Mary Cassett, La Toilette, c. 1891, Oil on canvas, 39 1/2 x 26 in., The Art Institute of Chicago.

Emile Zola writes L'Argent. This is a novel about speculators and the Paris stock exchange.

Monet paints Les Nymphaes. (CHF)

Seurat paints Le Cirque. (CHF)

The first undersea telephone cable is laid between Paris and London.

A professional cooking school is opened in Paris, on rue Bonaparte. This is on the Left Bank in the 6th arrondissement. It is a long street and today there are several nice restaurant clusters in its area.

More broadly:

A bicycle race from Paris to Bordeaux, 600 km, is done in 26 hours, 34 minutes. It was won by an Englishman. (AF)

Gauguin goes to Tahiti, where he stays until 1903. (CHF)

More than 37% of Frances population is urban this year, with Paris being the largest urban center. (CHF)

Marxism is the dominant social force at the 2nd International Congress in Brussels. (CHF)

The first tennis championship is held. (CHF)

Progress on the automotive front: Peugeot makes it first motor car and Michelin invents the pneumatic (inflatable) tire. (CHF)

France and Russia sign a secret alliance. (CHF)