The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-31
Paris This Winter.
Correspondence Bossoa Transsrips, ]

city this is. So much 10 do. so much to sec and to buy, fl one ouly possessed 2 foT.sne. It Is rather an exploded idea thai living in Paris cosss nothing, and that one can dress iH silks and velvets for a a,ere song. To be sure. Americzns are ~Ii.ing to live abroad as they never would ee eonten,ed to live al home. up three or foGI nights in damp. cold rooms; for it ls impossible to keep the dampness and ch..liness of this penetrating climate out
 Dressmakers are the bane of ones life here As soon as they know you are an A-gerican. then look ou, for them they are relentless and imagine there IS no ere to your pocket-book. They are % pc ,,ely grasping and unreasonable that yoa do not like to contradict them. and they can prevancate SO gracefully and VI, such fiuency, that you are olten con- sin ed for momeni) in spite of your better judgment. which usually comes as yoa turn your face homewards. Gloves. beanets. hats, stockings and handker- chefs are better and cheaper than at hone.
 This season everything in the form of ocrnets or hats IS very large or high ; -.oasters mus, be al a premium, for cocks p.-mes are the rage Flowers are very i...ie worn: feathers and birds of every he are used even. on muffs bird is pc he'd. Street costumes. that is. cloth dresses and jackets. are trimmed with tF4 c. A nigh hat with cocks piames, a-.a jacket trimmed q "a ssiiifsiye, is a porllAr style for young girls. To wear lae long gloves outside the cuffs is now considered extremely asasvsis ygeas. The ha Is no longer wom low in the neck {; the small coil O, pug has given way to a a.use elaborate style of coiffure. and the naa is worn high on the head and es.aped sn front Auguste. who IS the authority m the art of hair-dress,ng. con mir this statement.
 | aFnages still continue to besiege Mar1h's door, but there arc other estab- Is. rlents quite as good, it not quite so ce-s. believe he says tha; he does no; ,n-se eosfHDles for the Americans, but # Is them dry goods. The French sss.a to have a mistaken idea that ~e do fc- ike rich and simple things. but mus, h4 them loaded down ~ith trimming. ar conspicuous in their loudness. The os are full of lovely things. New that ii- holidays are approaching. the win- C. are most attractive and fascinating :; AT one IS strongly tempted to spend o,es little all on exquisite trifcs' that oss the French seem to be able to man. a5~ ,urc. The Sen .ifayche IS as popu- is.r as ever. crowded from early morn till r II. they are Q kind and obliging- z.s Ays willing to change goods, and if yo. are noi satisfied will return you the i aey.
 arls k d paradise to the reh Alneri- -a-,. in every hotel and shop you meet tfe'n. Their mixture of french and En- < h Is most amusing. and how they hate .r-e irrepressibie tech<y. who on every o-asion takes advantage ot their igno- r>-a-e of the language to impose upon item. What should we think. If in -lf erica we were obliged 10 give the 6seger every.time we took carriage five CT len cents to ge, drink. Heaven pre- ser e us from such a custom. It is as IT ich as your life IS worth to cross a street or boulevard: the cOeieys are, most of them. just tipsy enough to be imperti- rent. and are not content with shouting d, you. but do their best to run you down. believe the law here compels yoi to pay them for that privilege. TheH aAN sCty tCW POatNCtuCN tO O( cCC0. haze been here three weeks and have TO, seen more than dozen m all. There haze been several quite serious accidents M.hln the pas, week. caused by careless c.'ving. and by these wretched coSheyy. w.o will not give way to private car rages- Our American minister was driv- lEs. day or two ago; his carriage was rsn into and upset. but he fortunately es- caped with only few bruises. IL was ony the other day that lAdy-I won't say of what nationality, you may call her English if you hke-sook carriage by ,be hour. The driver was in too good sprits, and Insisted on driving up on to i.e sidewalk and into the Tuileries gar cen She called for help. bu, was per- fe-ily poweriess in the hands of this man. VT 0 seemed 10 think il very strange that she was no, enjoying her drive. Finally ke stopped and she go; out. refusing to ' st herself to his care again. Imagine a1other day. the amusement of the by- sanders. when dilapidated carriage was seen moving slowly along the street and soman violently shaking her head and fran,ically gestioulating. was half through ,he window impioring the driver to stop {: te apparently heard nothing, and re- r aimed perfectly indifferent to her cries Now and then were heard shouts from the lookers-on. who heard only this sen- tence atrociously pronounced. -CoeAos, .s. hes. k tyfskesnts dt "a voifSye esf .f,1eksx<. Ahesd<s, say.~ No won- der that the crowd laughed and that the e. ls0a did not stop.
 Hearing that there was really good pay at the Franczis. ve went taking a box in, the centre of the house The play Was mos, amusing and interesting from beginning to end. - L. .Hende os Tos s'Ezaxi<' IS take-od on NJ. Caro-. pop uar lecturer and who is much run after by the fair sex. It is pleasure to 90 to theatre where every part IS 90 well ;Axen. We were greatly disappointed because Coquelin did not act. Another e-ening we went to the Opera Comique to hear Marie vaa Zande in Aignon she is l great favosite with the French. Her voice is sweet and true. but not vefy pow erful. She takes the par of Mignon -a II