Paris, Aug. 1. long Paris season, brimful of Bocial, artistic and sporting events fand perhaps the most brilliant that has taken place since the wa feome to an end with the Davis Cup fotch. The time has come when one who protends to be anybody Mhould be seen in Paris. Tf you happen to encounter your best friend on the boulevards, the only plausible excuse that either of you can make that you have been called back by business for a few days while moving from one resort to another. Aho displays of what the dress.) makers call their "collections" _of ext season's frocks are in progress and are attracting, as usual, whole tale buyers from various parts of the world, but in a few days this Important' commercial operation will finished and Paris will then be enrively in the hands of the visitors far as its luxury and entertain-rent aspects are concerned, The racing season in the Paris district wound up yesterday at Chan-filly, and this kind of sport will now be transferred to Deauville and other fashionable resorts on the north ast. The brllianey of the seaton has been largely due to that of the oather, Wo have had one of the (Of-fashioned summers for which we Rudve been crying out for years. part from one thunderstorm, Pari id not have a drop of rain in July. auf such Is the inconsistency of tminn nature that people became abso-Tutely tired of sunshine. A great! {fany restaurant and cafe propyiefors took advantage of the situation put up their prices in all ports of expected ways, and complaints
Ghargingy ave loud and general. As one th eau de fas Cover ferenanple, Fre 190 for four dink fi¥ee of which were mineral water, ay Bt, Cloud racecourse buffet!
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