, 1873-07-06
FRENCH THRIFT.


thrift latcy this Is the time for going to broak-
fast With our good friend drippeson, who culti-
Yates happiness and parsi'nony on $4,000 yoar,
which hc calls " dix mile lhros de rente." Up
three pairs OF stairs OH q boulevard not too con-
trial. pull at the blue alk boll-rope, md 10 into
IN anto-room with floor slippery as that of
akatlng-rluk. drlppesou's bonno ia not go smart
OF protty as MI English bachelors fouscmaid
would bo; but she has rlcnty of talk, md il-
vites you to breakfast before tho hospitnble NO.
tion has vot aharo itso1Y in the mind If lar ,naa.
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'ot, VI contso eno 10 COOK rs Won Us nonsema'a'
and rules tho 1.-Two rooms comprisedin drprosou'a
apartment with wise but despotic hand.
arippcsou gives hcr 80 francs n month, on which
rot., 1"aI ,a1I -. ,,a noop n..ao a aooa ~
preIty wou at . nus ekponao, ahd 1t 10 an UNDER
stood thing TINT sho shall manage nll tho mar
,,,,r,,,oa;,,a t,,;s n,o,,: ~ 's 49,, W.
p"te'n'n'ne' ''''7 "oalu w eonse1oeA into
"nht u eonhaenco' ona leaa 70 q hcono muon ZOO
painful to insist on. But GTippoaou liz Bhrowd
enough to abstain from moddlinc. md to know
whom he III we'll off. At ayerv morning ,vct
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=, uts' sanno,ot " nlhtor' no noafs MIG 'oanno
Chatter down sho STAIRCASE on her way, not to the
whore tho pick Of everything is to DO bud til
q o,1ock nj ahont or,o,t,,;rd and aorat;,noa
=. ' ,,s,, Wv "o1us ,eo. .,.sn 's"o oo'uos.aoo
-. S1,,, one.mi' 1'1s ena1 Wv snop pt'eos,
Alllle. Jeanne ls known aud respected NY MI
tho market women, mud if Gripposou worc
to talo It into Ills head to follow lor, ho would
aco hcr cofro ,,or ronnda aud surrov,o ovorr
sts,, s,.i, m o,,sarran+ oro ho,oro ;r,.sstia
eeutimo she soon perceives what things arc in
abundance and consequently cheap. There are
mornings whom certain kinds OF neh-renor.
ally SODA anl mackorol-hayo arrived in such
quantities. that they can 10 had in tho Contral
lay tl,o tiallmongers IL town viii iot thcir whoio
stock cot enoilcd sooner than eell ut roiiuetion.
Tho sa,no thing as regards the more delicate
aorts Of fruits, buttor, poultry, md ull things
heseos ke e. s2 Soso %sa sas e Hs
l'aSt Of liar % barrana' and tr;umnhantIy S f31e Se
her basket. Thou, when everything Ilas
been bought, sho is too much
or yio!ets to grace Grlpnosou's dining-room and
mako Il FRAGRANT. IF tr;nnesou ,rere to trr and
match theHs 1lowore by and by at q florlstip. Lo
would have causo to roulo,nbor. tho price: hs
tlat fhe flowors shall be- thrown in gratia to sut
tle q dif1cuit yo,etsb,e transaction, '''7
So thore is bafminoss in tho air as one steps
over Grippoaou's polished floor into tho nittiug-
room, wharo this good Ffonobman is reading Lis
las not q thing In tho world to do, IIo las had
q Gun OF chocolato in Lis room at s. breakfast
will DO ready at lalf-past II, and rs liB
bonne : has assumed tic responsibility Of iu-
wiling him q guest. ho FOOLS no financial auama.
but only pleasure ut having son,o one to on
lven his leisure for tho botter part Of the day.
Boon Mile. Jeanne arriyoa with Tint smilo, lalf-
patronizng half-submissiYo, which Is tho Ivory
of FroucI vomon.soryants and nnno,11,ces.
| q Monsieur est seryi." Thon Grippcuou show,
tho way into lis dining room, knowing full we'll
ho Las not breathod word Of counuol nor IL
ho mistaken, Tho cloth is snowy white; two
china chm beats, tue ono With Pink radishes. tho
in water, flank two larger bouts flied With aar,
dnos and sliced Lyons sausage, aud tho roaes.
drawing their pretty heada over tho vaso In the
| centre gaze down with approval At thoBo
hora d'@ny1o. Then wclf-broiled outlets
appear, with fried potatoes, after which
ham omolette. thon Roguefort chooso
and fruit and this banquet Ia waBlloti down with
two bottles Of st. Thorins or st. EstotYe, bought
! direct from tho docks Of Beroy at 1907. fho
twelve dozon. From Ar,t to last, including tho
| coiYee and yollow chartreuao which crown tho
eli1co, this feast would hayo cost at q roBtau.
raut from 15f. to 20f. In Grippesou's case tho