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MOV. 23 
MOORE’S 
OUR EUROPEAN LETTER. 
Paris, Oct. 30, 1872. 
It has rained and rained for the last montb, 
so that among the voyagers there baa been one 
continual growl. However, an Englishman 
says the October weather in England has been 
“perfectly beastly," which is rather more se¬ 
vere than one could conscientiously apply to 
France. Nevertheless, with all the rain and 
cold, we have had portions of days that, were 
“perfectly lovely;” the air balmy as Spring, 
the flowers in the gardens—and gardens are 
everywhere—are more gorgeous even than in 
midsummer, with their blooms of Fuchsias, 
Asters, Marigolds and Dahlias. Everybody goes 
about quite the same in rain as shine, so that 
one falls Into the mood of thinking that the 
rain is merely a mental hallucination, and that 
real botui fide storms never frown upon this 
city which nearly everybody pronounces so 
bright and gay. 
November is signalized as being ihe month 
when the Parisians begin to enjoy the luxury 
of Arcs; and (Ire f« a luxury In Paris. An arm- 
full of wood costa a dollar, with the kindlings, 
and the kindlings are pine oonesand little bun¬ 
dles of dry twigs or brush. Cones kindle a tire 
beautifully, and as they abound plentifully in 
American forests, it is u matter l r surprise 
that they aro not more generally utilized. 
Amusements. 
Even on these autumnal evenings, the boule¬ 
vards, the Champs Elyaees.^ind popular places 
of resort are alive with pro meanders, and the 
cafes thronged to the curb-stones with people 
gossipping over llieir beer and coffee, silting 
around small round tables. The d«y closes 
at midnight, and scarcely begins the next 
day until noon. Self-entertainment seems a 
foreign resort; people of leisure go to the thea¬ 
ter every night In the week perhaps; between 
the acts of the play they rush out. on the bal¬ 
conies, lh Mio galleries, into the streets, inhale 
the fresh air, take beer or coffee, and return for 
tho continuance of the play. Manyor the finest [ 
playsand concerts take place on Sunday, which 
is a great temptation to the orthodox Ameri¬ 
cans. I know a French lady here who is an ar¬ 
dent Protestant, who thinks it so queer that 
American Protestants do not go to the theater, 
play cards, etc., on the Sabhutli. Site enjoys 
her Sunday evening game of cards as much us 
her trans-Atlantic sister her prayer-meetings. 
But then, thero is no sttoh thing as gorntino re¬ 
ligion in Fruuco, according to our own standard 
of piety. 
The Widows. 
A woman loses hor husband; she goes about 
with her priest among her friends, collecting 
money to build a little ehapel over his grave , 
she spends her evenings embroidering curtains 
in black and gray, to put in the chapel, in which 
sbo and her children will go and kneel and say 
prayers for tho dead. If her grief be only 
moderate, she will bung in the to ml) a wreath 
of blackheads; If she is greatly desolated, she 
will buy throe or four wreaths, with the addi¬ 
tion of others in dyed immortelles 1 When Iter 
grief begins to abate, she will buy another 
wreath in black and while; and her religion 
manifests itself in a fashion similar tohergriof. 
and intended soon to imitate the example ho 
(Loyson) had so bravely established. As the 
handsome, talented Hyacinthe, belonged to 
the order of the Capucin© monks, who had their 
heads shaved and weut barefooted, he must Hud 
the delight and comfort of love and home a 
thousand times more in sympathy with the reel¬ 
ing of true service and worship than the hard 
and colorless life of his earlier manhood. Tho 
one tiling ovor and above all others which has 
impressed me is 
The Tomb of Napoleon. 
It Is ono of the few inanimate things made by 
man which possesses something of the power of 
life, lifting themselves, painfully, to look upon 
the kingly l'aco and—live! But, with all his 
greatness, no single deed of his equalled the 
heroic saerlllco of Josephine, when, with her 
own hand, she put away from her heart her 
life’s devotion. I know of no other manifesta¬ 
tion of a love so utterly grand as to ho so ut¬ 
terly unselfish In the lives of women. Apian 
would be simply incapable of it. Tho French 
possessed the spirit, of sentiment enough to 
uuito ADElahd and Deucise In death; per¬ 
haps in some later day the tomb of the Emperor 
will become that of Napoleon and Josephine, 
for his heart must have ached to the Inst with 
the regret of that one fatal ambition. I think 
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’L'lIlH.A.'l'ICR OF THE PORTE ST. MARTIN. 
