Telegram-herald., 1891-05-03
PARTISAN Jewellers
A Party Of Tourists. Including 9
Unitarian Minister.
VISIT TIE RICH HlRExS and SLulS
OF he wteksdess, yea Gayssz. CITY On
Earsh-sessss OF Atasight R~setry in
Dance Halle and CAfss-FsiE bat
fHAif sirsas and Ihsir AFss.

Early one evening in September last
party of tourists were chatting hap
PLY in one OF the cafes Of the Grand
hotel, Paris They had just reached
cigars and coffee and eognac after
having leisurely discussed . pAlatabic
table d'hote. Most of them felt weary
and inclined 10 rest after having passed
the day in the numberles places of
resort and sightseeing. Some had been
TO the tomb OF Napoleon IN the Hotel
Des lnvaiids. the ladies To Beau Marehe
aud Worth's and to the rich jewel
shops In Rue de Ia PAS, while others
had promenaded miles OF bouleyards
and had joined the fashion and srlstoc-
racy IN the afternoon ride TO Bots de
Boulougne. But the ambitious and
conscientious tourist does not conclude
his labors with dinner and the advent
Of twilight. As the myrlads OF lights
begin to illume thousands or streets
the native Partisan 10 getting into TO
his best attire preparatory 10 making
. night of it, and there are Thousands
of temptations for him IN the way OF
enjoyment. The tourist, too, falls III
readily with the gaiety, and with the
lights the theatres, the balls, cafe
chantants and the pretty girls. the
grlssette and the demi-monde, who
swarm the streets.
A Bostonian in the little dinner party
spoke up and said: "Here we have
been in Paris ten days, and in two days
more We shall leave this paradise OF
beauty and wickedness, homeward
bound. WHAT do you say about going
out Summing touighty'
"Why, . good idea; every tourist
takes in Paris after dark. This city Is
rs notorious for its wickedness and I'M.
moral life as 1t is celebrated for its uu-
supposedly magnificent streets, art
galleries, shops and parks"
While this conversation was going on
the gentlemen looked demurely at tie
ladies. to see il they could discern y
silent expression of assent in their faces.
The wife OF New York merchant spoke
up At once and said: az have been In
Paris several times and this 10 my hus.
band first visit, and want him to see
it rs 1t is. in all Of its lights and shad.
| ows."
The Street. w alkcrs Of Paris.
The gay life in Paris begins about II
O'Clock in the evening and continues
until the break of day. The streets and
many of the cafes are after this hour
thronged with the gay street-walkers,
who deftly indicate their pursuit with a
glance, nod, or 3 gesture. The French
street-walker is always neat in appear
ance. Her clothes ore modest in color
and become her, while in herface there
is no mark or line of dissipation tina,
would betray her calling. These poor
| girls, and there are thousands of them
adrift in the streets and cafes of Paris
every night, 1--we as n rule IN neal
apartments and many of them prosper
sufficiently to have maid attendant
A strict surveillance is at all times kept
over the women by the police and Z
person could carelessly leave any arti
Gle of value in their houses and fee
that 1t would be returned. They feaI
the police and respect the government
This is the class of women that the
tourist meets at every turn. They vii
stand at the entrance of the leading
hotels. and with roguish glance and .
chuckie will try to lure him to an ada
cent cafe or their apartments. saying
something spicy in French, which you
do not understand, The little party
who were dining had become very fa
maliar with life in the streets and cafes