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was so rude to me when I spoke to her�察─�and her answer to her daughter 

when the girl said ��on arriving at a watering´place�� that she had noticed a 

very nice family ;who look as if they wanted to know us�察�Mamma�此─�

     ;Then�察�my dear�察─�replied Mamma Snob�察 �they certainly are not people 

we want to meet� ─�

     The men in French society are willing enough to make acquaintance 

with    foreigners。    You    may    see   the   youth   of   the  Faubourg      dancing     at 

American       balls  in   Paris�察 �or  running     over   for  occasional     visits  to  this 



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country。 But when it comes to taking their women´kind with them�察�it is a 

different   matter。    Americans       who   have   known      well´born     Frenchmen      at 

school     or  college    are   surprised�察   �on   meeting    them    later�察 �to   be  asked 

��cordially   enough��   to   dine   EN   GARCON   at   a   restaurant�察  �although   their 

Parisian     friend   is  married。    An   Englishman's      or   American's     first  word 

would be on a like occasion�此�

     ;Come and dine with me to´night。 I want to introduce you to my wife。; 

Such an idea would never cross a Frenchman's mind� �

     One American   I   know   is   a striking   example   of   this。   He   was born   in 

Paris�察�went to school and college there�察�and has lived in that city all his life。 

His sister married a French nobleman。 Yet at this moment�察�in spite of his 

wealth�察�his charming American wife�察�and many beautiful entertainments�察�

he   has   not   one   warm   French   friend�察  �or   the   ENTREE   on   a   footing   of 

intimacy to a single Gallic house。 

     There   is   no   analogy  between   the   English   aristocracy  and   the   French 

nobility�察�except that they are both antiquated institutions�察�the English is the 

more harmful on account of its legislative power�察�the French is the more 

pretentious。   The   House   of   Lords   is   the   most   open   club   in   London�察  �the 

payment of an entrance´fee in the shape of a check to a party fund being 

an all´sufficient sesame。 In France�察�one must be born in the magic circle。 

The spirit of the Emigration of 1793 is not yet extinct。 The nobles live in 

their own world ��how expressive the word is�察�seeming to exclude all the 

rest   of   mankind���察  �pining   after   an   impossible   RESTAURATION�察  �alien   to 

the   present   day�察  �holding   aloof   from   politics   for   fear   of   coming   in   touch 

with the masses�察�with whom they pride themselves on having nothing in 

common。 

     What leads many people astray on this subject is that there has formed 

around   this   ancient   society   a   circle   composed   of   rich   ;outsiders�察─  �who 

have married into good families�察�and of eccentric members of the latter�察�

who from a love of excitement or for interested motives have broken away 

from   their   traditions。   Newly   arrived   Americans   are   apt   to   mistake   this 

;world; for the real thing。 Into this circle it is not difficult for foreigners 

who are rich and anxious to see something of life to gain admission。 To be 

received by the ladies of this outer circle�察�seems to our compatriots to be 



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an    achievement�察      �until    they   learn    the   real   standing      of   their   new 

acquaintances。 

     No gayer houses�察�however�察�exist than those of the new set。 At their city 

or country houses�察�they entertain continually�察�and they are the people one 

meets toward five o'clock�察�on the grounds of the Polo Club�察�in the Bois�察�at 

FETES given by the Island Club of Puteaux�察�attending the race meetings�察�

or dining at American houses。 As far as amusement and fun go�察�one might 

seek much further and fare worse。 

     It is very�察�very rare that foreigners get beyond this circle。 Occasionally 

there is a marriage between an American girl and some Frenchman of high 

rank。 In these cases the girl is�察�as it were�察�swallowed up。 Her family see 

little of her�察�she rarely appears in general society�察�and�察�little by little�察�she is 

lost to her old friends and relations。 I know of several cases of this kind 

where     it  is  to  be  doubted     if  a  dozen   Americans      outside    of  the   girls' 

connections know that such women exist。 The fall in rents and land values 

has made the French aristocracy poor�察�it is only by the greatest economy 

��and it never entered into an American mind to conceive of such economy 

as   is   practised   among   them��   that   they   succeed   in     holding   on   to   their 

historical chateaux or beautiful city residences�察�so that pride plays a large 

part in the isolation in which they live。 

     The     fact   that  no    titles  are   recognized      officially   by   the   French 

government ��the most they can obtain being a ;courtesy; recognition�� has 

placed these people in a singularly false position。 An American girl who 

has   married   a   Duke  is   a   good deal   astonished   to   find   that   she is   legally 

only plain ;Madame So and So�察─�that when her husband does his military 

service   there   is   no   trace   of   the   high´sounding   title   to   be   found   in   his 

official papers。 Some years ago�察�a colonel was rebuked because he allowed 

the Duc d'Alencon to be addressed as ;Monseigneur; by the other officers 

of   his   regiment。  This   ought   to   make   ambitious   papas   reflect�察  �when   they 

treat themselves to titled sons´in´law。 They should at least try and get an 

article recognized by the law。 

     Most     of  what    is  written   here   is  perfectly    well   known     to  resident 

Americans in Paris�察�and has been the cause of gradually splitting that once 

harmonious settlement   into   two   perfectly  distinct   camps�察 �between   which 



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no love is lost。 The members of one�察�clinging to their countrymen's creed 

of having the best or nothing�察�have been contented to live in France and 

know but few French people�察�entertaining among themselves and marrying 

their daughters to Americans。 The members of the other�察�who have ;gone 

in; for French society�察�take what they can get�察�and�察�on the whole�察�lead very 

jolly lives。 It often happens ��perhaps it is only a coincidence�� that ladies 

who have not been very successful at home are partial to this circle�察�where 

they  easily  find   guests   for   their   entertainments   and   the   recognition   their 

souls long for。 

     What the future of the ;Great Faubourg; will be�察�it is hard to say。 All 

hope   of   a   possible   RESTAURATION   appears   to   be   lost。 Will   the   proud 

necks   that   refused   to   bend   to   the   Orleans   dynasty   or   the   two   ;empires; 

bow     themselves      to  the  republican     yoke�拭   �It  would    seem   as   if  it  must 

terminate in this way�察�for everything in this world must finish。 But the end 

is not yet�察�one cannot help feeling sympathy for people who are trying to 

live up to their traditions and be true to such immaterial idols as ;honor; 

and   ;family;   in   this   discouragingly   material   age�察  �when   everything   goes 

down   before   the   Golden   Calf。   Nor   does   one   wonder   that   men   who   can 

trace     their  ancestors     back    to   the   Crusades     should     hesitate    to  ally 

themselves with the last rich PARVENU who has raised himself from the 

gutter�察�or resent the ardor with which the latest importation of American 

ambition tries to chum with them and push its way into their life。 



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