PARIS
FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT DAY
VOLUME I
THE SEINE AT BOUGIVAL
PHOTOGRAVURE, AFTER THE PAINTING BY JULIUS L. STEWART
IL FLOTTE SANS ÊTRE SUBMERGÉ
PARIS
FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT DAY
VOLUME I
PHILADELPHIA
GEORGE BARRIE & SON, PUBLISHERS
COPYRIGHT, 1899, BY GEORGE BARRIE & SON
CONTENTS
VOLUME I
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I
GALLO-ROMAN AND PRE-MEDIÆVAL PERIODS
CHAPTER II
THE COURT AND THE UPPER CLASSES
CHAPTER III
THE BOURGEOIS AND THE LOWER CLASSES
INTRODUCTION
THE MARTYR; MEROVINGIAN PERIOD. By F. Bac, from atapestry.
INTRODUCTION
F the capital of the French nation, situated on the river Seine, weresimply the most beautiful, the wittiest, wickedest, and most artistic oftowns, if—as has been so often asserted (and not exclusively by thecitizens thereof)—the most commonplace and the most brilliant of humanmanifestations alike take on new qualities, texture, and interest themoment they become Parisien, then, indeed, would this city be entitledto be considered only with that mild offence which is the properintellectual attitude before all so-claimed earthly superlatives. ButParis is by no means to be so disposed of. The very peccability of herwit is demonstrated by the extravagant claims which it permits itself.No G