Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-06

cept very thin milk and arrow root used IN its
manufacture. For one franc, pretty nearly
equal to quarter dollar in our currency, one
glass containing about half as much as is furn-
ished by Lauterbach for ten cents, is served to
you. .r
We yesterday lost the key of trunk, sent to
locksmith, who came to our room, opened
the trunk by taking the hasp off, carried the
trunk away to his shop, mended it, made a
new key, and brought it back, and his whole
charge was franc and half, or about thirty
towards himself. He had also secured With
new brass nails two hasps that were loose on
the corners of the trunk.
The dwellings, of Paris seldom have any yards,
the houses coyerng the entire lots. The open
courts in the centre for. light and air are gen
orally not more than ten feet by six. Some of
the larger houses have courtyards in the centre
with carriage way to drive in, but they are
no larger than is necessary for light and ventl-
latiou to the windows in the high walls, which
surround them on all Sides
The entire washing and ironing for the bet
ter class of people is done at the iaundrles,
which are very numerous. They gather up
the clothing with their wagons and deliver
them when finished
Baltimore Pearl Hominy Mills met our
vision the other day whilst passing grocery
store We found pile of small bags OF homl-
| ny with this striking label oG them. 1t Is quite
common to see labels of Cincinnati hams,
| but it is not often that we meet with anything
| in Faris direct from Baltimore, especially In
the provision line, and about the last thing We
expected to see here was "Pearl hominy.
AMERICANS IN PARIS.
The people of Paris have astounded at the
American Invasion. They are not only filled up
all the hotels, but the boarding houses on Bou-
lerard Hansemann are throDged with them.
Those who como to stay over month or TWO
Invariably abandon the hotels and take to the
boarding houses where they can live much
more comfortably and fare hetter for half the
expense. The charge at these houses ranges
from eight to twelve francs per day, including
finely furnished chambers and the use OF the
parlors, pianos &C., with wine at dejeuner and
dinner. Many American families are located
here permanently, fiuding the cost of living
much cheaper than at home For three cham
bers and private parlor at Madam Ferons s,
No. III Rue Neuve des Matturlue, we pay
everything including the very pleasant Amerl-
can company which is usually to be found at
these houses. The table is good and the at
tendance excellent, and we have no doubt that
for prolonged stay much lower rates could be
obtained The papers are filled with advertise
ments of rooms and apartments to be let to
Americans, and every oue, even the servants,
are finding the importance OF speaking Eug-
lish. All the stores are providing themselves
with Euglish-speakiOg clerks. Coored nurses
with American children in charge are quite
common all over Paris, and the American
citizen of African descent walks up and down
the boulevards with his yellow kids and ivory
headed whaebone under his arm without
being any longer an object OF curiosity
American dress makers are invading the pre-
cincts of the famous Worth, and have their es:
adjustments on Rue Seville and Boulevard
Houscman thronged with customers. The
American Club room, the American cafe, and
number of fancy goods establishments have
been recently started by Americans, and tour
American newspapers are published 10 Paris.
The American flag is to be seen in various sec
tions of the city, and the carriage drivers as
we'll as the store keepers are reaplng rich
harvest. The number of American ladies here
is unprecedented, and there is no city IN Eu-
rope in which they love to linger as they do IN
Paris. They all want to stay until the equlnoc-
tial storm is over, never admitting that the de-
sire for delay is to give time to the dress max
ers to provide them with q more elaborate
toilet. We heard an old widower, with young
and blooming wife, as he scanned three thous,
and franc lace bill, say to his bride-"My dear,
do you desire all this fnery to charm the eye OF
vonr husband, or is it to excite the envy OF
YOUR friends ?" "Wel" she replied, II ex
pect the last is the strongest motive.