, 1872-11-21
PARIS.
prodigal metropolis-Foreign He1i-
dents Dcparting-The Future or

dents OCpsiIAAAE
Paris.
por,a fNop ., Correspondence Of the Neto York Times
Paris has always been, and always VII ~
perhaps, g charmlng residence Tor strangers,
but in order to induce strangers to come here, OF
to remain here for any length OF tune, I steps a
must be sn to insure tna@ fhe pressnb TINE he
entire ahop-keeping and laboring classes are
irving to live upon the limited numoef OF
strangers here, and the consequence Ii tnas tne
latter find Paris q little too mucn 1or
their purses. An American who came hero, soy
after after our war, and who has been living here
ever since upon fixed income, finds himself
three times poorer to-day than he was in 1850.
Il that income was small at the former date no
must supplement it in some way or quit the Guy.
One American who came here fifteen years ago
and found himself quite rich, has been growing
poorer and poorer every year on the same al-
fowance, and last year when ne could no longer
live he went homo to blow his brains out II Ca1-
ifornia, The greater portion Of the money seen
here comes from strangers, but it is not escap-
inr The attention Of the French that the foreign
element is rapidly growing less, and more mpe--
cupious Americans are now the malnssay anu
the only hope.
sient visitors here, but it is evident that the
number Of foreign residents is rapidly d1n1ln-
ishiuc. The English colony is very small, as
GaliGnanrs subBcription-list can show. Ger
mans there are none; the spanish anu o"lss aso
ali: and there arc no more Russian Fr1nces OF
t,e Demidoff stamp to throw millions from their
windows The Prince de MetteTnlch mas not
only taken away O. large fortune, and the aaaly
sexes. but he has carried away 8 number OF the
richest Austrian families Of bis set: me f1eh 1s
Erazzus have been expelled Tor treak OF tuo
hors. and large number OF wealthy Me3ican
families hare followed them out o1 tne country. w.
Yon would scarcely credit tho number OF sets
thus broken up by the siege or by the kepnnle'
and In tho number must be added the large tol-
lowing OF the extravagant Imperial Court.
But this only shows where the money does nor
| come from, and despite the above evident falling
off. the namo appearance Of luxury prevails. Yet
IN safe in saying that it IS mainly hctltlous.
| md thnt the effects of oyer-infation and hugh
prices viii soon be felt. Owing to the immense
prosperity Of the Empire-whch many Wouia
ganT Il thov could thousands Of families invest
ed their savings in works OF art or articles OF lux
urv and taste, and these things are now oelng
turned into ready money. In all parts OF e1a9ce
there are constant auction sales the aotei oes
turo and pictures the dealers in orzc-a-9rdc are
| six-fold more numerous than of old, and nearly
| half of the fine stores along the new streets are
temporarily occupied by brocanteurs, Who sp1ead
out their wares to eaten mo eyes "
! passing strangers. One secs family pictures and
Souvenirs which would never have been sold but
/ for necessity Sometimes strangers plck up oaf-
gains. Not long ago m American bought very
small picture for 100 francs, and sola u q Is"
hours later to II. de- Rothschild for !, ooo francs
and nnother bought 20. 900 franc picture for l5o
| francs, have Ind some personal experience,
| also. having bought out Baron Who found hls
income utterly inadequate to the present rate OF
living and who vas glad to e. sen a. Fe1S an NOV. now
tures to the public sale and have the tact advef-
| tised to Ill the world. He is member OF the
jockey Club, and formerly lived very comtorta-
bly,; but now. he says ne mus u ln'qi51pre p lei II
| live UPON On income which once kepS MIN "eu,
| with two servants and pair Of horses.
| coSprrIoS OF THE POOR.
Descending in the social scale, wo ind the
Door suffering from the high prices OF proVls-
ions, und although wages are highei enn r t
moment, however, they live upon illusions, foz
nearly everything they use is badly adulserateu
and Of the poorest sort. Matches are made o.
wood dipped in tie Ga eaqimenp 9a s
coffee to be had, and that used is mixture }, @
/ ch;corv : the sugar sold is abomlnable, and tut
wine sold for from twelve to fifteen sous tn,
quart is manufactured q out OF whole cloth'
there is not q drop Of vino in much OF it, an
vet It sells at the price of ui, ordinaire. It i
only fair to say that tho net OF adulseratine
well understood, and the doctors say that IN
! artic1es used are not necessarily unWholesomo
OF course, this puts or the cvn ay nue nts
| Gennine articles are high, and beyond the feacl
Of moderate purses, but the middle , and 81 bettg
classes must have them cost what they VII
They use as little as possible, and get ind thel
former incomes insufficient. The better classe
continue to pay the high prices and suPpem1en M a1n
their @ lands, their works Of art, or their estaa
iishnents. and they pinch in every way With
doors in order to keep up the outer show. !
Frenchman would prefer missing his :! dinner r
} his ride in the Bois de Boulogne and his seat
tho opera. How long this will last is more tha
/ can say, but so many are falling, out Of LIN
and going away to the country, that it wonl
seem impossible to 60 on much longer WITHOUT IT.
change. Il peace and order are desired ;a; II is
| sway sway from Paris, and efforts should be nude
, | astablish some kind of d Court here but E
long as II. Theirs and the Assembly are at cros
purposes it will be difficult to bring about t.
} | state Of things so earnestly desired.