St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-21
COSTLY PARIS.
Viewed by an Experienced Shopper
"A Iady's Visit TO the Metropolis
and Her Dfsappointments.

Viewed by an Experienced shopper
"A I.ndy's Visit 10 the Metropolis
and Her Dtsappointments.
The following is from a private letter.
and contains many features of interest to
ladies:
Paris, July 25.-It is difficult to sit
quietly down to write long letter, for each
day brings so many distractions that night
finds us worn out with very little accom-
plished.
Such crowds as the three days of sunshine
has brought out on the street! Eating and
drinking out of doors is universally done.
more by men, but also great deal by
women, and in front of every
hotel and restaurant there are
light little tete-a-tete round tables Tt is
marvel to me that there is so much sobriety.
At every turn you see victoras, with
single horse, driven by cochers at furious
pace. These you can hire for two francs
and pour boire an hour. AS in France
the person run over is fined for being in the
way, 1t makes these cochers absolutely
reckless.
The flowers are perfectly beautiful. and
women push them through the streets in
little carts. Of course in the shops the
floral display is marvellous beyond descrip-
ton. The children and l walked down by
the flower market by the Church of the
Madeleine the other day, and we were well
repaid for our trouble. 1t was in this mag
nificent church, behind the chancel rail.
that the Communists took refuge and were
shot down like rats in a pit by repeated
volleys of the soldiers.
When you visit the shops and their gories
you can find an excuse for our tourists who
see nothing else. The few beautiful things
at half dozen cOutouriereS in New YORK.
are as nothing compared with the show
window contents here, which are but a
foretaste of what will be seen OH the in
side. see nothing cheap of any kind-no
bargains. | looked for table linen at the
Maison de Blanc but found the pieces so
similar to ours that / did not buy any.
The only cheap things were wrappers
which can be bought at the Louvre for a
mere song-nice, simple striped fiannels
wrappers, with loose fronts, for about $40;
pretty foulard ones of good shape for SIT.
| have ordered corsets of Nine Marsels-
$40 for coutille pair, and $50 for black
satin pair; $40 for simple little bonnet,
$50 for q travelling dress from
Rauduetry; hair-nets from Auguste Petit,
10 francs dozen; elsewhere 6 francs.
Underwear is cheaper in New York than
here. No such thing as a plain wasted
dress is to be seen; all have vests, loose
fronts, or fantasies of one kind or another.
1 am having black taffeta petticoat made.
pinked out, plated, and flounced up the
back. They have white ones, and are very
nice.
We have changed our apartments from
the entire sol. and have three bedrooms and
salon for three francs a day. furnishing
our own candles. We then have premier
dejeuner in our salon, Coffee milk and rolls
for Lilly, for which we pay extra. We 90
out for breakfast, three and a half francs
each. and for dinner five francs each.
Half the time we take these meals at
pension, Nine. Pinset's where
they are simply delicious, and
we go elsewhere to the cafes, SO that we
have variety. At Mime. Pinsets wine is
included. The children drink three COB
lets day. take four. Very little water
Is used here, becaused it is not good. We
get very little ice anywhere. Our rooms
are furnished plainly, except the saloon,
which is crimson and gilt. At night we
miss the gas, having nothing but misera-
BILE little candles in the room.
We went once to the Salon and once to
the Louvre. where we devoted ourselves
as we couldn't do all-chiehy to the Won
derful room where all the chief masters
were. Although it made my blood run cold
to see these pictures. still 1 Ionged to see
more OF them. But it requires strength,
and have not large fund to draw on.
L can buy one of those nice cool silk
lined wrappers, scarlet, with light ecru in
front, for SO. You cannot get the mate
rial in New York for that, and they are so
nice to throw on in the house.
Living as we do, in apartments, we arc
almost too private, and yet it is the way
every one lives.