. Bohemian Paris of to-day . THK PROIKIKTOR. NEAR the end of a recent December Bishopreceived a note signed A. Herbert Thomp-kins, written at the Hotel de IAthenee,saying that the writer was in Paris for four dayswith his wife before proceeding to Vienna to joinsome friends. It closed by asking, Could you callat the hotel this evening, say at seven ? This note created great excitement at our studioearly one morning, the facteur having climbed sixflights of stairs (it being near to New Year) to de-liver it ; for Mr. Thompkins was one of Bishopswarmest friends in America. His unexpected arrivali
. Bohemian Paris of to-day . THK PROIKIKTOR. NEAR the end of a recent December Bishopreceived a note signed A. Herbert Thomp-kins, written at the Hotel de IAthenee,saying that the writer was in Paris for four dayswith his wife before proceeding to Vienna to joinsome friends. It closed by asking, Could you callat the hotel this evening, say at seven ? This note created great excitement at our studioearly one morning, the facteur having climbed sixflights of stairs (it being near to New Year) to de-liver it ; for Mr. Thompkins was one of Bishopswarmest friends in America. His unexpected arrivalin Paris at this unseasonable time of the year wasindeed a surprise, but a most agreeable one. SoBishop spent the whole of the afternoon in creasing his best trousers, ransacking our trunks for a clean 249 BOHEMIAN PARIS collar to wear with my blue-fronted shirt, polishinghis top-hat, and getting- his Velasquez whiskerstrimmed and perfumed at the coifteurs. It was notevery day that friends of Mr, Thompkinss type madetheir appearance in Paris
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