Our Paris Letter.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2137, 9 November 1875, Page 2

Our Paris Letter.

(PBO3I OTJE OWN COfiEESPONDENT) PAiU3,;September2l. '. Social. , The suburban reason of Paris continues to be very gay, owing to c the splendid weather. St, Cloud will more than rise from its ashes, by the support its annual fair is now receiving; the rich seem to vie with the humble in crowding the penny-shows, and in purchasing all kinds of instruments from mirlitons to rattlMso as to produce a general din. Gray* families patronize a merry-go-round with as much solemnity as if they were bid--ding their native- land good night • and men of fifty years of age dispute with children a seat on. a wooden*horse. One wellknown dramatist won at a game of Aunt Sally a hve rabbit, and he carried it a°™fc ™lth him as the proudest momio* ofhislife. The " Massacre of the Innocents is a play patronized by politicians, as many-deputies-enjoyed -;fche fun of endeavonng to .knock over .-some public man or celebrity'/ ranged on shelves, with an ordinaryMl Danciag on the gross, to be followed by hot picnics, forms also a favorite kind of amusement. It is scarcely sj^years-rmgo -when I saw the Prince Imperial patronizing to his heart's conterit"~air the amusements of the fair taking a hand at skittles, and blowing through,a penny whistle, while hjfcpftf* tf&S ill in .the Pafetfe xm the heigHf/and all Europe apparently-reading the medical bulletins, with bated-breath.- A owards (he ' close 7r :'6F"the ? Tf|ightee,n ! tli: v'centiiw Parisian*,.™?, way-as best they .coufil, op a .Sunday to witness the fSfe'pf St. "Houff, "Sndi oftentimes set out the Saturday* evening in barges.,to drop,- slowJy dow^hs river f even vegetable ana* farm" egg^s ytfrc* seizpd, and a bundle of'straw* converted them into carriages; the temptation .to witness- the water works, to rotna in the groves, and enjoy the Bengal JighW and^ Catherine wheels, overcooie every obstacle. The fare generally served was : composed of whipped vinegar for wing, to wasrn%)wn the most.atrocious viands, | alli;6 v be had only at an exorbitant price/ At present the plan of locomotion I alone is., changed; the food supplies remain the same. . • „ ' ' ' I At the recent afternoon concert APME* tacle held at Enghien, the rain suddenly came down, and the spectators rushed from the gardens itito the small theatre, crowding it so much that the artistes could scarcely move; it was decided, however, that the play should proceed, which was done; scenery was dispensed ~with~andalso character, dresses, the sfage^being occupied by the public. Never^was a merrier representation witnessed?- ;The Princess Mdfchilde was in 'aside vox* and was so pleased with the singing of Mme. Judic that she sent for th'e'tf&fr to* com** pliment her, presenting 'heuEwith her bracelet.. Mme. Judic. on had removed all her own jewellery, and wore but the bracelet presented to her by the Princess. . ...j,.. The railway intended to connect Paris with the new meTtrq^oljtan/;cemeteryirat St. Mery will be privileged to run ordinary passenger trajnii <*t fixed hours, to accommodate, res^entsf in the neighborhood of the lilneV if*-tlie latter possess a family tombi in ; the .cemetery they can claim a reduction of- 30 per cent on their subscription' tidket. -....- - -..

A singular event has occurred at the village of Bongival,: outside Paris; a little girl was occupied on one of the islets of the river watching some linen for her mother, who was a laundress; she ob? served a woman on the Opposite bant undress two little children, and place them in the water as if to bathe; later she lied them together, pushed them farther into the river and decamped. She has not since been heard of, nor have the bodies of tho children been found.

. Since the column of Vendome has. been finished, no less than; three tricolors-flags placed on the top of it, pending the res-toration-of the ; statue of the First JSTapoleon, have been worn away by wind, and weather. It is calculated that the expenses connected with scaffolding to renew the flags will shortly equal the value of the contemplated statue. To have the ri^ht to 'display the red ribbon of the Legion of Honor is no small advantage in Prance: it is very much respected by the French, and the wearer can ever calculate on obtaining a certain sympathy by it A son of a late distinguished author has just been coni demned to two months' imprisonment for falsely displaying the ribbon, and obtaining credit thereby for his meals at several restaurants. V ■'■■•/'.■?"'■'.

The principal actresses of Paris ha>e taken a sudden passion for field sports this season. "On Sunday mornings they set out like gentlemen with bap, gun, and dog for\ some hours in the country, ani r return with a few head of*game fairly taken down.' :r; -' > :

Parisians are content. The supply of oysters is excellent this season, and for a wonder there is no increase in pripe. Five distinct .companies supply.. the capital with bivalves, America even'contributing. The flavor of the oyster, it- is maintained, cannot be analysed; it seizes the sensibility of the palate, surprises itj and affords no time to render account 6f; the pleasure experienced ;, it, preates at the same time a new desire, that of eating": the ne^t oyster ready, The.oyster is not so much eaten as swallowed, and is the sole comestible perhaps that the culinarjiv. art is powerless either to ameliorateitaK enhance, and hence it is served in i^;simple natural state in the palace aa in 1 the wineshop. "AFrenphmairhas. written, a book to show that the rapid repeopling of the world after the Deluge must he largely attributed to-the consumption of oysters. The undertakers's men, croquemorts, threaten a strike, if toe company charged with the burials of Paris doesnot grant them pensions after a certain age. They hare already the right to a free interment and an exclusive grave for five years.' - An officer commanded a company of reservistes to take a battery, when a man stepped out, and asked to perform that duty alone, as he was "a baliff." 4ta - restaurant, a customer fatigued calling the waiter, insisted on seeing the proprietor, and was informed, the garcon had left to join the army of reserved for $c - usual four weeks. , ; * ■

" Brigand, successor to his father," ia .ho newest sign board in Paris.