The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
sobriquet the force that comes from
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s~obriQuet the force that comes rom
incongruity.
The practical extinction OF the PEN
sion de famille is only one of
the side issues OF the "a OF
principles as the French term
the present struggle. truly a very
humble issue when one considers
the crash and CONFUSION OF great
industries. but with its own tragedy
nevertheless. Commercial and social
changes have each been marked by a
certain magnifcence of resignation or
withdrawal. all but that Of the pension
de famiile. which has simply ceased
70 be. without any bead wreath At
tingly inscribed with It's virtues and
hopes OF resurrection. without, in a
word, any medal Of honor,
From Montmartre TO the Madeleine,
from the exclusive quarters Of the
Champs Elysees and Of the other ave
nues which form the "Etoile." along
the Bout Niche. beloved Of students,
and all the world loves a Latin Quar-
ter lover, even in the retired cites.
those old sections withdrawn by
means OF high grilles or secret APP
proaches. Paris has been a entire Of
pensions de famille and. on the ar
rival Of strangers. a large percentage
coming from the United States, the
French capital has depended for the
continued existence Of this industry.
The term pension de famille" is a
necessary distinction. for the word
pension" offered without explanatory
phrase means to the French people
invariably the private school where
the young are housed and educated.
There has been an abundant supply
OF these In the past. abundant as the
boarding houses, and they. too, have
practically closed their doors, France.
OF the provinces, is too poor at pres
ent to send her girls to these estab-
lishments; there are no American
mothers hurrying their daughters to
he finished in Paris now-but that
Is another story.
Many OF these pensions de famille"
have died hard. after n strenuous
struggle for existence: witness the
sign placed IN the courtyard gate OF
one. which implores the passerby to
note that IAN People Connected with
our Allies Are Taken al Reduced
Rates"
In the Paris-tO-be part of the New
France, which is already being con-
structed by the optimists out Of the
fog q war. there will be other pen
sions de famille, II Is true; newer.
more up to date, possibly establish
ments where one does not pay extra
for the tub" and where a bath may
he taken without the usual publicity
~ one design against French tradi-
ton. Yes. this may he; but they will
not he the same, for there are certain
conditions which are now passing, Of
which the pension dc famillc has been
an integral part.
No matter how questionable the
locality, he sure that the pension de
famillc has been noted for It's good
table. The landlady discovered in her
pioneer days that the Americans were.
as she phrases it, good eaters"
Suavc, well gowncd, with diamond
solitaires in her ears-imagine n
French landlady minus those adjuncts
presiding at luncheon and dinner,
helping the newcomers over the awk-
wardness OF the "est ce que period,
h has borne little resemblance to
the hawk eyed, alert. quick tongued
buyer at 'les Halles,'' where she went
every morning attended by her femme
de menage, each furnished with n