, 1874-10-24

The Grcnt Shopping f2nznnr of pnr,.
-ont1uo and Conn1cldnblo r,ron,.
llG1ii OK Ey111,lOygs Asss.

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on.Huo ANA Comn1cndnbic Tron
n'c"t ok 4sMpAoyes.
; contributor Of Hdrpc,'s Hnzar fnrnishoo =,
following interesting accon OF tho prant rat
mn Mnro Iuss ~ Iafs Ee,!erally known as ~
Ion MiaiscEo." Or "Tllo Place or Darca|na.r "
Waa 'qla' pa snYa tho writor tl,a: tho pystnn mn
hhca ny Lilo Ion Marcho townrtla M nn,,ta,.1
was noT a'id llutque. different from Thai NJ nths
eusaomnshIshohts y OF the aaino claaa.
Got leayo to AGO 1T II YOU can," aavia,d y,
among tlo pllllanthtopists Of Paris 'on 'Yon W NJ.
w an aM'i4qrehtod." r,
diEnied, ray-harod cicf Dc ravon, or manayc NJ
~ q alfiaon, we shoMd Rny 1t homo. IN
ncholncs for promoting tho enn,rnrt ~ ,.nn,
people Might SEQ tlo hon Marcho q from, na"tn tn
~ bottom Nothing could 10 moro cordial that
h;mae1rs Lis scPls Cor,nia!y: lie would conduct u,
nmsoli. Trouble Pardon It would bo ,
p5eahuro, And. calling somo ono to ,a1c hi
place, ho od tho way u5.atars First tn lin ihrarv
u had soen 1t boforo, but was clad to SEQ It arsii,
h,ls ple'n9an,nt retleat for weary shoppers Is
%,uges n,gs "oii,liehted ROOM With boo1s-caseH, oasy
tiaiTa hlt long table on which Ito all tue i0a
lng pcriod.cals-Frencl,. English, aud uo,,nan
Thcro aro fine ongrayirRu and photooranI,a =
etereosoopo, mud a giant Kaleidoscope for tl,e
dom without occupants. Old ladIcs mud ronfn, 70 fI,
men 50 thorc to tend the papers, whl9o theil
! Younger companions pursuo tue business OF the
hour. Children mud nu1sca find a quiot corner
,rceaa mrca ladies' aa steal awny to cousult their
o1 rurteg !, ana hhopplng lists. And just bo-
open door revcals tiny, tastoful restaurant.
WIN btiHot and d whtte-Bpread table bearlpr
plateB Of cakes aud spongo-bscuit. Nothing
coa!a 10 rrdtter or moro elegant than this lit
china aro Of tho iiucst. a superb ecreon Of
Japeheao SILK painted with birds and flowers
outs ou dtaaghts. Alwaya llot-houeo plant In
IeshesI oiooin ornaments tho table. A footman
~ pl'!e hscfy of'nEs your plato and glass Of red
nls nead It is not permitted, ho tells you. All
l1o shopping world can como ut will md refresh
themselves IN this danty bower, whoso ilagons
iatl hos, ald whose madoletnnB and tartiets seem
widows cruise OF oil.
Largo ns IL the Bon 1farche, another ycar will
SEQ 1t ,arger yet. An in,nel,Ho addition Is huid.
vii oncn iutn ill.,. .no ao!aIy and restaurant
will cxhibit mcJaflinna of III H. % mnosg aoino
iyetora nud ie,naps ~ u am tao Rreat French
:, hif GUIDE !eadB mo up another Rtair to tho
third tloor, a largo part of which is occupol bv
Of Dspnrtmout Of State, where goods for o tho
provinces alo paclcd. From thonco va mount
to Tho lodgings oi the cnlploycs.
How many pernuns 10 you employ IN rour
estabtislnont7" naked. Nine hundred and
siRty III nl'., replied my guide. s. Two huulrcd
here. This is the sido ior womon. Thero aro
sixty OF them, and they lave as rou SEQ san.
arhtc entral'cc and n staircaRe to thcu,scvce."
huoeklng nrst, he opened two or throo bod
room doorH. Nice lttlo cllAmbers. all of t]en,.
airy attd ample. with two windows and flrc-nlnccs
with CRATES. White crocbateI nniita corasod
tho bcds thcro wcrD curtained pces for hang
lug up d,caBes, low cuilcd chairs.-cyerytbin1 =.
iiay T.. a,ld fresh an could b.. Some Of tho gris
Two. "SA0