The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-02
DEATHS CAFE IN PARIS.
scENnsIN THE"DKINKIN0 Shof OF
NOTHINGNES."
A Grewsemc Devclopement OF Fin de sl.-
Gle Efforts, Where Collins DO Duty IA
Tables aud Walters are undertakcrs.

martrc llill-the quarter OF the Moulin
Rouge ana the Rat Mort. OF Journalists
and artists and models-is located The
Cafe de la Mort, says a writer in the
New York sun. The front is painted
black. 4 boy In mourning stands upon
the Sidewalk to distribute invitation
cards.
lilo. Clods Of Dust, bind d by pride,
corrupted and rotted hy passion and
vices Of an kind, Wrctchcs. Ucmbc.
And II there be still time. Come TO Ale.
and perhaps my Spectacle. 10y its R>ahty
may make YOU better and open 10 you
the only horizon. the soc end OF ali
things hero bclow-and taat Is Nothing
ness. ! wait FOR you. Death
The door is hidden 10y black hatg.rgs
sOwn with silver tears. You push the
haneiugs hy and step into spacious
darkcu,d room. where a few candles eiye
an Impressive twilight. a great voice
calls Soyezle hicuN ma Is Ia Mort Mac
cabec" dozen collins on supports re-
place the ordinary Ctie tables. Il Is the
cafe of Death. the latest lhins ln Paris
OF tlc fin de siecle order Thursday n ghts
are reserved for the grand monde. each
GLASS 81 beer lis francs and you may
Hiss tine undertaken free. There are
wcl-to-ao and worthy people living Ia
the quarter. nevertheless. the atmOs-
phcrc Us That Cf touchntss The BOule-
ward Ge thchy is botn wide and shaded
The promenade at n.gut is thiOnced
'" go ana ''il''S' '""l' St',P ON
l", "."l o' Niil.e''I'u ~ "IouS'S
AMI through the mingled thrOns Of Paris
= uiu auU experts IN lnt arts and ron
folks Up 90 see IN" sisnts, the honest
ana religious lower-mi.dlc class wives,
mothers and daughters OF the quarter
stroll 20 take the air. uncOucerned by al
the noise and disorder
lnuumerable cafes and drinking shops
Rouge bloOd-red windmill arms 90 round
AMI round like set piece OF fireworks,
and there are vagrant strains Of music
from the concerts. one of these concerts
IL the Concert Lisbonue. formerly the
eo-called Cafe des Concierges. MS pro
urietor. a bad old communist has lust
Lebaudy. the yortniul spendthriit mill
IOnaire. with which L. iii his venture up
anew The Mlriton Of Arstidc Bruant,
the poet OF the slums. is just below. The
Carlton. around The corner, tries to
give oid-fasnioucd songs and Rotations
or more decent character imam has been
the vogue for some years past The Chat
across the avenue, is-wel. "a very special
restaurant. Ii is enough % say that this
cafe OF death Is 10y all odds the most de
The name OF this establishment is not
really the cafe DC Ia Mort. although all
Paris calls IL SO. When irst opened IL
was under that name mat they gave
You beer 10 drink from imitation skulls.
But the police paid them a VISIT, ordered
that drink should De- server III pam ti"sS-
8. ana suiIreSst1 tie name on nta1h
- NO" liS ilT ~, oi..-iS %it's '"' 10 a..
cor OF hNiu7 SiiI u~ ~ I ~ I,'ei5a
Ithth d"I iD'.iiNny2H' ~" Hit DN.t 10
your t''in IN 'le 'I-t "'"tH o0iI'' , JiuiI
.ttit,,l%. ii+, ekaie+ons tbat yau,n
o., ...,r, ttef. i'vs at intervals Death
ca. ,, ,,,tl,f.,t 0rri.s decorate The
scenes ana H4di Fey 4iI.'S 49, ''J i1o ','
vs. ais Above lne d1or Vl me D'% tTn
1htinucr oI i!dii7li1u ~ 10y" az, 'tc
80 ufls- M'iS ulliihd ldti". t'''. ~
provide TOT all tnlhkS. mere J.. tnr NaI
t,al5Fe sIEl. n, i,';s.o,,,.,nt =" tbat lie
very Eeaatle' very soiti{' iHu s'' ~
uL No4''i ~ - ''''''N "
"i' o,'. IN, roa,e-,t norr nm desespere |
90 q, -, l,,,o~t t,oit.r calls
.,l,lf. ,l,,il cons f,taira 80
,,', N ,.a, re, IT, biere-yorre !
f...- ~ v,.,rr, and here bftrW or |
49, IN asti.ot d. cercueiii" Asticot |
d. 1e,.~e, sl.nc for Lsit The saucer on /
,'l i~r he LIS H. HANDED Won is marNei |
''llliicr.bes
The walters are costumed as under
takers men in black coats OF am ancient
cut tail oncl0th hats and with black
hands IF creme tied round their arms.
such men I'm real life have the name
of cr0que-m0rt- t"bi0te-dcad') from the /
ancient duty which they had Of biting |
Zach dead mans toe before the colin
ia was nailed down TO make sure the
body as not merely I'm 4 trance. Ana
20. 10 be consistent, these imitation GRO
lue-mOrts Of the Cabaret du -\ediit ~
horoughout thtT haIahIu'7 20 VIC Ills
inl their norma cnHNeI SdLo"S NJ ~
ach oiher tne IebudloH al 80 otto
mort SldnE, the ldiB'H Oh tHc
ic servants OF the grave. an Gus. I'M III
re Maccaoees or dead men 'n.a}
hougn wei dressed person IS 5a,