Society recollections in Paris and Vienna, 1879-1904 . with him, and was obliged to get herball-dresses at Laferrieres ; but she never rested until shehad made up her quarrel with Worth in order to returnto him again. There are now several others who havean equally high reputation, the most renowned of whomis Rouff, though for morning dresses Redfem is also verycelebrated, and Paquin has also one of the highest reputa-tions ; the two latter are too well known in Englandfor me to mention more about them. We are all awarethat the French bon-bons are the best in the wholeworld. There is a very ce
Society recollections in Paris and Vienna, 1879-1904 . with him, and was obliged to get herball-dresses at Laferrieres ; but she never rested until shehad made up her quarrel with Worth in order to returnto him again. There are now several others who havean equally high reputation, the most renowned of whomis Rouff, though for morning dresses Redfem is also verycelebrated, and Paquin has also one of the highest reputa-tions ; the two latter are too well known in Englandfor me to mention more about them. We are all awarethat the French bon-bons are the best in the wholeworld. There is a very celebrated shop near the Made-leine which is world-renowned for its bon-bons, andthere are several other shops for bon-bons equally goodand not nearly so expensive on the boulevards. GeneralHerbert Slade informed me that a French silk hat wasinfinitely better than an English one ; it was muchlighter and made of finer silk, and he always wore onein Paris. Gloves and ties are also better in town formen than in Paris, excepting perhaps white gloves and 68. THE HON. MRS. YORKE \To face page J In Paris and Vienna 1879-1904 light summer gloves, and gants de suede. The Englishglove is a much stouter one and more adapted for thewinter, or for riding or driving. Of the sugar you get in Paris there can but be oneopinion, that it is vastly superior to that one obtainsin England. The only place in town at which I eversaw French sugar was at the Cafe Royal. I rememberan Austrian lady, sister of Oberforstmeister to reigningPrinz zu Thurn und Taxis, remarking about the bad-ness of Enghsh sugar. She said that in Vienna if theyoffered her such inferior sugar as the best in London shewould not take any at all. They informed her at Tween-ings, in the Strand, that English people will not pay theprice they pay in Vienna for sugar, that is the reason itis so bad in England. French bread is nice, but it hasrather a bitter taste ; some people prefer it to doubt it is much lighter than Enghsh
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