"[111] Life in all directions is gradually
assuming democratic forms Wealthy prisoners are prohibited from
purchasing delicacies, or procuring special conveniences; they eat
along with the poor prisoners the same ration, at the common
mess[112]. Bakers have orders to make but one quality of bread, the
brown bread called equality bread, and, to obtain his ration, each
person must place himself in line with the rest of the crowd. On
holidays[113] everybody will bring his provisions down into the street
and eat as one family with his neighbor; on d?cadi all are to sing and
dance together, pell-mell, in the temple of the Supreme being. The
decrees of the Convention and the orders of the representatives impose
the republican cockade on women; public opinion and example impose on
men the costume and appearance of sans-culottes we see even dandies
wearing mustaches, long hair, red cap, vest and heavy wooden
shoes.[114] Nobody calls a person Monsieur or Madame; the only titles
allowed are citoyen and citoyenne while thee and Thou is the general
rule. Rude familiarity takes the place of monarchical politeness; all
greet each other as equals and comrades.[115] There is now only one
tone, one style, one language; revolutionary forms constitute the
tissue of speech, as well as of written discourse; thought now seems
to consists entirely of our ideas and phrases.
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