The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-24
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Five.

Wien the Frcnchman in Il cafe puts two
Of the little slabs OF white sugar In his COT
ice and the remaining two III his pocket,
It is not mcanlcsS but economy. The four
consCrratcu 20 HE deDl-lOsSe are paid for,
and tic purchaser may carry them home
to the canary Bird, present them 20 the
children OF the concierge as q means Q!
maintaining pleasant relations with that
| person, Or Keep them for eGuS ucrce. Life
is not large, as in the United States, where
there is elasticity in the incomes. Here
they are tixed-so much 4 year, month,
and day. The line about the budget Of
expense is rigid, especially in the case OF
small renters, who abound in France.
The man of three thousand francs Il ycal
| rides on the top of the omnibus for three
sous; reads the papers in one OF the small
rcading-rooms for -four sous; smokes one OF
two sous worth Of Capural tobacco Il day in
Il pipe /; goes TO the theatre once Il week TO!
three to five francs, aud to the cafe ch0utu1!
once or twice, where his concentration costs
| him ten sous each time: he cats tWC-.lalc
dinners, followed by that indispensable black
coffee tor fix sous, with one or two SOUS
gratuitee, at one of the ~sccond-claSS cafe.
Tie chief part of his time lie strolls on the
| boNiN "a ~, lpOhlIio W OK luC tOtS - VI lIiS
pcoplc--nrycr failing, under any circum-
stances, to admire il pretty W~olnn-and III
sitting in the public gardens i'll Of which
is glatuitous pleasure.
The man OF five thousand francs enlarges
this programme, but the batcl!eior Of twelve
thousand wants for nothing. This sum
means i snug little apartment Of two pieces
on 4 street running to one Of the tar0riIc
L fDillnynf,ls xrtti, ,rUi,~,J ,o t,,r,,.E,,rn ,onl,
room under the glamour Of one color
pale rose, sunset beams, azure sky, or what
not; some good books, Il few fine cngrayings,
perhaps n moderately good oil picture, Il
bit Of brfc.u-brdc in the way OF bronze
and porcelain ; 4 breakfast Of three of four
francs, and 4 dinner Of five to ten francs at
the Cafe Richie, Nochette, or the club; cabs,
theatres, BciS lie Boulogne, and kid gloves
at discretion. This Is the definition OF twelve
thousand trancs-for q bachelor. Twenty
five thousand for a bachelor is an apartment
lii the Boulevard MaieSherbe, al second,
win i COOK ana Il man servant, 4 horse and a
coupe, 4 box at the French opera, breakfasts
at home and dinners ut the Imperial or
Jockey club; the dwelling consisting
OF I'VE pieces, with objects of art,
one or two Of some value. Fifty
thousand represents IN apartment az
premier, with horses, carriages, valet
.ootlnan, Gordon heu, Il Wine cellar, a
box ut the Italian opera, dinners mt home,
with friends to cat them, the usual art
~ttdcIotS, Il small gallery of paintings, and
il good lihrary--cycrything that man
IequIics in bachclorhood. If any OF
these single mcn were doubled with a wife
the expenses would be. trebled, perhaps
more, the wants of woman being an un-
KNOWN quantity. The man Of fifty thousand
would have to live at least like him OF
twenty-five, and he in turn like him Of ten
thousand, which, according to Frcnchmen,
Is the explanation and the justification oil
The oowry system which prevails in France.
" Ncrs Abroaa," by Albert RHODES, in
M0rch GOlGrY.