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Title: Old and New Paris: Its History, Its People, and Its Places, v. 1

Author: H. Sutherland Edwards

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BOULEVARD DES ITALIENS.

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 the Apostate—Besieged by the Franks—The Norman Invasion—Gradual Expansion from the Île de la Cité to the Outer Boulevards—M. Thiers’s Line of Outworks	6
CHAPTER III.
THE LEFT BANK AND THE RIGHT.
Paris and London—The Rive Gauche—The Quartier Latin—The Pantheon—The Luxemburg—The School of Medicine—The School of Fine Arts—The Bohemia of Paris—The Rive Droite—Paris Proper—The “West End”	9
CHAPTER IV.
NOTRE DAME.
The Cathedral of Notre Dame, a Temple to Jupiter—Cæsar and Napoleon—Relics in Notre Dame—Its History—Curious Legends—The “New Church”—Remarkable Religious Ceremonies—The Place de Grève—The Days of Sorcery—“Monsieur de Paris”—Dramatic Entertainments—Coronation of Napoleon	12
CHAPTER V.
SAINT-GERMAIN-L’AUXERROIS
The Massacre of St. Bartholomew—The Events that preceded it—Catherine de Medicis—Admiral Coligny—“The King-Slayer”—The Signal for the Massacre—Marriage of the Duc de Joyeuse and Marguerite of Lorraine	22
CHAPTER VI.
THE PONT-NEUF AND THE STATUE OF HENRI IV.
The Oldest Bridge in Paris—Henri IV.—His Assassination by Ravaillac—Marguerite of Valois—The Statue of Henri IV.—The Institute—The Place de Grève	30
CHAPTER VII.
THE BOULEVARDS.
From the Bastille to the Madeleine—Boulevard Beaumarchais—Beaumarchais—The Marriage of Figaro—The Bastille—The Drama in Paris—Adrienne Lecouvreur—Vincennes—The Duc d’Enghien—Duelling—Louis XVI	43
CHAPTER VIII.
THE BOULEVARDS (continued).
Hôtel Carnavalet—Hôtel Lamoignon—Place Royale—Boulevard du Temple—The Temple—Louis XVII—The Theatres—Astley’s Circus—Attempted Assassination of Louis Philippe—Trial of Fieschi—The Café Turc—The Cafés—The Folies Dramatiques—Louis XVI. and the Opera—Murder of the Duke of Berri	67
CHAPTER IX.
THE BOULEVARDS (continued).
The Porte Saint-Martin—Porte Saint-Denis—The Burial Place of the French Kings—Funeral of Louis XV.—Funeral of the Count de Chambord—Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle—Boulevard Poissonnière—Boulevard Montmartre—Frascati	95
CHAPTER X.
BOULEVARD AND OTHER CAFÉS.
The Café Littéraire—Café Procope—Café Foy—Bohemian Cafés—Café Momus—Death of Molière—New Year’s Gifts	107
CHAPTER XI.
THE BOULEVARDS (continued).
The Opéra Comique of Paris—I Gelosi—The Don Juan of Molière—Madame Favart—The Saint-Simonians	115
CHAPTER XII.
THE BOULEVARDS (continued).
La Maison Dorée—Librairie Nouvelle—Catherine II. and the Encyclopædia—The House of Madeleine Guimard	122
CHAPTER XIII.
PLACE DE LA CONCORDE.
Its History—Louis XV.—Fireworks—The Catastrophe in 1770—Place de la Révolution—Louis XVI.—The Directory	143
CHAPTER XIV.
THE PLACE VENDÔME.
The Column of Austerlitz—The Various Statues of Napoleon Taken Down—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’s Descriptions—The New Club	161
CHAPTER XVI.
THE PALAIS ROYAL.
Richelieu’s Palace—The Regent of Orleans—The Duke of Orleans—Dissipation in the Palais Royal—The Palais National—The Birthplace of Revolutions	166
CHAPTER XVII.
THE COMÉDIE FRANÇAISE.
Its History—The Roman Comique—Under Louis XV.—During the Revolution—Hernani	172
