New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-14
Nearly al were badly

with fine tragic gestures. Nearly al were badly
dressed nearly all were ugly. They pointed ont TO
me among Others, the one who plays the noble
fathers. and who is called Cremieux; the heavy
traitor of the melodranas. Gambetta; and many
Others but Cr6mieux is the type of the class Cltl-
zen Gambetta has glass eye they call II the EVIL
eye Of France. saw also the one who plays the
Weeping Crocodile. Citizen jules Favre.
But | think the true National representation is
public opinion. made by the newspapers Certainly,
the French are slaves to the tyranny OF wit
BARGAsH
THIRD LITTER
We have been to the Opera. ] thorght 1t was
museum Of comparative osteoiogy. They had tod
me il was Paradise Of hours; these hours are
monsters And what music badly sIfg ana WHAT
shabbiness Of spectacle When they saw We were
going to sleep they said: " 1t i the fault of the
Republic which gives provincial opera TO dis
gust Us with Art But must confess there Is one
good thing about this opera-the entr -actes.
went behind the scenes and was presented to a
dancer who was called Mademosee SiX-and-thirty-
stilpidities. You ike the opera, MademoiselleY
Yes the dancing. not the singing opera; because III
the latter the music keeps me from understanding
the words and the words keep me from understand
ing the music Have not seen you at the races
Madelnoiselle ~ Yes run several men, Don
YOU believe it, said Madenoiselle Fiocre, she only
runs her creditor. off their legs
There was SO much cold water about this perform
ance that the temperature went down. do not know
how many degrees. All the roses of the hower-gir
Berthe were frozen This tiower-giri presented me
with a remarkable bouquet. which hope 10 bring
back ~ tie seraglio. II VIII be faded hut it viii
give Won perfume of Paris. l offered 10 bring
Berthe he's H. But found she was an innocent
young GIRL who wants 20 show in the heart OF the
ouera that virtue still exists III the world. Size j.
pretty Her hair is ike the wheat of Turkey and
Lerevcs are ike the heaven OF MahOmet In The even
ing She sells flowers al the opera III the morning She
has her shop IN the Champs Ey~ees. where every
body goes for her bouquets. They SLY she knows
more than any woman in Paris about fashionable
love Affairs She could draw up he tariff of fashion,
able hearts. Sending a bouquet j. declaration OF
war To know how 10 make a bouquet is to control
the speech OF howcrs-a Language everywhere
epol-n. III ever have college az Familiar shall
establish pro-, OF the language Of flowers.
All the pretty IaIsians who are still IN town al
tended this performance az the opera. The more
they expose themselves tie prctler they think they
are. They are charming ard with them one iorSet-
what bad polite, She TaIisiaus have. j. Is TO be
hoped that their wives VIII lead ticm back % CONF
mon sense by the nose otherwise tAe whole genera
ation will 90 to the ools.
: You cannot imagine how delicious the fruits are
here cannot get enough OF the peaches and straw
berries. Whenever au, thirsty ask for III. but
t is hard to get them ripe. lou remember t1r Greek
physician who p.ncd for the ies of Athens He per
suaded the wife of Xerxcs % make war on Greece.
X,rXe- raised an army of 100000; CT. down noun
ta.ns: dried MP rivers; covered the sea WITH ships
10 enable qaack doctor 10 cot figs in Die own conn
try Who then governs The world Probably soIac
dginkcr of Rhine VINE bre1uicd Aapoleou III. 60
make war on Prussia EAHGASH.
i true copg AR>ENE HOT sHAiE'