The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-26

OF your patient before any possible con-
tact with disease or evil; and can re-
tain control till conscience is SUFFICIENT
~ wise and strong. But schemes for
keeping babies perfectly we'll and per-
fectly happy and for developing them
into first-class French citizens are use
less and hollow unless you have your
baby to begin with Whether French
ingenuity and skill will overcome the
difficulties of the initial act remains to
be seen. The French are courageous
and keen; they may be successful even
in this desperate endeavor. So much
for the French baby. The American
baby-thank the Lord-can still go 1t
alone. All the incubators he needs is
the warmth of the maternal bosom; all
the education he requires is the occa-
sional spanking Of the paternal paw.
Paris is waking up and preparing It,
self for the winter. The north Of Eu-
rope has no such autumn as is enjoyed
in the United States. After the middle
of September there are no returns to
warm days and pleasant evenings.
When the cold has commenced it con-
tinues. There are clear days and fine
days, but very rarely a warm day.
Now and then Paris has a very warm
September. Now and then it has a
very cold January. Ordinarily the cold
wet weather starts early in September
and gradually gets colder and wetter
till January or February. Spring may
begin in March. 1t may not begin till
May. About the middle Of January
fashion has had enough of Paris and
starts for the Riviera, Cannes, Nice,
Monaco and Biaritz receive the ultra
fashionables during February, March
and quite into April. Then Parisians
come back for the opening of the "Sa-
lon' and for all other things that make
Paris so charming during the months of
May and June.
The thing to be remembered is this;
| that you must not Judge Paris seasons
by our seasons. The French thermom-
eters and the French barometers have
ways of their own which you must
know and understand in order to be on
good terms with yourself while in Par
| is.
All the theaters are reopening. Some
| theaters shut up from July to October.
Others don't; but all are expected in
October to bring out new plays. The
Odeon has just opened for the winter
| season with new play called Les
Menottes,' the manacles. A chap
| thinks that because he loves a woman
| with all his heart marriage is superflu-
Gus. He tries to impose his ideas upon
his friends and his family. His friends
and his family don't agree with him
Finally he becomes suspicious of his
| idol. She can't stand suspicion and
leaves. He bows his head in despair
and the curtain falls. The interest was
| in the audience. The play may be fixed
over into success, but as presented ii
was fearful. In any other place than
| Paris 1t would have been Kissed and
| laughed off the stage before the end OF
| the second act. But the actors We're
all we'll known, and the audience SYM
pathized with their heroic efforts Ev-
cry good point was applauded. Every
ridiculous situation was laughed at, but
| moderately and with restraint. Now
and then emphatic expression of dis
gust was in order, but it was only man
| ifested by faint Kisses. The play was
| abominably tiresome, but the conduct
| of the audience was delightfully."- enter
| tanning and instructive. The theatel
| has yet 10 gam us place IN our country
1t is great power for good or for evil
as managed and controlled
| Here probably endeth this series OF
scribbles. 1t is high time for all Amer.
leans to be home and at their severa
| duties. If they have no commercial
professional or financial duties, they
have social and moral duties that are
equally important and binding. Unless
| duty retain, no American should stay
| away from home so long as to lose his
| distinct American faith, habits and pc
culiarities. What is called the Ameri
can colony in Paris is made up, for the
most part, of very poor creatures who
have lost their Americanism and have
gained nothing in return but a very
/ false, weak and despicable Frenchisn
which the natives deride, and which
true Americans scorn. Nothing is NOR,
ignominious than the affectation of vic,
and the fear of humble confession
Nothing Is lovelier the world over thai
bold, strong, pure American manhood
PERIANDER.