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE NATIONAL LIBRARY AND THE BOURSE.
The “King’s Library”—Francis I. and the Censorship—The Imperial Library—The Bourse	187
CHAPTER XIX.
THE LOUVRE AND THE TUILERIES.
The Louvre—Origin of the Name—The Castle—Francis I.—Catherine de Medicis—The Queen’s Apartments—Louis XIV. and the Louvre—The Museum of the Louvre—The Picture Galleries—The Tuileries—The National Assembly—Marie Antoinette—The Palace of Napoleon III.—“Petite Provence”	193
CHAPTER XX.
THE CHAMPS ÉLYSÉES AND THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE.
The Champs Élysées—The Élysée Palace—Longchamps—The Bois de Boulogne—The Château de Madrid—The Château de la Muette—The Place de l’Étoile	218
CHAPTER XXI.
THE CHAMP DE MARS AND PARIS EXHIBITIONS.
The Royal Military School of Louis XV.—The National Assembly—The Patriotic Altar—The Festival of the Supreme Being—Other Festivals—Industrial Exhibitions—The Eiffel Tower—The Trocadéro	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 in Paris—Successive Fires—During the Revolution—The Administration of Justice—The Sainte-Chapelle	250
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE FIRE BRIGADE AND THE POLICE.
The Sapeurs-pompiers—The Prefect of Police—The Garde Républicaine—The Spy System	270
CHAPTER XXV.
THE PARIS HOSPITALS.
The Place du Parvis—The Parvis of Notre Dame—The Hôtel-Dieu—Mercier’s Criticisms	276
CHAPTER XXVI.
CENTRAL PARIS.
The Hôtel de Ville—Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie—Rue Saint-Antoine—The Reformation	281
CHAPTER XXVII.
CENTRAL PARIS (continued).
Rue de Venise—Rachel—St.-Nicholas-in-the-Fields—The Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers—The Gaieté—Rue des Archives—The Mont de Piété—The National Printing Office—The Hôtel Lamoignon	298
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CENTRAL PARIS (continued).
The Rue Saint-Denis—Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles—George Cadoudal—Saint-Eustache—The Central Markets—The General Post Office	311
CHAPTER XXIX.
THE “NATIONAL RAZOR.”
The Rue de l’Arbre Sec—Dr. Guillotin—Dr. Louis—The Guillotine—The First Political Execution	327
CHAPTER XXX.
THE EXECUTIONER.
The Executioner—His Taxes and Privileges—Monsieur de Paris—Victor of Nîmes	330
CHAPTER XXXI.
PÈRE-LACHAISE.
The Cemeteries of Clamart and Picpus—Père-Lachaise—La Villette and Chaumont—The Conservatoire—Rue Laffitte—The Rothschilds—Montmartre—Clichy	333
CHAPTER XXXII.
PARIS DUELS.
The Legal Institution of the Duel—The Congé de la Bataille—In the Sixteenth Century—Jarnac—Famous Duels	345
CHAPTER XXXIII.
THE STUDENTS OF PARIS.
Paris Students—Their Character—In the Middle Ages—At the Revolution—Under the Directory—In 1814—In 1819—Lallemand—In the Revolution of 1830	355
CHAPTER XXXIV.
THE RAG-PICKER OF PARIS.
The Chiffonier or Rag-picker—His Methods and Hours of Work—His Character—A Diogenes—The Chiffonier de Paris	360
CHAPTER XXXV.
THE BOHEMIAN OF PARIS.
Béranger’s Bohemians—Balzac’s Definition—Two Generations—Henri Mürger	365
CHAPTER XXXVI.
THE PARIS WAITER.
The Garçon—The Development of the Type—The Garçon’s Daily Routine—His Ambitions and Reverses	369
CHAPTER XXXVII.
THE PARIS COOK.
Brillat Savarin on the Art of Cooking—The Cook and the Roaster—Cooking in the Seventeenth Century—Louis XV.—Mme. de Maintenon	372

