The record-union., 1894-04-26
SMALL TALK FROM PARIS.
"Miss Student" Tells Something
About French Styles.
Wonders of the GobeIin Tapestry Man.
ufactory-A Visit to st. Denis
Sybil Sanderson.
From Letters of Young Sacramento Girl to
Her Parents

from Letters of a Young Sacramento Girl to
Her Parents.l
PARIS, March 2l.-The last three or
four days 1 have been occupied with
shopping and buying Partisan fnery.
and yet have very little to show for the
money expended. Have committed two
great extravagances. The first is white
MORE parasol with handle of bird d's-eye
maple and heavy gold top. Around
the edge of the parasol is border OF lace
the latest thing out. 1t is not broad
enough to hang down full, but is enough
to give handsome finish to the whole.
paid villainous price for it, but it suits.
Then, as L was deep in throwing away
twenty-franc pieces, bought me white
card with my initials thereon in gold in
one corner. 1 cannot say enough about
1t; it was a perfect treasured l dare not
tell the price.
The stores look very tempting with
their spring articles just in. The ging-
hams are perfectly ravishing; all seem to
be in small figures. Your taVorite color,
yellow, is quite in vogue, hats being
trimmed in marguerites, with rosettes OF
yellow ribbons. Black and yellow go
together great deal in hats, which are TO
be quite dark, so far this year.
/ have not seen many overskirts, al
though it is evident that they are trying
to introduce them. Perhaps you had
better not follow the above, for it seems
that one of our friends found herself out
OF style when she left Paris and arrived
in San Francisco.
One does not really see the best dressed
carriage, and it is hard to Judge of the
styles by the frequenter OF the boule-
wards. If l went 10 the fashionable the
aters more often l could get the very lat
est thing there, for it is the actress who
sets the style. Skirt and sleeves are
large, jackets about medium length and
full around the hips; hats are rather
small; more trimming on the skirts, and
as much jet as you wish. If you want to
be true Partisan you must always have
something bright at your throat that
catches mems eyes. These women dress
tor the men, while we strive TO outshine
each other. l much prefer our way. l
find have still considerable sightseeing
TO do, so these last few weeks are very
full.
To-day we went to the mandatory of
Gobelin tapestry and spent very pleas
ant hour. Some of the tapestries eXhib-
tied there are very old and interesting;
nothing very beautiful about some OF
them except the rich colorlng. The most
interesting part of all was watching the
men at work. Aunt May thought she
had seen one piece four years ago, and on
asking one Of the laborers found they had
been working on it for six years, and yet
it was but half-finiShed. 1t seems that
the most a man can do IN day is SIX
square inches, and to accomplish that be
must work all day without stopping. The
poor men looked SO pale and delicate,
and every few minutes they would stop
and sigh with the saddest look in their
eyes. Although they have the pleasure
of working on bright, pretty colors,
think how tedious and long the task must
seem They tell me their eyes are exam
ined every month, as they eventually be-
come color blind from the steady work.
PARIS, March 27.-We went out
Thursday to St. Denis to see the fine big
church in which all of the Kings OF
France were buried, at least all of the
Bourbon line. Some of the tombs are
very handsome. None of the remains
are here row. The commune played
great havoc. pulling down the old
church and throwing the bones of the
Kings and their families into ditch out
side of the church.
The present structure looks too new
and it is a great conglomeration Of styles;
the windows are the most beautiful /
have ever seen.
Called on Nine. Attender with friends.
She was Secretary in a school wherein
several California ladies were taught.
Her husband Is great artist and one OF
the best still life painters of the day. He
has a beautiful ateller, fine old copper
and brass utensils, old clocks, chairs,
tables, tapestries and crockery ware.
imagined that it would be more artistic
than comfortable, but l found that COM
fort figured very strongly in ali the ar
rangements.
Sunday morning we attended service
at the Madeleine, enjoying the music i'm
mensely, but not the crowd. Religion
here seems to be all show and curiosity.
OF course there were many strangers who
went to church Just for the music and
with no pious feeling whatsoever, just
as we did; but even the habitues care
more for their neighbor's spring hat than
for their souls. Wewent there especially
early in order to get good seats Right in
the midst of the service a man and his
daughter came up and ordered us out o!
our chairs. At first l did not understand
that we were to move, but thought thai
perhaps they wished to sit down on the
smaller chairs which are usually kept fol
kneeling stools, as great many people
were doing that because the church was
so crowded. Very soon we found that
with no politeness lost on his side, he
was going TO turn us out. AS we haC
paid six cents apiece for our chairs | was
not going to give up so readily. Soor
the woman who collects for the seats
came around, gave the man sigh
reprimand for the trouble he was caus-
ing, returned us our money with soul
smile and left us standing IN horrible
crowd. 1t seems that the chairs had beer
rented to this man for a year and he haC
right to them of course, but his manner
of ordering us out like cattle was no
pleasant. At first l thought he was al
Enghshman for the French are generally
polite and smooth. He must have beer
the remnant of aristocratic forefather>
and disliked equality. Try to imagine
Aunt Nays rage it was immense.
had to pinch ner to keep her from rails
ing the root with her lnyectlves.
We called on the Sandersons. and en-
loved it very much. Mrs. Sanderson re
ceived us very cordially and talked +;
long time about the old friends in Sacra
mento! She is very handsome lady
elegantly dressed, and altogether very
pleasing.
We drank tea with all of her foul
daughters, who were. entertaining half ;
dozen young Americans. Sybll is surely
beautiful woman-a fine face and figure
They have beautiful house on sunny
street. The drawing-rooms were eX
quisite, the walls being hung in an ode
shade of blue silk, and the pictures of the
best taste. Sypil was dressed in a white
chiffon waist with white ana black skirt
Her hands glistened with pretty rings
not too many, you know, but just right
and at her throat there was a beautiful
ruby brooch. The three other girl!
looked pretty in light waists. They are