CONTENTS.

PART I.

PARIS.

CHAPTER I.

Dieppe to Paris-A Parisian and his Residence-Seeking

Lodgings-The Wineseller

PAGE

13-24

CHAPTER II.

The Wine-Shop-A Walk to the Exposition Grounds-Barrack

and Soldiers-Paris Streets well designated-Street-Cars

-Titles-Post-Offices-Le Siècle upon the Society of St.

Joseph-A Public Square-The Army-Africa-Fellow-

Lodgers-The Court-Yard-Children sent to the Country

-The Banker's-The Madeleine

24-38

CHAPTER III.

Exposition Opens-An Evening Visit-Mourning The Pro-

fessor-Schools, Churches, Newspapers-The Exposition-

Ecclesiastics-Restaurant Duval-College of St. Ignatius

-A Public School-The Porter-A Private Family-The

Catechism in Public Schools-The Press not Free-Pub-

lic not admitted to Public Schools-The Deputy-Co-

Education of Sexes - A Guest-Beautiful Paris - The

French do not Emigrate

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39-54

CHAPTER IV.

Statues and Paintings at the Exposition—A Live Group-Our

Department Behindhand - Educational Exhibits-Book

Notices-An American Lady in Paris-Lying-In Houses

-The Milliner-The First Communion-Danger of being

Run Over-Taxes-Red Republicans—Our Cellar-Porce-

lain Stove—Soldiers—A Walk to the Luxembourg Palace

-Mr. Gréard's Office-The Concierges, or Doorkeepers-

Marriages-A Permit to Visit some of the Public Schools

-Little Dogs

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54-66

CHAPTER V.

The Luxembourg Gardens-The Pantheon-St. Étienne du

Mont-A Baptism-Lycée of Henry IV.-South Ameri-

cans A Lecture-Examination of Teachers-The Catholic

Clergy Protestant Divisions-Cheap Washing - Ver-

sailles-Decorations

. 66-79

CHAPTER VI.

An Asyle, or Infant School taught by Nuns-The Inspectress

-Prices-Octrois-In a Cage-A Communal or Gram-

mar School-Opinions on Religion-Separation of Bodies

and Goods, and Divorce-One Coming-Catholic Repub-

lics-Russian Sugar-Expenses of War, of Public Instruc-

tion, etc.-An American Lady's Dwelling-A French

Breakfast Reputation of Americans - The Communal

School again-Evening Conversation-Evening Escort . 79-98

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CHAPTER VII.

A Sunday Morning-Pennsylvania Laws of Marriage and

Divorce St. Augustine's Church - Asparagus Cold-

MacMahon and Gambetta-Uniform-A Protestant Pub-

lic School-Order-The Catechising at St. Augustine's, or

Preparation for First Communion-Street Sights-Boys'

Manual Labor School-An American Woman

98-112

CHAPTER VIII.

Hospital-A Creamery-The Garden of Plants-Streets clean

-Selling Potatoes-Talk with a Mechanic-The Napo-

leons-A Youthful Stranger-Want-Scholars at Church

-The Girls' Grammar School again-Girls in White for

First Communion-Women Printers-A Republican at

the Exposition-Registering the Baby's Birth-Various

Items A Morning Walk-Horses-The Shoemaker's Ser-

vant-Artichokes-Not to Call on Ascension-Day-Teeth

-No Directories-Birth Notices-Coming for Confirma-

tion-A Catholic Teacher

CHAPTER IX.

PAGE

112-129

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!-The Month of Mary-What

the Government pays the Clergy-The Syllabus of Pius

IX.-The Conscience and Heart-Who can Vote-Prosti-

tution-Catholic Clergy and Republicanism-Fourierism

-Economy and Neatness-The Jesuit College-Great

Number of Strangers at Paris-A Strange Sound-No

Public Meeting without a Permit-Food left at Restau-

rants-Shops open on Sunday; Shops closed-Ten Days

in Bed-News from New York-Invite the Poor-Om-

nibuses for School-Boys-A Lawyer- A Liberal Protes-

tant-What Victor says-The French Metric or Decimal

System-Officers who Retain their Places

CHAPTER X.

129-145

Another Infant School - Salaries - For whom a Parisian

Votes; for whom a Pennsylvanian-The Doctor-A New

Religion-Decorations- Girls' Normal School- Sunday

Excursions-American Bacon-An Herb-Box-Victor's

Marriage Phrenology-Street Sights.

CHAPTER XI.

146-161

Spending the Day with a Parisian-Père la Chaise-A Boy—
Anecdotes-Market Gardens-Exactness-Peace Societies
-Soldiers-Rooms to Let-Doctrinal Instruction at a

Normal School-The Communion-A Little Frenchman—

Judges and other Officers appointed-College of St. Ig-

natius-Coal-Subject for a Lecture-Working on Sunday

-The Batignolles Market-Square des Batignolles

CHAPTER XII.

PAGE

161-179

An Editor-Permission to Print a Paper-An Office-Holder

under Louis Napoleon-A Laundry-Salary of a Pro-

fessor-Company to Dinner-Mechanics in a Workshop-

A Seine Boat-A Professor losing his Place-Baptism

and the Communion - Peasants-Fear - The Louvre-

Cost of a Festival; of an Army-Debt of Paris; of

France-Insects-A Third Visit to a Normal School-

Alone Court-yards-Anonymous Letter .

CHAPTER XIII.

180-197

Statistics from Galignani-No Great Fires-A Dressmaker a

Politician-Paris a Great Hotel-The Shoemaker's Men-

Familiar Talk-Censorship-A Funeral Invitation-Suc-

cor for the Wounded-Chloroform - Notre Dame—A

Philadelphia Lady—The Idea of Glory-Seltzer Water;

Ice-The Commune—Another Laundry-Opinions differ

-A Newspaper

198-215

CHAPTER XIV.

Carrying Bread-Currents of Air-Titles-Advertising-

Morning Walk-The Shoemaker's Wife-"The Genera-

tion of the Empire"-Stealing-A Welcome-Whipping-

Peace Theatres; Prices-A Beautiful Illumination. 215-222

CHAPTER X V.

A Concert-Office of Contributions-Patois-Night-Ball-A

Fighting Woman-Paris Streets - Certain Opinions—

Jews and Americans-Interesting Conversation at a Din-

ner-Americans in Paris-The Press not Free-Statistics

from the Exposition-The Coming Congress of Women-

Irremovable Judges-St. Nicholas les Champs-The Por-

ter and the Baby-The International Congress-Banquets

-Certain Women.

222-239