The sun., 1881-11-27
THE DdY OF THE DEAD.
Cn~ious sights Tn mud a round the Great Ceme-
terles or Tnris.

fAhiS, NOV 2-Iarlsian Ire runs with nl-
most chronometric regularity; the same occu-
pations ami the same pleasures arrive ut the
same date every ycur. Tho Salon. the Grand
PriX races. the country epjoym0nis the seas de,
tho Trouvlllo weot. tho watering places. Vichy.
the Pyren6ss. the shooting season. caatcau ifc,
the viuta2c tho return to Paris, the opening Of
| Parliament. and thon AlSants Day and the Day
OF the Dead. AMI after that the winter season.
with It's round OF dinners. receptions. fret
nights. political intrlgucs. and social scandals
All Saints and tho following day are set apart
by the Parislans and devoted to the memory OF
tho doad. For week beforehand the garden
ers and stone masons are busy trimming the
flowers and washing the monuments in the
cemeteries OF Porc In Can,se. Montmnrtre Mont
parnnsse. Passy, NauGirard. and Saint Ouen.
familiarity known rs Cayenne. For the rest OF
the yenf tho dead lie neglected. hut nj tho Fete
OF the Dead rich and poor vio with each other
In giving thcm marks OF their respect. This
| homage to tho dead would perhapa be more
imposing II it had not deacnerated to n great
degree into a mere fashion and an excuse for
popular festivities. People go to the cemetery
in the morning and to the theatre In the after
noon and evening. During the festivals OF All
Saints nearly all tho theatres give morning por
formances. and managers look forward to the
| first week in November as that OF the largest
| receipts in tho year. This fact. added to
the rrjoiciugs and iunketinRs that arc en-
| couragel By the numerous wine shops In the
vicinity Of the cemeteries makes tho Day OF the
Dead. mt least as far as the lower classes are
| concerned. resembe vaguely an Irish wake. In
| the neghborhood Of tho cemeteries the scene is
worry curious: tho adjoining streets and avenues
aro occupied by booths and hawkors. 1t is a
funereal fair for tho sale Of wreaths o. immor-
tel es aud moruary embleus OF all kinds mnde
principaily ot black and whiie boads strung on
escmtchheous. Then there are plaster images
Of the Virgin. or o. angels. crucilixes. and other
| cmbioms OF piety. Eaithenware wreaths. col
ored IN imitation OF mmortelIes are vary pop
ular on account OF thor cheapness and their
ery shops. The trais ,!onS no" in n sbese various
kinds OF embems and sepulchrnl ornaments is
In ths me M o tho lar GSGr ro s roh Of
Iarisinns., About 'alf wear montning habits
and carry In their hands snrigs Of box or yew.
| rhe other ba! are tho idlers and sghtseers.
Tho women. alwavs economical. bargain with
quarrel. Above the duh sound Of trnmpn;
ict rise the hosrsc cfies Of the sellers offerin,.
| thsir dismal merchandise. the bawiin9 of the
hawkers. tao pipin.. Voices of ths flower girls
an inlcscrbabl9 huhbub.
In tho cemeteries tns sabc-c!ad crowd black
ens tho avenues. and. scattered among tho
| grHve"; brings on INTO sharp relief tho whnH.
| ness ut the mnr'la monuments. the bright
colors Of tho flowers TINT arc strewn over the
| graves aui the NeiIo" wreaths OF immQrtelles
60 unns. and the funeral urns. Tho great
| lr!ics entor their private chap"ls nm! shut
snTis's un I9IiH r al III H HoIr 200! oil
ts Cn1,in"n D!"h GE,sss Co6naiy'rj. y-h"rein
| tho po1r s.rop their iast sleep bed nell. pro-
i longing in Death tho spectacle VI the naked and
| hi.uk misery q: thctr liyes
I Tho. imm"Dss can eierv OF Pare IN Chgise
has. like lHris its"lf. ite Faubour- S!int-Aatoiue
| and it- PauhourE Saint German. its populnr
/ oas hand is misery and neglect. and on the
other hand pomg and obtrusive lnNuryn,,'he
| common dlt'h and the Jrwlsh cemetery. Here
! is II .;rave literally covered with flowers. and
! tn"re ars othrrS rough with moss aud I!rh"ns
| or hat-burird in rank woods. In the bvpahs
| are sr"u!s prosirnt' IN prayer. men. women.
and children, while along tho Gr-at avrnnts
pSs sifWy dr te sarS o or TIN IG Shr,3 ~s
| All tho shops are snW. Wearing their ncw
| winter outfits with the ijotic smile OF satisfied
vanity. tne shopkeaners aud tradespeople come
| down 10 the bOu evdrds in frmiiy groups, and
! thence mount toward tho faubourgs the outly.
