The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-05

would understand Yvette. Such art as
hers needs no Interpretation.
Another mistake that people make
about Paris is to think that the shops are
cheaper than in New York. Some few
things cost less, such as gloves aud toilet
articles. but dresses and wearing apparel
generally is dear-dearer than in New
York. As for brio -brac, it is much
cheaper in New York. l had hoped to
pick up few things in Paris in the
way OF silver or brass. but I didn't get a
thing; it was all too dear. |
met well-known American dealer
there, and mentioned this to him.
Tn glad you've found it out, -
said he. I've known it for a long time.
/ can't buy anything in Paris, but
l can buy in the country and sell in Paris.
sell as much here as in New York" he
added; land get better prices. I'm sorry
that can't show YOU a piece of tapestry
l sold for 1000 francs the other day.
bought it of the walls of an old chateau.
II was pity to take it, but the owner
wanted the money, and l had customer
who wanted the tapestry, and so it goes.
One gives, and another takes. 1t is said
TO dismantle these old places, but it
would be sadder for the old nobility TO
starve. They can't all marry American
heireSses p"
There is good deal said about the po-
likeness of French people. not of individu-
ais, but 1t seems to me a very superficial
politeness. There is a great difference in
the way French shopkeeper welcomes
you into his shop, if he thinks you are
going to buy, and the way he lets you go,
If you fail TO make a purchase. He
doesn't hesitate to show his annoyance.
Did you ever give a French cocher a
smaller tip than he expected? If you
did, then you know how he can curse you,
and how quick he is to do it. The tips in
Paris are eXasperating beyond words.
Except to walters, there is no regular
tariff. l gave man at the Care du Nord
fifteen sous for putting a small trunk on
the hotel coach, and he cursed me for an
English miser''-think of that, an ENG
llsh mlser! ~ | asked at the hotel what
1 should have given him, and they
said five sous would have been ample, ten
munitlcent. And he got fifteen The cab
fare in Paris is a franc and half a
course, and as much by way of tip as
you like. / have never been able to find
out just what distance made this mys-
FERROUS course for no matter where
went, if it were only from the Hotel Cont
mental to the Theater Franchise, a short
half mile, had to pay two francs, some
times more. There was no use saying any
thing They make believe they don t
understand you-and you are sure you
don't understand them
One does not get very high opinion OF
F'renchmen from the types seen on the
boulevards-the men with the dissipated
eyes, boards sharpened to point and
curled-up mustaches. Nor does the lit
erature of the book-stalls impress you
with high sense of the peoples morals
l saw one lot of books labeled as being
designed particularly for reading in the
bath I should think that the majority
of them were designed for that purpose
and then to be thrown into the tub and
allowed to become pulp. did find some
things to admire in Paris-the Venus of
Milo, for instance, and the Winged Vic
tory" One can forgive Paris a good deal
for the sake of those two pieces of i'm
ported sculpture