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

[Illustrations have been moved from within paragraphs for ease of reading.
(note of e-text transcriber.)]

Boulevard des Italiens	Frontispiece
Place de la Concorde	1
The Left Bank of the Seine, from Notre Dame	4
Right Bank of the Seine, from Notre Dame	5
On the Boulevards—Corner of Place de l’Opéra	8
Théâtre Français	9
A Street Scene	11
Notre Dame	12
The Choir Stalls, Notre Dame	13
Rue du Cloitre	16
Apsis of Notre Dame	17
The Leaden Spire, Notre Dame	20
Gargoyles in the Sacristy, Notre Dame	21
Church of Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois	24
(Map) Principal Streets of Paris	25
Scene during the Massacre of St. Bartholomew	28
The Pont-Neuf and the Louvre, from the Quai des Augustins	30
By the Pont-Neuf	32
Seine Fishers	32
View from the Pavilion de Flore	facing 33
The Pont-Neuf and the Mint	33
Statue of Henri IV. on the Pont-Neuf	36
The Institute	37
The Pont-Neuf from the Island	40
View from the Western Point of the Île de la Cité	41
Place de la Bastille and Column of July	45
Junction of Grands Boulevards and Rue and Faubourg Montmartre	48
The Bastille	49
The Conquerors of the Bastille	53
À la Robespierre	56
A Lady of 1793	56
A Tricoteuse	56
Map showing the Extension of Paris	57
Adrienne Lecouvreur	61
A Duel in the Bois de Boulogne	64
The Seine from Notre Dame	facing 65
Recruits	65
Hôtel Carnavalet	68
Hôtel Lamoignon	69
Statue of Louis XIII. in the Place des Vosges	71
The Place des Vosges, formerly Place Royale	72
The Arcade in the Place des Vosges	73
The Winter Circus in the Boulevard des Filles de Calvaire	77
Louis Philippe	80
Attempted Assassination of Louis Philippe	81
A Parisian Café	84
Place de la République	85
Frédéric Lemaître	89
Porte Saint-Martin and the Renaissance Theatre	92
Church of Saint-Méry, Rue Saint-Martin	93
Apsis of Church of Saint-Méry, Rue Brisemiche	96
Notre Dame	facing 97
Entrance to the Faubourg Saint-Denis	97
Boulevard and Porte Saint-Denis	101
Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle and the Gymnase Theatre	104
The Boulevard Montmartre	105
Entrance to the Théâtre des Variétés, Boulevard Montmartre	109
Cafés on the Boulevard Montmartre	112
Molière	113
Street Coffee Stall	114
Boulevard des Italiens	116
The 6th of June; the Last of the Insurrection	121
Marivaux	124
Paris in the Seventeenth Century	125
Rue de la Chaussée d’Antin	128
View from the Roof of the Opera House	facing 129
Mlle. Clairon	129
View from the Balcony of the Opera	132
Avenue de l’Opéra	133
One of the Domes of the Opera House	135
Eastern Pavilion, Opera House	136
The Public Foyer, Opera House	137
Western Pavilion, Opera House	140
The Staircase of the Opera House	141
The Madeleine	144
Interior of the Madeleine	145
Place de la Concorde	149
Place de la Concorde, from the Terrace of the Tuileries	152
Trial of Louis XVI	153
Top of the Vendôme Column	155
The Place Vendôme	157
Rue Castiglione	160
A First Night at the Comédie Française—The Foyer	facing 161
Mirabeau	161
Robespierre	164
The Palais Royal	165
Gardens of the Palais Royal	168
The Palais Royal after the Siege	169
The Montpensier Gallery, Palais Royal	170
Entrance to the Comédie Française	172
The Public Foyer, Comédie Française	173
The Green Room, Comédie Française	176
Molière	177
Corneille	180
Voltaire	181
The Committee of the Comédie Française: Alexandre Dumas (the younger) Reading a Play	185
Behind the Scenes, Comédie Française	186
Entrance to the National Library in the Rue des Petits Champs	188
The Bourse	189
The Apollo Gallery—The Louvre	facing 193
The Louvre, from the Place du Carrousel	193
The Old Louvre (Pierre Lescot’s Façade)	195
The Colonnade of the Louvre	196
Portion of the Façade of Henri IV.’s Gallery, Louvre	197
Top of the Marsan Pavilion, Louvre	200