! iug quarters. wAero the grdveya ards are placed
on tho heights that command tie city. The
crowd swuis gradually; tue workmcn. tho pro-
! leiariaus. loin the ranks. tha lnccn.uus no.
! hrr!iars who have Invented some ncy oaolcfn
Look. lAlios. the Virgin and Child! Two
II ia nj once n pronennde IN season and nn
IL Iri,rts 81 his oyarcoi.t. is furious hpcaus.
/, Is forbidden to snn 10 in ,he cemetery; ths
eDulr,.n cev .tie "a q. and ,urs sugar candy:
Ma lame SEES oil the a. -gsac.,s oi her figure IN
a cheap iur IN Suii- non.ht ready made a.
sal, Of u bRpkrupts sto *. crtI'.B"s thu tonAs.
I i.Hls oHe particularly t. her tast'. aud stops
l. 10 tas- ths aidrc-s uf tho mason. Certainly
there aro SINGER. tears shrd OYER tao silent
its".t IN Vpr = Bis" % go:
~" NaI tni.' box eaein.. il IN nice sinta! Anl
y"t pT inr = IL 10 hs gypi@utcd !or to-diy Poor
AID they 20 away satisfied with having pro-
iu'-I IN effect on tho rra,sniirs. hair scsm-
ing IS mo prn'pr uiGNf Of fr"nrli man;
Talr. NGo Francois ElbtIais doscf.hed tbe
desire 10 aupsgr. The Fee of IN" l.nl a an
excellent otpor upiy Tor gratifying mis- wcak-
1 F4asr F4 I'll lssLtF.
Actresses arrive ia their eoulGs. crYglorH'l In
black l1rs, with stgpIrin9 craIo md tr4'lln-
tho pabic n new s!5is % at,ira. It - ths
eternal u sH;ion ~ EoYi newspaper noaecs. g
n, most poiulay Distractions of tnoss who
p.pu- themselves on o'ior-lng 10 al i,aris.
neTs pal~rs always rrport ih1 ,utrig.s ~ any;
bod; of tls siishi-st noiorIety in ne wariI ~
FIGARO pr,n,s On The iir.t raEn t.9 nance ~
taos. Irps"Lt 1ta local % tha thorough Pa
aud -.,-suod cqLsummat" vii ly ~, "apicm-
roTari :. u be d-cpr'si with tn L'-i1; OF
Hpuar, .sr1iae MiaSter ani hnVo inc in-
re:sl when lie dies-a hetrse with silver trap
bnga, loas tain OF mourning epaches. a
cody nro;s. -l9n o. rlen cLhd IN aTsFs foa,s
carriages With Crlne-veiled lGmps--a funeral
,hd Will taAe hail an hour 10 cross Lao
lSnt to return to the cen,eteries. There is
really somnihing hle in the custom that causes
pr9Sid|d %S with resi- resi- ~rsars M aud fiewsT<' Us,
ierday for Instance. the tombs OF Theophi!s
Gaut.er OF Eeine. of Henri hurgsr. w,re
snothcred witn wreatis aud bouquets. tributes
Sr thS most ar 81 bs sa%a 81 sdsaFs
though his memory is not yeBeralsd now ns it
was few yeHrs a..o.
The ce,n.t-ry o. 1ipntrnartre il especially tho
literary ard artist turlnl ground. Thore lie
Henri knreer. Leon u"zan Paul Delarroche
ilalcyT., Theophle Gaut.sr. Stendnnl. Henri
Heine. Jacques OGonbaeh. There, too. il tine
grave Of Marie Dupessis. who was the
or Sisal Of the heroine OF AleNaGdrs DuinAs's
Dame aux Campiias." THIS grave Is the
Nice. 81 sentimental lovers. and It's pilgrims
always Escp i hcstcswn with flowers.
AM all tlsa neglected sral as. tAoss tombs
in ruins. and ~" Common Ditch. that is e0n-
siantiy beiug dug NJ Tor neg ntermsnts. what
ha'olaes Of their occupants? Al, in fpit. o.
w'Rt poets and philosophers may ray death is
not such a common ltya!lsr at;sr al. II is ouly |
tho wealthy who eau obtain permanent dUml- I
ella the city of tho dead. The rest have only
tho lgase of resting placa for 4 short nunibe.
OF years. Tie poor 0t tic poor ia a the Com
mon Ditch for n W. liz. ind then. in the end all
TIM bones are gathered and stored up in tho
eatacnmbs. WAon tGs trumpet Ot doom sounds /
n orc viii be NJ igty ecu C ing in Hud udsrGrsuni
Paris. and il there hs fantastic novel sts Ike /
l.. Pa n l1,-1 hay wi q "a