des Etrangers, which was the Parisian Crockford's.
Another famous dining-house was the Rocher de Cancaille, in the Rue
Mandar, kept by Borel, formerly one of the cooks of Napoleon. Here
the cuisine was so refined that people were reported to have come over
from England expressly for the purpose of enjoying it: indeed, Borel
once showed me a list of his customers, amongst whom I found the names
of Robespierre, Charles James Fox, and the Duke of Bedford. In the
Palais Royal the still well-known Trois Freres Provenceaux was in vogue,
and frequented much by the French officers; being celebrated chiefly
for its wines and its Provence dishes: it was in the Palais Royal that
General Lannes, Junot, Murat, and other distinguished officers, used
to meet Bonaparte just before and during the Consulate; but the cafes,
with the exception of the Mille Colonnes, were not nearly so smartly
fitted-up as they now are. The Cafe Turc, on the Boulevard du Temple,
latterly visited chiefly by shopkeepers, was much frequented: smoking
was not allowed, and then, as now, ladies were seen here; more especially
when the theatres had closed.


REVIEW OF THE ALLIED ARMIES BY THE ALLIED SOVEREIGNS IN PARIS


In July, 1815, it was agreed by the Sovereigns of Russia, Austria, Prussia,
Bavaria, Wurtemberg, and a host of petty German Powers - who had become
wonderfully courageous and enthusiastically devoted to England, a few
hours after the Battle of Waterloo - that a grand review should be held
on the plains of St. Denis, where the whole of the allied forces were
to meet. Accordingly, at an early hour on a fine summer morning, there
were seen issuing from the various roads which centre on the plains
of St. Denis, numerous English, Russian, Prussian, and Austrian regiments