Paris herself again in 1878-9 . ^. THROUGH THE PASSAGES. 51 At either corner of its boulevard extremity are two cafes, which atnight are the noisiest of their kind, but which by day are dark andcool and quiet. The Passage itself, although habitually throngedand unusually crowded just now (always in consequence of theExhibition), is fairly well ventilated, and, comparatively speaking,tranquil. The class of wares sold in the handsome shops, and theprices charged for the merchandise, are on a parity with those ofour Burlington Arcade. Otherwise there is not the slightest simi-larity between the P
Paris herself again in 1878-9 . ^. THROUGH THE PASSAGES. 51 At either corner of its boulevard extremity are two cafes, which atnight are the noisiest of their kind, but which by day are dark andcool and quiet. The Passage itself, although habitually throngedand unusually crowded just now (always in consequence of theExhibition), is fairly well ventilated, and, comparatively speaking,tranquil. The class of wares sold in the handsome shops, and theprices charged for the merchandise, are on a parity with those ofour Burlington Arcade. Otherwise there is not the slightest simi-larity between the Passage Jouffroy and the Piccadilly would be as idle, also, to liken it to such places of public resortand fancy-article dealing as the Victoria Arcade at Hamburg, theGalleria Vittorio Emmanuele at Milan, or that formidable andsomewhat forbidding passage—I forget its name— on the Lindenat Berlin, in which, if I remember aright, there is one of the mostcomical and one of the ghastliest wax-work shows in Europe. The
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