Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-28
Miscellaneous.
THE CASHMERE SHAWL.


The latest volumes OF the Memoirs of the Duchess
dAoranes contain curious account OF stolen Cashmere
shawl We subjoin il for the amusement of readers
peaclng by the Duchesss description of the Court Fes-
uva at which the shaw lost This festival was given
10 honour OF the marriage Of the hereditary Prince of
baden with Princess s,cphanie the niece Of the Empress
josephine.
The Prince OF Baden had arrived In Paris As he is
dead. it matter much If say he was the most nm
preposSessing parsonage beheld He looked like
great suky school boy disgrace and in all re
Tie very reverse OF handsome. In short, he was very
dsagTeeable Prince, and above all a very disagree able
bridegroom. The first time saw him, | could not help
nmeda'ey casting my eyes on the interesting creature
whose hand he about receive. She appeared TO me
the beautiful by the contrast Iii true that she
graced WIN her smiles, the festivals givon in ooar of
her sacrilice-bu there a sadness ia her smiIe-and
how could could ii be otherwise
Among the splendid entertainments which succeeded
each other on the occasion oil these first royal nup.s in
the imperial family RENAL kabe for the in,roduc
uon OF novel kind OF amusement This quadrilles
me Ist that had been in Paris since days OF the
old monarchy.
Grand Duchess OF Cleves and Berg suggested the idea Of
THIS truly royal diversion. was long before the costume
twenty opinions are listened to- the very was adopt
ed; and consequently frghfuy ugly dress was chosen
the q"adriIle was composed of four different colours
white green red, and blue. The white ladies' dia
monds, The red rubes, the green emerads and the blue
turquoses and sapphes The dresses were made in the
Spanish style, and consisted of robes of white crane
slashed with satin Of the colour of the uuadriIle !:
the slashes being edged with bordering of silver lama
The head-dres was OF tOque of black velvet with two
dresses were by no means graceful becoming but the
gentlemen were the most comical figures Imaginable
Their coats were made will not attempt describe
now oil ,ohe ueire Each scarf of the colour of
his quadrille tied on side and their toques were like
those OF the ladies' know whether was the mere
slnSulay OF this costume that made Inc think supreme
ly ridiculous, but il long time before could look
IN seriousness at The gentlemen who figured i'm our qua
dfie; As to the manner in which it danced, that
sun affords abundance OF amusing recoectons; but afr
all, we afford remember this, our first al,s
at elegance and stately gaety, for subseq.A
casons the court OF France far outshone The u,
the regns Of Francis L., and Loui. xvi
az one Of the rehefaIs Of these qusJrles which were
under The direction OF Despreaux my old dancing master
ana winch TOOK place In the Gdierie de Diane at the
Imeries, the following curious circumstance occurred
Among the danes Fhonnew of the Princess Caroline
was Piednontose lady, wife of Count de Saint Martin
She was accomplished, agreeable woman and one of
those sincere warEhearted people, who imperousIy de-
MANI our friendship because they grant theirs without
reserve She was remarkable for the frank expression of
her ieeng' and OF this she gave proof in the affair which
i am about 10 relate.
The Princess Caroline had given her a very beau,if,
white Cashmere shawl. II had one popularity which rem.
dsred Taluable viz: the palm leaves the border were
ormed by groups OF paroquets These paroquets were
maze as suppose they make paroqucts Cashmere but
though tho figures rather grotesque they were ne.
verheess extremely beautiful and the Countess de Saint
Martin attached great value to her shawl We went in
we morning 10 attend the rehcarsdls OF quadrilcs in
tho Gdferie de Diane and WAS fine spring weather
We were Always very elegantly dressed. Madame dc
SAINT Nlafh usually her beautiful Cashmere shaw
VIZ" s'e rose 10 dance she used TO lay il Of
The seats, as The other dies did One morning when sho
az" were leaving the rehearsal together she went 10
" ""r hiWl from The place where she had left IL, but
70 hcf d'ohiSi'hent u was gone. Search and enquiry
were intenuy set on foot, but it no where to be
o,n3 nc countess was deeply distressed; her besut-
ful shawl present from Princess wss eyIenuv lost
She wept and complained, and could scarcely be pre- vail
ca on 70 sep into her carriage until she obtained Justice
~ length however she bound 10 depart but no un.
u size ad promised handsome reward TO any OF tie SER
wants o. lhe palace who should bring bscs her shawl
ne rehessa ended and The shawl did make lis APP
pearance. Indeed there appeared liule r.rson ,o ~
ioF us recovery Tor many Strangers had been admitted 10
e gtefy as spectators OF the reearsas and IL had
lo"nd Impossible to trace out oil who were present on the
morning when llie shawl dsappesrea There was lido
don9 NAT Madame DC Saint Martin had been robbed and
We 'sS herse w'S under no reserve in saying So One
evening, At BAL given ny the Minister of ,e ,rine
The authoros hero pudss fhs .gos
sy a1l NiSh Consisted fOogs ~ Knights uniformly dressed