New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03

now and then. The transient tenant gives a franc
This will generally keep the avarieious creature IN
| good temper one Is not wise who antagonizes a
be certain one has got ones mail. notice Of
IMPOSING @ ef Of the
lodging houses IS at first discouragins to the seeker
hesitation; The first aoors may be palatiai and ex-
pensiVe the top floors mere atics. not worth more
wise who declares at once that she is in search Of
are long stairs to moun for OF CEILINGS ase ape high in
the fine apartments, and elevators not found In
" one gets used to the stairs ome Would never
dream no Of climbing hi at home An advantage of the
sixth and even the fifth. floors of these houses
the French roof. and have sloping walls and dorer
uresoue and lend themselves to decoration. In
of these attics student who has been in Paris
she pays = francs month. or IS 10. The rooms
modate two as well as one single room large
enough for studio or study can be had for IS
smaller rooms may be had for Is or Is francs
The furnishing Is as have said not an expen,
while If one meant to remain only six months
certainly need to he in Paris longer than that if
ond hand and BY degrees OF course, one would
not want a second hand bed, and this can be got
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variety of all sorts of things Bits OF goods for
draperies, pieces of carpets rugs for the floor,
Oilcoths ablecloths, everything that is needed in
any house. can be found at these open air shops
and very cheap. For china and glass ware there
fascinating places, also much in the open air,
under the colonnades that skirt the shops along
the Rue Riyoli, while up the Boulevard Saint MI
chel the bargains numerous and wonderful.
For $40 little apartment can be stocked with all
the necessary things, and the rest be bought
from time 20 time. Thus with the price of the
furniture added to the rent, ii would not make the
latter more than 81 or IS month for six months.
and after that less.
And to the living. Until girl has got
into the way of eating and what the Parsians
eat she had better cater for herself. If she can
like and eat French food. however. she Will find u
would be called in some American towns to the
cafes and eating rooms where CHARACTERISTIC
French life is to be seennot fashionable life not
bourgeoise, but the life of busy, industrious,
very cheap have before now bill from my
last breakfast a full, good meal for one franc
seventy-ive centimes. IS cents for two people
One person can get an excellent meal for Is or
trouble selecting and cooking the provisions and
would also give the opportunity to hear much
French and to see the life. Then for the evening
meal something prepared on the alcohol lamp that
even for a hearty appetite. There are also nice
cooked things to be bought cheaply at the pattls-
serie and brought home. For the first preak1ast,
be long in Europe ana cnng 70 me
America roll and coffee, or tea, is with perhaps
an egg, amply sufficient for this meal MIX Is very
good in Paris, though not particularly cneap. IL |
sells eight cents the lltre. Butter IL niel. ~
fruit not dear. One can stock one larder Win
very nice food at average cost of franc a gay
and thus bring expenses within 1s8 francs sD |
month"