Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-31
OUR PARIS LET ER.


IN OCToBER-sTILL THEY COME
FRENCH AID TO THE SUFFERING
SOUTH, &C., &C.
From our Regular Correspondent.
PARIS, October 10, 1878.
Now that M. Krantz the Grand
chief of the exhibition has hung up in
the Vestibule d. Aonneur. at the ex-
hibition a counterfeit presentment of
the diploma which will in due course
be conferred upon fortunate exhibi
tors, there begin to make themselves
heard the usual outcries of dissatis-
faction. From an artistic point of
view, the picture in sepia is all that
could be wished, and there is not at
any rate as yet, any ground of COM
plant with regard to the fairness and
the ability with which the coveted
originals of the design are allotted.
For the official list of the takers
is not at present made public, even
it be completed, nor will anyone
have authority to announce the full
results of the scrutiny until the 2lst
of October, the date now fixed tor
the distribution of the awards. But
it is said that many amongst the eX-
hibitors are ill-pleased with the de-
lay, inasmuch as it will prevent the
possible use to them, during the
present exhibition, of such awards as
they may have won. Intending GUS
toners, who desire to buy of, or to
give their orders to, prize winners
only, will have but ten days during
which to exercise their patronage.
In the meanwhile they must play the
part of jurymen themselves, and must
either guess as best they can the
probable distribution Of the medals
or must leave their good intentions
unfultilled. So exhibitors who, with
sufficient or insufficient reason, be-
lieve that they are destined for 4
place amongst the laurals of 1873
are, l am told, aggrieved that they
cannot make use at once of their
coming advertisement; and hear an
amusing anecdote of one enterprising
tradesman who places on his case a
placard bearing in small letters the
words "expectation d. obteiir,'' and
in large ones the premature announce
ment ''La medaille dor" Then,
again, grievance is made out of the
fact that, as is only natural, the Sc
cret of the ten or twelve thousand
awards leaks out, in many instances,
from amongst the two or three thOus-
and jurymen, officials, &C., necessa-
rily acquainted with the decisions
which have been reached.
There is but one Paris in the world,
and now Is the tins to see lis best.
The weather is just cool enough to
be invigorating, and at no time since
the opening Of the exposition has the
city been so full of strangers. Amer
leans and other foreigners came here
early in the summer by thousands,
but before ''doing' the exposition
preferred to take a little run on the
continent or elsewhere, intending to
return to Paris to flash up their
Sightseeing under more favOIabl"
circumstances--coOiel weather and
reduced prices. That they were dis
appointed as regards the latter ir
is needless to say. They couldn't 60
home without seeing the exposition
Of course, SO here they are. The city
is crowded. That is the only word
that expresses it. In addition, the
people from the provinces are literally
pouring in. They wouldn't come in
he spring, because the exposition
was unfinished, and they didn't want
he heat Of midsummer. \ walk
through the city or the exposition
will give one an opportunity of see
ng.
1t seems almost mystery where
so many people find accommodations.
prominent American arriving in the
city the other morning went to nine
teen hotels before he could get ac-
cOmmodations. Everything is in
full blast, aud the Parisians are doubt
less doing good business in every
way. The theatres are packed night
Iy, while it is impossible to get adj
to tue Grand Opera House
securing a ticket at least a
week it advance, unless by chance
one can be procured from a ticket
sharper ut about five times the rcgu-
lar price. Cafes are everywhere,
and are more than well patromized.
They are generally very commodious
inside, but always have large num-
Der Of little round tables extending in
some instances more than half way
across the sidewalks. Here the people
sit and sip their coffee and cognac or
drink their beer and watch the pass
crs by. As las been stated before,
the ''pourboirc' system has become
SO lucrative that ''garconS" are com
PEELED to pay the proprietors for the
privilege Of being walters at the cafe
of the Grand Hotel, sad that he gen
ally cleared twO dollars a day, exclu-
sive of his board which was furnished
him there. OF course the amounts
required of the ''garcons" depends
upon the prominence and custom of
the cafe or restaurant in which they
are employed. The ''pourboire"
system has one advantage at least,
the extra two or three sous are an in
centlve to the waiter to attend to his
business as rapidly as possible.
There has been sent from Geneva
to Paris for the exhibition, the model
of section Of metropolis arranged
upon the perfected system of NJ.
Schockzaquet. Three rows, each
containing three cells, with their two
upper and lower isolating spaces, are
here shown. These should be cover
ed with layer of vegetable earth.
The cells on the left are open; one
contains coffin; the middle cells are
closed by the simple plate, which
must be sealed in the presence of the
relatives; but one one of them is re-
placed bya window, through which
the interior may be seen and which
also permits the passage of an cleo
trjc bell wire. q double guarantee tn