, 1879-01-24
PARIS.
New.Year Nuisances and lnflfc.
ttons-.-Everybody to Be
"Tipped."
Novelties Mt the Th=atres---Jnles Verne's q
"Children Of Captain
Grant,
Jonctcrcs' Orera--0 0Ifanbach's I.ast---Co-
operative Storcs---EcIoes
from London.

PARIS, Dec. 9l.--Not tho least NJ the r1nnS
conventional burdens under which wc v1lun-
tasiiy Groan IN Paris is the annual obligation oil
Renlfng car1s AID bouquets to our sefl'tant-
aurca. There arc few Of us happy or t,n'appy |
enough not to have dozen of thcsc luxur7cs, |
without counting tho butcher and tho uascr.
the tu,,cscrre and Tho couI, the postn,an and
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. who thrust them
ecIvus unplcasantIy upon ot1r no!lcc nt this
rcriot NJ tl1r wear. When tho number ts limited
to score, the grievance 10 ocarable; but most
nf us know iuly l,alf-hundrcA persons at the
jcnst wtson, we do mol particularly wish Tor
canlint nulta aIfor) to neglect or put an afGront
Oil; whiln, OF course. nlany number their rein
ttuns ,lul cunnrelons BY the whole hundred
to-cllcr. Unless yon arc prepared to sink for
cvtr in the opinion OF your latlr'fr[cnus, IL Is
Indispensable that TDtl sl'nuld cn'I lnon
cacll, bcaslns In yulr hanl sone pretty
pcacc-ofTesins in the shape of ten-'
twenty, or afty'frnnc honhonn'esc, Il
fau, II boo;, or ltInsonsa buuq'iet. liie
1na;c portion Of your more Intimate aequaint.
arcc may b, satisfied II you simply leave rard
Mt ,lcir a5odc,-wnicl. may BE- at The very op
pnsttc en,t 1T the tovu. AS for the casua!s,--
t,u ucup'c yo,, l,ayc met at balls RECEPTIONS.
AMI ,yllo !lavo entertained OF been entertained
by ynlI,-you need HOW on!y p4,st carll8 Tor
tltnn.
Turning nearer home, however, you will
bchuld ,uorc distressing ob1igatlonG. First
co1nes
THE coSC1Enug.
Ten francs for q modest mennEc like my own
may 10; but am married. III the dhys W my
unqufct anil fossakcn bachclo1hootl, Ind tn
make It twenty. Tho postmnn may I" got rid
Of with i've; AMI twenty suosr scattered amongst
the tludcstolls will set you right In their cyes,
l. tr1 IN ku1f In
but the addition Of all makes up total per-
fectly alarming. It's no USE kicking agaltlnt
1hc pricks, though. Fatn would OIL Nrw~icnr'e
morning nppraarh ms concierge With little
tet sppccl something aitrr this ktylr: My
Eooi woulan, Yo. are put into yhur place here
for the convenience Of rour mastcr's tenants.
Yoi nre required by the clauses of your contract,
expressed aud implied, to la civil to me "a
tenant, to bring me my letters tl,nctually, to
deliver my messages, and not keen me waiting
when 1 ring the strcgt-door bell a! night. 1luye
you fulfilled your dutlesl Not In the
lcnst. You're a sHrsy, ui,clyil, careless,
wicked old witch, md far from giving you TIN
frnuvs, I ellouid ttkc to give you ten days Qutt
ricncc las ma,lc INC wise, a,,d know only too
well that, were to af,atc o1,o iot Uf generosity,
my life ior thu next twelve mouths
WOULD DE MADE A MANrfRpoM.
