The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-13
ART STUDENTS or PARIS,
Nina Goodwin Writes How They Live
10 Economical

~ Economical
PARIS. Aug 3l.-D0tted around In the
art students quarter are an attractive Dot
of tiny restaurants that cater especially
20 American lrl students. ON high days
and holidays their windows are decked
out with "a prm row of scaloped pump
KIN pies, and a. modest Little placard tells
the passarby Cha. there VIII be cranberry
sauce" served with dinner
People who are acquainted with the high
prices of meit and provisions here are
surprised Oh sec how these nttle rest1u-
rants thrive but thrive they do I'm spite
Of the wonderfully modest price they set
ON .leir dishes.
IL is the marvellous French manage
ment that knows uo waste. that accounts
for this thr.ftncss. Only the French
seem t0 succeed with these small resiau-
rants bon this quarter Both American ana
English women have tried the experiment
ARMED with aI the recipes for dishes dear
90 the hearts of Americans and yet they
have failed because their prices would
mount higher than their French neish-
b0rs.
"Henriet,as' is one OF the most sue
cessful " these little restaurants. us
situation IS particularly happy Tucked
away Ll lNH lulllit Oh NAAA 'i'"- -
Leopold Robert where it is rumoled that
six hundred Americans are housed DO en-
lows au extensive American patronage.
Last summer DO boosted only a single
room and a. kitchen. then two more rooms
We're added and this winter the pretty,
briaht court adjoining was glassed DO So
as to make a biz attractive dmns-roQm
that is always crowded at meal hours.
The greatest attraction at Henr.etta.s
now Is the mura. decoration that has been
undertaken by two ot the cleyere't gr.
artists FOO "the qrarter.' Miss Mlmtord
and Miss I.uubor-. TN the Qu1intest,
most decorative way possible they nave
lold the tale of "rhe queen Of Hearts.
who made some tarts all on ID summer
lay" The work has been done without
any previous sketches fJr the composition
0r color scheme. and the artists here are
lu unanimous iu their praise of The dec
Grafton
The restaurant of the Girls club rue de-
Choreusc has always been popular. the
directors of the club make every effort to
keep the restaurant on the mos, reasonable
basis possible. and at The same time there
is wholesome variety OF food. The
fr.eze % f-ho dnlng-r0om attracts 30 end
Of attention. 10 is most spirited array
0f game and vegetables painted boldly
1n ordinary brown wrapping paper Three
or four years ago DO was designed for the
ei-ls' dInng-ro0m by clever architect
who has since won laureis m his own
country
.Josephlnes little restaurant which
catches all Che pupils from the great bite
atelier. d. another popular place With the
American art students. Josephine ana ner
sister are two shrewd. far-sishted. busi-
ness women who have been So $40 ecss.ul
n their little restaurant that they have
been obliged 90 have their place enlarged
and reaued in the past year. ON fti-
days at the deieuncr hour the little res
taurant is crowded with the bite pupils
who come expressly for josephine cele-
brated Goldfish balls and corn been hash.
These two dishes New England sirl
aught Josephine 90 make and on these
.wo dishes her reputation has nourshed
and become famous.
Thomas is another lttle restaurant
that IS patronizod by the student though
they make no pretenccs 10 cater 90 Amer
leans especially Occasionally the little
waitress tells one with great gIee that
they have sweet puttar-toes' on the
bin of fare that have been gO.,en at "Ihc
American grocery store.
10 one happens in a little late they are
sure 90 be treated 90 "a quaint little ta1-
eau. Monsieur IN his white cap and coat
sitting no. a little table in the back of inc
restaurant with bis popular great green
eyed black cat sitting Fis-a-vIs an eager
ness for the morsels that come her way.
At any of these little restaurants one
may have pretty fair sort of dinner for
one franc soup with bread four sous
"A dish of meat with one vegetable. twelve
SOUS. on perhaps ten sous. then generous
bowl of crisp fresh salad or dessert
may Doe had for the remainder OF the
franc.
TO a French mind this would be- q very
Incomplete sort of dinner without the Gus.
t0mary half bottle OF wine which repre-.
sents six sous But 30 is 700 bad a
quality % tempt American students who
are not used to the custom of drinking
vine with meals and one may rest as
sured that The carafe contains filtered or |
boiled water for there are commissioners
here appointed by the government who
inspect the table water used 40 the restau-
rants.
Since the art Club"-the Mems club |
has moved its headquarters near the river
these tiny restaurants in "the American |
students quarter are patronlzed prln !
clpllly by the women students.
Who would want 90 take the trouble OF ]
preparing a four course dinner and have i
he atmosphere OF their studio made |
dense with steam from boiling vegetables |
and smoke from brOi.ing meat when these /
1eighbor.ns restaurants are 50 reason /
able? NINA GOODWIN.