New-York tribune., 1896-08-30

search Of The bclated worm hceds not the SIGN
/ hung IN all law-aDidng cafes to the effect that
/ although all their liqueurs are excellent those
below certain price are Of the "fantaisie'' order
The cocher only looks TO providing a pleasant
glow d ID the necessary stcadincss 10 legs little
accustomed to walking. He and his brothers come
IN en-; nt time at first hut aftcrward in groups
IF two or three. with whip and blanket over
shoulder and shiny top hat firmly adjusted
In midsummer the carly morning view from the
window Is well replaced by an early walk The
life Of the city centres at the Halle and It serves
the objective point for such a promenade Until
the market proper is not open. but the prepara-
tions for 1t and the wholesale trade are more
picturesque and Interesting than the market itself
Huge wagon, loaded with fresh vegetables will
roll I'm. often with woman perched high on n
load of carrots or turnips. while humble man leads
or drives the horses The part that the woman
takes in the petit commerce" OF Paris IS well
Illustrated here. and it is by no means a subor-
dinate role. The woman is often the proprietor Of
the load Of vegetables on which she Is enthroned
and the paid servant. II they be husband and
wife the chances that he arrangcs the stall
over which she IS to preside later. with the cash
exchange in her capacious pockets-for the French
man Of this class rarely questions or has need IN
question. his better hafs superiority in financial
matters
Some OF these wagons come from the railway
stations. whore carloads Of vegetables and meat
are unoaded every morning: others drive I'm d.
rectly from the suburbs. where market gardening
Is a usual and. in spite OF octroi duties a profitable
Industry These carts unload in the square surround
ing the buildings Of the Halle The load from one
voiture makes cmbankment OF fresh lettuce
heads four feet high: beside 1t is Of romane;
another Of fine herbs: vcritable barricade as high
~ a mans head Is Of artichokes and flnking II is
a mound Of white cannonballs that on closer IN
spectior prove to he heads Of caulinower There
are other mounds Of garlic pods and banks OF
small onions everything washed to perfect cleanll-
ness for the vegetable side Of the market pIctor
ally quite as attractive the flower display There
IS little or no retail trade at this hour Perhaps
eone steward from large hotel is making pur-
chases but the average buyer is the proprietor OF
the little handcart the petite voiture de quatre
salson or the more humble merchant who carries
his voiture in the shape OF deep panier his back
ON one side OF the square marked by the fountain
and sun dial the remains Of he observatory where
,ho wicked Queen Catherine de Medic consulted
the stars Is the flower market On the opposite
ic Of the street Is the church Of 81. Eustachc the
Gothic towers rising behind these masses Of roses.
os,ers huge banks OF ferns-hundr"ds OF pounds OF
,,a fresh flowers Of the season. The flower market
a. M small nor unimportant feature OF the Halle.
,.o,Iv I'm the morning the flowers are sold In huge
u,fuls and comparafively few buy them here x
,, Tor the purpose OF rcseng them. The large
,u,cbes are made in;o many small ones. They are
,t aver the city in small pushcarts or 10 the small
= markets. I'm the different quarters Even then
,,, arr. vYonderfulIy cheap. and few Partisan house
- f,u IN add a few flowers 10 the twine bag con-
tanning the days supply of vegetables
vost NJ the provisions Of the city come 10 the
Halle as q starting point aithoush some oi 'ne :