must ,nukc The best III tny concierge, since
EN-. perf0rre. tn bu su1tled With her Tor Z
fe:4suu. Praise bo tu etrrnal Justice, tlrrs ia
sumr hopc at ta1s q? my being rid of the uest ere
Long. 1t las hec,t tntcIy advanced. as an expln-
natlun OF HE prevalence of tyt,l!us aud typlnid
fcscra In par!s, that they nro The result VI The
frequent nyer,rowdlnE atl unelennltae6a Ut .lae
tontirrsr's "lul.cs," which aru found ut the en-
trauec uf nearly crerv house hcre. 4 cry OF
We can un1Y keep the oxcitclnent a: gnou RID
hrat for Il little while, Plpcet viii bceotnc
irnabul ltpcct, fot ins glotY, with ills ctHolu'
nsnts and ohicc Will iays departed, .l,,. ,.,
extremes. fllls week. ta tie slllpe of new
plec.s, frs. aI'l foremost stanls tho novelty
yer4lon of Julcs Vrrnc's
"LEs ESFANr4 Du C4PlTAIsR GRANT,"
bsimtul ol kcIellcu niarr or 1rss sertous es
pcraliy less, like Ito lucky predecessor, :" Lt
Tour du Monde" nlrl rendered additionally at
traetlye BY yarlUnB etesrr KceEir c1Iccts atlllgs
which lnuy br mentioned the capituI representa-
t!un Of t!e interior OF ycsscI, uni the sensa
t!onal rolar-rnfnbow sccllc with which the pla,
closes. U'Enncry, thu veteran hero Of a hna
dro meo1sana;c il9hts' T. [esonsih'e ,i fST ~.
Grant,'' witch has made EFcnt "hlt > hrrr
n,ui IL likely tn run ii. tnralsMlab!e number U
,i,hls, tp the delight 0f ali who lows that sort q
tu,ng,-,llll tin lr nume Ia Legion.
VI. IlaIA1lzicr las been less successful tlla,
bis roh1rcrcs of the Porte st. Martin. II. VIZ
toEiu JOncIesei'
"LA 1iE1SR HERTHE,"
which was protu:eA ut the Opera The othc
ues, ,.tul. In might have been cxpcc.rd, Ia
sery murh ~ Dimi;ri" {inotl.rr work oi ii
.1"'ass:'et, pred4vvu ut the l.srtguo two Y. ysar
u your READERS to whnm ihu composer of ~.
i,clm l'ers!le" nny bu unfamiliar, 1nuy met
ti.i That hc is4 talented CRITIC, ~ well as u.
ijyi bf lila HItp- | 1In.lprAfnnt1 TIM tY,f.k1y
hlvu reviews Of llm j.ttfit. n,.u has given ua, III
ti1-s t'Dln,iE," two nltr opcras,-" Sardasis
l'ae - uni ''1.e Dcrn'cr .inuE dc Foh,pct.."
the lattcr n. Johel.,cs Inns managed 10 Iptts
much u Gounu't. wlu sceu!s tu iiayu hern h
u,t,drt for tun,u lime. I.ntterly ". JoHcIcts
has hecn kno"', et''cily % an ardent el'anp.
produced ~ N. lIalanzsr il likely to b. !
Ke,er's "slEurl."-aisu Wagnurtasi, but, Judi
IN: from rAc fragments lsasc heart At tt'vt t"'
trrra.urv, Of .nore yts"rul> kind than an
may eulue An'bEolne Thoalah' " FRANCESCA |
ltlln!n.'' Or alas.ruel'* "IIetnlla!r."
Df very different order, hit nos 80 !na!gnf
caut as to wurraut It's nut M:tnS HIrnliuneu, Is
oyFESnACM's "MAbAatE rAvAnr,"
which has Just replaced "l.ca Ciuv,es u Corn
y,c" Ut tl.s Fots-i'sainatElucs. after iyu..
lie managerial drawers tus tra7ly twu year
1nuch to uIcnnacf''s dsYusl. It Is lles
tiea. NIT to u composer IL ~. himself paAheu
, t,.- ruec ivr popularity, mud the dclav tn Il
c4,u ul i'Mauaulu FuYnrl" was luu 10 tle #
uicnsc suceess Vi an opsfetta by y nc".cout'
nnAs"wn IL thu til. asrlsal world, u. is4ua
lilii.tctte. ThcFt Has good deal vi leg
paprr exchanged BY 81. talttn and the i
iAofta' Jacques heiore the tieeo saw thc t'.''
. "MA,ll,ne Eusurt,'' ltku ''La Catnar:o" III
"Flrur u'Urangcr," Is luu1sled upon ep:so+I
iu the life of nj aetr'ss, lhe tst!efo:e ls rlay
by pretty little Mlr. Girard, l.le lsrEoius VI Il
''Cioclics, /" ut thc Olller lratliuE parts Il
rcs:caahlY niied by sll!c. Gclabsr', 1+uso VI
u the 'lllEAtFE kfrIIue,