A New Portrait of Paris: Painted from Life

In Chapter X, the author expands upon the Coffee Concert, informing the reader that it was one of his favorite amusements for several years. The author discusses his familiarity with the performers, patrons, and staff of the concert, as well as their familiarity with them. The author digresses briefly with a discussion of the French conversational style and how it differs from the conversational styles of other nationalities and never lapses into boredom. The author returns to the Coffee Concert to discuss his acquaitances with the students and studentesses of the concerts. He describes the country origins of many of the students and elaborates on the the character and intelligence of the studentesses, focusing specifically on two studentesses in particular, Octavia and Rosalie.