6. SHOPS, BAZAARS, MARKETS.
Shops. With the exception of the houses in the aristocratic
Faubourg St. Germain, there are few in Paris which have not
shops on the ground-floor. The most brilliant and attractive are
those on the Boulevards, especially the W. portion, in the Palais
Royal, the Rue de la Paix, Rue de Richelieu, Rue Vivienne and
in the new Rue de Rivoli.
Extensive haberdashers: Aux Villes de France, Rue Richelieu 104,
opposite the Passage des Princes, which leads to the Rue Vivienne;
A la Ville de Paris, Rue Montmartre 170. Silk-mercers: Au Louvre,
in the hotel of that name, Rue Rivoli; Compagnie Lyonnaise,
Boulevard des Capucines 37. In the Faubourg St. Germain: Au
Petit St. Thomas, Rue du Bac 27; Au Grand Condé, Rue de
Seine 85, 87.—Gallois-Gignoux, Boulevard de la Madeleine 21—23,
well-known for the rich and attractive display in the windows.
Beautiful copies of antiques in bronze sold by Barbedienne et
Comp., Boulevard Poissonnière 30; in the vicinity, (No. 20) Henri
et Demarson, one of the best shops in Paris for perfumery.
Giroux et Comp., Boulevard des Capucines 43, "bronzes, arts,
fantaisies," one of the largest shops of the kind in Paris. On the
approach of New Year's Day, the whole house is converted into
a vast shop and sometimes contains 1000 visitors at one time. —
Susse Frères, Place de la Bourse 31, a similar establishment.
Goupil et Comp., Boulevard Montmartre 19, engravings.
Cigars, from 5 to 50 c. each, seldom vary in quality in the
different shops, the manufacture and importation of tobacco
being a government monopoly. The principal depôts, however,
are on the Quay d'Orsay 63, and in the Grand Hôtel, Boulevard
des Capucines.
A list of shops where the ordinary requirements of the traveller
will be satisfied is given in the Introduction.
Bazaars. The most extensive is in the Boulevard Bonne
Nouvelle 20—22. Others: Boulevard Montmartre 12, opposite the
Rue Vivienne; Boulevard Poissonnière 27 ("Bazar de l'Industrie
Française"), fixed prices. These establishments afford a pleasant
and entertaining walk.
Dock du Campement, Boulevard Poissonnière 14, in the Maison
du Pont de Fer, a Bazar de Voyage; Godillot, a similar establishment,
Rue de la Paix 25, corner of the Boulevard des Capucines.
Auctions of every variety daily in the Hôtel des Ventes Mobilières,
Rue Drouot 5, at the back of the Grand Opéra; furniture
on the ground-floor; objects of art, pictures, coins etc. usually
on the first floor. The articles may be inspected by the public
on the day or morning previous to the sale. The auctioneers
are termed Commissaires Priseurs. — Book-auctions generally take
place in the evening at the Salle Silvestre, Rue des Bons-Enfants 28,
near the E. side of the Palais Royal.
Markets. The principal Flower-markets are held on Wednesdays
and Saturdays on the quay between the Quai Napoleon and
the Palais de Justice; on Tuesdays and Fridays on the N. and
E. sides of the church of Ste. Madeleine; on Mondays and Thursdays
near the Chàteau d'Eau, Boulevard St Martin, and also in
front of the Church of St. Sulpice.
The new *Halles Centrales, adjoining the church of St. Eustache
(Pl, white 7) are well deserving of a visit. A subterranean
railway is in course of construction to facilitate the introduction
of the commodities into the town. — In the vicinity, in the Place
des Innocents, is the beautiful fountain of that name, the work
of Jean Goujon, one of the victims of St. Bartholomew's night.
Another interesting covered market is the Marché St. Germain,
to the N. of the church of St. Sulpice.
The Halle aux Vins, or wine-depôt of Paris, adjoins the Jardin
des Plantes and extends for nearly half a mile along the bank
of the Seine. Some half million casks here lie in bond, the duty
being paid on their removal. — Ferd. Deiters and Co., Rue Taitbout
5, Boulevard des Italiens, may here be mentioned as one of
the many respectable firms of which pure Bordeaux may be
purchased. The prices per hogshead of 300 bottles (half a
hogshead may also be procured) average as follows: sound Médoc
table-wine 150 fr.; St. Julien 350 fr.; Château wines of the
Médoc 650 fr.; finest quality of the latter 1000 fr.; Château
Lafite, Ch. Latour and Ch. Margaux 1500—1700 fr. English duty
65 fr. (carriage to London 8 fr.), American at present 50 per
cent. of the value.
Marché aux Chevaux, S. of the Jardin des Plantes, on the
Boulevard de l'Hôpital (Pl., blue 10) on Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons. The traffic is principally in cart and other draught
horses. (Horses of superior breed are sold on Thursday 1—4 o'clock
at the "Tattersall Français", Rue Beaujon, and in the Champs
Elysées.) — In the same locality is held a dog-market on Sundays
12—2 o'clock, where many a lost favourite is recognized
and redeemed by its bereaved owner. At the Fourrière des Chiens,
in the adjoining Rue Poliveau, dogs found straying in the streets
are kept and fed for a week, after which they are destroyed if
not reclaimed.
