The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-10
LEE IN PARIS
Lodging and Food For Tho~s whoss
Mems Are small.

There are over 50, 600 houses IN /
Paris, and each one has its major |
domo in the shape of a concierge.
who Is As vigilant rs Cerberus in his I.
watch and ward over the mansion.
This mortal usually knows more
about your business than you do
yourself. He becomes an awe inspir-
ing autocrat to the student wherever
he may find his abiding perch. The
concierge knows the financial con-
dition OF each lodger and Is on the
qui vive regarding gossip and scan-
dial. There are all sorts and condi-
tions of lodgings to be had in Paris.
The cheapest is called Ia cabinet.
literally a mere cupboard, with space
only for a cot. The price of this
L,ndbox is S24 per year. The best
that can DO said of it is that il Is a
shelter from wind and weather. The
occupant i expected TO live in the
streets. Many country lad has
come TO the metropolis and begun
the battle of life in such box. The
next higher step toward comfort is
the "chambre, " which boasts n fire
place and a window. For these lux
uries one pays anywhere from $50
to SJOa year. Next come the cham
bre OF cabinet" and the Judgment,
two rooms and kitchen with a fire.
place and windows The petit
apartment" begins tho claims Of
gentility. An apartment embraces
whole suit and ranges in price
from 500 upward. The high water
mark OF luxury is the private hotel,
which answers To our handsome and
luxurious private dwellings and
mansions. In Paris a grand hotel al
ways means public house.
SO after a man has found a shelter
to suit his purse there are all sorts
Of ways to live. Food Is sold cooked
and uncooked at the street corners.
and itinerant soup and coffee vend-
ers promenade the streets. At cream
cries cents will get coffee or ohoco-
late. omolet or salad, and , cents ex-
ira provides delicious bread. Artists
and students patronizs these places
/ and are satisfied.
The business men satisfy their
hunger at tine "bouillons with boil
cd beef, soup. cheese and wine, all for
/ 10 cents. The Duval bouilluns have
become world famous and are found
in every quarter of Paris. This Clcv-
or Duval was originally butcher
in the Grand Halles and sold the
odds and ends of meat lett IN his
shop cheaply 10 the second hand res
taurGnts about Paris. Sc,lng how
much there was in this branch of
his business, ho determined TO start
his own "bnuillons. Today his
wealth mounts up into high numer-
ais with many noughts followii.
At the Duvals one can get a good.
clean meal Tor franc and hal &.
or order "a In carte anything iarcy
dictates.
in tho old Latin quarter l6 sous
viii get sumptuuus dinner for the
half famishcd student vino cannot
afford To indulge IN tine luxury OF
choice or tho whims of his palate.
Ia the cafe democracy rules, and ev.
cry man J. as good a. his neiEhbor.
in those restaurants the talk runs
fast and furious. Tho fixed price res.
: taurant offers a most varied and
fanciful bill of fare. The charm OF
cafe life to the students l. the Bohe
nianism and good fellowship that
rcigns. These are clubs of the world
where every body Is at ease, where
artists, literary men, business meI
and scientists meet on - common
ground. There is no coign Of van
tage better from which TO analyz,
: the passing show. The student who
Graves the unexpected here throws
aside all convention and enters int
this happy go lucky existence which
demoraliZes one. for the monotony
and dull round of life are decidedly ,
phase of student existence. The old
Latin quarter today has rival II
! the new Bohemia in the Montmartr,
: district. Here are gathered many o
the artists, students and decaden
poets, and the old freedom and san
souci of Latin quarter existence ha
taken root and bids fair To outbohe
mianize Bohemia. Letter il
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