The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-23
FAIR PARIS PROMENADERS.
fHB STREET SCENES MAKE THE CON-
CERT GARDEN sPECTACLEs TAME

IHB STREET. SCENES MAKE THE COW
CERT GARDEN APPROACHES TAME
Not ., osw> Or bonnet Lies tho Fail Ec.
feet or the Farfsian Wossan's Toilet Her
Master stroke or 9esius II In the Inimit-
able Art OF Carrying Her skirt.
Any person at all familiar %ith life a. It Is
lived IN cities. going to Paris with the expec-
tation OF having his sense OF deccncy shocked
will be mort aGreeably disappointed. Ho Will
discover what common sense might have
taught him without tho journey that the
vices OF all metropolitan cities nrc mnch
alike. and vicious tastes. however depraved.
may be INDUCED In one place as In another
Il may be that Paris has taught the rest OF tho
world tho old vices which 1t Ind forgot. es-
pscially tho New World. which had put sea
between II and them. But tho world has
learned the lessons and has copied Paris as
speedily in vice as in fashion.
Paris differs In vice from other cities rather
IN the manner OF its manifestation than in the
DECREE In Paris they take things as matter
Of course. which would be stopped by the po-
lice here. or in London even. although what
would be q renl violation OF decency here
would be In London merely violation OF the
hypercritical English sense Of rropriety. But
In Paris there are certain things which are
held to be In no sense matters ct morality or
dscsncy which We 80 far behind that we will
never catch up. regard a. distinctly. neoes-
sarily. and absolutely scandalous.
The Anglo.Saxon woman. whether she be
respectable or not. holds firmly to tho idea
that the proper place for the bottom OF tho skirt
10 somewhere very near to the instep. The
top OF the shoe Is tho absolute public limit.
with perhaps an accidental hasty slip on
rainy day. or at a muddy crossing. Neither In
New York nor In London does one sec this
order OF things violated. A violation 10 incon-
csivable. Every girl Old enough to be called
young woman wears long skirt. and the
sight Of bit OF her stocking IL as rare as n
day In June Dut In Paris There they change
all that
And in tho changing they produce tho great
distinguishing characteristic: % tho Paris
g highways. Ono may soc tho street scenes OF
Paris Reproduced in PARTS III many cities OF
this country aud In nearly ali the cities or
Europe The trees. til" people eating ana
drinking at beer tables on the sidewalk. tho
gayety nnd general goo hnm"r all these
things other cities hnro copi.. But the way
the Partisan women hold their gowns. es-
psoially tho way the women OF the town hold
them, no city has reproduced. 1t Is sight
unique. French. surprising. and shocking to
tho Purltanic Anglo.Saxon or Anglo American.
Perhaps In no city in the world are the wo-
men SO particular about thcir boots and
stockings about their silk skirts and tho lace
edges Of their underwear or course. women.
the world over. puy regard to these things. but
not 80 much regard because they have not SO
much reason for care. The street appearance
Of 1 Parisnn woman does not end with hat.
gown. gloves. boots. and the silk skirt that
may show bit when the train is In hand The
chief effect of the Pntisinn womnn's toilet is
not included in these. not at nli. These details
mentioned must pe ATTENDED, TO. ana. IN mo
Parislan woman,s opinion. these details nfe
l~A nc ~ ~ Al
presentable thus far il u" credit. although not
be is distinct '!isc!.dit One might US read
difference OF opinion. thnt the lnrisan women
are cenernliy thin. In, exceedingly graceful il
their curves ,inIerins to a small ankle iit UNI
10 the iieneh women who rromenande is how
to present the tarisian feminine characteristic
must ut perfectly and III" boot also. nnd the
two must harmoni2e. IA 1t wcr". SO that those
graceful curves above mrntioned . shan stand
last and final touch.
The leg AMI foot ar" not looked to so caro-.
fully to be thus rOnceaiel. as IL New York wo-
show, In tho street lust ms the bust or the
last inai toach Is to- carr, and swing tn" SKIRT
SO that they may b. shown to the worry best
art in the ontni2n OF thy Paris rrnmenadcr
than in being we'll cownr.l or well shot.
this % Snan. Ten @ risar, ii dress UPON I'll.
foreign and unnrcuStomed beh"lder. Instead
with the foot and nnkls occasionally and de-
Inuroy showing. it Is tho garter mat ncca sion.
gr. .ad Fl. six s"% WILL E tn In. s sa
II the leg. the ankle; tn" ins'ep. the small and
5Saesini loot are t, al "nSihn,ly In suli r,rw
Ot lnce IN some. undersnrm"nt. susrrct.d
rather than seen form, the frame II which tho
symmetry ~ foot and II. ;l:r set on.
walk abroad. they are n"t to DO included in
the shop girls. tho Eris"ttcs til" women OF tho
town. VIII" make thu female part OF tn. prom.
are accustomed I" call hi'l',cn charms. These
sishts are nor rare: tut are ~ ifeIurnt ns the
i is not ,sy"n r"Enr led as a daring o.. uues:
tlonable thing to do. II Is simply il matter OF
ssf%r mat hn,r Ts IN. b the hS Hss
when we G" abroad t" show how much more
attrsc1iyG ons,t ;Ian "ne's ,cisEb"r GO a..
New York. this novel rm'nhe takes On an even
more pr"non,'od cl'aiarlr'. YE- chaste eyoss
no iooks around t" s"c whore the policeman or
The Paris eGnlyinl.nt for cons'"cS. or som Ne,
pelieeman !"unsins nnr"ncernediy. perhaps
Clancing nfter the cause ~ the Americans
psrturosti"n. He .ers thar tn. Partisan mos
do not even turn !" look unless the sight II
GOWN q The Won". an" AND her ssirts also az"
high above her kn."s. iicr carriers are show
Ing and psraw. tn .se " nsr
that would reach 10 her hrs and wern tryin.:
10 hold IN NIL Sh" could "ut Of the wate-. ali.
could nor do mucl, i,uttcr % worse. according
to the way Of looking Mt II.
This 10 no doubt $50 reason why tho cafes
chantants Of Paris are Disappointing unless
ono understands not only French but tn,
French Of tho houlavards. Roster 4 Bal tho
Eden Music even. are more interesting from u
merely spectacular staDlI"ini. There ID more
life and movement I" the nr"Granlns In tho
more activity generally. In The Inris concert
gardens there will be- one or'wo. possibly three
even those who do ct understand what il Lpn:
said The rest ri the performers will 10 men.
vulgar.looking men. ana women. not overly
neck gowns. who stand in On. place und sing
anonymously In not very good voice or tune:
lith~y do any Resticulnting. it is far away and
Q tiresolne Imitation OF the star per formers. OF
Paulus. OF Gilbert. OF Fougtre.
While the large part OF these periorman noes
ID, from the spectacular standpoint. not up to
our own standard there will bs several thing.
omen aYAa that haNn grown tired Of oneninR MT