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long lines of closed windows。 The approaches to the railway stations are 

blocked   with   cabs   piled   with   trunks   and   bicycles。   The   ;great   world;   is 

fleeing to the seashore or its CHATEAUX�察�and Paris will know it no more 

until January�察�for the French are a country´loving race�察�and since there has 

been no court�察�the aristocracy pass longer and longer periods on their own 

estates each year�察�partly from choice and largely to show their disdain for 

the republic and its entertainments。 

     The   shady  drives   in   the park�察  �which   only  a   day  or   two   ago   were   so 

brilliant with smart traps and spring toilets�察�are become a cool wilderness�察�

where      will   meet�察   �perhaps�察    �a  few    maiden     ladies   exercising      fat  dogs�察�

uninterrupted except by the watering´cart or by a few stray tourists in cabs。 

Now comes a delightful time for the real amateur of Paris and the country 

around�察�which is full of charming corners where one can dine at quiet little 

restaurants�察�overhanging the water or buried among trees。 You are sure of 

getting   the   best   of   attention   from   the   waiters�察  �and   the   dishes   you   order 

receive   all   the   cook's   attention。   Of   an   evening   the   Bois   is   alive   with   a 

myriad   of   bicycles�察  �their      lights   twinkling    among      the   trees   like  many´ 

colored fire´flies。 To any one who knows how to live there�察�Paris is at its 

best   in   the   last   half   of   June   and   July。   Nevertheless�察  �in   a   couple   of   days 

there will not be an American in Paris�察�London being the objective point�察�

for we love to be ;in at the death�察─�and a coronation�察�a musical festival�察�or 

a big race is sure to attract all our floating population。 



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     The Americans who have the hardest time in Paris are those who try to 

;run with the deer and hunt with the hounds�察─�as the French proverb has it�察�

who would fain serve God and Mammon。 As anything especially amusing 

is   sure   to   take   place   on   Sunday   in   this   wicked   capital�察  �our   friends   go 

through   agonies   of   indecision�察  �their   consciences   pulling   one   way�察  �their 

desire to amuse themselves the other。 Some find a middle course�察�it seems�察�

for    yesterday     this  conversation      was    overheard     on   the   steps   of   the 

American Church�此�

     FIRST AMERICAN LADY�此 �Are you going to stop for the sermon�拭─�

     SECOND AMERICAN   LADY�此   �I   am   so   sorry   I   can't�察  �but   the   races 

begin at one� ─�



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       CHAPTER 20 ´ ;The Treadmill。; 



       A HALF´HUMOROUS�察�half´pathetic epistle has been sent to me by a 

woman�察 �who   explains in it her particular perplexity。  Such   letters are   the 

windfalls   of   our   profession�   �For   what   is   more   attractive   than   to   have   a 

woman take you for her lay confessor�察�to whom she comes for advice in 

trouble�拭�opening her innocent heart for your inspection� �

     My   correspondent   complains   that   her   days   are   not   sufficiently   long�察�

nor   is   her   strength   great   enough�察  �for   the   thousand   and   one   duties   and 

obligations imposed upon her。 ;If�察─�she says�察 �a woman has friends and a 

small place in the world ´ and who has not in these days�拭 � she must golf 

or 'bike' or skate a bit�察�of a morning�察�then she is apt to lunch out�察�or have a 

friend or two in�察�to that meal。 After luncheon there is sure to be a 'class' of 

some kind that she has foolishly joined�察�or a charity meeting�察�matinee�察�or 

reception�察  �but   above   all�察  �there   are   her   'duty'   calls。   She   must   be   home   at 

five to make tea�察�that she has promised her men friends�察�and they will not 

leave until it is time for her to dress for dinner�察�'out' or at home�察�with often 

the opera�察�a supper�察�or a ball to follow。 It is quite impossible�察─�she adds�察�

;under these circumstances to apply one's self to anything serious�察�to read 

a book or even open a periodical。 The most one can accomplish is a glance 

at a paper。; 

     Indeed�察  �it   would   require   an   exceptional   constitution   to   carry   out   the 

above     programme�察      �not   to  mention     the  attention    that  a  woman      must 

