Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-06

A Paris letter says: Every onr u''nks
and delight. in Char reuse. but who ksnw'
ANYTHING OF n. 30 many people nuect tl''
ilouor that. IN TIC innocence OF tDcil nrhrc.
they implicitly and con'ens~dly aDspto
conc.cted mixture which might o. ciiicI
ssufious Without lear of CONTRADICTION.
Even In Paris IN many OF the restaurants
Tic wafer Judging you ~ The I'M
assuming naiyeie Of connding cx'
rrcssjou-wiIl bring forward 4 yellow
iiautd. seemingly % the tile born, hut
which. upon investigation. utterly Tack,
The richness and smpothne>s oil The originsl.
TIE converts. which manufacture the veri-
tsblc cordial, have Just celebrated their
eicht hundre,ith anniversary. The order
was moi instituted for tie purpose OF Civ
ing 10 the privileged worldly, tooth
some beverage. That special department
of lis varied iabors was an aiter-thought.
which has only found active DEVELOPMENT
since some forty years. As far As his
tory knows, the order was organized In
1854 by some hall dozen discouraged,
sto,u-tossed. shipwrcckcd mortals, who
followed their leader, st. Ii,igues, up high
,rountsin pcaks In search OF rest. peace.
aud solitude. Their houscs--for each monk
has A sepai ate house, bis own small gar
den. his covered walk, and q tiny chapel In
which all day long he prays and me IL
,aies-werc often destroyed by storms.
.yelsDcbes. f;rc, and war. but they COM
mcnccd anew their task OF foundation. and
their present quarters are solidly bnilt 81
nsssiye stone. At one time their numbers
were large; they counted during the
reign OF Louis XIV. over 300 branch as
sociaiions. At present there are only 90
Chaitrtuses, all dependent, however. upon
The same high chief and his counsel. Once
during The day and once during the night
the bi oihers meet 10 Join in songs OF praise.
They are sso allowed. 10 body, q
weekly promenade over and about the
mountains. aud once week theV can as
semblc for recreation. In honor OF the
celebration OF their centenary they ate to-
geiier. but without being SLOWED to
speak. This 10 strictly forbidden. The edu-
csted monks devote their time to read
inc and writing. Their library Is said to
be large and ine--One OF the most yllni-
bic IN the world-and their own erudition
il vast. Their pride in the severity and
longevity Of theiT order Il their only
worldly passion. II such IL can he called,
an during eight centuries no reform has
been allowed. On several occasions the
popes have expressed 4 desire TO have GER
lain rules changed-ior instance, to allow
meat to invalids. The congregation re-
bcl!od and sent a delegation to the SAINT
F6re. IL was entirely composed Of robust
men Of eighty and over. They speak the
Latin language officially. and their re-
ligious rites are impressive by the sim
pIIciiy and grandeur OF the details. The
pOmp OF the Catholic Church II entirely
set aside; no organ Is allowed; the chants
are given by the chorus OF monks. The
Cbartreuse liquor Is made by lay brothers
aud servants IN factory at some distance
from the convent proper. No one but the
high priest knows the full receipt for the
manufacturing OF the cordial, and no one
but himself knows Just what quantity 10
produced. The generosity and widespread
Christian benevolence OF the monks have
made them almost idols in the sight OF the
poor and needy. Their entire lives are
spent in study and In the pursuit OF practi-
cal aid and comfort for the suffering.
Every enc familiar with Paris has no
ticed the rotnnda cafe in the Palais ROYAL.
BY reason OF its peculiar form and posi-
ton il Immediately strikes the attention OF
the loungcr and invites his patronage. II
is to be torn down in the month OF April
next. Notwithstanding is historical inter-
est. Ii can boast an existence OF nearly 100
wears. IL was established In l792 by Cui-
sinier, a valet Of Louis XVI, who had
beautiful and attractive wife. whose mis-
sion it was to entice and retain the clients.
The history OF the cdft during its varied
changes is OF interest, for in the Palais
Royal during many years were plsyed the
dramas attendant upon the yicissitudcs OF
the different Governments. When Ausil-
bert bought it from the first owner the
opera was given in the garden neigh
horhood; gamblng-houses and pleasure
dens were abundant, and veritable
orgies were nightly reveled in. Then
came what might be called a mill
iary episode. when the Prussians, the Eng
lish. and the Russians fought out by word
and by deed their eudless discussions With
the French soldiers. Coffee. swords, and
duel. were the order OF the day. After
long reign OF pleasure and terror the gar
den has become, since many years, resort
for children and nurses OF the quarter,
while the shops are given over TO provincial
interests.
1t seems about decided that. thanks TO
the cholera epidemic in Italy, in Spain.
aud its presence near Nice and Monte Car
10, Paris will De exceptionally brilliant this
winter. Agents state that their long lists
of furnished apartments have been invcsti-
gated. and that many OF the most expensive
and also the less pretentious s1tin-be-
d.eked Judgements have been retained.
Holelkeepers are jubiant. The summer
has been disastrous, butthe winter promises
rich harvest. So commerce, too, IL bust
linz about. faces look less auxiOus and
the general keynote OF expectancy sounds
throughout the entire gamut o! Partisan
industry. Even coscbmcn are about to put
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