The Marsan and Flora Pavilions, Louvre, from the Pont-Royal	201
The Richelieu Pavilion	205
The Tuileries in the Eighteenth Century	208
The Terrace, Tuileries Gardens	209
The Tuileries Gardens	209
Lion in the Tuileries Gardens	211
The Chestnuts of the Tuileries	212
Louis XVI. Stopped at Varennes by Drouet	213
The Royal Family at Varennes	216
Monument to Gambetta, Place du Carrousel	217
The Horses of Marly, Champs Élysées	220
The Elysée	221
Saint-Philippe du Roule	221
The Great Lake, Bois de Boulogne	223
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne	224
Arc de Triomphe	facing 225
Avenue des Champs Élysées	225
Avenue Marigny, Champs Élysées	227
Fountain in the Champs Élysées	228
The Champ de Mars, 1889	229
The Military School, Champ de Mars	232
General La Fayette	233
The Palais de l’Industrie, Champs Élysées	236
View Showing Exhibition of 1889	237
View from the First Platform of the Eiffel Tower	240
The Trocadéro	241
Hôtel de Ville in the Fifteenth Century	244
Attack on the Hôtel de Ville, 1830	245
Statue of Étienne Marcel on the Quai Hôtel de Ville	246
The Municipal Council Chamber, Hôtel de Ville	248
Île St. Louis	249
The Quai de l’Horloge	252
Pont au Change and Palais de Justice	253
The Clock of the Palais de Justice	255
Entrance to the Court of Assize	256
The Palais de Justice	facing 257
The Palais de Justice and Sainte-Chapelle	257
The Façade of the Old Palais de Justice	260
The Salle des Pas Perdus	261
Police Carriages	263
The Conciergerie, Palais de Justice	264
The Sainte-Chapelle	265
The Lower Chapel of the Sainte-Chapelle	267
The Upper Chapel of the Sainte-Chapelle	268
The Tribunal of Commerce	269
A Pompier	272
A Guardian of the Peace	273
An Orderly of the Garde de Paris	274
A Gendarme	277
Principal Court of the Hôtel-Dieu	280
Rue de Rivoli	281
Façade of the Church of St. Gervais and St. Protais; and the Apsis, from the Rue des Barres	284
Tower of Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie	285
Hôtel de Beauvais	286
Church of St. Louis and St. Paul	288
Rue de Rivoli and Hôtel de Ville	facing 289
Rue Grenier-sur-l’eau	289
The Pont-Marie	292
Rue Saint Louis-en-l’Île	293
Pont au Change, Place du Châtelet, and Boulevard de Sebastopol	296
The Palmier Fountain, Place du Châtelet	297
Rue de Venise	299
St. Nicholas-in-the-Fields	300
The Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers	301
The Vertbois Tower and Fountain	303
The Gaieté Theatre	304
In the Temple Market	305
The Temple Market	305
Sixteenth Century Cloisters, Rue des Billettes	307
Palace of the National Archives	308
Hôtel de Hollande	309
Turret at Corner of Rues Vieille du Temple and Francs Bourgeois	309
Rue de Birague, leading to the Place des Vosges	311
Fountain of the Innocents	312
Saint-Eustache	313
A Market Scene	315
An Auction Sale of Poultry in the Central Market	316
Rue Rambuteau in the Early Morning	317
On the Way to the Central Markets	319
The Fish Market	320
Interior of the Mont de Piété, Rue Capron	facing 321
The General Post Office	321
The Poste Restante	321
The Public Hall, General Post Office	323
The Telephone Room at the General Post Office	324
Place des Victoires	325
Rue de la Vrillière	328
In Père-Lachaise	333
Parc des Buttes Chaumont	336
Montmartre	340
The Synagogue in the Rue de la Victoire	341
St. Peter’s Church, Montmartre	343
The Bells of St. Peter’s	343
The New Municipal Reservoir and the Church of the Sacred Heart, Montmartre	344
The Caulaincourt Bridge, Montmartre	344
In the Parc Monceau	345
Diana of Poitiers	348
Marshal Ney	352
The Race-course, Longchamps	facing 353
Camille Desmoulins	356
The Polytechnic School	357
Notre Dame from the Pont Saint-Louis	360
A Rag-picker	361
A Rag-picker	364
The Boulevard Poissonière	368
Selling Goats	369
The Bird Market	373
Madame de Maintenon	375

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