The changes in Paris are a sufficient index of the general transformation.
The constitution of France is still monarchical.

Its population has increased by one half; that of the capital remains about the same.

Paris has been rebuilt on a scientific plan; its sanitary arrangements have been brought to perfection; it is well lit; and every provision has been made for the public safety.

Private hospitality is so large that inns have disappeared, but luxury at table is considered a revolting crime.
Tea, coffee, and tobacco are no longer imported.

[Footnote: In the first edition of the book commerce was abolished.] There is no system of credit; everything is paid for in ready money, and this practice has led to a remarkable simplicity in dress.