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Show HOME LIFE IN PARIS. Tho Typical Hon bo hold Js Redolent at Domesticity. Life in Paris meanB what it doea in all large cities; the good and the bad. The casual tourist sees, as a rule, only one side. As a race, the French are a merry-making people; their very natures na-tures seek and crave enjoyment. But their amusements are, therefore, not necessarily of an order below the ken of respectability. It ha sheen my pleasure pleas-ure to see something of French domestic do-mestic life, says a New York lady, and to hear more of it from sources away from prejudice. The affection which exists between the F !"eneh father and his daughter is beautiful and almost spiritual. Home and family means as much to him as it does to the resident of any other city under the sun. The French mother is not only a cook ; par excellence, but a perfect type of1 I housekeeper. By nature she is quick, 1 i and she accomplishes much more with ! less exertion than does her English sister. The education of her children is as a gospel to her. Her religious faith is strong, and she instills it into her children at the domestic board and at eventide. The parents live out of doors, but it is rare. Indeed, that you see children on the streets of Paris after reasonable hours. The' are taught to find their chief amusement in the home: and everything is done bv the French father and mother to see that the home is attractive to their children. One of the mot beautiful sights in the world is to see a well-regulated well-regulated French family, where you will find the atmosphere redolent with j domesticity. I |