[CONTENTS]
[FOOTNOTES]
[TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE]
THE AMERICAN
IN
PARIS.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
LONDON:
HENRY COLBURN, PUBLISHER,
GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.
1838.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY STEWART AND MURRAY,
OLD BAILEY.
CONTENTS.
| [LETTER XII] | |
|---|---|
| Mass at St. Roch for Admiral de Rigny.—The Abbé Lacordaireat Notre Dame.—State of the French Church.—St.Genevieve.—St. Etienne du Mont.—The Americanchild at Prayers.—St. Medard.—Its Miracles.—Chapellede St. Nicholas.—The Madelaine.—NotreDame.—St. Denis.—St. Sulpice.—The Church Service.—Celibacyof the Clergy.—American Churches.—Mannerof keeping Sunday | [p. 1-30] |
| [LETTER XIII] | |
| Père la Chaise.—Funeral of Bellini.—Grave-Merchants.—Descriptionof the Cemetery.—Graves of the Rich andthe Poor.—The Fête des Morts.—Tomb of Abelard andHeloise.—Remarkable personages buried there.—TheAristocracy of the Grave.—Monument of Foy.—Inscription.—Graveyards in Cities and Towns.—French regulationsfor the inhumation of the dead | [p. 31-71] |
| [LETTER XIV] | |
| The Louvre.—Patronage of the Fine Arts.—The Luxembourg.—ThePalais des Beaux Arts.—The Sêvres Porcelain.—TheGobelins.—Manners of the common Peoplein Paris.—A fair Cicerone.—Her remarks on Painting.—TheFrench, Flemish, and Italian Schools.—EnglishPatronage of Art.—The New National Gallery.—SirChristopher Wren.—A tender Adieu | [p. 72-98] |
| [LETTER XV] | |
| The Schools.—State of Literature.—Minister of PublicInstruction.—Education in France.—Prussian System.—ParochialSchools.—Normal Schools.—Institutions ofParis.—Public Libraries.—Machinery of French Justice.—TheJudges.—Eloquence of the Bar.—Medicine.—Corporationsof Learning.—Their Evils.—The FrenchInstitute.—Pretended New System of Instruction.—Professorsof Paris | [p. 99-138] |
| [LETTER XVI] | |
| Ladies’ Boarding Schools.—Names of Professors in theProspectus.—System of Education.—American Schools.—Preferencefor Science.—High Intellectual Acquirementsnot approved.—Learned Women.—AmericanGirls.—Comparison of French and American Society.—Thecare to preserve Female Beauty.—Expression ofthe Mouth.—Dress of American Women.—Notions ofthe Maternal Character.—Studies in Ladies’ Schools.—LiteraryAssociations.—Société Geographique.—FrenchLady Authors.—LivingWriters.—Chateaubriand—Beranger—Lamartine—VictorHugo—Casimir de laVigne—Alfred de Vigny—Guizot—Thiers—ThièrrySégur—Lacretelle—Sismondi | [p. 139-163] |
| [LETTER XVII] | |
| The Theatres.—Mademoiselle Mars.—Théatre Royal.—Italien.—Grisi.—AcadémieRoyal de Musique.—Taglioni.—MissFanny Elsler.—The Variètés.—TheOdéon.—Mademoiselle George.—Hamlet.—RepublicanSpirit of the Age.—Character of the French Stage.—Machineryof the Drama.—The Claqueurs.—Supply ofNew Pieces.—The Vaudevillists.—M. Scribe.—TheDiorama.—Concerts.—Music | [p. 164-187] |
| [LETTER XVIII] | |
| Parisian habits.—The Chaussée d’Antin.—Season of Bonbons.—Jourde l’An.—Commencement of the Season.—TheCarnival.—Reception at the Tuileries.—Lady Granville.—TheRoyal Family.—Court Ceremonies.—Ballat the Hotel de Ville.—French Beauty.—A Bal deCharité.—Lord Canterbury.—Bulwer.—Sir SydneySmith.—The Court Balls.—Splendid Scene.—The PrincessAmelia.—Comparison between Country and CityLife | [p. 188-210] |
| [LETTER XIX] | |
| Execution of Fieschi.—The French House of Commons.—FrenchEloquence.—Thiers.—Guizot.—Berryer.—Abuseof America.—The Chamber of Peers.—Interiorof the Madelaine.—Bribery.—False Oaths.—The MiddleClasses.—America and England.—Opinions of America.—EnglishTravellers in America.—Mrs. Trollope.—CaptainBasil Hall.—Miss Fanny Kemble.—Test ofgood breeding in America.—American feelings towardsEngland.—Their mutual Interests | [p. 211-234] |
| [LETTER XX] | |
| The Dancing Fever.—The Grand Masquerade.—Fooleriesof the Carnival.—Mardi Gras.—Splendid Equipages.—Masquerades.—AnAdventure.—Educated Women.—TheMenus-Plaisirs.—A Fancy Ball.—Porte St. Martin.—TheMasked Balls.—Descente de la Courtille.—Endof the Carnival.—Birth-Day of Washington | [p. 235-252] |
| [LETTER XXI] | |
| Evening Parties at the Duchess d’Abrantes.—Mode ofAdmission.—The Weather.—Suicides.—Madame leNorman the Sibyl.—Parisian Réunions.—Manners ofFrenchwomen.—American Soirées.—Furniture.—Hintson Etiquette.—Manners in Parisian High Life.—Conversation.—Dress.—Qualificationsfor an Exquisite.—Smoking.—Rulesfor Dinner | [p. 253-283] |
| [LETTER XXII] | |
| The Lap-Dog.—The Dame Blanche.—The Beauty in aGallery.—The Lingère.—Madame Frederic.—Fête deLongchamps.—Parisian Fashions.—Holy Concerts.—PrettyWomen.—Empire of Fashion.—Reign of Beauty.—TheFashionable Lady | [p. 284-303] |
| [LETTER XXIII] | |
| Return of Spring.—A New Venus.—The Artesian Well.—Montmartre.—Donjonof Vincennes.—St. Ouen.—St.Germain.—The Pretender.—Machine de Marli.—Versailles.—TheWater-works.—The Swiss Garden.—Trianon.—Racesat Chantilly.—Stables of the GreatCondé—Lodgings in a French Village.—A DomesticOccurrence.—The Boots.—The Alarm.—The Bugs.—Extractfrom Pepys.—Delights of Chantilly.—UnluckyDays.—Solitude in a Crowd.—The Cure.—The King’sBirth-day.—The Concert.—The Fire-works.—The Illuminations.—TheBuffoons.—Punch.—The Eating Department.—TheMat de Cocagne | [p. 304-340] |