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Tame, 10 his Notes on Paris" gives
the following satirical picture OF the
young Frenchman of the day:
SO it is; monsieur my nephew has a
day just as any pretty as woman. |
watched him as he moved about the
room giving his orders. And, true
enough, in what does he differ from a
pretty woman2 He is not so pretty, and
that is about all in everything else on
the same level. His mind is occupied in
about the same way; when he has
thought over his toilet, his furniture,
how tS play his little parts of a young
gentleman, he is at the end Of his chap
ter Of ideas. He has a wardrobe full of
boots and bottines; for two years he
osci,lated from Renard to Dusautoy, to
fix himself on Renard, unless perhaps
he should return to Dusautoy. AS for
w%aistcoats, he is said to have a genius in
that line; the first cutter at Renard's
holds him 10 respect, and the theron
with the fine figure, who serves for the
shop advertisement, is not more proud
of his form than he. / studied his bach
elor neglige, his pantaloons with socks
attached, his charming summer coat and
waistcoat to match, and the exquisite
mauve cravat, which be wore around his
standing collar with its fresh, turned
down points. His chin is smooth
shaver, but his ample whiskers are
Joined by his m%uStache, and over his
face there fit by turns a blase air and a
look of dissatisfaction. His hands are
white and soft; on his pink fingers be
wears a large ring; from time to time he
lifts his hands TO let the blood run from
them. Sometimes by a mechanical ges-
ture he carries them to his ear, which is
small; or to his collar, a chef d'euvre of
taste and audacity; or to his hair, which
lies in graceful wavy lines upon his tenn
pies. He understands his smile; he
m~oderates it, or keeps it halfway between
ease and ennui. He knows how to bend
his neck, to cross his legs, rest his chin
in his hands, stretch himself in easy
chairs, listen to or say the most insipid
things without a yawn. My nephew,
what an amiable creature you are and
how little you would have to learn it.,
all at once changed into a woman and
lady OF fashion, you we're obliged to ar
range your own head-dress, to wear false
braids, to round out a putting skirt, and
to twist yourself, with the requisite mix
ture Of grace and deceney, through the
Alterations and nonsense of a reception.
How does he pass his days2 He gets
up at nine, wraps himself in his dress
ing gown, and bis servant brings him
his chocolate. He reads the newspa-
pers, smokes cigarettes, lounges till
eleven, when he dresses. This is an
operation of itself. He has had a large
table set up in his dressing.room, seven
feet long, wide in proportion, with three
basins, | know not how many boxes,
walls and looking glasses. There are
three brushes for the head, one for the
beard, one for tie mustache, pincers to
draw out hairs, plasters with which to
stick those which are obstinate, pomades,
essences, soaps. / went in; it was like
an arsenal. After this he breakfasts,
smokes again, turns over the leaves of a
novel, and pays some visits. Last year
he finished his law reading; that took
two hours a day; he dragged his ball
and chain with an air Of fatigue; it was
the last link Of his university chain.
Now he is free aud he is happy-doinp
nothing, reading nothing. | believe
that he has run over La Vie de Jesus
but only that he may be able to talk
about it, to be in the fashion. His great
invention this year is a cane-head. He
took to Verdier a dozen sticks which
we're sent me from Brazil, and in ex.
change be ordered his cane.head, which
has given him a reputation in the world.
One day, in the early spring, he made a
wager that he, with some twenty young
men Of his club, would go out together
in white waistcoats, white coats, tall
white hats. This expedition set the
fashion, and be was not a little proud OF
his audacity and his success.
About four o'clock he takes a turn
in the Bots. He has a fair horse. He
rides we'll, and does not look badly. Or
dinarily he dimes at the club. He gen
orally gets home by midnight, Twice a
week he goes to the theater; he prefers
the Palais Royal. He is quite steady,
as said just now; he has no violent pas
sions, nor temper even. Nearly all the