, 1873-07-20
LIVING IN PARIS.
How the French Boat the Yankees
at Swindling.
And How the Yankees Swindle
Themselves in France.
corresnoud,,co Of TAs Chfcaoo Tribune.

Correspondence Of Tia Chicago Tribune.
Americans In Parisi Ono whole side Of tho rog-
1stor is filled orory day with their namce. "What
went 20 out for to 500 and how many Of you
have Soon it," wo feel like asking this weary.
travc1-atainod crowd. The answer from most is
Cheap lace and pockot-hankcroliofs. Either
We have been foarfully humbuggod horo, or tho
people who have written lotters to the American
newspapers about cheap dry goods and ohenp
living in Europe hnyo told enormous atorios.
For many things tho cost is as many dollars
here IN gold as In greenbaol;s at homo, and tho
Tow francs ono may savo on d yard Of laco aro
doubled thousand fold In extra travelling OK
pensos.
poua1ns
Tho candle trade is ono Of tho moot lucrative
tn Europe. It is positively stn for tho travol-
Ing public to endure such m unmitigatod
sSlndle. Twenty and forty cents apiooo for
candloa that cannot coat i've! Bougios they call
them hero. Every room you enter there thcy
stand, from two to four, like 80 many white,
shining Bantinols. There Ia no redrean, tho
bougios must be paid for, though you havo six-
teen in yonr handbag that you took out Of ro-
vongo from the other hotels on tho route. This
revenge will probably ond In your throw
ing about two dozen bougiea ont Of
tho car window, disgustcd with carry
Ing them about. Or, Bone time whom
you arc in good spirits and feel sfregard1oss."
you may hive grand illumination converting
eyory article Of furniture into oandlestioks, maxi
Ing the room ablazo with bougios. 90 that a
frightened servant puts his hoad In tho door aud
Enquiries Il any ono Ia sick! Wo speak from OK
poricnco. Wo wish somo Chicago artist might
see us trying to do up our back-hnir in tho mol
f1c1<Y 1fC3,f f~$ n& A-n
usually rest several times between tho acts
while We repeat "Tho House that Jack Built"
Too's "Ravon,'' OF some othor poem with q
soothing refrain. Just think Of It'll First-clasB
hotels charging more thon Arst-class prices,
and not D bit Of gas in your room!
For m ordinary lump, such as arc
used in "country tavorns" at homo, you
are charged double tho price Of the bougies.
You feel 80 outraged by this insult to the light
OF the nineteenth century, q low nervous fevor is
aroused In your system, ind your sleep Is broken
by dreams in which bougios come and go like
dean ghosts booaoning you on to some mysterious
faso; you dream you hnvo died, and, instead OF
burning into an angel with wings, you are nothing
but long white bougio slowly burning, md tho
other angels aro just lko you. You think hard
II this Is what is moant by being purified by tlro
and, Just as you are all burned out, you awake
aud at once resolve to write your friends, who
arc coming nhroad, not to worry about tho
bougios.
TIE TRICKS or TuE3E>LANDLonDs
cast MI Yankee tricks In the shade. You must
inform thom wook or ton days in advance OF
the hour In which you intond to depart. We
poor, unaophisticatcd Ohioagoans thought ha.f
day ample time; sent to tho office for our
bill, which was about haK q day making Its ap-
nr& ~ tnrt Hu~Se e-1.+rI II.
96 francs lodgnent for the coming night, and
8 francs servioo for tho coming day. We inno-
Gently inquired how many days notice ".:wore
required Of tho guests Of that hoto1 1-would all
sensible people know it's namo,-but only re-
cetved in reply q Fronch elrug,. a gymnastic Of
tho pectorala deltoia and trapeziua muscles not
descrihable 10 those who hayo not scon.
Again We bad apent four weeks IN z a. hotel that
home. Thought We would take short trip into
Switzerland aud North Italy. To carry trunk
ts to pay another fare, 30 our bon landlord prom
tsed to take care OF our trunks at the rate Of ~
francs apiece per month.
We were gone Two weoks, and returned to pay
our tres bon landlord francs apiece for our
trunks. With the sweetest OF American smiles
VIC took our francs out OF our pocket, and put
OF Drake compromising their word and dignity
ia suoh small AFFAIR." There aro many other
similar "little sins" which thia samo landlord
Eerpetrated against us, and we warn au our
n iTi,nra n-a oood bo+o,a !, Davis m,
n,ant;onod IL tha o,,;SSo. .ha,ir an, so,.;hi ,ao
nle aro hcannnr F. ;nd tha1 at au a 'a,e l.
t. nnfo to Svoii al hntcs advars;aed M favor;ts
rosorts of Amcr;rara ' ~ '''o" 10 4"'oA4'0
- r,1r +,s.nn.. pm ,tar,x,ouu
IN ano+hor .1,,aa a. 5on .,,,ot. atAtvh ~ - m
1nnch ~ hon"ioa ~ ,a,oh ~ ~ rafros,,r,ant. ~
an ,c Tor ~ a aun ;to-as ~ n',
Xii sarv;re ranr,;ng +ron IL ~ frencs 1ar
th2ra nro % az anI four ~ ny ~ tom hsioa ~ 7fthia
we're III ths sarrico 5or ~ wo1, vo, ,,s 4 ,vnra
e mt nj sp. a vnr l1r mhun y9a pay & y Mo1e
say n,erci for ieas Than france liz morter Who
noksR ba hesd IN vonr nor thn nan 1ho
the nerod;oo eayo+nr III, NV ou ,,,,at .n
well for tho honra vnn yY ywsste 4oass waitp9ngs tp90s
for thn 1patar r. rim "'s ata,r' "aiie,us aieuas5
tbere ars IN S so bo t1S food ono
rolis and eres il, ccnts o1Tnconro1d To}Yoa az 4o
ot, ~ es' ,n ~ sottke aptIogso-59iu. co1oel ~