, 1873-07-27
AMERICANS IN PARIS.
Tlaoir Gregnrious Hnbits--Their Prod
igality--Tho Binding Influ.
ouces of q Title Of Mo-
bility.

llH0 permanently III tho uotel nH IN America, tho
grcgarloua feature In tloir character, ns usunl,
drawing them togothor. English papers arc
Btrown ovor tito tabloB of tho great slttny-room,
and English IL as much tho language Of tho
houso aB Fronoh. On tho balustrade. under tho
glass roof tho clutter Of tho horses fcot on tho
asphnlto and tho slamming trunks furnish
him with tlnt American bustlo to wllicl,
lo is accustomed. Under his hand, on
tho left tho interior cafe provides him
with those beverages for which tho Amori-
can tl,ront ia beloved to thirst continually Tho
glasH-covorod space and spacious corridors and
aitting-roomB form mn exchange for tho dlscuH-
sion Of transatlantic topics. 1t is d proyorb iu
England that when you wish to put your fngor
on Frencnman In London you go to LotcoRtor
square and 1t may DO aaid with like truth that
tho American in Paris must be sought for In the
Grand uotol or around tho corner in Ruo Scribe.
In this greas conservatory, with gass on all
sides Of him, ho talla Of Iamrnany and Pacific
Mail Oh II ho had mover loft Manhattan Island.
Thero aro lounging youths from the uppor part
Of that islnnd, whoso general circulation outside
Of tho great hotel Ia restricted to something
within g,,n-shot range. Around tho cornor nro
tho throo principal banking houses, wherd
those clionts aro takon charge OF in q manner
iJibIEf4kAl-~IAUHGJs IOWebHpGIBt uul
writing paper, like tho bread In q french
restaurant, ut discretion. II they wish to find q
friend who is unknown III the American E1-
change, they Bobk him in tho pondorous registers
Of those establishments. r they have missgi,y-
Water Navigation. they got tho banker's ear md
ask to DO advised. If thoir social or financial
htntus is brought. into question, tho bankor Is
their standing reference. In tho Same short row
are the agencies of tho steamers plying between
Et1rbra and Amnrinn Acrnee thu 5pav Ia TIM NJ.
f1ce Of Oh American newspaper, which contains
long lists of wandering oitizons in ovory part OF
Europe. Thoro arc also American tai!ors, dress
and glove: :makors in tho neighborhood, which arc
Of tho American bar, whoso front looke out
as boldly on Ruo Scribe rs any OF
it's neighboring. establishments, whore the
money goes into The strong box f., in:
tho counter, arc tho etornal crackers and choose.
md standing in front Of tho bar, arc the young
loungora from Columbus land, living In the past,
aud tlppling tho home beverages. The horse is
staple, end tho rani0cations concerning Boil
Harper, aro endless. an occasional Gaul entors
to catoh o glimpse Of Yankees md thoir cuB-
tome ho swallows tho coketel and the she,7ie
gooolairc, and pronouncos them good with .
tit potenoss @ % whcE Is :? his is relFo re- G @ tbat
1t is rathor pleasant to stand before tho
counter and gu1p aftor tho manner Of tho Amor
ican citizen, and when he soos ono OF thom
drunk he eays-amiable liar-that tho maudlin
oroaturo is only guy. Across the boulevard from
the Grand Hotoi, up two flights Of stairs, Aneri.
Gus is still Oh American soil in the Washington
Club, where he may play poker with tho same
freedom aH on d Mississippi steamboat, and for
the Bpttoon, is within hitting distance, and
little circular bar furnishes tint nrray of mix
tllreB for which America Is famous, and TINT
dcxterouB baE-kcopor who grows only i'll
&tx 1111 81 f4I@ il
handsome, frolicsomo follows whom loft
mouth or two ago, in Delmonfeo's, spinning
yarns and talking back and fro in thoir own
quick way, with their too thin" md other bits
Of American vornacular which missed OIL my
way through England.
Up on tho Elyaian Fields and tributaries our
colntrymen Golonixo i'll tlnts and III tho English
and American boarding houses, which furnish
the 1natutiual funnel steak and hot bread with
out which como Of their consumers would think
tnnco there aro throo English and American
churches. In tho shady grounds Of tho fuller
les and tho ElyBian Fields the children play
rolly-bolly, Or sit boforc tho fascnations Of
the hcights about the Triurnphal Arch our co,ln-
try women swoop down upon tho shops
tho pouco store Of the Fourth Of septcm-
Der Btroot, tho Bon AIarcho Oh tho othor
1nonts; tho jowelrry, shnm ind genuine, Of tho
Palaia Roynl and tho ribbons and feathors Of
l.ue Cairo. 10 buy III the rago-for themselves.
for friends and kindred, for those who hayo not
yet come into the world, aud those who arc
about leaving It, hfothors come with diagrams
Of boudoirs, drawing-rooms, aud bed-clambers,
and exact measurement in feet nnd inches, and
tho house is thus fitted lilo q glove to tho last
detail, and what snrpraoB them lH that 90 much
Gun y; 20 done on; y with money: Iu ol[ect al tho
Of these danes but il thoy sock for anything
besides, say that loalthy, social atmosphere and
roctitudo in domestic life to which thcy have
been accustomed at home, thoy are doomed to
ians not engaged in commerce arc hard
ly glad to seo tho great numhor Of
travellers who annually como to this city, and
who aver that their coming makoH life dear, and
TINT if thoy stayed away tho parialans would be
able to live moro comfortably on limited incomes
i'll the loved city. This il hold to bo tho caso
especially with regard to Americans, who are
moro lavish In their expenditures than any other
people. Tho Inconvenience to these moderate
renters is amply compensated for, however, in
through tho Increased commerce and production
created by travelling purchasers. Indeed, II my
ono las the right to complain, it Heems that such
right should bo lodged with tho United statos.
measure, through tho heavy purchases Of
her pooplo in tho French capital. There
is a,lotior smau clnss Of French pooplo
who disliko to SEQ rich Foreigners in Paris on
uAtflOLo SEuuulst hlthluB tuhL tuelF luuQeuc0
ns ploaaure-Boekers ia bad on the natiyo popula-
tiou that the formor,. away from the restraints
| OF homo, give themselves over to Icontioua
mode Of life which tLoy would mover think Of
doing IN their native land; thus, according to
these obioctoEs, tho Freueh capital is made q
| city OF pleasure only, and public aud private
virtue is lowered. It IL, doubtless, truo that
tho absence Of the foreign clement would mako
Of Franco moro virilo though poorer nation.
III tho United states tho strangor takes with him
simplicity Of oharactor, working hands, and q
determination to make tho country his homo ; In
Trance he brings with him money, and an idea
OF holiday qualification Of tho BouaoB.
In tho foroignozn settled at Paris certain
| adaptability is observable in the Americans
when compared with tho Engllnllmon. Tho
Brlton, after long residence, is us fixed III Lis
habits Us ii he had never loft Ills native land.
He imposes himsoH as IN wild lands, and must
DO taken aa he is with his habits and opinions,
or be left alone. All tho temptation of Partisan
| society docs not take the average Driton out OF
his groove: Faithfully with wife and numerous
rod-Loadod children, al1 provided with prayer
books, he marches aolcmniy to church Of u Sun
day, wLilo his Fronch neighbor is ploanure-
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