. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. here, of a typical French boulevard or street promenade. Equallyimpossible is it to imagine the vivacity, the light-heartedness, the pano-ramic variety, the bustle of enjoyment, the alluring attraction of thescene. For a thorough change of scene, for an insight into anothernations ways, for a picture of a different mode of enjoying life—tobroaden ones view, to refine ones tas
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. here, of a typical French boulevard or street promenade. Equallyimpossible is it to imagine the vivacity, the light-heartedness, the pano-ramic variety, the bustle of enjoyment, the alluring attraction of thescene. For a thorough change of scene, for an insight into anothernations ways, for a picture of a different mode of enjoying life—tobroaden ones view, to refine ones taste, to inspire a wholesome feelingthat British ways are not in all respects the best —nothing more deshablecan be recommended than a trip to Paris, especially in the spring andearly summer. The Parisian boulevard is usually at least a hundred feet wide,with good and very wide pavements well planted with trees. TheThe Parisian houses, sliops, or hotels are lofty, and many are grouped intoboulevard, q^q design; thus, though there may be sometimes too muchsameness, there is at least harmony. Space is remarkably utilised ; theseries of shops may extend upwards to the fourth floor, and the court- THE MODERN I NORMANDY PEASANT. 74 THE INHABITANTS OF EUROPE. yards of great compound establishments are often utilised similarly. Eacli house is a compound one, with a concierge.^ or doorkeeper, who views the entrance and exit of all residents and visitors; and it is subdivided Suites of usually into many separate tenements, each complete in itself, apartments. ^^^ forming flats, or portions of flats, superior in the com-pleteness and attractiveness of their accommodation to anythingattempted in Scotland. Even an attic appartement will have itsminute kitchen with stove, its lavatory, its separate bedroom and sitting-room, if ever so tiny, and frequently its balcony, at which the tenant ofthe sky parlour enjoys the purest air, and the fullest view of the system of s
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