New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-16
LIFE IN PARIS.
.rrTER FROM ARsENE HOUssAYH.

or MAKING $4,000 YEAR-TnE STATUE OF
YoUrm-TnE LAST THOUGHT OF LOUIS XIV.
,yRoM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
Paris. June 1.-The Summer season is in full blast.
Those who not running their horses at the Bos dc
Roulogne are running themselves to the country and
the seaside The celebrities of the hour horses and
rosier,s but the horses lead those ladies by head
You may think that Daughter of Heaven is rosere;
II is mare You may think that Dictature is a POI
litical slang word, like Confidence and Locomotive;
they are mares who running for the Cider Cup |
the Champs Elysees, Satory Stakes. They have |
to contend against Rabagas Tonnerre, Sans-Aerc |
and other fashionable horses.
Those who have chateaus are already gone, those
who have none hire vii "a in the neghborhood OF
Paris They imagine that they arc In the country
but as they have carried with them all the PaIlsian
paraphernalia, they are surrounded by scenery no
more rural than that of the opera. Yesterday we'll
known fashionable woman invited her fair friends TO
bathe in her lake. lake the size of ones hand See
the force of habit! The lady had poured into her
lake 500 francs worth Of Lubin's essences orange
flower water and rose water saying that hatuiai
water required seasoning. l was not present at TINS
lovely spectacle of naads, as all the men had been
shut up at an early game of baccarat.
There are Parisians who have their summer re-
treat in Paris For instance. Madame Rattazzi (who
does not resemble that provincial academy which
Venetian fete in the Ave,,le de Imperatrice. The
women were masked, the men wore the Venetian
cloak Ii was very pretty and amusing ! cannot
detail the ouadrilles of mystfcations which filled
the ballroom. The French women have succeeded |
the Italians in the art of playing imbroglios
Here il one worth reporting: representative of
the people and former Project of the Empire
wanted to 90 to the ball without their wives but the
two ladies' who were COUSINS arranged TO go thefe
without advertising the fact too loudly. Naturally
they came principally to he rcvenged upon their hus-
bands and you may easily imagine that they went
at it with will They began by teasing these gen.
tlemen as to the consequences of their absence
"Hown said one of them, could you leave these
poor women at homes Ar" you quite sure they VIII
stay there without yous How do you know they
have not gone to drive in to Bos to talk sentiment
in the moonlight" "Nonsense," said one OF the
husbands: 1--WE know our wives; they are doves who
90 to bed early. Our wives are the old-fashioned
kind who stay at home aQd spin."' "Take care!
Penelope also staid at home, ana spun; put Ulysses
did well to return"
The husbands recognized their wives, but this was
only the first scene of the comedy. The lively In
yention of the ladies did not cease there. quarter
of an hour aferward they had succeeded III exchange
ing their red and blue dominoes, as completely to
deceive their two husbands when they returned
and took their arms. Each thought he was talking
TO his friends wife. The two women had never
been so tender and so eneaing and the two friends
were soon startled with their good fortune. What,
said one. "the Projects wifc l thought her 80
discreet never heard her name mentioned. 1t
must be that am irresistible. | am sorry for the
Prefectp "What," said the other 81 am sorry for
my friend bat am not sorry to play this trick on
the Republic. These opposition deputies imagine
that the Republic has reformed morals; they had
better be reforming their wives" Both freiect ana
DEPUTY exertod themselves to the utmost to invent
pretty speeches. Both ladies' were 50 carried away
that they easily consented to leave the ball and I'M
prove the beautiful Summer night by making
promenade in the Bcis. But the two husbands were
a little frightened by their success. "Yes' said
onc il would be delightful to take a turn in the
Bois: but if your husband should perceive that you
we're not here, "My husband, Is it your place to
recall my husband to me when wish to forget his
existence" After this charming speech there was
nothing to do but to ont the garden gate enter
carriage and drive to the Bots. 1t was true ldyl
of the night, set to music by the whistling OF the
backbird that derisive bird who only came to Paris
70 make game of Parisians. The Deputy never
mounted the tribune with such emotion as he felt
in kissing the hand of his wife. "WhO could have
told mcr nurmurod the Project, " that the fairest
day of my life would come in pink domino 7"
This sport could not last always. The husbands at
last perceived that they were flirting with their
wives. One boxed her husbands ears because OF
his excessive amability. The other says she never
will pardon hers. What does all this prove as a
study of the human hearti There is material
there for whole chapter for Montagne and
Erasmus. Perhaps will write it myself some day,
but at present will merely deduce the moral that
masked balls are good thing to bring husbands and
wives together.
Our married people came back galy to supper
after their sentimental promenade. They narrated
the adventure to me. never saw married men 80
delighted with their wives.
The stars were fading from the sky and still the
dancing went on for the ball full OF stars that
did not fade, beginning with the mistress of the
house. The most brilliant were Madame Papof and
Madame de B6rance two Russians, who are beautiful
when they are masked, Mile. de Praneuf mar
vel of Merrelcuses. But | need not continue the
radiant calendar Of women of fashion and women of
the thoater actresses from the cradle and actresses
from the COnservatOre.
The Marquis dc Ir6yse has opened his magnificent
house in the Champs Elysees, of which the corner
stone was laid ten years ago. Everything is long in
life except life itsclf. Here is pretty story which
has been quietly told so long that think il time to tell
1T to you aloud. certain jeweler has a pink pearl
which is the joy of all eyes but goes into the
world. Why does ii dwell in perpetuity in the show
case of the jeweler There is in Paris lady of
shadowy fame who thinks herself woman of the
world because she is very pretty and has a court of
suitors Her means Of existence are not known She
came one fine day from Poland saying that her hus-
band was a prisoner in Siberia. She is still young,
and bears his absence gayly. When man is dead in
love with her she does not say like celebrated
actress, If you love me, jump out of the window"
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