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silk, with a wreath of white roses around her head.
A canopy was held over her, and at her side walked another young girl, dressed also in white, but of a less expensive material.
This, they told me, was the rosiere of the year before who, according to custom, waited upon her successor to the dignity.
Upon the mayor devolved the duty of officially greeting and complimenting the rosiere.
M. Passy's oration followed.
His theme was religious toleration.
As an instance of this he told us how, during the funeral of the great Channing in Boston, Bishop Fenwick had caused the bells of the cathedral to be tolled, in homage to the memory of his illustrious friend.
It appeared to me whimsical that I should come to an obscure suburb of Paris to hear of this.
At home I had never heard it mentioned.
Mrs. Eustis, Dr. Channing's daughter, on being questioned, assured me that she perfectly remembered the occurrence.
M. Passy presented me with a volume of his essays on questions of political economy.
Among the topics therein treated was the vexed problem, ‘Does expensive living enrich the community?’
I was glad to learn that he gave lectures upon his favorite science to classes of young women as well as of young men.
Among my pleasant recollections of Paris at this time is that of a visit to the studio of Gustave
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