, 1873-10-19
NOTHING TO EAT.
TROUBLES of fAmcrICnns in Paris

fWFaS LEHff 10 the NHHtfnbff a A1lltffCHH.
Noarly all tho American families residing In
Paris aoou break away from thoir boarding.
houscs, hro suite OF furnished rootns employ
E, E9rvanta and go regularly to housekeeping.
They endure Trench coohlng aud French LIVING
until thoy can atand It no longer, and then start
on " oa their own hook" During tho five wooks
wo hnye been Mt French pension two families
hnyo already loft and gone to housekeeping, and
st. third il now rroparllg to follow their example.
dfon, and proposing 70 remain couple Of years.
soon discovered ttat 1t would 10 Impossible to
endure Fronch living. STILL this ho,iao has tie
reputation Dan;. I =, Of keoping the boat table IN
20 unreasonable that the enjoyment Of the food is
destroyed. Think Of serving roast beef without
potatoes or Vegetables. md, when 1t iB masti-
Gated, hayli'g peas or boans, that would havo
boon 80 delightful to eat with 1t, served nera-
ratoly. Ihon tho desserts gro always motange
OF some kind, SO mixed that It Ia Impossible to
ten what you are eating. a lady ronlarkod al
tho table to-dny that Hlle ate ovcrything nechan-
ically, without thought az to what It was, con-
tenttng herself with tho reflection that she would
relish home food bettor when B],o got there.
Well, mother,'". responded n Sharp -wittcd
daughter ct her side. who had probably been
Joy Hwoet potatoes and hot corn with Michael
tirno."
:, breakfast is served in tho rooms to each
eoIeo and bread and buttor. At II o'clock
lunch is served, Of throo or four separate
courses generally fried eggs then bcefateak, or
voal outlet, mud fruit, after all Of which is dis
posod, Of cotfoe Ia aervod. Dinner Is roady At G
o'olock requiring an hour and half to dispose
Of IT. each article boing sorvod separately, and
the plates changed, tho vegetables invariably
following tho meat, but nevof with 1t. Tho foot,
10 all good enough, and much t-ore abundant
very palatable il not served IN in this
nonsonsical 'vsy,, There is also abundance
Of vino at both lunch md d;nnor. "How
long, to get homo to enjoy good, square
meal, 1s tho constant exclamation Of tho Amari-
can wanderers. Wo nl,sst not neglect to add that
since our ao1ourn hero reported progress and
arc delighted with their oxporionco, viz: Mufflnn
watfels. and flannel calus, for broakfast, With
beof-steak and ham and eggs; ainnor ut z
potatoes, poas, and Baltimore pearl hominy, ali
sprond out on tho table ut once, to tho horror Of
tho French cooks aud servants; supper Mt s
o'clock with coffee, cold chicken, and hot rolls
from tho Boston bakery on Boulevard Males
eeIss Inay arc S,a a0oasy Gous%a1 %
boarding house in Paris which scrvcs moas
In American atylo is Mime. Doshor's, No. 30
Rue Camastin, but hor table has become 80 pop
nlar that more than hundred Americans from
tho Grand and other hotels In tho vicinity dino
thoro daily. They havo literally turned this
once quiet boarding.. into refoctory, mucl,
to tho discomfort Of homo guests We should
not wonder II some OF theeo American ladies',
who hayo Just stnrtel housekeeping on small
acalo should ultimately develop into American
hoardins-houae Keepers, and royolutonze this
mode OF eating i'll all these establishments. To
m American it aeems contrary to reason aud
common aenso to be eating peas or beans as a
separate fish mi meats without vegetables.
Their gueHts are all Americans Or English. and
tha sooner tho revolution is commenced tho
better.