, 1876-05-15
shattered Tho mirror Into minute fr3rmcnt, l..
fore he loft The iini1sc "e'1."t' pc

shattered Ras iG mirror tnto minute fragments be.
v S i S04ss Pfstss Ssa no., T s" ess,ss ,y
nished 9partments II Pars nfany French I ns9 rsr.
l,lct md especially French women, mako nv rvp"
Portable living by Hiring apartments on n,, lona
surset o't = lY5s1s le ana rta thc re1n.ng
ccntlY high, hc'ng generally twice The rent 'u, "
ay1e Ono would think that s,ic ci,arges s1S Wonid %
eSss' ey fy St G;sy s wear psE 1 ss sss s Ct s
rstatl proprtttaire. On tho contrnry, wlen'
ever tho tenant is about TO lepart, furnItMI+r.
e1pnrt2 Grtncd with an Inventory, takea possrs.
Sion. son Of tho premises Every scratch, br'ise, .,
buck, is set tlown in tho bl Mt price varyn.
FROM one franc to elk. Every ptecu Of chins.
.hat Is niekcd Or lcface1, no matter how slight
", must be p!il for at its full retail value. 4,
ilnWAry tenant seldom or never thnka OF ,1nyins
mn inventory OF tho cracks, holrs, srratchrs;
and spots, taken when ho Or ahe moves in
tho san'a defects arc generally paid for son's1
thu expert always receives 20 per cent On III ths
charges, 80 1t ts for Ills interest to run m T.
large a bill as possible. The sums ttus extoftcI
vary from 5000 to SO, according to tho clcgancs
apartment Inns been occupied. know of on on
instance whero thn tenant, by the terms of iii,
lease, was, obliged to. put all tho litclhs
iaa,, sn Mten1lls IL Il perfect order befor.
ss sfEs S 90 as sa asRes xhss f 10 es e.
kitchen wad rendered. "Whcre nrc tho dam.
ages !" ho asked tho expert, In high indignation
Tint Individual sought high aud low in the per.
isct1y,osg1,1tzed room for single injured ar.!.
1ippcr, somewhat bent and worn with u4c
"Thcrc," le cried, thumphnntly, holding 1t IN
!. to tle light. ..,Vcry good" nude answer III III
;hat ;3hntertsG%'n, tG',. % %eoo1ly ~" paid 10 eent9 e,
replaea 1t, II you lllsr, at the sano pr'cc''
found in ono corner II hor saloon a small tablcS
covered with red elotl, SO dirty and worn that
the way. When sllo left she vas forced to pa1 ~
go Tor selling tic table," As tho wiscst Of thn
American correspondents abroad once remarked
to nc: You inay hire Mi ulifurrishcd npart.
the end Of that timo, II you tako your 3urnituro
down TO tho courtyard, break 1t up and burn It,
yon Will hayo spelIt less than by living Ia fur.
ntshcd apartments.
SKATING -R1NKs IN PARIS.
Lucy Hooper writes from paris: Tho pt
fractions ofsthat tIme-houored place OF resort,
the Mabillc, have been increased by tho instita.
tton Of skating-rink In its midsn In fact, this
ID DClHH tAA lHlO E[uun4.
No less than seven arc alrcndy started or In
course Of preparation, Including tho superb
Skating Palace OH the site Of tho old Hippo.
dromc, On the Aycnyo dc pImpcratrice,
There is talk Of turning tho American
Circus into rink AH soon rs the M.
proach Of warn weather bhall send tho
horses, and elephants, and lions of upon their
travels through tho provinces. Then ono Is
projected In the aal1o Valentino, md another
on tho Rue Blanche, and still another on tho
Rue du Fanbourg St. Honorc, so that II sosne-
body does not como to grief and to ruin among
the proprictors Of these different estnl.
lLshments 1t will be rather strange. These
rinks 1re none of them reputable places for re-
Like every public amusement In Paris,
they have been taken possession Of by tho dcml.
monde, tho members Of whic], lock .thithcr
to display their costly .toilcttes and stylish
practIco a very simple mannuvro to get a.
guaintel with any gentleman who may striko
their fancy. The damscl Will eontdvo In tho
midst OF her sknt!ng to become suddenly awk-
question. Then comes EXCUSES, sinilcs, mutual
regrcts-thc acquaintance Is bcgun. Tho
morning hours at tho rlnks arc more
uEuatly takon by ladies Of good society,
who T; bring theIr daaghtcrs thlther to pne.
tho better pursuit Of this fashionable a1nuso
mcnt by tho members Of pnr1sian society, but
think TINT tho appvoach Of warm weather viii
put stop to the present mania for "scntting
Rngs,h IN ono OF the French advertisement
tcrns them. Tho exercise is too heating
\ ono to be pursued with Any comfort ur.
der June atmosphere, besides which, all
tho pretty fur-trimmcd costumes ind iaunty
to ho laid as1dc. And npropos Of cos.
tunes, tho Engliah tourists aro beginning
to flock TO Daris, and, aa usual, tho wonderful
to[lGttes Of the Indies attract universal attention
on the Boulevnras or the Kuo de Ia Pat1. Tho
fur mud muslin, threat lace and worsted stuil,
artificial flowers and blaek Grape, in one toilette,
IS marvellous to sec. met D fady on tho Doulc,
yartis tic other dny, arraycd In d lilac lnwn over
jacket, and 4 wllte straw bonnet trimmed with
pink ruscbuds