Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-10
AMERICANS IN PARIS.
Ho,c the Colony of Atnericans Ia tho
French Capital Subsist.
Editorial Correspondence Baltimore Amer

H0tU the Colony of IlnericanS tM tho
French Capital Sabsist.
editorial Correspondence Baltimore Amer
lean.
What is called the American colony in
Paris consists Of about 1000 families, a large
proportion of them from the South. great
many of them might be regarded almost as
permanent residents. A goodly n1mber of
them are people of limited means, who find
that they can live SO much cheaper here than
in an American city that they have concluded
to stay. One of these remarked to me to-
day. II can live better in Paris on $4,000
per annum than I could in New York on
S6.OOO.'' He then proceeded to detail the
difference. In New York he would be re-
oarded as nobody unless he owned or rented
! a brown stone house, at from $4 600 to
| $4,000 per annum. Here he could obtain
suit of elegant apartments, in fashionable
| neiehborhood, at from $500 to $1,000 per
annum, and makes as good an appearance as
any one else i'll his sphere. In New York he
would have to pay $40 per week for coach
man. while here he could engage landau,
with fine pair of horses, and liveried
footman thrown in, to be always at the rea-
sonable call OF his family, for $l2 to Sl5 per
week. Then he said he could clothe him.
self and family at one-half the expense ana
much better, than he could III New York;
| that servant hire was not half the cost, ana
the service better: that there were Always
amusements here at moderate cost, ana
cab at call TO take him and family nome at
all hours of the night for two francs, whilst
in New York such a luxury would cost 20.
Then there was little or none of the trouble
of housekeeping in Paris, as family can be
fed cheaper than it can feed itself, if satisfied
with French living. But, he remal ked, an
American can never feel contented or COM
. Portable in Paris until he goes to house
KEEPING and orders his own food and pre-
! scrjbes the mode of cooking 1T. A French
, man loves the table d'hote, but 1t Is an
determination to the American. AS soon as
they get under their own roofs they VIII all
fall back to the American mode OF living
and Iuxurate in griddle-cakes, mullins, mol
rolls. and buckwheat cakes, all OF which q
, Partisan would regard as poison. Ihey
: exercise the horrible French pattles, roast
: and stuff their chickens instead of broll1ne
: or frying them, serve up their salad Wltnou'
t oil. and LET those who love oil oil it; they ca
n their peas, and beans, and potatoes witt
&c their meat, and mix things generally just
they did at home. They know exactly wha
r thew are eating, and no longer shut thei
t, ewes and swallow whatever is given then
st without knowing very often whether it !
t. fish flesh, or fowl. When an American get
< under his own roof he is always happy i
Is Paris, and the ladies especially become al
- .. tached to it. In short, he maintained tna
as an income of S., 900 per annum would enaol
ey a man here to keep his family in as good
or position III polite society aS couio NO uoio
of a cost of $4,000 in New York, ana th'
there were certain expenses necessary
position that were not required here, an
~, y, that a fine showing can be made of limite