The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-07-19 00:00:00

TIIE FETE DE NIIIT.

The Corrispondent of the Evening Standard, writing
from Parift, Sundny night, thus derenbee "The 1,',43
de Nuit"

flee may judge from the elaborate arrangements which
have been made at the nocedero--1 mere piece of waste
ground bc lore the Utivenal Exhibition 01 1867, and now ore
of the most Maternity laid-out spot' 1111 the Immediate
vicinity of Porte—no expense Mu been soared to
render tonight's pte the most brilliant his Majesty the
Shah hes witneded dining iii. visit to Err me. Tide
centre point if attra..thm, which is directly opposite
the apact.us Comic. de Mars, where the Exhibition
building of 1867 stood, Is a broad nod elevated plateau
stories down to the titer, and stands at the Intersection of
two lines—across the Chan,. de Mars on the one aide, and
across the Champs El) se s from the Arc de Triomphe en the
other. The building maids of a harm central pavilion In
ableb seatc are reserved i.e the 8 tah, tha Marshal Prraident
ot the Republic, sod a um'wr of Preach notaiditlet ; and
two side wings, intended for the accommo tali in of the
members of th-, Natiol,al Assembly. In the rear a ridge of
sand has been laid down, and into V is an arlidcial screen
of vertMre had barn planted itv ths atropin pr,cess of
sticking young pine trees lute the Bond. Wide the en-
closure thus formed the two gee, n tents which were
so conspicuons on the sward curse to tho Patty Station a
week 4ro have been placod, and here takes place the general
reception. The Municipal Council have thoughtfully issued
a notice to the effect Vet, as the " recepttdi " Is to boa'
free°, the ladles had better Lot wear low dress., On
either side of the central structure there are Mon-
sai.ds of chairs areal tied for the fortunate recipi-
ents of the tickets issued by the municipal st.thorifies.
For the liluminatlon the ordinary gas pasts were d leap-
Rated, and the lantern at the top wan replaced by a candela-
brum with 19 hunters, each of which is pr ,vided with a
globe of senal.npaque ground glass, which iron its raki,
white cslrtar lookS exce.sive:y pretty, but subdues the pat.
light perhaps a little too much At both aides of the
Champs Elysees there were fmtoons of gas better, n
each lamp-pod down to the Place de is Concorde
which is deeorated In precisely the same way, each
lamp post haring the 19 branched candelabrum anady
docrthed. This was aupplernented by limeirght, and also
by what the official rr gramme describe' as Iternial fire "
i.e , hue, red, and white lights such mare need at s-a for
signals Every where the preparations were on the mist
grandiose scale, and Paris 1. 10 great Pl., a. this Is the first
Occasion on which the Inhaldtants have here treated to airy
spectacle of • ainsdar de crlption altme the late Emnefuee
lite ay oh the 15M of August, 1869
Although the weather foreboded mischief durtne the early
part nub, day, and more than 1..3 threatened to interfere
most disconraginals with the festivities throughout the
afternoon. the gathered dirndl dispersed, and thotagandm
upon thousands of et•htesers weeded their way by the quays,
the Champs Kline es, aud every avenue leading hi the Chsinps
do Mars sled the trnesth-r.. Alter holt if aitheased the
toe. slut the ed. 0, one tenht k that the rartidans fad
,njy .11 teniirh ot alai/taw-log fir O.A, I 11) , hilt the
people here are is lefatteable In the puranit Wid..tente ad
the rteat.•er must be inclement Indeed to herpel them to
forego such a Wry . .
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iiinmiu.ti.;,..-were a great sno,eta I ner4 r r em-
ber pe«n • prrtti r with( than the Trocanero, the
stores from Yin elevated plateau down to the elver aide nelr g
ono MIMI of Are--11 looksd Ulm a kind of Jamida's Patios,

