Paris herself again in 1878-9 . *a fresh lease of staring and be-ing stared at. The pleasure ofpromenading never palls on the *J£* «r^i. essentially out-of-door they have stared at eachother they stare into the shop-windows and newspaper kiosques;then they stare at the cabs and omnibuses ; and if a shower of rain comes on, they crowd intothe passages or under the arcades of the Rue de Eivoli, and findnew faces and tilings to stare at. Where is the use of paying anextravagant price to witness, in an over-heated and over-crowdedtheatre, a performance in a language with which you may
Paris herself again in 1878-9 . *a fresh lease of staring and be-ing stared at. The pleasure ofpromenading never palls on the *J£* «r^i. essentially out-of-door they have stared at eachother they stare into the shop-windows and newspaper kiosques;then they stare at the cabs and omnibuses ; and if a shower of rain comes on, they crowd intothe passages or under the arcades of the Rue de Eivoli, and findnew faces and tilings to stare at. Where is the use of paying anextravagant price to witness, in an over-heated and over-crowdedtheatre, a performance in a language with which you may beimperfectly acquainted, when you may witness one of the live-liest dramas ever performed on the stage of that great theatre 00 PARIS HERSELF AGAIN. the World, in the cool, open, spacious streets, for nothingat all ? Paris broke out in bunting on Saturday afternoon. From care-ful inquiry I ascertained in the Hue St. Denis that a tricoloredflag of a gay but sleezy fabric could be purchased, pole, tassels,gilt spearhead, and all, for 3f. 50c. ; but there were more modestgonfalons in calico which could be obtained at a much cheaperr
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