Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-10

Paris. to have little impromptu afternoon |
teas in that beloved Laun QUARTER studio,
TINS is a part Of the dream that dazzIes tho
an, u%sS, !, ,,ss- r sag WHY Why &gh1iid Hill is pitiably sh0T,'-
THE sooner a girl goes the beiler, says
Miss Fetherston, a well known decora've arr
worker and teacher at the School or lhdus-
| trial Art of Philadelphia. 1T stimulates her
interest. thoroughly believe in Europe lor
art workers and ! mean to SEND ?ust as many
Girls over there as | can for a finishing year
o Though so many. like the lady above
nuoted. have tried and proven that to Parls
It is good to go, and are IN a posl'lon "
test all benefits to be derived from such
etrdv as Paris affords, still the prosaic mat
to. 81 finance comes so persistently before
the artist that the mere thought Oh .he
money it will cost debar3 many from making
the trip across the waters.
For the benefit of other girls who are
ambitious to work along the same llhes as
herself an art student has compiled from
her own notebook, and published IN the 81
Louis Republic, the exact cost OF an American
, girls living in Paris for a year.
She saws: We all found that board IN
French families might be obtained for even
loss than sc a week. This includes a petit
deieuner Of cafe au lait, fresh bread ard
r butter and eggs If desired a iuncheoh a,
I noon of soup, cold meats, salad, dessert ana
: cheese. And a dinner at six o'clock rms
cheap board is usually up several stories
hut the rooms are bright, sunny and fairly
= we'll furnished. Laundry is, OF course, extra
1t is also quite cheap. Each article mas lt'
e regular price, and quite a large amount II
d done for so cents. 1t is almost invariably
IS we'll ironed. Ones lingerie returns from th'
70 hlanchIsseuse white and sweet enough t
in delight a woman's soul. Everything capaDu
of rufling is dainty rufied. And the whole
d, neatly arranged, is pouhu WIN ha'lO" p"'
re tape or ribbon,
ID That is. of course. the pension method O
ry living which many of the American stu
dents prefer. Others rent large rooms o
or ateliern at small sums ranging from SlO 10
n three months upward and keep house.
ed The stove which heats the a.eller serves I
ch cook the meals and heat the water. IN
girls are obliged to carry water from IN
basement for all purposes. lhey Fot auot
the markets looking for bargains IN lful
meat and vegetables, as the French bonnie
us love to do, and learn TO bargain almost i
. we'll. Inside these ateliers a homellks lee
.eh ing steals over one. Life never seems MOI
ley thoroughly worth living than during a II
ar lie imnromptu "tea drinking in one oil thsn
or even though one drinks the tea from a PICK
" lar and the cake is cut with a palet
knife. oto,,
her only a few blocks from the heart Of Il
list Quarter for so for three months ana
others who had ateliers Of unfurnlshed rooI
ems at equally low rates IN alnerthC q"'I.ei
These ateliers are. of course, without serVl
One of any kind. The stove which heats |
Bile. atelier can often be bought at Secona-ha
in small shops on the Rue st. Jacques a
her other ntLle Tues III III 49, -
nod Quarter. Small bedsteads Of all varlet
are to he obtained in these little shops
secondhand if desired.
Anotber method of living is to rent
n atelier and take ones meals elsewhere 1
,nn many months | took my breakfast at a III
cremerie on the Rue de la Glsclere. n b'
'suS of cafe au lait or chocolate cost me j cent
IN a larger bowls 4 cents. BREADS OF erN'Sso
Va " (circular shaped rolls, l cent apiece. IN
crpmeries are to be found in all parts OF
Latin Quarter.
was For dejeuner there are a number OF en-
ONE methods. First Of all there are the b0ull
the establishments. Here one has dellci
ther bouiIlon, meat, some variety OF Hegetal
y III and bread for s or 3 cents, sometimes i
up There are also the DuVal esIaGisnin5
which are among the best OF their KIM
. VI Paris.
lften The distances in Paris are very great
peo- omnibus fares are quite a little item IN
nan, expense Of living there. The rare on
ltity, ton OF omnibuses is 3 cents, inside b &c
aved They have a system OF corresp0huel
uble. which is like our pass system WIN d
deal respondence one may go TO almost any
pre- Of Paris for one fare, when correspond
Is taken fare on TOP OF ohnlOuSSS !" NH"'
rfect that inside.
.gned There is a method OF living adopted
SYM soma Of the students which is most q
4 the tionable economy. l knew PERSONAL
!. she number of girls In Paris VINO are so we
fence 10 art" as the phrase goes that they vi
90 serious and often dangerous prlVal
,ar a TTbev club together, often four or MOI
sba 49, ana rent a tumbledown atelie
70 90 some out-of-the-way quarters. Ihey
v,oTL, braad cheese, l~entlls, beans, pott
Ntbe nrunes. cabbage and other cheap l
many OF which can be bought already &C
he milk shops. -
girls so practically "l'noul ms