| Absinthe Journals IV - Belle Epoque Cafés |
The lengthy article "Characteristic Parisian Cafés" by Theodore Child, published in the April 1889 issue of Harper's New
Monthly Magazine, is the most detailed contemporary English language account of the café environment in Paris at the
time, and the absinthe-drinking boulevardiers who frequented them. It includes the famous engraving by Renouard below.
Monthly Magazine, is the most detailed contemporary English language account of the café environment in Paris at the
time, and the absinthe-drinking boulevardiers who frequented them. It includes the famous engraving by Renouard below.
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| Editorial breakfast at Le Chat Noir |
| Café Tortoni |
| Café concert |
| Le Chat Noir |
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article in Adobe Acrobat PDF format - 90KB:
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article in Adobe Acrobat PDF format - 639KB:
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A remarkably illustrated article on the
dangers of absinthe from Je Sais
Tout, 1907. It includes a spoof of the
famous Renouard engraving, showing
Verlaine (far left) as one of the
"absinthe professors".
Click on the images to enlarge.
dangers of absinthe from Je Sais
Tout, 1907. It includes a spoof of the
famous Renouard engraving, showing
Verlaine (far left) as one of the
"absinthe professors".
Click on the images to enlarge.
A 1911 article from Touche à
Tout entitled "L'Age du Zinc",
dealing with alcoholism and
absinthe drinking among the
bourgeoisie, and their favorite
Parisian cafés.
Tout entitled "L'Age du Zinc",
dealing with alcoholism and
absinthe drinking among the
bourgeoisie, and their favorite
Parisian cafés.
Download and view scans of both the Je Sais Tout and
the Touche à Tout articles in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
the Touche à Tout articles in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
| An illustrated 1886 article from Le Courier Francais on Montmartre's legendary Café du Rat Mort, popular with artists and writers by day and a lesbian hangout at night. Below, sketches of the four tableaux which decorated the walls of the café. Click on the images to see enlarged versions. |
| From Revue Illustrée 1886, an article by the pseudonymous "Verre Verte" on the legendary Café Tortoni, illustrated with engravings by Steinlen. Click on the images to see enlarged versions. |
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| L'Illustration 1901 |
| Le Monde Illustré 1892 |
| Le Petit Journal 1907 |
| The Graphic 1872 |