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A branch of La BelleJardiniere in Marseilles, From Le Monde iliustre, March 28, 1863, 1863, See A6,2,<br />

Sieur Ceccherini, who offered to patrons his newspapers and his books." J. Lucas­<br />

Dubreton, L 'Affaire 'Affa ire Alibaud, ou Louis-Philippe traque (1836; rpt. Paris, 1927),<br />

pp, pp,114-115, 114-115, [A6a,l]<br />

On the occasion of disturbances associated associated with the burial of General Lamarque<br />

on June 5, 5, 1832, the Passage du Saumon Saumon was the scene of a battle battle waged on<br />

barricades, in in which which 200 workers confronted the troops. [A6a,2]<br />

r.r.Martin: Business, you see, sir, ... is the ruler of the world!-Desgenais: I am of<br />

your opinion, Monsieur Martin, but the ruler alone is not enough; there must be<br />

subjects. And that is where painting, sculpture, music come in ... . ... . -Martin: A<br />

little little of that is is necessary, surely, ... and ... . .. I myself have encouraged the the arts. arts.<br />

Why, in my last establishment, the Cafe de France, I had many paintings on<br />

allegorical subjects .... . ... What is more, I engaged musicians for the evenings .... . ...<br />

Finally, if I may invite you to accompany me ... . .. , you will see under my peristyle<br />

two very very large, scantily attired statues, each each with a light fixture on its its head.-Desgenais:<br />

A light fixture?-Martin: That is my idea idea of sculpture: it must serve serve some some<br />

purpose . .... ... All All those statues with an an arm arm or a leg in the air-what are they good

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