New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-04

d hi'cheh, servants room, etc., situated OF
'he avenues near the Arc de Tromphe-the most
expensive location I'm pars-for 500 francs (SlOU)
month. large and comfortable house luxuriously
decorated, can be obtained UNFINISHED for from 500
TO $500 q month on the Avenue des Champs Elysees
while for $500 800 year one finds charming
twclveroom flats UNFINISHED the Boulevard ilauss-
manu. the Boulevard Malesherbe the Avenue Fredland
the Avenue Wagram, etc. In NcwYork the same
would cost If located in corrcspondngy elegant
quarters Of the town, two or three times the same
amount. Moreover. a woman may dress very well
In Paris for third OF what she would have spend
here. or course, .celebrlted "cou,uricIs," like
Laerrerc. Worth. KebouX and other hrscIass houses.
charge heavy prices, but SIN they are far more
reasonable than their New-York "confrcrcs."
ladies who do not consider It necessary TO resort ID
the very 1rsclasS houses have in Paris choice Of
dressmakcrs who work remarkably well. and who make
very handsome gowns Tor 50 to SD, when the
materials furnished TO them. In the "Grands
Macazlns du Louvre" "du Bon Marche." du
Prlntemps,' finds superb silk velvet at 60 and
IS yard heavy silks at 81 and IL 80. and woollen
suns from IL cents a yard mp, which could not be
obtained In New York under 81.
Compare servants wages In Paris. London ana
Vienna TO those paid here. In Pari, excellent
butter receives from SD 10 $50 a month; chef II
he understands his business thoroughly ana has good
references, So 10 $50 at most; female cook - TO
SO. perfect chambcrmaid earns S6 to 81. Il foot
man So to $40. The best coachman In Paris at the
present moment Is employed by the DncheSsc dues
who pays him what Is considered there in the light
OF extravagant wages as she gives him so a month.
A very good maid of all work receives s. to So
month. Many OF these servants Of course get com
missions on purchases for the house.
In I.0nion Il butler thinks himself lucky II his
wages 500 year very good female COOK doe
not dream of ASKING over 5000 yearly. Parlor ana
chambermads receive from SO to 100 a year, ana
coachmen generally paid S40O to $500 for the
twelve months. Berlin and Vienna prices are
little smaller than those Of Paris and London, and
well known leader Of vennese society whose house
hold includes fIstrate butler chef who Is quite
an artist in his way two kitchcngrls, three footmen,
four chambermaids, valet. ladies maid, coach
and five grooms has said repeatedly that all their
wages combined amount only TO 81, 500 year.
In many parts OF this country, notably In Newport.
the extoriions OF servants. who demand from ID to
20 per cent commission all purchases from dealers,
have raised the cost Of luxurious living somewhat
up the Partisan standard This Is not yet true OF
New-York. II is true that many chefs usually de-
mand percentage their markctinG and where the
marketing Is left to them they deal with trades
man who accedes 10 their demands. This III New
York is from 10 20 IL per cent. The tradeSmah
must add this Oh to his bill. or pay II out OF ms
own pocket; and sclfrespecting dealers USUALLY
avoid the trade OF cooks. They prefer 10 deai WIN
the old New Workers, who do their own marketing or
trust 1t to some responsible member Of their family. or
10 a househeepcr, and with the heads OF the great
hotels who do their marketing on purely business
basis. without asking or giving perquisites. IS
these prominent butchers obtain the very cream Vi
the market supplies those who are supplied ny ''ir
cooks from smaller tradesmen who allow the COM
mission sometimes suffer in quality as well as IN price,
The Partisan markets, as all the world hho"s' "'c
we'll supplied with the best OF lamb and veal. our
prime Canada lamb Is however, probably eood ehou7
for most people 1t Is just now coming mo narN''
and briiiss 20 a hndquarter. Even tmS p'1ce 70
moderate compared with the price OF brittany "'"o
These lambs have been raised in warm barns eAposeu
IN the Sunshine and though II pound Is ngh
pice TO pay any meat, II does not accom- in nf
excessive price CHARGED ~ hor t cost may
range from go 500 per pldc oF 'p
iai1r0 tn'%ntn ana southern vegetable, our IHdTh's
IN ca r.u sippIcd as are those Il Paris, Where
If IS said that green peas are III h:,ihcu u5 mar
round ,o0t The 1st OF March, and remain I'll the
/ st OF December The "pcut pplS uiL "lrar.taic
our tables in the meantime are the calh'u rpct.
Grnch ar,jcAok,s are now brought to our ii1EAr''
from Ngiers. They arrive ~ so' n ',v nt nniecc
Sirng beans are already in market from iV Sny
cardns Am ~ hotlouse vegetable, we, we Haiiy
mushrooms which are brought mo mara, ,"oG il,
u, ~ 81 Mound. When mushroom ~. 1,oUt ~
market day its priee l. rcducen So s damdelions
are now market at - cent, eoGh one of The
dollhouse cucumbcr' at - cent e hy arrived from
Germany but owing to the fact that tley o, inr
through lIamb9rg where Gh ,rSe on whic fortune
NAV be spent are never brought to our hIfNt mai
ccpt in canned state ana a S'i Ii'i * s,id That
fresh trulcs have been found In some parts OF Dan
and tbev are so frail and delicate that !; "olid &c
imnosIb.. TO bling them fresh from su,I u H''".o
| noInt TO the New-Yorl markets. Canned ruIle' ai
so fiavCrless and inferior that IT l. noi ,ls ,Iv
writer culinary matter, once susses''un ,rrs
fresh trnfie f. tho fragrant and richly avcTsd
OF ali fungi quite unlike TIE bs Of Gn rHrv lent
very large amount OF money may be spent On ,Tu Ti
Pate de jic gras Is al%oys o0Iy ,r ncrson9