OLD AND NEW PARIS
Its History, its People, and its Places
BY
H. SUTHERLAND EDWARDS
AUTHOR OF “IDOLS OF THE FRENCH STAGE” “THE GERMANS IN FRANCE” “THE
RUSSIANS AT HOME” ETC. ETC.
VOL. I
WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS
C A S S E L L AND C O M P A N Y LIMITED
LONDON PARIS & MELBOURNE
1893
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
CONTENTS.
| [CHAPTER I.] | PAGE | |
| PARIS: A GENERAL GLANCE. | [1] | |
| [CHAPTER II.] | ||
| THE EXPANSION OF PARIS | ||
Lutetia—La Cité—Lutetia taken by Labienus—The Visit of Julian theApostate—Besieged by the Franks—The Norman Invasion—Gradual Expansionfrom the Île de la Cité to the Outer Boulevards—M. Thiers’s Line ofOutworks | [6] | |
| [CHAPTER III.] | ||
| THE LEFT BANK AND THE RIGHT. | ||
Paris and London—The Rive Gauche—The Quartier Latin—The Pantheon—TheLuxemburg—The School of Medicine—The School of Fine Arts—The Bohemiaof Paris—The Rive Droite—Paris Proper—The “West End” | [9] | |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | ||
| NOTRE DAME. | ||
The Cathedral of Notre Dame, a Temple to Jupiter—Cæsar andNapoleon—Relics in Notre Dame—Its History—Curious Legends—The “NewChurch”—Remarkable Religious Ceremonies—The Place de Grève—The Daysof Sorcery—“Monsieur de Paris”—Dramatic Entertainments—Coronation ofNapoleon | [12] | |
| [CHAPTER V.] | ||
| SAINT-GERMAIN-L’AUXERROIS | ||
The Massacre of St. Bartholomew—The Events that preceded it—Catherinede Medicis—Admiral Coligny—“The King-Slayer”—The Signal forthe Massacre—Marriage of the Duc de Joyeuse and Marguerite ofLorraine | [22] | |
| [CHAPTER VI.] | ||
| THE PONT-NEUF AND THE STATUE OF HENRI IV. | ||
The Oldest Bridge in Paris—Henri IV.—His Assassination byRavaillac—Marguerite of Valois—The Statue of Henri IV.—TheInstitute—The Place de Grève | [30] | |
| [CHAPTER VII.] | ||
| THE BOULEVARDS. | ||
From the Bastille to the Madeleine—BoulevardBeaumarchais—Beaumarchais—The Marriage of Figaro—TheBastille—The Drama in Paris—Adrienne Lecouvreur—Vincennes—The Ducd’Enghien—Duelling—Louis XVI | [43] | |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] | ||
| THE BOULEVARDS (continued). | ||
Hôtel Carnavalet—Hôtel Lamoignon—Place Royale—Boulevard duTemple—The Temple—Louis XVII—The Theatres—Astley’s Circus—AttemptedAssassination of Louis Philippe—Trial of Fieschi—The Café Turc—TheCafés—The Folies Dramatiques—Louis XVI. and the Opera—Murder of theDuke of Berri | [67] | |
| [CHAPTER IX.] | ||
| THE BOULEVARDS (continued). | ||
The Porte Saint-Martin—Porte Saint-Denis—The Burial Place ofthe French Kings—Funeral of Louis XV.—Funeral of the Count deChambord—Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle—Boulevard Poissonnière—BoulevardMontmartre—Frascati | [95] | |
| [CHAPTER X.] | ||
| BOULEVARD AND OTHER CAFÉS. | ||
The Café Littéraire—Café Procope—Café Foy—Bohemian Cafés—CaféMomus—Death of Molière—New Year’s Gifts | [107] | |
| [CHAPTER XI.] | ||
| THE BOULEVARDS (continued). | ||
The Opéra Comique of Paris—I Gelosi—The Don Juan ofMolière—Madame Favart—The Saint-Simonians | [115] | |
| [CHAPTER XII.] | ||
| THE BOULEVARDS (continued). | ||
La Maison Dorée—Librairie Nouvelle—Catherine II. and theEncyclopædia—The House of Madeleine Guimard | [122] | |
| [CHAPTER XIII.] | ||
| PLACE DE LA CONCORDE. | ||
Its History—Louis XV.—Fireworks—The Catastrophe in 1770—Place de laRévolution—Louis XVI.—The Directory | [143] | |
| [CHAPTER XIV.] | ||
| THE PLACE VENDÔME. | ||
The Column of Austerlitz—The Various Statues of Napoleon TakenDown—The Church of Saint-Roch—Mlle. Raucourt—Joan of Arc | [155] | |
| [CHAPTER XV.] | ||
| THE JACOBIN CLUB. | ||
The Jacobins—Chateaubriand’s Opinion of Them—Arthur Young’sDescriptions—The New Club | [161] | |
| [CHAPTER XVI.] | ||
| THE PALAIS ROYAL. | ||
Richelieu’s Palace—The Regent of Orleans—The Duke ofOrleans—Dissipation in the Palais Royal—The Palais National—TheBirthplace of Revolutions | [166] | |
| [CHAPTER XVII.] | ||
