New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-27
THE FEAST OF THE DEAD.
HOME LIFE AND FAMILY TIES IN PARIS.

OF FAMILY AFFECTIo Ns-FIORAL AND PHAi
FUL RHNE.NfBRANCEs or THE DEAD.
IFRoN rHE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRbo't"
PARIS. Nov. 3.-The Fete des Morris, or the Feast
of the Dead is one Of the most popular ceieOrtIoS
in this capital In the rest OF France 50 mnch at
tention is not paid to those who repose in Gods
AcrcD as in Paris I suppose it is that the tohlp
affords solid anchorage for family affections anu
membranes in the great city which mas III u 'no
treacherv of a ouicksand for the living. Mooility Il
the strongest characteristic of Partisan eXls'ch'
In your habitation unless 1t belongs ieeyou
have literally no abiding place. Leases are snort
and landlords grasping. If a tenant arranged hS NAV
according to his tastes and with curtains crPc'''
sideboarls and desks that fitted it exactly, his rent
would be considerably raised the moment MS ieasc
fell in. People in struggling circumstances arc
generally speaking tenants at will IL they pay
rent that does not exceed $50 francs n year, the
landlord can turn them ont or they can free them
selves from him by giving six weeks hotlce'
Under 900 francs the notice must includc 'Itc
months from quarter day, and above that rent biA
months. Successful barTsters stick closer 10 t"e'
domicilcs than any other class of men, berIyo
was for more than half century III the mousse ~
which he died. and he was only tenant aI VIM
Bnt the landlord was Legtimst and proud to
have him for tenant. He also knew that the Go
| oucnt advocate could Mt any moment dispose OF q
| Grand flat in the Place de Ia Madeleine, in house
| belonging TO his sister the Duchess OF RlaHo
| Sforza once heard Berger in an appropriation
case in which he pleaded for brother lawyer pre-
vented by illness from defending his own interests
show why although his client mad no lease ne WIS
entitled to n good indemnity. His law BOOKS nav
| loen for eighteen years in exactly the san Spot
| Without any cNcrton of memory or attention nc
| could pue his hand on the exact one he wanted
| TJiq brain had been in the habit Of working with
,.I.,vr T,11 Tp.r nj a
| ANGLE The professional damage which would arfe
from change ofdomiclo would be most pr'judciaI
| TO practising barri5tcr Of mcthodIc habits. Der
! rver himself said that he was convinced he would
| he obliged TO rotrc from the bar if he quilted the
| fat I'm which be hal so long resided, and which 30
| any moment he conld bo forced 10 leave u MS
| landlord OF Baron HausSmann.
| The Paris bourgeois, in fairly cool circumstances
| can react against the painful sense OF instability
and stiffness which permanent residents here must
constantly experience. They buy for themselves
smal, abodes in the country in which they can pass
| from Saturday night 90 Monday morning IN the
summer. and to which they can retire when they
! have made enough of money to he idle. This thev
call retiring to plant their cahbAges The iamliy
paturcs the old deli and china, some Of winch
yycra nsrllps wedding presents. the decoration o.
! brother. unc.e or. son who is dead and gone, The
satpulcrs worked by the married daughter when she
| was nj school are gathered into the retreat ana
! prizca rs household gods. / know tho widow Of q
captain who is all alone in the would and very
| moor She has bought small house in the country
II looks down on the churchyard in which her hus-
| band and two SONS sleep. Her mother was woman
of the chamber OF Is Refine llorteusc. and she was
! herself the intimate friend through fc Of Madame
| ~ g., - ,r,. .-. ...,,.,r,,l ,yi,I r.iui,-
/ N'lh'' '''' '''''' ""
lures and other lkcuc4e3 Of friends and relatives,
. Ia. Ffs.I DT
! - = tr.u.,1 .-l l.r a., lr,irtl,la 90. daughter.
| Ru''D " ','''"' - IL 10 ..... s.,rJ
| This old lady cAPiA"'H 10 "' WY '.''
| solitude IN the country 20 HN''R III '',' '''''-
clan of friends in a brilliant position. "Ihcy tho
| -. -. IT,. % .bc.,,l d. ON. In ssc me- 10
| "''"''' 49, . ..... -. 70,
| dinner m winter ana 10 thet county H"'-'' l
| summer Bat that was not enough. Rents are
| =. ~. .,I min, li,,l,.~ - q,l
| very h'sn III la'''' """ -''"'"- ". 80 ~
too proud To ask anyone or mon - Ioi'-A" 'l.''
| ! would hc obliged to cell thc greater part OF tins
iur''i, W..',n 49,, ,,r.1 ~ ,r,n.c r' are
| o. TN '''-n. 49, ....l -, ,l,,
| no more. AZ th' same tIh' ! T'''i''' '"'.'' '"''
| The Temporary concession lad bought Tor my
,,-i.,1' ,,-,r, ,ygull .o,u fall H. That tomb was
| Hu''"I" - ''''' ".'' -, -.
| fixed pot % winch H'' 'h wv "'' ""' ''"'''
| r.vcr.e, and revolutions OF my Partisan existence.
| 1T. .,, r,.r,,i, ,..olltinn II was 20 buy life
| '."' " - t,,, ;,,. ,,...,
estate IN tins house ana Po''''"' Jun ''~ P''-'
| in the ,hurchyaui youdcr to which hAA tAa L.
mains Of tie loved ones transported. An annuity
~. -pg francs r.. mains tO me- ! work lu the fdru
| % '"' i''" o, l a.. T., ,l,,
90 gives nae imiS Tor my la"I' Hn' h"''l' ~ ''p
| tomb and | am nor" HluphH al' INV ''N' '''f' "'
| Elm,ie No landlord can rags' nv rent or tlim me
| ont Til, feeling OF stability Is Il great delight.
| Nlchsl,f often spoke to his intimate friends IN
| this strain about the pivot for family aHcgt! ION
| which tho tomb affords co. % city where everything
| els, ~ shifting. Hr hld when boy grown Z" !opN
noon Pcrc LaChasc ~ his true home. he utIh
aud ,oraid vault ~ which Ter small rent ms I"ln
wa, allowed tu work % printer was only. III Ht'
eyes temporary makc-hiit hlbitatlou IN winch "
H.|.sF al T4tff Ia I'd .
o,iur I'M tine long evenings 90 plant flowers Uu hli
,uothrr's grave and ~ think about her. l. became