, 1875-06-06
EUROPEAN GOSSIP,
SWindling of American Ladies' by
Partisan Drcssulakers.
Open-Air Festivities In Paris-Fondness
OF the French for Out Door Life.
The Partisan ';Sportsman His Queer
Imitation OF John Bull.

p4RIsI1N sWISDLiSd oE AMERICANA.
! Il is some time (says tho Paris correspondent
Of the Philadelphia Pr'ess) since I have chron
| icled any Of the peculiar forms Of cheating, O.
| other unpieasautnesses to which American Gus
toners too often fall victims in Paris by reaao1
Of their u1wariness In the trustfulness which i
born OF fairness in dealings at home- But lately
two cases OF q peculiarly fragrant nature have
come under my observation. In one instance az
American lady sent to a fashionable dressmaker
two dresses to be xe1nodeled, oRs black velvet
bau dress, which WAS simply to BE- 1etimmed
with lace ana jet, and the other Uas black silk
walking dress to Be made over entirely. The
dresses we're sent home in due course Of time.
Tha black silk was handsomely remade, and was
trimmed profuse]y With velvet, for which high
price MAS charged in the bili. The bali dress
looked all right, but when it was tried On the
skirt was found to b strangely shrunken from
its original full Dimensions On e1amna-
ton it was discovered that by dint
Of Ingenious plecing and goring, the
velvet needed for the walking-dress had
been abstractsd from the ball-dross, which vas
Of course Idine by the process. The lady, there
fore, had been forced not only to pay for her own
velvet, but to compensate the rascaily dress
maker for spelling costly dress. In rbe second
of dressmsker, and took her quantity Of rich
embroidery to be used on one Of the costumes,
She called one day to give order, and on her
ratura to her hotel, was met bE & polceman sent
pet dog, accused the young lady of having stolen
it. Fainly did she protest her innocence; her
apartment was searched. and the police would
not suffer her to quit her room. After some
hours Of this annoyance the dressnaler sent
word that the dos had been found, and the
4, rel
sble and spirited girl, and in no wise inclined to
submit to euch treatment, she went at ouce to
the dresamaker to revoke her orders and to GET
back her embroidery. The woman behaved with
apologize for the insult AID the annoyance Of
hor false charge Of theft, but declared tLat the
dresses ordered had been cut ous, that they
should be made mp, and must be paid for, aud
that she would not give up the embroidery. In
this dilemma the young lady applied TO q juge de
Ia palz who, aitor hearing her complaint, ais-
missed tt on the ground that, as she had only
been accused Of stealing do1, there had been
NO damage done TO her character. But as she
-ts no8 minded to let the matter rest there, abe
ponding, and shsa, .n.,t i.s m - n;th s;
much interest. an wui;.e to confess ~ a bone
that n this one instance st least rstnbution viii
iHhed raecals, the cheats OF Paris.
Tbs city Is now crowded WITH Americans,
many coming home from Italy. and Others ar
nylng for the summer sessun in Europe The
hotels are jam1asd from ground floor to xarret,
one unfortunate party baylng gone tho rounds
to thirteen hotels bstora finding place wherein
to lodge.
oPES-A1n FESTIVALS IN PARIS.
lucy Hooper, in her last Paris letter. sa7s.
The warm weather has called into full activity
ths cafe concerts and open-air festivities Of
Paris. to the prejudice OF the theatres, which.
never very cool or veil ventilated e7sn in winter
become in the summer torrid dens Of suffoca-
ton and discomfort. Tho Charnps E1Tsees
looks as gay as scene from fairyland Of from
thu last new spectacle at the Gate. With ali Il,
myriad cafes-chantants. enoirclsd with lines .ud
hrches Of moon-lke lamps, while hare and there
blazing lottars Of gas and Arrows in jets an
nou0ce the proximity Of soma bali or concert
.Aabiue or the Concert Musa1d. The opeo-
lng Of the summer circus on tho Champs
ElSses was,< as ia usual here, grand
Fsshlon1ole festival. Why it ahou1d be 20
nobody Knows but there Is alTars rush
smonE the fAahion1bIes land Tho demi-
nondalnas too. Of course) to get seata for that
Part'onsAr nigat. Not that tbs performances
merit auy such distinction, for any good Amer- |
can catablishmcns Of the kiud u,ll fat surpass
The Parisiau circus in excellence aud variety of
1ttfactlous.. But it is tbs tLirg to 20 10 the
'reus on the opening light. AID so everybody !