Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-21
AMERICANS IN PARIS.
What the ParIsiaps ThInk of Us when
We are Doing Our Best 10 Make
Splendid Display in Their
Great City.

M6mpll8QS VINO design Gdhlng III IdClS
in their summer rambles, may not find
comfortable consolation in the story pub
lished in the APPEAL last week, and as
it is told by special correspondent of the
Hornet, paper printed in Paris in the
English language:
All Paris is talking at the present mo-
ment OF an article that appeared in the
Paris Figaro of the eighteenth Of June.
1t is called the "Den1i- Monde P0titigue."
We advise all our American readers to
peruse it. But as everyone may not be
able to fully understand the writer's
words, we beg the LADIES' permission to
omit fashion from our this weeks gOs-
sip, in order to translate a portion OF this
Article for the benefit of our American
friends; and as. the Hornet is certainly
more read by Americans all over the
world than the French Figaro, we trust
that some gallant pen will be found to
come TO the rescue, and to defend their
countrywomen's fame, For our
selves, we will simply contine
ourselves to the mere translation
Of the words. We pass the whip
to sterner hands. The words are these.
After speaking of French and Russian
lady spies, who according to the Figaro
were in Bismarck's pay before and dur
ing the war (for everyone was in fault
during those days, excepting the real
culprits themselves), our writer proceeds
to accuse American women with being
the actual spies Of present Paris, though
he does not say in whose pay these are.
He commences by describing, in his
way, American society in Paris. n
queer society that, il we may judge by
- ha
"seiZed upon ell the thorOughfares that
lead to the Champs Elysees. And all
those people live il furnished apart.
ments, so that they may be able to run
off at any moment, II their neighbors'
susceptibilities should be raised, and
they should be required to leave by the
propyietOIs of the houses. Their pGTUCaU
blood has not yet sufficiently cleared
itself from the veins of these newly
enriched people, whose ancestors
have transmitted to their descendants
. perpetual fear (Which has become q
sixth sense to them) OF being caught,
and having q week's warning. We all
know that if man is difficult to polish,
the lowest daughter Of the plebe may,
in q few months, become q lady, ST.
though traces of the origin may still be
detected; and that is why these Ameri-
can women, however richly they may
be dressed, always have perfume Of the
lady's maid about them, which invites
familiarity. AS for their husbands, who
mostly have bored ears, look like any
thing excepting gentlemen, they may be
taken for couriers, coaehmen, BARRIERS,
sergeants, etc. And yet they are all
colOnels ia their OVID country, and their
wives drive in emblsZoned carriages
through Paris, where they live alone in
JOYOUS widoWhood, while their husbands
continue to sell matches or rabbit-skins
in America. The doors Of real houses
are Theoretically shut against
them, however, so they have
formed a society of their own, where
men go without their wives, and attaches
of embassies and young fellows in search
of the sisters of charity Of celibacy. A
well-informed diplomat, therefore, soon
hears of the existence of this society
where amusement is found, and so ne
says to himself: "French ladies will no
longer act for US, let US employ Ame1i.
cans. Ii we can't 60 to French ladies,
let US attract their husbands elsewhere"
And this was done; and now in this So
ciety, which is in reality but demi-
monde, Germans and French mix to-
gether under the blue gazes of the chill
dren Of America, who ask but one thing
-champagne-and-the rest. They are
pretty and men are generous. What a
joyous world! And the things we hear
of here-things unknown, perhaps, by
those high in power. And thus the for
eigner away from France knows all that
takes place in our very midst An &C
vantage, too, is this: that while
French lady spies cost Germany
dear in 1909, Americans cost no.
thing in 1872 I said that l would not
utter one word Of personal remark, |
Ieave the cowardly pen TO be answered
by those who have more right to do so
than l but l will add that little secret
has reached me that may be somewhat
of key to understand the riddle of
this scandalOus libel Figaro has been
bitten. He saw-and loved in his 'calt-
ish way-a fair young American. He
thought he was Caesar. But though
he came aud saw he did not conquer
Hence his ire. 'She is q spy he said;
the world shall know she is q spy;' and
SO in his revenge dedicated the article.
He did not write it. He never writes
he merely dictates-at least he says
so, though how are we to believe Whist
ne says? This, however, 1 repeat for
his Justification. Some people say that
all is fair in love and war. The French
say that a man should love till he be-
comes a coward If so, Figaro must
indeed love, for a more cowardly libel
than this was never penned by man in
love or hate. Monsieur Hor-
net vOtre tour. Now for your sting!
Aye, and sting well sting 8 you can
sting, that the two worlds may be
filled with your indignant buzzings.
Sting on"