Paris herself again in 1878-9 . have dinedwell, of Fabricants millionnaires du Lancashire, and Proprie-taires de mines de houille la-bas, and especially of British newly-married couples spending their honeymoon hi Paris, who saunterup and down the Rue de la Paix between eight and ten at night,and who stare at the jewelry until they become fascinated, evenas birds are said to be by the basilisks, and so enter the glitteringmagasins and buy largely. I am afraid that during this actualEaster the presence of English people willing to be nocturnallyfascinated in the Rue de la Paix has been consider

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Paris herself again in 1878-9 . have dinedwell, of Fabricants millionnaires du Lancashire, and Proprie-taires de mines de houille la-bas, and especially of British newly-married couples spending their honeymoon hi Paris, who saunterup and down the Rue de la Paix between eight and ten at night,and who stare at the jewelry until they become fascinated, evenas birds are said to be by the basilisks, and so enter the glitteringmagasins and buy largely. I am afraid that during this actualEaster the presence of English people willing to be nocturnallyfascinated in the Rue de la Paix has been considerably under theaverage, and that the enterprising jewellers have burned a largequantity of gas without any commensurate return in the way ofcustom. The weather has been so cold, so wet, and so generallymiserable. But let the brave bijoutiers of the Rue de la Paixpluck up heart. Whitsuntide is coming. It is only to be hopedthat another Christmas, in the way of frost and snow, will notcome before Whitsuntide makes its h [, }

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