Tag: Paris
A Fire Ball in Paris 1906
The fire ball described in this account, published in 1906, seems to have an almost curious nature as it investigates a room and its occupants…
The Dress That Made Paris Vow to Reform Its Fashions in 1914
It was 1914 and Paris was all aplomb over a silly dress worn by an actress in public. Had Paris fashion gone to far, showing…
A Dueling School That Opened Up In Paris 1907
Imagine going to school for dueling so that you could shoot another man down if ever there was a quarrel. Such was the case in…
Paris Crime in 1902
Crime in the 1900s was everywhere, including Paris. What makes this old newspaper article on Parisian crime so fascinating are the crime guilds it discusses…
French Dinner of Souls
Here is a fascinating party idea that needs to be revived. The dinner of souls was once a trend among the Paris elite where each…
The Phantom Bandits of Paris
Paris in the early 1900s was more akin to the wild west of the United States than anything else. Lawlessness was everywhere. There were gangs…
