Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-07-26

As the carnage cntcfCo tho b'o"'
uate of tho court the terrace at the
head Of the double staircase Ut the Ia.
cade presented an interesting tabIeau.
The King, the Queen, all the Toyai
family, the royal household, the MINIS
ters.o the state, and great personaseS
invited were all assembled and as 'he
carriage advanced, and the PrInce1,',o-i1I |
accompanied by the future i'ouSo y'',,
of the Princess Helena, and their soile'
descended the right side OF 'nc nurse
shoe staircase, and the rest OF t"5 40,
sembled group the other, the coup q 1ll
wosextremely interesting. Louis Phll-
IN and the Queen alone remained with
. fsw attendants at the top OF the STAIR
case. On descending from the Carl
ACE. the Duke de Nemours offered MS
hand TO the fair bride, the Duke OF "
leans to the Duchess Of MeckIenburgh,
and assembled again the staircase 10
presen. her to the King. On her arri-
wing at the top, the King, as she stoo-
ped TO kiss his hand, according to ell
qaette, opened his arms IN evident emo
ton. and embraced her with tears I'D
his eyes. On turning to the tepeeh'
the princess again stopped to KISS her
Malesty's arm, but the Queen stopped
her with the words, " Not SO, are you
not nv daughter 7" and embraced her.
The whole assembled party then en-
tered the grand reception hall, where
the embIems of the ten monarchs who
have most embelished tn. palace, all
united in the present decoration OF this
splendid apartment, appeared to await
AMI salute the hope of the present dy-
nasty on her arrival.
1t was in this very hall that Pope
Plus VII. first reposed in 1904, when
he arrived to crown the new Emperor ;
and il was from this same hall ten
wears afterwards, that that very En-
paror descended after his abdlcatlon, to
lake leave Of those who had establish.
el MS nower. "L'homme propose ct
Dleu dispose" is truth engraved no
where more deeply than in French
history. A policy unusual in the his.
tory of royal marriages had been a.
dop'ed on the occasion, the effect OF
which was remarkable. Royal por-
traits had been long since interchan.
gcd; but still, report, which issued
from the interior Of the palace, contlnu-
ed to say that the Princess possessed
no personal charms in fact, that she
was rather plain that otherwise. The
gay an! somewhat triumphant look of
the young Duke, when Ire returned, on
Sunday evening, from his private visit
to ChalonS-a visit unsanctloned by
etiquette, but which natural Impotence
on the occasion rendered eXcusabie-
had seemed to tell different tale. The
Princess Helena Of klenburg, with
out any pretensions to extraordinary
beauty, is nevertheless, charming loo.
king person (nice looking she would
be called in England,) with lively
and expressive face, exhibiting a mix
ture of decision and German bonhom.
me, with a fine tall figure, and a great
deal of natural grace. Every body
was struck with her appearance, which
If yaunted, would probably have been
found wanting" but which now excl.
ted admiration, from the agreeable sur
prise it occasioned. The gentlemen
present, however, were in ecstacles,
while the ladies agreed that she was
charmante, in spite, as the critical Par
isans declared, of hat which was evil
IDENTIFY not Baudry's, and n robe which
was OF very doubtful govt.
Alter an atfoctionatc presentation to
all the members of the family, the
princess, with the dowagor duchess,
who, during the whole ceremony, sec.
med TO perform tristo part, such as a
cnaperon is generally called upon to
play, were presented to the assembled
ladies' of Louis Phillipe's court. After
n short interval, during which tho tot.
lettes of reception were exchanged for
those OF greater ceremony, dinner was
at last served at nine o'clock, in the
magnificent Galerie de Diane, for near
Nv go guests. The king, with the
princess Helena, to whom all the hon
ors OF the day were paid, on his right,
appeared during the whole dinner occu-
pied with his future daughtor-in. law,
whose livelIncss of character was IN no
way dampo1 by the fatgues of her long
Journey, and still more by the ennui of
her triumphant entries, receptions, ad.
dresses, &c, which had thronged upon
her during her whole progress through
Franco. A(ler dinner, the gentlemen
present were presented to the young
princess, the ministers having the pre-.
ccdencc, and the whole court adiour.
ned TO the grand sale dc bale, which
has been newly decorated in the rich.
est manner in the style Of the times of
chivalry, in which it was first arran.
ged under Henry II.
From this apartment, ten large win.
dows OF which open upon part of the
y a