New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-11

aogeroted. and that at Dion five small pieces OF
wood would cost franc. we snouia gay $500 fro
would be lust three times what we are accueoo'. a
to pay in England Meat is about the SAM p rar
as with .cheaper hsh. OF course cost,
in the PROVINCES 10 francs II francs pounu pu'
as French people seldom take 1T except when co
ing from Indigestion or low spirits Tue nisu h,se
of tea is hardly a grievance to French Iou?o,
Ieeners Coffee sugar and other articles OF colonial
produce are almost twice as dear as IN r.nsianu,
while wine-the vim ordinaire of daily domestic use
is considerably dearer than our table beer.
single consumer can supply MS wants III Iis Ill., ICY,
ton in England for certainly hall that ~ Touau oo''
him for wholesome wine in most parts OF rance.
Wbv Jams and ielles made OF frn.ts should De SO
exorbitsnt in France seems strange, considering
that it is the country par excellence o, the nriee
we give here for which reason II hgureS on tno
dessert table as luxury. True, tne SUI an oosT
more than in England; but, on the other hana'
frnit IL cheaper When come to minor neces-
sares we find them all considerably higher III
price. Haberdashery, for instance WHY snpd
ribbons pins needles and tapes pe so ao5d is ~
dear i'm Francef Why should ladies te aDie 10
purchase rufles of Breton lace at Hastings ior one
third of the price demanded over I'M the nrice IN
Francef House rent IN towns Is quIto as poas T.;
with u.s. in certain large towns dearer; perhaps ~
Isolated couatry places onesDG G@ provinces
rising to the Paris and English standard WINS .no
cost of manual labor is very high, In the negnpor
hood of Dion the pay of day laDoIer Is nve draoo
n day with wne and this will give us some Iuea
of the cost of Keeping up house and garden, as
gardening, cal pentering, etc.. have 10 DC paii ioi
at the same rate. a.. ho..o,
As TO hotels, so long as you keep on the beaten
track, aud within the proximity OF the railway
you find ~ francs day to be the average Pr IT,
Railway travelling is also very, dear, anu slo
| traveller only moderately encountered VIII Jug
gage may count upon third over aug aDoV o. n,s
ticket for the carriage OF his trunks here non
| ton by the way that not only do French oIlcers
| and the military generally travel at greatly re-
dnced rate. but the same privilege ~ extendeu W
nj sci
and military schools. Seeing the moderate pay OF
civil employees. military men. professors, aoctoIs
| and the ike the question arises, How can frencp
middle-class families meet snch heavy expenses
| The answer is simple. In the FIRST place french
eCple are economical III the second they 90 no. ~
tempt tO live up to an accepted stanuatI oi Ssyi
and in the hlrd, many items OF expense, nsnIy
as 10 seems with u.s. do not enter into their caicnIa
tons at ali. The French nation; though ~ gives
noble phanthropists to the world, IS not addicteu
to giving away. Again. take what we may car al
| money English parents contrive to spend on music
lessons drawing lessons. ambulance classes ana SO
| forth Nor is this all. Their daughters go ABROAD
! TO study French and German they are always
| wanting money for some purpose or other.
| French father has no such calls upon his purse.
| The one daughter is married MS soon as she Is
! grown nm. a dowry IS given in accordance with
| her station, and that is an END OF Tue matter.
| With regard to education generally, 1t IS much
cheaper in France than IN England. migner euG :.
| cation is chiefly gratuitous and the difference IS
| more sensibly appreciated when we consider that
| French parents have only one or two children 10
| educate instead of eight or nine word also upon
culture and aesthetics. Literary aid artistic tastes
| are not INDUCED in so generally as with u.s. Inc
dozen little artistic trities English people BUY every
day for tho identifying Of their houses, the DOCKS
hey add TO their shelves, the books they give away
all these things form entries IN family ledger
| over the water. One moral at least we may learn
from French domestic liie no one dreams OF buying
| what he cannot Afford whether IL be the good
opinion of the world the last new book or the last
| new aesthetic qualification In vogue.