National Republican., 1882-11-03
OUR PARIS LETTER.
FROM THE PEN OF LUCY HOOPER.
The Restoration or the MOnarchY-FrTnch Thrift
and American Ex,ravaganee--Thc Revolu-
tions OF the Empire aud the Republic
American Singers In France.
Special Correspondence orTrr REPUBLICAN,.

Special Correspondence OF THE REPUBLICAN.
PARIS, Oct 22-Paris is just now considerably
preoccupied respecting two things-namcly, the
restoration of the monarchy and the typhoid
fever, Probably the latter subject is the most i'm
portant, II is certainly one Of the events of the
hour, while the accession of Henri is still in
the dimness of the future. Really Paris does well
TO take the typhoid fever into serious consdera-
tion; for this far FROM agreeable malady Is raging
in the best quarters OF the city. and SO far from
diminishing with the advent of the cool weather
the number of cases is rapidly increasing The
deaths last week from this cause alone numbered
25O There is not quarter in Paris that is spared
from the elegant regions around the Arc DC m Tri-
northern section Of the city is the one that is the
most severely visited.
FRENCH DOCTORS DECLARE,
in fat contradiction to the opinion of our ply
sicians az home, that the typhoid fever Is conln:
There is doubt but that this city, despite It's ad
mirable system of drainage, Is peculiarly exposed
to outbreaks of such maladies. There be tene-
meut houses i'll New York, It is true, but in Paris
even the more respectable Of the poorer classes
inhabit such dwellings. Then there are horrible
aggregations of human beings that live in huts
wnero drainage and privy-wells nre unknown,
and where tho accumulated filth Of all these
novels POTS and stagnates before their doors. Such
settlement Is the so-called City of the Krou-
mirs, description OF which went the rounds of
the Parisian papers some time ago Moreover, the
diet of the French working classes Is too small In
quantity aud too unnutritious as to quality to
enable their systems TO make headway against
such disease, or to foftify them against It's Gu
croachments. often read in American papers
PRAISES OF FRENCH THRIFT,
as compared with American extravaganza. Well,
economy is good thing doubtless, but 1t has It's
drawbacks. One Of these drawbacks is the un-
doubted fact that diet of bread grapes, aud thin
wine will not fortiiy the constitution and enrich
the blood as one Of meat and potatoes will do;
and the French, thus scuntily fed, are Just the
n
curious fict may be noticed respecting this out
break of typhoid fever; 1t seems so far TO have
entirely spared the American Colony. Perhaps
that is owing to the devotion of our country peO-
pie, not only to good and abundant food but TO
fresh air, an element that the French hold In
holy horror. They never open their windows at
night, no matter If the season be midsummer.
On the warm est Of summer nights you may walk
through the streets of Paris and never see so
much as the chink of a window left open in the
lowest and stufiest OF entresol ed-tooms. The
local tradition on the subject is that II any one
sleeps with his or her window open the daring
experimenter will inevitably
BE sMITTEN WITH BLINDNESS.
have ventured to transgress this rule for at least
five months out Of every year that huye resided
in Paris, an d these years amount now to nine in
number, and can see quite us well as l could
when L first arrived here, which is not saying
much, as have always been terribly near-sighted
As regards the restoration, the Royalistsare grow
ing jubant, and evidently consider the advent of
Henri as close at hand. 1t is odd to live in
q country whose Inhabitants apparently imagine
with as much euse and as little uproar us a man
can change the fashion of his clothes: But from
what quartz is the force 10 come that is to over
throw the Republic and place d Bourbon king
upon the throne? 1t required the whole strength
OF the people, Joined 10 the corruption OF the
monarchy, to bring about
THE FIRST REVOLUTION,
1t required the genius of the greatest general that
the world has seen during tue past hundred years
to establish the First Empire. To bc sure, Louis
Philippe was easily overthrown, and the Second
Empire was easily grated on the shattered
trunk of the ruined monarchy. But there is no
doubt but that the French nation was in favor OF
the last named named change. The great Napo-
where, in their homes as in their hearts So Louis
Napoleon was swept to the throne by the over
wheming force of mighty popular tradition. He
feat of Sedan set the seal upon its tomb But
what popular force or influence has the monarchi-
cal W its s9 back
Dubarry, and the Pare aux Cerfs? VIII they in
woke the image of fat, stupid good. .natured Louis
XVI, hammering at his locks while France was
seething like an angry sea, and stopped in his
fight toward safety because he could not get along
without his dinner? VIII they recall
THE MEMORIES OF LOUIS XVIII
and of Charles X the last Bourbons who came back
to the throne, having learned nothing and forgot
ten nothing in all their years of exile? Il is hard
to say. 1t is harder still to predict what may or
France. We may wake up some morning and
find ourselves living under q monarchy, but
very much doubt the fact Meanwhile we Amer
leans who dwell beneath the shadow OF the tri-
color progressing peacefully in our won!ed
ways, content to belong TO the great republic be-
yond the seas which is untroubled by any visions
of coming monarchies or empires. continued
source Of qualification to me is 10 be found in the
marked and increasing success In Europe of our
American singers and musicians Miss Nettie
Carpenter of Brooklyn, the child vioinist, who
is now studying at the Paris Conservatoire, has
been playing with immense success Mt
THE CRYSTAL PALACE CONCERTS
in Lopdon. Mile Emma Nevada (Miss Wixom)
lately had an addition by the committee ol
the subsentoined musical theaters of Paris Qht
will probably be engaged at the last named thea
ter, the manager having learned the advantages
of the star system by having had Marie Van Zandi
as a member OF his company for three years. As
she leaves the establishment in June, Miss Nevada
will probably be engaged to replace her. Mile
Van Zandt and Miss Norton are probably the
busiest young artistes just now in oil Paris. The
former has commenced her studies of the new
opera by. Delibes,, called "Lakme," which was
composed expressly for her, and Miss Norton IL
rehearsing Ophelia," in which she is to succeed
MISS GRIswoLD AT THE GRAND OPERA,
as she is to replace Mile Salla in Francoise d,
Rinini. Meanwhile there is O tendency In the
musical circles Of the American Colony toward O
division into Van Zandtists and Nortonists as
the rivalry, not between the young ladies them
hssuredly mere folly. Why cannot everybod,
that is Interested in American art or American
artistes do as do-admire them both as charm
ing singers, and love hthem both good, swee
loyable girls, an honor and a credit TO American
womanhood abroad. Lucy II. HOOPER.
Views OF senator Edmunds.
A Washington correspondent of the Boston Ad
uertser speaking of Senator Edmunds, of Yer