| THE COMÉDIE FRANÇAISE. | ||
Its History—The Roman Comique—Under Louis XV.—During theRevolution—Hernani | [172] | |
| [CHAPTER XVIII.] | ||
| THE NATIONAL LIBRARY AND THE BOURSE. | ||
The “King’s Library”—Francis I. and the Censorship—The ImperialLibrary—The Bourse | [187] | |
| [CHAPTER XIX.] | ||
| THE LOUVRE AND THE TUILERIES. | ||
The Louvre—Origin of the Name—The Castle—Francis I.—Catherine deMedicis—The Queen’s Apartments—Louis XIV. and the Louvre—The Museumof the Louvre—The Picture Galleries—The Tuileries—The NationalAssembly—Marie Antoinette—The Palace of Napoleon III.—“PetiteProvence” | [193] | |
| [CHAPTER XX.] | ||
| THE CHAMPS ÉLYSÉES AND THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE. | ||
The Champs Élysées—The Élysée Palace—Longchamps—The Bois deBoulogne—The Château de Madrid—The Château de la Muette—The Place del’Étoile | [218] | |
| [CHAPTER XXI.] | ||
| THE CHAMP DE MARS AND PARIS EXHIBITIONS. | ||
The Royal Military School of Louis XV.—The National Assembly—ThePatriotic Altar—The Festival of the Supreme Being—OtherFestivals—Industrial Exhibitions—The Eiffel Tower—TheTrocadéro | [229] | |
| [CHAPTER XXII.] | ||
| THE HÔTEL DE VILLE AND CENTRAL PARIS. | ||
The Hôtel de Ville—Its History—In 1848—The Communards | [242] | |
| [CHAPTER XXIII.] | ||
| THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE. | ||
The Palais de Justice—Its Historical Associations—Disturbances inParis—Successive Fires—During the Revolution—The Administration ofJustice—The Sainte-Chapelle | [250] | |
| [CHAPTER XXIV.] | ||
| THE FIRE BRIGADE AND THE POLICE. | ||
The Sapeurs-pompiers—The Prefect of Police—The Garde Républicaine—TheSpy System | [270] | |
| [CHAPTER XXV.] | ||
| THE PARIS HOSPITALS. | ||
The Place du Parvis—The Parvis of Notre Dame—The Hôtel-Dieu—Mercier’sCriticisms | [276] | |
| [CHAPTER XXVI.] | ||
| CENTRAL PARIS. | ||
The Hôtel de Ville—Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie—Rue Saint-Antoine—TheReformation | [281] | |
| [CHAPTER XXVII.] | ||
| CENTRAL PARIS (continued). | ||
Rue de Venise—Rachel—St.-Nicholas-in-the-Fields—The Conservatoire desArts et Métiers—The Gaieté—Rue des Archives—The Mont de Piété—TheNational Printing Office—The Hôtel Lamoignon | [298] | |
| [CHAPTER XXVIII.] | ||
| CENTRAL PARIS (continued). | ||
The Rue Saint-Denis—Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles—GeorgeCadoudal—Saint-Eustache—The Central Markets—The General PostOffice | [311] | |
| [CHAPTER XXIX.] | ||
| THE “NATIONAL RAZOR.” | ||
The Rue de l’Arbre Sec—Dr. Guillotin—Dr. Louis—The Guillotine—TheFirst Political Execution | [327] | |
| [CHAPTER XXX.] | ||
| THE EXECUTIONER. | ||
The Executioner—His Taxes and Privileges—Monsieur de Paris—Victor ofNîmes | [330] | |
| [CHAPTER XXXI.] | ||
| PÈRE-LACHAISE. | ||
The Cemeteries of Clamart and Picpus—Père-Lachaise—LaVillette and Chaumont—The Conservatoire—Rue Laffitte—TheRothschilds—Montmartre—Clichy | [333] | |
| [CHAPTER XXXII.] | ||
| PARIS DUELS. | ||
The Legal Institution of the Duel—The Congé de la Bataille—In theSixteenth Century—Jarnac—Famous Duels | [345] | |
| [CHAPTER XXXIII.] | ||
| THE STUDENTS OF PARIS. | ||
Paris Students—Their Character—In the Middle Ages—At theRevolution—Under the Directory—In 1814—In 1819—Lallemand—In theRevolution of 1830 | [355] | |
| [CHAPTER XXXIV.] | ||
| THE RAG-PICKER OF PARIS. | ||
The Chiffonier or Rag-picker—His Methods and Hours of Work—HisCharacter—A Diogenes—The Chiffonier de Paris | [360] | |
| [CHAPTER XXXV.] | ||
| THE BOHEMIAN OF PARIS. | ||
Béranger’s Bohemians—Balzac’s Definition—Two Generations—HenriMürger | [365] | |
| [CHAPTER XXXVI.] | ||
| THE PARIS WAITER. | ||
The Garçon—The Development of the Type—The Garçon’s Daily Routine—HisAmbitions and Reverses | [369] | |
| [CHAPTER XXXVII.] | ||
| THE PARIS COOK. | ||
Brillat Savarin on the Art of Cooking—The Cook and the Roaster—Cookingin the Seventeenth Century—Louis XV.—Mme. de Maintenon | [372] | |
