Funerals In The French Capital

As a rule official tuuerals striice tne inhabitants of this fair city with the saine cheery enthusiasm as is inspired in an American town by the announcement that Barnum'a circus is going to parade the streets. There is ahvays a certain constraint in Anglo-Siixon countries at the sight of a funeral, for AngloSaxons have a horror and fear of death which is nonexistent in the.French character. The Parisiana have no special speet for nor any marked liread of the CitígortéÍTors!rFn' ratfisian is böt'fit or illor in trouble or_is overburdened by financial troubles lie is very apt to solve the problem of Ufo by committing nmcide, and so getting ont of it all with perfect philosophy and serene indifference. Life in Paris rans much more siuoothly trom the tact that no one as a rule Uves to be madly unhappy. Tho Parisians cease to live when they cea.sti