The beginning of this century found Paris wrapped up
in an effervescent and buzzing atmosphere.
Parisians flocked to the Universal Exposition.
Women were also changing. They wanted
to go out and make new acquaintances. Literary salons
and literature circles were outmoded.
Jeanne Souchard succeeded in combining
the style of Parisian cafés and the delicacies of
French patisserie, giving birth to one of the fisrt
of the capital.