The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-06-27
LETTEB FROA PARIS.
HOTEL DE Il ATHESEE.
PAKIS. June = ISIS.


We sre not pressed ; let Us est at
leisure, for We always have time 10
die" TELL me whst you eat, and
will tell you what you are" No rs
ton on earth, except perhaps, the
upper ten among the Swedes, spend 80
mach time in the taxing care Of their
"inner man" as the French.
After a tedious tramp through
the TrOcadero with my pockets filed
with notes, but sn empty stomach, /
am seated in an easy chair in Cafe
AHglais for the purpose Of satisfying
a craving appetite. The gdrcon has
taken my order. II is brought in and
am happy. will not describe nv
own dinner, it being entirely a Ia
Washington, but the enjoyment OF
those around me. Two elderly diners
have leisurely taken their seats; my
mind is full OF meditation. Their
looks indicate that they have been
preparing themselves since breakfast
for the repast Of the day, in gentle
out-Of-dOOr exercise. They selected q
table near the window in order that
the sight may be pleased with the
passing pTOmensders, at the same
time that their taste Is gratified with
nourishment. Tue soft-voiced waiter
after having placed the bills Of fare
before them, quietly retires, knowing
that they need time for reflection,
Their sight is not 80 good as their
pslates, and they have resource to the
moHdcte, or Eyeglasses, to sean, as
the MOhammedan does the Koran, the
choice bit Of literature which the
waiter left with them and thus taste
the happiness OF anticipation. To the
gOTBlCts this Is the preliminary
pleasure Of dinner, anu Is counted on
as one Of its features. Having care
fully read through the bill of fare,
from cottage to dessert, l noticed
quite q serious discussion as to selec.
ton a discussion that rather sharp
ems than dulls the fine edge OF their
appetite. Were they seated in the
Foreign Affairs Department on the
opposite side Of the Seine, they might
be taken for diplomats discussing the
Eastern question, or the shooting Of
Emperor William. The programme
has ut last been agreed upon, which
the smoothly gliding waiter takes to
the horn Of plenty in the rear, which
pOurs out its treasures year In and
year out before the most critical ell
ents Of the old and new worlds. The
wine Is more quickly chosen, for
these Sybdrites know the cellar by
heart. One course after another is
taken leiSurely and the pleasure Of the
occupation Is long drawn out, In eat
ing the FreuehmRn experiences three
sensstIons-the direct, the complete,
and the sensation Of Judgment. In
drinking, In addition to these sensa-
tiOns, those of gutturatiOn, and the
last, the after-taste OF perfume or fra
GRANGE, which for q time remains.
A couple of hours are devoted to the re-
past and when the end is reached
three bottles Of their dear friends Of
the cellar are pleasantly at work un-
der the Waist-eOats. They begin to
feel the need Of lOcOmOtiOn, and
lighting their cigarettes, they lounge
at an easy pace to CtJe' NeGpOlitdIl,
renowned for its coffee, which, ac-
cOrding to their doctrine, pushes the
dinner, followed by a tiny glass Of
cOgnac, In its turn to push the coffee.
Thus the dinner marches In single
file discipline from soup to .eOgnac,
like the Q,leu2 entering a popular
theater. Ia Cafe AHglais, L learn,
are 10 be found the reefs on which
many 8 young man has been
wrecked. With US American men,
who often ruin themselves through
alcohol, prOhigacy and g smbling, but
rarely from eating, can understand
the passion for gambling, but not that
for food, whose indulgence turns rich
men into beggars. The dinner is
over
The TrOcddCrO is finished, and It's
art treasures on exhibition. The
interest of an exhibition Of this ma
ture lies not In the novelty OF
the works placed before the visitor,
but In the opportunity which they af-
ford for comparison on 8 vast scale Of
what can be called only by courtesy,
the schools OF the different nations.
or schools indeed there are but two
the French and English. The United |
States is not only deeply imbued with
traditions OF old, derived from France,
but linked to her at present by closely
approximstiDg tendencies and aims.
But what does the American Govern.
ment for the fine arts? Go to WASH
ingtOn, aud Mr.. COrcorsn will
answer. Whst does the administration
In France? In the first place 1t sup
ports great tschOOls-.the schools OF Paris
and OF Rome, and, likewise by
the commissions which II bestOws, 1t |
directs the training given In those
schools; 1t fosters the production OF
works which could only find a place
in edifices OF vast size, such IS palaces
and public buildings. The action Of
the Government schools must, In one
respect, be allowed to be IN the highest |
degree beneficial. The PcRSiOHHdires |
dc Rome have a sense OF the dignity |
Of their profession which Is scarcely 10
be found, even among the most dis
tingulshed men, outside their ranks.
II they dOnot come back frem Italy |
with the fire Of genius, tn ey come
back having received q training which |
directs their aims towards a high |
ideal, and are ready to suffer for the
honor OF their art. You do not find |
the esnvases OF Cabsnel the com.
mon property Of knots OF picture
dealers, and Delaunay will prefer |
never to have sold painting TO seek
ing fortune by taking his cue f-om
the tastes and fashion Of the mo-
ment. 1t is, however, urged that the
set routine OF the schools STILES
originality, but the mere existence OF
q talent such as that OF Delaunsy
or OF man like Gustave MOreau, is 3
proof 10 the contrary. The mere fact
OF regular training In a certain set Of
formulas will not take away or give
powers OF conception and invention,
but Il will, and does give, according 10
the capacity Of those trained powers
OF execution and command OF ths
tools with which 10 work (; and the
certain prospect which Is ever before
the student Of being able sooner or
later to put himself 10 the proof on
work OF 8 monumental character,
sustsins him through the long years
OF necessary preliminary labor and