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A PARIS BAZAAR
[From the Times Correspondents.]
I happened in the [?] at [?] to
ask a French friend [?] in all the ways of
the [?] what sort of [?] the shop- <*>
keepers were doing under this our [?]
Bepddie. and whotbtr they aaJI toallr nj
afthaiHawirtaiaapha. Ipt the fr rti ■TST
caoae,Mthein?iai. af > tafenhiy varied «(•■
riea«; the taly rnadum I hare foul as
the whole Imptmtutm—extmptimg, afeea-ae,
the ex-aCaak of the enpim—are the Fam
ehopkaqien, aaaM Mt mamtmnty. a*! I hope
not nnjutlr. aiaesmmaa. aaaanet'«B bstmea
their paHtiei aai their pnea, ad c?}ee.
tared that tfce/ did ?ot Kke ?be oe* e£
of Otaga beeuae it hrMght theai leal
mow? thaa the old. it Ike hn ut
■Bolt fnettstl aatwer, ay ftieat took «e
to one of the latent rifhliAii nl? if
not the Urgeat-i* Peril, the Mtnm Bob.
abndw. and I am bean* toeanfeM Uut if whet
11? there may he taken aa uf aert of cri
terion of the ai?Mnt of bhmb at* hcov
traneacied in Fstn, I have done the ehop
keepenKraat injntitiaein rappooine that their
devatian to the Umpire ni as efiir of Iruo.
In aoaM reepaefai the borne has done nun but
aeaunaethewArthuitdid baton, and am all
it u nffidenUy flaauhun;. Toar naden any
fotrn raw nation of the extent of ita tn aac
timaif lae&tiomthat it* anaaxen aktakto
npon tarainK over nearly a nulKan a?l a
quarter aterirag pw reoeipU far the cniirait
year. Dntfac the BMntfa* of April asd May
they turned ont, on an avenge. £6,600 per
day, a rate which woald ajive, aUewinc for
Sudayi and hoUaaya. Beariy ttre atOUm
atetMng per year ;bnt them the iMiipta of thtne
two anting months ware altogether exatptieaal.
Hue revenue nay at Siat «|ip<ai alauet M>a
knu. but it beennM intelli^bie wbea one fioda
that the wtaWiAawit, tboagh Boanaalr/ one.
and one for all parpoaei of proorieterahip and
managenuwt, reaOy eamsriaea 22 ahewi. each
compkte in rUelf and aa independent of iU 21
braOran ai if. though under the aanw toof.
they bad no eooaeetiaa whatever with it Tan*
one ahop ia devoted excl?-i?ely to bimmt*.
another to ahawla, a third to bandkerehiafa. a.
foanb to umbrellaa, a fifth to Klovca. and ea on
thron«|i every article that a Udyoaa be per
suaded to want either for heneif or for her
hooaebold, I say a, ** lady," aiaee, ao far ai I
conU Mke oat, toe mb of ■?, Mtwitfa.
atandinc the enoraaona dhnrnsiias «f the eal
lective eatablialunent and the aukar of acale
employe* artarhrd to it, have been rwhv
most unfairly overlosked. An Oriental nMt,
perbapa, fit bmiaelf out very eanifortably and
Deeommcly. but a Bnropeaa who canT** «n
witbont a hat and eVrth eaat maat look
for them ebewbera. Bat for female oVaiand
the aspplr ia ulinritcd, and I was not aw.
priaedtoheT that ladiei ouacunany pam th«
whole day in ibe eataUubaoent, waasWriac in
faliatfal bewOdera?eiit from afaop taahop, li?
they have gratiaed every rovkc fancy the
•agarMa «f whh* thar h**e cm). or credit
■M^toaM*. *? aafcv the road rf
111 iilih?ihaiifcfatahadafterao«i'.wU.
it mm #vtr *,•? Mj*«e varoa of growl.
bat, ae Ikn an C«« In, it moat be mui.
JarikiMiri?Mlph bnwcMi
time iiN?rini Mas, they have o«t tikeu
*ery loaf to emte. lew <ka 9? y«*?
age the l^in ?■ If archt caoriatol of
eee draper1. BBop «f * vary «rauuiy >m4<
bat an tmlmfSmmg proprietor aet aboat
onlann?g it, ad ha ift i i torn* token
•? *T prt" «H«Sy eaterpriaiag ui
with capital to inot, the b«o« rapi-lly
ithiiFl it (not Ki, a.*d a now loafed
■pea at «M af th* lading evrimitwi c*
■Sola. Tar* 4am of the week an aet apart «.
which vaojton who wiea to aw Ik* <-rt*bli.> -
■tat an allowed to go all •ver it with gmi^a
apetu?T paued at their diajMeaL IftheyfaVe
to My ur «f the goads aaptayno to tearvt
thaa,<aaf aaeac. K? C harfafc%C«rt iaa.X
tojlwafc the giaaaai omlil their c*«V
•ft «. e? the other had. they am et™«r
aedai iaaaa> to naK the I—ntoli—. «hw
*Mf Mioot fir ttair anm Ke alter,* i.
aide to worry «*aa, aU they gutaTy the
taaaaa^the ewe ««lhe?t|?iatett« pocket.
■>*■ ■? Mrth mom. netwithstedisc: ita
■ iiaiisiaaeodaanpatotioaaa eae ef the
«•■■•* F-*.lllhd■•:betagmUy arwdk
fcy thedafahh ■■i. Hl a l .i.^Ue'(, ,*.
