. Bohemian Paris of to-day . ty under the spell, and he was so enthusiasticthat he wanted to buy out one of the pleasant-facedfat women; we had to drag him bodily away to avertthe catastrophe. In the side streets leading away from the marketsare cafes and restaurants almost without number,and they are open toute la nuit, to accommodatethe market people, having a special permit to do so ;but as they are open to all, the revellers from allparts of Paris assemble there after they have beenturned out of the boulevard cafes at two oclock. Itis not an uncommon thing early of a Sunday morn-ing to see
. Bohemian Paris of to-day . ty under the spell, and he was so enthusiasticthat he wanted to buy out one of the pleasant-facedfat women; we had to drag him bodily away to avertthe catastrophe. In the side streets leading away from the marketsare cafes and restaurants almost without number,and they are open toute la nuit, to accommodatethe market people, having a special permit to do so ;but as they are open to all, the revellers from allparts of Paris assemble there after they have beenturned out of the boulevard cafes at two oclock. Itis not an uncommon thing early of a Sunday morn-ing to see crowds of merry-makers from a balmasque finishing the night here, all in costume,dancing and playing ring-around-a-rosy among thestacks of vegetables and the unheeding marketpeople. Indeed, it is quite a common thing toend ones nights frivolity at the Halles and theircafes, and take the first buses home in the earlymorning. The contingent from the Boul Mich, after assist-ing the market people to unload, and indulging in 142. SLEEPY ALL-NIGHTERS AT THE CAFE BARRETTE LE BOUL MICH all sorts of pranks, invaded the elite cafes, amongthem the Cafe Barrette, Au Veau Qui Tete, Au ChienQui Fume, and Le Caveau du Cercle. At this last-named place, singing and recitations with musicwere in order, a small platform at one end of theroom being reserved for the piano and the per-formers. Part of the audience were in masqueradecostume, having come from a ball at Montmartre, andthey lustily joined the choruses. Prices are gilt-edeed here,—a franc a drink, and not less than tensous to the gargon. The contrast between the fluffy and silk-gowneddemi-mondaines and the dirty, roughly clad marketpeople was very striking at the Cafe Barrette. Therethe women sit in graceful poses, or saunter aboutand give evidence of their style, silk gowns, Indialaces, and handsome furs, greeting each new-comerwith pleas for a sandwich or a bock; they arealways hungry and thirsty, but they get a commis-sion on all s
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