��however   reluctantly��   give   to   her   house   and   her   family。   Where   are   the 

quiet hours to be found for self´culture�察�the perusal of a favorite author�察�or�察�

perhaps�察    �a  little  timid   ;writing;    on   her  own    account�拭    �Nor   does    this 

treadmill round fill a few months only of her life。 With slight variations of 

scene and costume�察�it continues through the year。 

     A painter�察�I know�察�was fortunate enough to receive�察�a year or two ago�察�

the commission to paint a well´known beauty。 He was delighted with the 

idea and convinced that he could make her portrait the best work of his life�察�

one that would be the stepping´stone to fame and fortune。 This was in the 

spring。 He was naturally burning to begin at once�察�but found to his dismay 

that the lady was just about starting for Europe。 So he waited�察�and at her 



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suggestion   installed   himself   a   couple   of   months   later   at   the   seaside   city 

where she had a cottage。 No one could be more charming than she was�察�

inviting him to dine and drive daily�察�but when he broached the subject of 

;sitting�察─�was ;too busy just that day。; Later in the autumn she would be 

quite at his disposal。 In the autumn�察�however�察�she was visiting�察�never ten 

days   in   the   same   place。   Early   winter   found   her   ;getting   her   house   in 

order�察─�a mysterious rite apparently attended with vast worry and fatigue。 

With     cooling     enthusiasm�察     �the  painter    called    and   coaxed     and   waited。 

November brought the opera and the full swing of a New York season。 So 

far   she    has   given   him    half   a  dozen     sittings�察 �squeezed      in  between     a 

luncheon�察�which made her ;unavoidably late�察─�for which she is charmingly 

;sorry�察─�and a reception that she was forced to attend�察�although ;it breaks 

my heart to leave just as you are beginning to work so well�察�but I really 

must�察�or the tiresome old cat who is giving the tea will be saying all sorts 

of    unpleasant     things    about    me。;    So   she    flits  off�察 �leaving    the   poor�察�

disillusioned   painter   before   his   canvas�察  �knowing   now   that   his   dream   is 

over�察  �that   in   a   month   or   two   his   pretty   sitter   will   be   off   again   to   New 

Orleans for   the carnival�察�or abroad�察  �and that his   weary round of   waiting 

will recommence。 He will be fortunate if some day it does not float back 

to him�察�in the mysterious way disagreeable things do come to one�察�that she 

has been heard to say�察 �I fear dear Mr。 Palette is not very clever�察�for I have 

been sitting to him for over a year�察�and he has really done nothing yet。; 

     He has been simply the victim of a state of affairs that neither of them 

were strong enough to break through。 It never entered into Beauty's head 

that   she   could   lead   a   life   different   from   her   friends。   She   was   honestly 

anxious to have a successful portrait of herself�察�but the sacrifice of any of 

her habits was more than she could make。 

     Who among my readers ��and I am tempted to believe they are all more 

sensible than the above young woman�� has not�察�during a summer passed 

with agreeable friends�察�made a thousand pleasant little plans with them for 

the   ensuing   winter�察   �   the   books   they   were   to   read   at   the   same   time�察  �the 

;exhibitions; they were to see�察�the visits to   our wonderful collections   in 

the   Metropolitan   Museum   or   private   galleries�察  �cosy   little   dinners�察  �etc。�拭�

And     who    has   not   found�察   �as  the   winter    slips  away�察   �that  few    of  these 



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charming        plans    have     been    carried     out�拭   �He    and    his   friends     have 

unconsciously fallen back into their ruts of former years�察�and the pleasant 

things   projected   have   been   brushed   aside   by   that   strongest   of   tyrants�察�

habit。 

     I   once   asked   a   very   great   lady�察  �whose   gracious   manner   was   never 

disturbed�察�who floated through the endless complications of her life with 

smiling   serenity�察  �how   she   achieved   this   Olympian   calm。   She   was   good 

enough to explain。 ;I make a list of what I want to do each day。 Then�察�as I 

find   my  day  passing�察  �or   I   get   behind�察  �or   tired�察  �I   throw   over   every  other 

engagement。 I could have done them all with hurry and fatigue。 I prefer to 

do one´half   and   enjoy  what   I  do。  If  I  go   to   a  house�察�it is to   remain   and 

appreciate whatever entertainment has been prepared for me。 I never offer 

to any hostess the slight of a hurried�察�DISTRAIT 'call��' with glances at my 

watch�察�and an 'on´the´wing' manner。 It is much easier not to go�察�or to send 

a card。; 

     This brings me around to a subject which I believe is one of the causes 

of my correspondent's dilemma。 I fear that she never can refuse anything。 

It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves�察�that they 

are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is 

going   to   ;be   amusing。;   It   rarely   is   different   from   the   others�察  �but   these 

people   are   convinced�察  �that

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