The XVIIIth century; its institutions, customs, and costumes France, 1700-1789 . pen once ortwice a week, the receipts did not balance the cost of keeping themup. The Parisians, fond of change in this as in most other things,thronged a newly opened place, and then left it fn- some othernovelty. The Parisians were, moreover, economical in their amusements,and for less than two shillings they could gain admittance to a publicgarden, in which were provided a variety of amusements, illuniina-tions, fireworks, and dancing. Where an Englishman would readilyhave paid his guinea, the Parisian thought
The XVIIIth century; its institutions, customs, and costumes France, 1700-1789 . pen once ortwice a week, the receipts did not balance the cost of keeping themup. The Parisians, fond of change in this as in most other things,thronged a newly opened place, and then left it fn- some othernovelty. The Parisians were, moreover, economical in their amusements,and for less than two shillings they could gain admittance to a publicgarden, in which were provided a variety of amusements, illuniina-tions, fireworks, and dancing. Where an Englishman would readilyhave paid his guinea, the Parisian thought twice before he laid out afew pieces of silver. What he delighted in most of all weregratuitous amusements, such as were to be had on puljlic take part in them, he did not regard fatigue or loss of time. Inrain, wind, or dust, he would tramp from one end of the city to theother, and stand for hours to see the illuminations, fireworks, andother amusements. He did not even hesitate to take his wife intothe seething crowd, and though they might return home half dead. < C wo< a:0w 5 oa: Id K H FETE DAYS AND AMUSEMENTS OF PARIS. 559 with crushing and hunger, they were content if they could only saythey had seen the sights. To sec, was, in fact, the one aim and w \ J ? -^
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