New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-11
HOME AND SOCIETY.
A STORY OF PARIS.

,. p,,N.rpoRSE OF THE DAY-CLOTIEs
-. PARIS AND NEw-YoEX-DETAILs OF
COME CHARMING CosTUMEs-PREPA-
pArroNs FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TONS FOR EASILY MADE GIFTS.
..vor neople lose half the pleasure OF your trip
:. o,a the Experienced Traveller to q friend
no had met at his bankers in Paris "by
w., % the great cosmopolitan hotels. where Eng
~. and Americans are in the habit or congregat-
- and where you hear your own language spoken
.Ss,.,tlv The true way OF seeing foreign city
" 90 On right into the heart Of II, and to take lodg-
,.s among the people. and TO i've their HE; that
"a" r..,Iv the only enjoyable way of travelling.
% 'ns,ance this morning when arrived in Paris
+ y. 49, n 6acre at the railway station had my box
-, an ton with the rest OF the traps. and told the
.r 70 drive 10 the quarter Latin Arrived there.
h.ae him go slowly through the streets. examin-
- the houses which bore the sign a louer.
no nh found one that suited me. and then looked
=. tho rooms Finally found a 1ogement that
az ou,te ideal for shat sort of thing-two sunny
va, roo,ns Gu premiere, nicely furnished and
,,,,lv neat with quite the typical landlady.
10 was most delightfully."- garrulous. and who
.a me al! about her other dodgers during our
'..rvew There is an artist quatrieme, an
o,rsss an troisemc, rich widow au second.
r,ne she and her family occupy the entresol.
Ouitp
r.vses most entertaining experience, for took
snr vacant rooms at once. and arranged that my
hraorfasts were 10 be furnished me- and Occa-
s,onsl,v my dinner IL the weather was inclement
or did not feel like going out. That is the way
% arrange things my dear fellow, continued the
Experienced Traveller. compacent.y; why. In five
minutes I had fixed my traps. and as COM
nle,elv at home as If had been there month.
You must come and look me up. And the H. l.
fpmbed for the address.
ITS very queer he exclaimed, nervous.y IL
am sure put The card in my vest pocket (as he
examined every receptacle In vain). by Jove.
must have lost IT, But walt minute will
remember the number and street in minute
but in vain he ransacked his memory: he was
literally without a Clcw 10 his delightful lodgings
in the heart of Paris where he had left his
trunk and all his belongings Inwardy chucklng
over the situation. his inexperienced friend
companied him drive to nowhere, in the
QUARTER Latin where the search was finally given
up in despair. and there seemed no outlook for the
absurd situation except an appeal 10 the police.
The Experienced Traveller meanwhile took up his
quarters with his delighted friend at the Grand
otel until three days search finally discovered
the missing lodgings.
Many old-fashloned housekeepers believe that
there is time for everything-a time TO
ito the city country, according to seasons) a
Il
them mp. time to clean, and time TO shake
carpets. and-rnost important of ALA time TO
light the furnace fire and time TO put II out.
Moreover. their laws are like those of the Medes
and Persans and they would never dream OF
altering them for such petty considerations as
comfort or to crafty fancy. 1t would be simply
impossible for such person TO order fire to be
II in July August because the weather was
,old and damp. and the blaze would look CHEEKY.
a a
SYSTEMATIC women to a neghbor; Il suppose 1T is
he wet weather; the house feels cold a
,ellar"
why do you not light your furnace for few
lays replied the other, land dry things up? ,
1t mine last week. and although have to leave
he windows open. 1t gives a comfortable feeling
% the whole house.
he furnace fire until the 18th of November" said
he first speaker. Il should feel that winter set
n a month earlier If started 1t up now 1t
never seemed to occur 10 her that the familys
ndisposition probably resulted from her own lack
Of adapta bility.
happily done away with in these latter days and
oommonsense. the only true guide. permits US to
adapt ourselves 10 our variable climate. changing
fannels according to the thermometer. and light
ing fires in the dog-days If agreeable. There
should be no set rules for household comfort
All her acquaintances call her Mrs Malapropos,
and dread hnr exceedingly For pure. unadul-
terated power say the wrong thing. In the wrong
way, at the wrong time. she is wonderful. She re-
mains sublimely unconscious Of her achievements in
this line. however. and goes her way utterly ig-
norant OF the devastation in her wake
Mrs. Malapropos here again this morning"
says little Mrs y. Your house Is my way
home she proclaimed. and | lost my train for
the city. and had spoiled my day anyway. thought
would drop in and you My sister in the next
room gggled audbiy behind the newspaper. bu, OF
course had TO be polite and | knew she really
didn't mean 10 be ill-natured | merely said !
was glad 10 see her. and the conversation on in
the channel L is only too apt to follow when house
keepers gather IN suburban towns. Stunned and
despsed such pretty, but lonely PAGES are By
the festive maid-cf-a-work who has objection
to The country
We have had such exodus this fall among
the servants sighed and 1t Is next to impossi-
Die to FIJI their places. Poor Mrs y. has had
dreadful time with her cook. The woman actually
took the poker to her.
It Indeed" said Mrs. Mslapropos blandly. 1
pose Mrs Y. said something that offended her
venured to suggest mildly that 1t would be rather
an appalling state OF affairs If the kitchen ladies'
were TO resort 20 corporal punishment whenever
their sensbiiitIes were offended bat the suggestion
was wastcl on my ne.ghbcr"
Il think her remark to the browning
EFFORT in 4ler line" said another young matron.
You know my Clara Is just at an awkward age,
all legs and arms and not particularly cookbook
ing child at her best. She came In the other day
cooking singuarly forlorn in an outgrown frock
and one Of Ednas old hats. l rather foo,ishly re-
marked: Clara is the scrub member OF the family
nothing looks we'll on her.
Perhaps she inherits it, said Mrs. Malapropos:
and although rather staggered by the re-
mark didn't know then, and haven't decided TO
This day. whether she meant to be nasty or not"
Probably not" said Mrs Y. she is a kindly
soul. after all. and ! doesn't do 1t with
malice aforethought The other day Tommy fell
INTO wasp's nest. He screamed and | screamed.
and the nurse and all the other children screamed.
and We must have Weakened the echoes for miles
around. got him upstairs and Susan was taking
MS clothes or while ran for lme-water and am
mona-when Mrs. Malapropos appeared at the
'front.' door. which stood open. She must have heard