The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-14
PAVILION o. ITALY

slang word, is to do everything wrong
side out, probably to mislead strang-
ers. AS consequence it is very safe
rule to reverse all the home rules
while you live in Paris. I have COM
piled whole book of examples to
substantiate this statement, and will
call your attention to the most strik-
ing. .--.
When we take to the right in the
streets, they take to the left, and vice
versa; hence the danger of all kinds OF
collisions. I received a half dozen
bumps before learned that. AS
matter of etiquette the Frenchmen
salute the ladies first, while we await
their good pleasure in this respect. In
their books the table Of contents is
at the end instead of being at. the be-
ginning. The advertisements in the
newspapers are always to be found in
the last pages and the editorials in
the first column of the first page: Their
newspapers are no newspapers at all;
they are journals, their magazines are
reviews and vice versa. 81; 49,. ~
The best places in the. theaters are
in the balcony, not in the parquet. The
matinee takes place at IL o'clock a. M,
not in the afternoon. In this they are
probably right, as matinee means
morning. Yet they never say good
morning." but good day. g
y BY the way, all the clocks in the res
taurants nes< Sc theaters are half an
h9uf II a.. a1nse Of the standard time;
this is intexu=u to force you to leave
half g. your dinner. untouched, thus
saving money to the crafty restaura-5
teur. j.. 8 ~
In America you never pay for thea
trical programs, soap, light and towels
in the hotels (this is called service),
and napkins in the restaurants; in
Paris you will have to pay for all these
things and many others, among them
bath robes, soap and towels you call
for in the lighthouses. ~ l. b. H.
If you have the misfortune of being
'pinched' by "Sergent de ville,''' he
will not arrest you, but will simply
take your name and address. The sub
poena will cost you four cents by mail,
but you will have to demonstrate that
you are<not guilty. On the other hand
your lawyer will have the privilege of
closing the case, Should fine and I'M
prisonment be ordered by the court,
time will be given to settle the fine
and to constitute yourself a prisoner.
AS matter Of course this applies only
to misdemeanors. 5s5 AS NJ
In case of drunkenness the saloon
keeper who sold the last drink is
prosecuted as the main offender. was
furnished this information by promi-1
nent jurist, having. had no personal
experience. 4 ". !. s s..z5f y
The American girl is comparatively
free, losing this freedom as soon as
she gets married. The French girl
never sees a beau alone, but does as
she pleases after her: marriage. An
elopement in France is useless, even If
the girl is OF age, because no one can
perform the marriage ceremony with
out the consent Of the parents & or
guardians. A girl who is Of age can
obtain this consent by process Of law
by summoning twice her parents or
guardians at an interval Of six months.
before the SQUIRT which decides the
case. Girls, shoWeVe occasio nally
5elope SO as to comp promise their 5repu-
.tation and thus compel their family to
give their consent. An elopement not
followed by marriage is called by the
facetitious Parisians S. a marriage at
the City Hall Of the 'Twenty first Ar
rondissemen |, I. there being only TWEEN
ty arrondissemen or DISTRICTS il
Paris. Some 500 o. 600 chill dren are.
weekly born II Paris from these
unions contracted with the left hand 80 4
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