The Communists. 
However, thero are exceptions lo all asser¬ 
tions, and of them, upon this subject. Is tbo 
modest work being done In the outskirts of 
Paris, for tbo wives and daughters of the exe¬ 
cuted and imprisoned Communists. A noble- 
hearted French woman has opened an industri¬ 
al school for them, where they learn sewing, 
reading and singing, and where they learn some¬ 
thing of tho Great Master of Peace. They lost 
everything during the siege; their furniture 
was burned as fuel; their passions mado havoc 
with their physical as well as moral condition ; 
they became outcasts, and now And themselves 
without tlio pale almost of sympathy. This 
philanthropic woman, who has undertaken 
their regeneration, encounters great financial 
difficulty. An appeal to men of largo wealth 
results in the donation of but five or ten f ratios! 
Reverting to the Sunday question again, It, is 
frequently observed that 
The Parisian Sunday of To-Day 
is a vast improvement upon the Sunday of five 
or ten years ago; that twice as many shops are 
closed now as then; and one lady, in my hear¬ 
ing, remarked that she thought it' tho English 
arid Americans, of whom there ate thousands 
In Paris, would observe their borne customs 
here with precision, the orthodox observances 
of the day would constantly increase and Anal¬ 
ly triumph. 
Pere Hyacinthe Loyson 
with his Amerlcnn wife are settled here in 
apartments in Avenue Neullly. He is soon to 
begin preaching again, and will open an “inde¬ 
pendent ” church. A French Catholic gentle¬ 
man denounces bim as an ambitious man, as 
was Puttier (!), hut that his violation of the 
laws of the Romish ehurch in marrying, instead 
of producing the effect he desired and anticipa¬ 
ted, has been scaredy noticed or commented 
upon by the Catholics, and that no one has for 
a moment been tempted to follow hi* example. 
I am told, however, by a reliable person, that 
soon after Pere Hyacinthe returned to Puris, 
a Priest called upon him, with a lady at his side, 
avowing that he had loved her for fifteen years, 
y avowi 
nature without being In any degree natural. 
The plot ores ono may have seen ot it convey no 
adequate Idea of ltngruudCUr and magnificence. 
They breathe nothing of tlrt spirit of homage 
and devotion that crowds of people from all 
lands arc constantly bringing to that shrine of 
worldly greatness. The tomb lteolf is n marble 
chapel, of marvelous elegance and richness, 
opening out of Which are a series of smaller 
chapels, in oneof which is Ihe crypt of a brother 
of Napoleon’S. In the center of the main 
chapel is the inclosure of the Emperor's tomb 
Tbo Lnclosuro Is circular in shape, twenty-five 
or thirty feet in diameter, and surrounded by 
a marble railing, over which one bends in look¬ 
ing down upon the tomb several feet below. 
The crypt. Itself is of polished Finland sand¬ 
stone of a dark red color, and flowers, fresh or 
faded, lie upon It. 
