Paris herself again in 1878-9 . ~p. / V. STILL THROUGH THE PASSAGES. Oct. 11. If you travel long enough through the continuations of thePassage Jouffroy, if you cross a narrow street, and plunge into therecesses of jret another gallery, you will come out at last in thebustling and business-like Rue du Faubourg Montmartre ; but Iprefer to retrace my footsteps even as far as the toyshop— AuxEnfants Sages is its suggestive title—where the black boy tootleson the flute, and the monkey in the powdered wig and Louis Quinzecostume plays on the harpsichord, accompanied by the squirreland the guinea-pi
Paris herself again in 1878-9 . ~p. / V. STILL THROUGH THE PASSAGES. Oct. 11. If you travel long enough through the continuations of thePassage Jouffroy, if you cross a narrow street, and plunge into therecesses of jret another gallery, you will come out at last in thebustling and business-like Rue du Faubourg Montmartre ; but Iprefer to retrace my footsteps even as far as the toyshop— AuxEnfants Sages is its suggestive title—where the black boy tootleson the flute, and the monkey in the powdered wig and Louis Quinzecostume plays on the harpsichord, accompanied by the squirreland the guinea-pig. Then, passing through the two great cafes—which at night are full of very queer company—I emerge on theboulevard, boldly cross it, fortuitously escape being crushed by anomnibus or by one of the huge tajrissiercs and chars-d-bancs goingto the Exhibition, and dive into a labyrinth of Passages just oppo-site—the renowned Passages des Panoramas, indeed. Where thePanoramas are or used to be, or what particular scenes o
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