“Becoming Parisian is possible, but remaining Parisian is an art” said Nathalie Peigney, author of « Sophie the Parisian: Style Tips from a True Parisian Woman ». To spend time in Paris is to spend time in a city with a feminine energy. Simply the proper article spoken when saying the city of Paris is la ville de Paris. But what exactly does that mean?

If you have never experienced something like this, you cannot know what it feels like. For months I have been courting a very pretty, intelligent, nice, elegant girl with dozens of other virtues that I won't list here. After turning down invitations to dinners, luncheons, movie premieres, classical concerts, jazz, pop, etc., the day before yesterday she agrees to go out with me to attend a figure skating show on ice, a somewhat repurposed version of the famous Cinderella fairy tale.