the dark crimson of the <deportee of the tirah'e
psviihdr with the c'olldy dry great y eighlrodnr the gene-
• tirect The tih4h drove over he Pont de la Concorde,
up tle Champ.-Eytd a. the turret of which, with its
$l p rently endlres 1 net of light wee estremely attllirg.
The sign, however, althouldh now to or Esiorn •Ititrr,
• et 41140,4 to the Peritleut, who C4ll well remendwr far
MOTO brill oil di.pi nt in times go.e he. ranee ever" tr.,
wag dr.', . with 1.,m0e, end the heantdol garden. 14 it.
Chemoe Woks, eurrow.detl with tiny 011-lampiei nrispied
colours, or. truce jul e a fairy-hks oppearance.
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Thl re, . wi.o on the veer cousisted chiefly in the betnir g
o' cole,u el wile, a• d being flrci fr, m boats the inch bank*
of the river tie vented their being wed by any but those who
were cloas to the quay wall. The setratte aux fictrnbectex Fm
which three thousand torch.beeren took pars, eanort•d by •
thousand buglers and drummera, was extremely pictureignit,
and the bou not was magnificent, eliciting, as usual, the
rapturoue applause of the crowd. The electric light trtsratbet
disappointing from the Trout& ro. The view, though floe, was
ICU no than It could have been under other circumatanees,
for there was a high wind prevailing, with frequently axe
tingulehed the hes, and loft huge gaps here and there along
the illuminated streets and boulevards. The number
of people out of doors wee something tremendous, the
ChampeElytees beide npec•aliy crowded, and lemons
Oen there next to impcnible When the Shah drove up
be was, of course, the object of mach cariosity, and as his
open carriage was proceeding along at aglow puce the people
had a capital view of him He was, however, received
with anything but enthusiasm, then being frequent
catcalls and unseemly noises at the cortege passed.
The weather has held up, and the fete hm been thoroughly
enjoyed by the public. A great many private Whitton%
hotels, clubs, and so forth on the boulevards wore b
inumluated—better, indeed, than coma of the public
hags. The facade of the Invalid... for Instance, a... blase
of light, but the dome, which alone is visible from the Tro-
cadero, had but a faint ridge of light at the top. B=
no doubt, WM the fault of the wind. Altogether
tildalion and the municipality may be congratulated on She
success of to.cisy's fete.

On • recent visit of the Shah to Westminster Abbey,
the Dean of Westminster, with great pride, pointed to
an old oaken chair in which, he explained, all the Binge
of England bad sat to be crowned. "Toes lea rots!"
exclaimed the Shah, eyeing the somewhat wormeaten
sea with a look of ineffable disgust that so great • erre-
mony as the coronation of • monarch ebould take plum
in so insignificant a seat as that of an old oak-carved
throne. The Shah clearly had no eye for fine art.

One of the most famous jewellers of Paris exhibited
to the Shah he c Ikction ef jewels, and he purchased
at the price of 600,000 francs a collar of pearls, and
for 85,000 francs a diamond bracelet. He also pur-
chased many articles for his harem. The Shah tried
on the Gran I Vizier everything which was shown him
collars, and aigrettes. He afterwards ex.
amined arms of different models, and was about to 6ze
one from the window when he was remitd-d by the
Grand Vizitr that hemight possibly wound some ono.
The Shah lau,ghed and put aside the rifle.

It is said that the Eibah did London incognito one
evening daring hie st.y. He went out en Citlii4 with
British chlmneypot hat, took • cab, and self and Eng-
Leh commudons went into life in general. Certain
plimes which ought to be seen but which it would have
been infra dig. to have been known to visit se the
Shah-in-Shah, were

It is said that when the Shah was at the Opera he
fell asleep under the soothing effected the music; but
suddenly waking up just as the stage was crowded with
ballet dancers beginning their pirouettes, be rubbed
his eyes and still partially °Winona of the place and
occasion, said, turning to the Grand Vieer, while he
pointed to the stage, "Bay attia all 1"
The bowl of the Shah's pipe is of massive gold, en-
riched with diamond.; the stem, which is about 33
inches long, is composed of what appears to be a single
piece of amber, set with rubies and brilliant', the whole
weighing about three ptunds.

Amongst the articles purchased by the Shah was •
bicycle. It is not emposed that he will exercise on it.
but it will, no doubt, be the source of much sejoymsat
and of eager competition W Hi. Majesty's extensive
family. The English jewellery, electro plated goods,
silks, and other fabrics, and last, but by no means
leaat, English paintings, have so captivated the Persian
suite, that their luggage was increased to an enormous
extent.

It is said, that previous to his departure, the Grand
Vizier of the Shah paid • visit to a school in the
vicinity of the metropolis for the purpose of placing
hi, son, who accompanin him aa pupil thin. The
hour chosen by the diatinguislied visitor was early,
being nine in the morning, and, as a consequence, the
young gentlemen who are under tuition there were
amusing themsel @es by drawing • likeness of the Shah
eating pickles out of a tiottle, when his Excellency
was announced. Nobody thought to rub the caricature
off the black board on which it figured, and when the
Vizier was shown over the premisee by the prinoloal„
his ey ewe. at once tumid to the drawing, and, bunting
into Isughier, he directed the p@darogue's attention to
the black board, whereupon a scene ensued which cea
be better imagined than deaciiited.

The French assert that it is the Shah's intention to
take back with him painters, engineers, poets, school-
masters, n reheats, doctors, manufacturers, architects,
tradesmen, &c., all French. No other astionelity
need apply, an he in determined to have the beet speci-
mens in each kind, and these, of course, can be found
nowhere out of Franco.