The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-26

Chances Over the Exhibition
Departments.
A FlSH-'NLLlNG AQUARIUM,
Rounds Of Festivity-Balls, Parties and
Receptions Everywhere.
ACCIDENT TO M. WADDlNGTON.

The influx of foreign and provincial Wis
itors to Paris to see the great Exhibition in
creases steadily. The English are here in
thousands. The heavy swells run over for
day or two and then run back to enjoy
the London season, fortified with gossiping
material that will stand them in good stead
at the social reunions Of the West when the
war fever and the peace party are exhausted
as topics. The great English rush will
come in July and August, when the perfect
Cockney will be seen abroad in all his glory.
THE HIGH PRICES
The French provincials are moving on
the capital in wondering masses, but they
are economic folk, unlike tho English and
American visitors, who spoil walters and
hotel keepers by their ill-guided extrava-
gance. Prices, however, have gone up, and
many are the tales told Of the wrath Of
grim-visaged Bretons and blazing-eyed
uAuIoCAAiuio w VIC DlllS WulCu u0Vc UoCu pre-
sented them after few days stay at Sec
ond or third class hotel. At the leading
hotels, where tho foreigners mostly 60, the
same cry is heard.
STRIKE or GUESTS.
The extortions in some cases have reached
the evaporation point, and the picture OF
the indignant Englishman, who always har-
bors in his heart an intention of "writinp
to the Times, sir" is seen daily in the hotel
bureaus. Indeed, the feeling became sc
general among the guests of one of the
leading hotels hero that they organized a
veritable ''strike," and eighty Of them left
the building in a single day, to the disgust
of the proprietor, who thinks that the
world is nearing its end when Englishmen
and Americans object to being robbed.
WHERE THE TROUBLE LIES.
The fact is that number Of very pre-
tentious hotels have laid themselves out
as mantraps for the Exposition, and the
managers expect to realize fortune out
of a single season. They have determined
that no one shall economize, and they run
up their prices on every one who attempts
to save little by eating, for instance. away
from their hotel. To sightseers who 90
out in the morning and only return to 60
to bed this eating at ones hotel is q posi-
tive loss of time ms well as of money. The
proprietors, on the other hand, have made
up their scale of profits, and insist that il
they do not get them through your meals
they will mako them ont of tho extras.
A REMEDY
People who propose making heightened
stay can soon rectify this, for hotels where
furnished rooms are let by the week or
month at prices to suit everybody, and where
there is no table d'h6te, can easily be found.
The prices Of meals Mt the Parisian rcstau-
rants are not proportionally dear. One
can lunch and dine at moderate expense,
even ct the Exhibition, but must know
where to 60 That is the secret. Ono fri md,
who is a resident of Paris, can save visitors
world of worry and extortion by few
words on these subjects which column
,or1I ~ 90 ,.f. H.. Ii.
ATTENDANCE AT TnE Exhibition.
The average daily attendance ut the great
buildings in the Champ dc Mars continues
steadily to increase.
THE AMERICAN EXHIBIT.
The American department will be com
pletc by the 1st of juno in all it's branches.
The general effect is fair, but not remark
able Its highest merit is Its emincntly
practical character.
ROYAL coMrfrMr
The Prince of Wales paid the Tifr,ny col
lection special visit and bestowed on 10 a
high compliment, saying that IL exhibited
extraordinary progress in decorative art
In proof that he meant this he made several
purchases.
THE BACKWARD DEPARTMENTS.
Of the other departments, those OF
Uruguay and Guatemala are the most back
ward. Much still remains to be done there.
TuE pEroIAS BEEHIVE
The Belgian annex is completed II is
astonishing what figure this little king.
dom makes in the Exhibition. but those whc