. Even st. Cloud,
though being hall rebuilt showed no sue black
chsrred skeleton houses climbed over the rubbish OF
fallen walls that choked lts streets this time
twclvemOnths past II u still the terminus or many
Partisan excursicnsts of pleasant Sunday anu the
last unreasonably pleasant for March ihey were
there In force not vivacous, it seemed TO me- as
French folks who, a holiday used to display tneu-
selves before the war. AT what used TO he tne
entrance gate guarded bv sentinels asking for
passports and permits, OF what used 10 DC
the court OF what the Palace ot St. Cloud
free to all passers two tto girls, each with
sac purse IN hand and quietly spoken petition Pour
les acendits" for the Durnedout folks. e. for nine
tenths all the population of ST. Cloud, not of course
including the late occupant OF the burned palace, who
brought the fire it and them. The Point DO Jour at
Auteu and other pats of that pretest of Paris suburbs
etiu show runous marks Of the double bonbardment
trom the Prussans and from tue Nersaissl to when
they were exposed. Yet here again 30 much had been
done for restoration that but for the railway yiaduet
with It's unmistakable long drawn beauty OF stately
curve and endless arches present evieuce seems to re-
flute the testimony OF memory.
Turning back the Bois de BoulogDe, we found the
lake drive thronged with carriages oonnoisseur In
horse fesh could bur admire the number and beauty OF
fine equipages. bewaling between whiles the shorn
beauty the drive. 1t longer runs between planted
trees From downward side to the Notifications the
plantations were clear IL the early days OF the SIEGE
that they might for Prussan approaches
TO the raparts and back sides Of suburban Villas that
now stand here, in hard unSraeous prospect But
turf bY the road side we're numerous groups of
l al ahl 1XDrn "
bappy ia their blessed French faculty Of enjoy
ing the sunshne and that frt OF French entertain
ments-seeing some French folks. The avenue Of
the eI Empress thronged the avenue Of the Champs
Evsees crowded with carriages And yet We traversed
them &C hour, between the thronging ont and the
thron gng in from tie races that of at La Marche
that day. could but contrast the panoramic spectacle
furnished by ths afternoon drive, with what passage
over the ground could have furnished TO the eye
year before W u. H.