Angelic figures in partial relief stand out from 
the inclosing wall; the names of battles won 
aro inlaid in the fioor in a circle about the 
crypt; battle flags are also draped about. One 
half fancies, for a moment, that tho warrior 
will break tho bonds which bind him, and, leap¬ 
ing into life, fire the heart of France with his 
own wonderful genius, and crown her again 
[ with what she has not had since he died—a great 
loader. I always Feel some twinges of consci¬ 
ence whenever I find myself becoming enthusi¬ 
astic over, or feeling a reverence for, a niuu 
whoso ruling motive was conquest, and l lie 
fruit of whoso endeavors was anguish and 
bloodshed. To boa great soldier should be ac¬ 
counted no greatness, eavq when he fights for 
fite sacred cause of human rights; and in that, 
lie who wins a noble cause In a bloodless way, Is 
the greater. But Napoleon’s name possesses 
an indescribable magic. The very bridges and 
arches he built seemed Imbued with the vic¬ 
torious magnificence of his gertiue. The;o is 
A Painting In the Louvre 
illustrative of the scene where ho visited tho 
plague hospital in the East. lie is the central 
figure, arrayed in the splendid costume he loved 
to wear when leading his army. Drawing his 
glove from bis shapely hand, he touches with 
his lingers the plague spot of a stricken man; 
and one cannot but think that the touch will 
heal and restore. All about aro groups of 
stricken men; some in the final moments of ' 
Another Raid from the Prussians 
and oiilbiiist from the Commune rabble, would 
make the glories of France like those of Greece 
—things of the past. 1 went to Saint Cloud the 
Other day, and saw ihe ruins of the palace, the 
defaced carvings, the broken statues, and the 
almost, complete devastations of those “bar¬ 
barous Germans.” Tho silent fountains, the 
grass grow n walks, tho neglected garden#, were 
anything but harmonizing with n jegeus mood. 
M I wore French, I think I should “burst with 
Indignation " actually. With the destruction of 
the enemy on one side and the worpe than de¬ 
struction by my own connlrymen on tho other. 
That state of affairs docs not even leave one the 
consolation of a patriotic outcry against the 
Invader*. However, thero might have been a 
worse destruction than that of the TulUerles. 
A nation lifted to Republicanism has little need 
perhaps of royal toggery or princely halls. But 
it was immense in size, magnificent in design, 
and would have mado an admirable university 
for girls. The name Tulllorlea came from ihe 
place on which the palace was mooted — tiles 
(tuile) having been manufactured thoro. 
A Dally Place of Resort 
in Paris is tho Exposition held in the Pnlace of 
Industry, in which the Exposition UuiverscUo 
was hold in 18(52. It is very similar to the Fairs 
annually held by tho American Institute in 
New Fork. Tho ntuslo, however, is more at- 
t motive, a vocal concert being given every day 
in which meu and women both take part. 
The French Assembly opens in a few days at 
Versailles, the French being too suspicions of 
themselves to again assemble in the Legislative 
Hall in Paris, the steps of which are moss-grown. 
Tho Assembly Is composed of seveu or eight 
hundred members,and no spectator is admitted 
without a ticket, and that, too, obtained with 
difficulty. Mary A. E. Waoer. 
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WOMEN AT EUROPEAN GAMINGTABLES. 
A CORRESPONBENT of the Pall Mall Gazette 
says;—“Time was when, If you saw one of 
them regolurly seated at tho tables, you could 
pronounce off-hand on her character with ill tic 
danger of doing her injustice. Anonyma risk¬ 
ed her rouleaux when out for her sum tnor tour, 
n or some fallen Becky Sharte came down in 
a faded finery from her garret to try and double 
o tho florin or two she had obtained from doubt- 
V ful charity. Now every ono seems to mako 
r tholr *»«<>, H'c women as frooly and boldly as 
- tho men. They may not stake so heavily as 
- Jewish bankers from Frankfort, Russian 
" wlnceR. Magyar boyards, or Mediterranean 
11 mongrels, mid pour cause; hut they play out to 
o tho limits of their tether, and otter their tether 
- appears to bo a pretty long one. It. is notacaso 
r or borrowing a florin or two from husband, 
.. father, or brother, throwing thorn endways on 
i to the oloth, blushing to tho roots of the hair 
as. seeing them roll about, they explain to tho 
croupiers where they deslro to place them, and 
finally showing white teeth ami dimples when 
Hie stakes were swept up by the remorseless 
nikn. Not at, all. Nowadays the English maid 
