. Bohemian Paris of to-day . LA CAISSE BOHEMIAN CAFES has had, inckiding napkin and bread, and M. Darblayscores It all down on a slate with chalk and foots itup. After the bill is paid, the tip-box is supposedby a current fiction to receive two sous for Marieand Augustine, the buxom Breton maidens whoserve the tables ; but so rarely does the fiction ma-terialize that, when the rattle of coins is heard in thebox, the boarders all look up wonderingly to see thepossible millionaire that has appeared among them,and Marie and Au-gustine shout atthe top of theirvoices, Mercibien, monsieur ! At the o
. Bohemian Paris of to-day . LA CAISSE BOHEMIAN CAFES has had, inckiding napkin and bread, and M. Darblayscores It all down on a slate with chalk and foots itup. After the bill is paid, the tip-box is supposedby a current fiction to receive two sous for Marieand Augustine, the buxom Breton maidens whoserve the tables ; but so rarely does the fiction ma-terialize that, when the rattle of coins is heard in thebox, the boarders all look up wonderingly to see thepossible millionaire that has appeared among them,and Marie and Au-gustine shout atthe top of theirvoices, Mercibien, monsieur ! At the oppositeend of the room, infull view, is the cui-sine, with its bigrange and ruddyfires. Here Ma-dame Darblayreigns queen, hergenial, motherly redface and bright eyesbeaming^ a welcometo all. She is fromLausanne, on LakeGeneva, Switzerland, and the independent blood ofher race rarely fails its offices when M. Darblayincautiously seeks to interfere with her duties and prerogatives, for he retreats under an appalling vol- 149. MADAME DARBLAY, FAMOUS FOR HER BEANS BOHEMIAN PARIS ley of Irench troiii his otherwise genial spouse ; onsuch occasions he seeks his own corner as rapidly ashe can manage his bulk to that purpose. She is afamous cook. The memory of her poulets rotis andjuicy gigots will last forever. But greatest of all areher haricots blancs, cooked au beurre ; it is at theshrine of her beans that her devoted followers Avorship. And her wonderful wisdom ! She knows intuitivelyif you are out of sorts or have an uncertain appetite,and without a hint she will prepare a delicacy that noepicure could resist. She knows every little whimand peculiarity of her boarders, and caters to themaccordingly. The steaks and chops are bought atthe shop next door just w4ien they are ordered, andare always fresh. There are eight marble-top tables lining the twowalls, and each table is held sacred to its properoccupants, and likewise are the numbered hooksand napkins. An invasion of these prese
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