•■■■*« Ita aHxaaWBVMH earnta* At. Tfcwwi ««*
•W «?rf* •? ■■ «la«,-TSI an «••** «•
*?w*?|i 11 Tin iawatrthrf a aafci—fy
■a4 liwliaMj Mart «f thai h«r«
■*?wa to >■■■■¥,hatwh?r«tw TCfrf
«haaaaaa i—ai Ma aiaWa—l aaa.gwr.ata?.
* Ijy aVMW •( w. li «fc > aiiUi
•• •■■■■•■ f« "I "<l «f aB, whare, after
•ak fcaao^ «W aaif thar Kk? awt> ml
*■■••>« ft tw,aliii. kWt that «hcr
■■ ■ ■^^■^m vaav anraan
' [■! ' Him Oar avbirt Ana • to 11.
■■fyaanfcqa.togiii lh.?, aftarthe"V—dh
■mMm.• «haMa •!■*« tothathaatra.ta?r
■Mi aat ha haaa* hSThaV-aaat H. I 44
M* hapaaa to aaa tha ba4 aaaaKrf to th?
■*■; U? I tafca tar itiatall that it i. .t
hMatwcaadaaOata^p?iiaJtothaaMai.whidb
I *■■■■■■* aalfaaajiaaaaDeaa, AiOacan
aHaarfharhalajaai IWaallM aMMlaa attaahad
??aiaat.??a*iaaMMMa.toaatWairflat«h?
***■?. Ml Ihna far te*, to aaah «f wh«h
a tMrt af tha ai i ■!■■ m 4a? toM «aTL n?
aah|«aa ia varf hasp, ad ia *aiaatofl
a. auaaV tha aoaa whifalia a? a> afetanr
■reach wataai aal, fhcrebtaac ? l«n •? f<?
laraaak Mad. ad aaah ewt chaodaf f.om
itiAataa*h*arahaa«a: bafchaaateverr
aaari s hattle af via* aa ? aanttar «f —ml
iNrtaabaiiaaia^n, far whufc • aKcht dui£«
??a<ii (n at Cot aaari to see attached
to the Juaac-taaaiaata?fc/* linear*"' *>«>
• «arr Msait hiiiai—w'a ahap. with a
"tatfi'ihni atht wwAWftf «?■
tiMiaial aaa??Mtir• *' toaei af the h™A
aa* eaaftotha War far Ma aaaar. ul ?
Jitto to the hah- ad baaed far three haUpota-.
ThaaattfacafthFhairiaMiatnaitteda?Utc
inur li.a?tti« mb* tab ■* to?awd> tiaae
ad it aih aaaai tha haam af wark. Bat
mmmtumuLimfkmmm li mtt^^L^
aabaa laaw?aai af ma nan, kow ia««ate4
w«h BHnaf tbip.tba<f?aage agaifi
caaca what thar abject waa rmakd. The
ficai Mariaal aahir «( the ea^l^ei
fa aaall. bat ther ? .Bowed iTlrf
fibaa a panadaee an eraTthtDC thqr
afl, ad, tftherin* derar aeEnt tb^
■«y fhaa tnhle ad ma varfnffe their
fay. Aa aearlj all lha wwn are kiaiea, it w
ataa«eaiiriaaihaaawahafaahn?aa?lieal«y
-*y.*Tl?!M—■>!"■■—' ««•?. •?* «*«?
M ■laluMi la i iiam I. fw ? atrkJy eoa.
■aTaallta\H?\l??S — TiaffcaaVla ■a—iat aaf ■■ a —
a*av Mam*paaaja£ BUM ■••■? TWW^
ataybaapcaayar «*oi ihiu bilfpnai I wuli
aftheaaaaT^
A Bnetiea prenila at the Ma?uin Boc-
IfMMfafaaraacUly.fNnliwni&toaduru
>W hwHaif fa? af dMce bmnl pUm.
adwathaadanat tcfV. at which thfy mmy
bMB. far the aafctas. «bat refitshae?t they
paeM.bMi cknt«ith?*Tb?MtaJtt«eike
uribaaMtt. ItbreaDytootarriUe tlut the
aatalar faariaa?aai which ahonaac. ens in
ita rapalaire mhiiaw, haa larthe taaala arid
BfaaaJdheaaiartificiaqyadaaMrlyadaDeed.
ad I veatam tarnaatly to aabaut to 11.
TUen, vhok not Mrtt> the Pnaiaeat af an
aaaten RtMhEe, bat elep m. unM iu..
ahrthti the aattar i« ao* a crepcT «ae far
lapriitiaa. Ideal, tha e?fl aaaa not atop at
tteh#tf. Sat «ri* an thw aUaok aaan«
aail«iaaaaHarwaafcw-iai?a,ba« — w*aai«ly
■anaaa? attaaat ■> failbw ?Mle to aepante
Wr ft— her Mfral awbater, eha3T fee
aaaflas. Bar aaaft. te a> ahaaaaf afuli her. JL
aaaaaaae billiai il-raa? it alurrd at bia ii?
■weal, bb whiab he aw faal away the prrmnit
■aaiwii imnrngw^Aiommmm?imbaatm.
WfHi?y aaulal «Bt af hb wife', pecketa
aiiliin. Aluaarybi??Miaitheaaatarbanx
■Mai to the wtaUahaaaL whl v?l4aahttaai
he <Ba4 wnh ayalaaj aa—h ef thra?at
ar faaharaar iar haan ZVa all thaajht af
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