or matron draws in her chair In most business¬ 
like fashion, smilingly receiving the cards to 
eiil from a gentleman with the brand or the gal¬ 
leys on bis features, and possibly the mark of 
the chain on his ankle. On the other sido she 
rubs shoulders with a lady much better known 
than respected in tho Parisian dancing saloons, 
and about, whose vocation, Indeed, thero could 
bo no manner of doubt, oven if she did not 
a Jllfhrr it bya costume excessively decollete*and 
a tawdry blaze or Palais Royal jewelry. Not 
Hint In her gorgeous show she has greatly the 
disadvantage or her English neighbor. Except 
that the jewels of tho one are real, ami those of 
tho other sham—that the chains of “ respoota- 
hlllty" arc* gold, while tlir.’o or dlsreputahility 
arc mosaic—the pair might bo Intimates If not 
sisters. Possibly a week or so tatty bring them 
yet nearer an Identity, when the nnnplo of In¬ 
dict? have established a play-table Intimacy, and 
Hie English jewels have gone to the mont-de- 
pleto. For In the frankness of the excitement 
ol winning and losing as the game goes on, t Ho 
English woman exchanges congratulations and 
condolences, or holds ommsel with her neigh¬ 
bors, and so the intimacy warms fast. Tho 
young matrons may show thomselvas tho more 
'•as.vat first, on tho strength of their matron- 
hood; hut In the greater exuberance of their 
girlish spirits, the maids soon mako tip for lost 
Hme when oncethoy are I'ttJrly intoxicated with 
tho oxelicmont. Tho Intoxication is kept up, 
for when their Impressionable natures have 
.. steeped in tho spirit of the game they can 
m ver keep themselves away front the tables 
There limy are 1 ho first thing in the morning, 
wttort the great professional players, worn with 
long years of dissipation, are still t rifling over 
their breakfast. There they aro, the last thing 
at. night, scrambling for Napoleons with fingers 
sparkling with rings, umoitg all the rascality 
and roucrie of Europe." 
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“GREAT CIRCLE" TRAVEL. 
Pr is not known liy everybody, though per¬ 
haps most, people have been told of it several 
times, that, for all purposes of navigation, Pu¬ 
get Sound is nearer tho great. Asiatic marts 
than San Francisco. Even if the vessels going 
out. front the Golden Gate rook their course di¬ 
rect Tor Hong Kong or Shanghai, they would, 
by reason of tho longer degree of latitude fur¬ 
ther south, scarcely have less sailing than by 
bending round more to the north. But. In point 
of fact, tho prevailing winds and ocean currents 
of the Pacific aro such that vo-sels from Asia 
find their most eligible route bringing them 
within fitly miles of tho entrance to Puget 
Sound; thus making by tho Northern Pacific, 
when completed, n saving of nearly a thousand 
miles of ocean navigation. This, added to tlio 
diminution of distanceoverlnnijalready alluded 
to, gives us a route from our Eastern cities to 
tho coast of Asia shorter than nny other by 
nbout fifteen hundred miles. When this road 
shall bo In successful operation, the time re¬ 
quired to reach tho Pacific Coast by means of it 
from New Y ork City will not exceed about four 
days, allowing an average rate of movement of 
thirty miles an hour. Tltcnce to Shanghai, in 
China, the Voyage will occupy eighteen to nine¬ 
teen days, at the mean rato of twelve miles an 
hour; ranking twenty-two totwonty-threedays 
In all from Now York-a less time than Is now 
used In making tho voyage by tbo way of the 
Isthmus to Sat' Francisco. 
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PREVENTING GERMAN EMIGRATION. 
Some lime ago we stated tho fact that the 
German Government had threatened emigrat¬ 
ing Germans, proclaiming that they would he 
treated as outlaws. SI 111, the young men of 
Germany were willing to be so treated if they 
could once get lo the United States where they 
may become citizens. Now the Imperial Gov¬ 
ernment attempts to check the Ob I fin wing 
stream of emigration by compelling Hie Ger¬ 
man railway companies lo charge emigrants 
full faros for person ami Luggage over the r 
respective roads. Hitherto th.-sc companies 
have favored emigrants by reduced rates of 
fare. But emigration will mu cease. The Ger¬ 
man will leave more money in the hands nf the 
railway companies, but this action of the Gov¬ 
ernment of hisoountry will but Increase his 
desire and effort to get out of It. 
Caleb Cushing has arrived home from 
Geneva. 
The Empress of Russia will pass (he Winter at 
Jerusalam. 
Mr. Jenninos of the Times has gone on a 
Western tour. 
