The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-19
OUR FRENCs LETTER.
The French Holidays-Roch
Libsls-The Christmas Plays.
PARIS, December %.


for such state surprises, hes happened
TO Parisians, and which is Gilesd
balm to not tew. The census pap
ers will be distributed to each house
holder in = sealed envelope. and
after being filled up. will be receiy.d
in an equally p:IVate manner. Thus
the race of Paul Pry concierges are
deprived OF the opportunity OF know
ing the private history OF tenants on
the subject OF age, birthplace, .regu-
larity of marriage, and legitimacy
respecting offspring, The project OF
the Seine deserves iete in the forum
tor sueh an innt vAtion: the ladies
ought to present him with pair OF
worked slippers, and those who have
imposed upon the city tax collectors
ought to at once transmit him arrears
as conscience money. Had that
generous initiative bsen taken three
weeks ago. the senate would not
have dare1 W defeat III. Herolds'
candidature for q life senatonship
though the honor he doomed to e1-
tinction next year.
December, the grave digger for the
year, reminds US not only that We are
twelve months older, but that the
season has its duties; these consist
principally in filling your purse with
the view OF enjoying it as speedily az
possible; this system of black mailing
is 9 coon bination of mendicity and
mendacity and peculiar to all classes,
the difference being, only one of form
and degree Will the French who
claim to be a proud race, ever adopt
one institution of the United States,
that of discountenancing tips to the
serving classes. and etreDnes, the old
evil under mack, to social strata OF
the higher order?
By all means let the children have
their cakes and ale in the shape OF
toys, which like the fashions, aim to
en- body the spirit of the times. The
shops are now full of nursery glories,
and children have but little time to
cry; they are busy finishing of old
toys, to prepare place for the new.
and the latter can vary from 1000
francs each, up to single sous,
Electricity largely enters into the in
fantile novelties of the season.; it
works all kinds of merry go-roundsi
finance too has furnished ideas;
children in petticosts can play At
bears and bulls under the name OF
''stock exchange" and the "bolting
cashier" is very funny, save for the
employer upon string boxes weakly
secured, recalls unsunny memories.
Dolls are ct present being dressed by
the thousand; sheep are having their
fieeees glued 90; steam boats are
being furnished with their engines
and the measured mile regulated on
dinner tables; birds are being snip.
piled with usings; dogs finished of
with barke, cats With q NEW, and o
purrins tail. fish are trying their fms,
and their tails are being screWed on,
az prepeilers, for this lie the moment
when some 40, 600 citizens prepare to
reap their harvest for their toll dur.
Jig the summer in close hambers,
and the Inventor of novelty counts,
upon lis introduction, like trump
card In diplomacy, or nugget to y
prdspe ctor. The toy trade Of Paris
alone represents %, 100000 francs.
Tn Is he only season OF the year
when publishers advertise their
wsIe1 in the ordinary press; it would
seem that the French lay in their
st6ck OF literature once q year, like
fire wCo1 and Goals. The books are
as general rule, purchased not on
account OF lneir contents, 30 much az
perhaps On the richness of their
bindings; IT shey have pictures, they
can count Lpon the honor of scan,
Nus tn be lead, il smother matter.
NV al elegant volume 10 blue or
scarlet and gold. looks we'll on a
drawing room tabie, smoLg grotes-
Que nick-knacks by the beatheu
Cnines, or lacquerware by alabasler
laced Jsps, With two oblique lashes
for eyes, and note of exclamation
for nose and mouth. These ,luxu-
rious!y bound books represent not
friendships, bat necessity's offerings,
and are the compulsory gifts that
every lady OF house can count as
levied among the circles OF her &C.
qusintsnces, just as the red Indians
string scalps,sor the Incas the sun
dried faces OF their toes from saddle
girthe.
Politicians have no work to DO, as
Gsmbetta will not introduce his
grand reforms till January; the
country 10 preparing to wake" the
senate, and as good humoredly as In
''the night before larry was strech-
3D." GambettR's dinners are still
run after; his breakfasts are not in
favor, because they are not prepared
by his famous cook Tampette, who
reserves his talent for dinners; IS
other chefs do for suppers. iGam-
beta has made his debut in the
senate. and has sstonished the pa.
tricians by his courtly speeches, an
gelic disposition. and statesman re-
serve. They know full well, however,
that Triton can blow his wreathed
horn when he pleases, so
Full twenty times was Peter feared.
For once that E6ter was resDected' ,;