The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-07-26

The following extract from n foreign pa.
per will give some idea of the ,nngniicsn n,
marriage presents made to the Princes,
Helena, on The occasion of her marriage
with the eldest son Of the King of the
French:
The following are the most remarkable
articles IN the trosseau ofthe Princess Helen:
A toilette table of antique form, entirely
covered with lace, with beautiful veil over
the glass of the same material, exausi,ely
worked with the cipher of her Royal High
ness, surmounted by a coronet A large
dressing case framed of the most rare and
beautiful foreign woods, containing a ever
and basin, writng stand, made by Fossin,
and flower vase, all Of silver gilt, and rich
ly ensmeied.
or je~elry, there are six sets of orna-
mcnts--one of brlliants, one of brilliants
and rubies, the rubies all being of the same
tint, which is very rare one Of turquoise.
and brllliants one ofemerals and brilliants;
and the last, which is exquisteIy delicate,
is of white pearls.
And to these n case with six superb rings,
aud twelve snuff boxes enriched with dia-
monds. destined for presents. The cost of
the jewelry, it is said, amounts to 700. .OO0f.
The ornaments will, it is said, be presented
thus-The King will give will, his own
hand the set of brilliants, the Queen that of
emeralds, and the Duke of Orleans that of
rubles. The marriage medal to be present.
cd to the bride is of gold and measures two
inches and half in diameter.
The shawls are IL in number, six of
French manufacture, and six from India.
Among the latter is one of cmir- green, with
palm ornaments worked in gold, a present
from the Queen of England. The mar
rage robe is made entirely of lace, and cost
S0JOfr. 1t was in the last exhibition of use.
ful arts nt the Louvre, and universally ad-
mred. The other dresses, 81 in number,
are too many and too varied for us to at
tempt to describe. The snme may he s,id |
ms to the head dresses, among which are
two turbnns of Algerne manufacture, pre-
eminently beautiful.
The details Of the linen srrpass our tech
nical knowledge. We will not, however. f.
pnss over the pocket handkerchicfs, which ,
are most beautifully embroidered, and have
border of Yalencenncs lace four inches
deep. Two white muffs, one of the feath-
ers Of the bird called the aigrcne Two
white boas, one Of which is of ostrich down.
-Four heron plumes, several birds Of para /
disc, with numerous other articles in satin,
velvet, silk and other rich stnhs."
AMERICAN ARIsrocaAcy. There is moro I
sound sense--more truth and justice il the ,
following extract from Miss Mar,neau's new
work upon the country, than there has been
in n f,yo IL "a, LII.
so bitterly and indecen,Iy trnduced her. a
Bost Times. q
As the feudal qualifications for rank nre $
absolutely noD-existent in America, (exccpt i.
III the slave States, where there are two
Glasses, without any minor dis,inctions,) il
seems absurd tbnt the fuda remains of rank o
IN Europe should be initiated in Americn. Il
whenever the appearance ofa conventional S,
nrstocracy exists in Americn; it must arise r.
from wealth as it cannot from birth. An
hrlst0cracy Of mere wealth is vulgar every ~
where. In u republic, it is vulgar in the ex- Va
IRENE. In
This is tho only kind of vulgarity saw w
N the United States. imagine that the l.,
English who have complained the most CO. y
'iously of the vulgnrity of American man P'
icrs, have done so from two causes from WI
'slng their own conventional notions as n di
fandari of manners, (Which is ynIcarism ce
n themselves, and also from their inter a.
curse with the Americans having been con- ,
med to those who consider themselves the :"
rlstocracy of the United States, the veal. ha
ny and snowy citizens ofthe Atlantic ports. r
orsign people arc most Hospitality received de
Y tins class of society introduced to "the -;
ret people in Boston," in New York"
Phladeiphia; and taught To view the o''
'nntry with The eyes Of their hosts. No
arm Is intended here it is very natural:
II II is moi tho way for strangers to obtain cd
understanding of the country and the of
'oplc. The traveller chooses industrious. co,
to see for himself, not with European or H..
stocratic merely, but with human eyes,
III mud the real arstocracy of the country, ~"
u only III bail rooms and bank parlors,
1t also in fishing boats, in stores, in col
90 chambers, and behind the plough. Till :
; has seen all this, and studied the natur. the
manners of the natural arsiocracy, he is 10 ,
more justified in applying the word " ted
''gar "io more than n class, Than an Tar
mercan would he who should cali all the aao
nglisli vulgar, when he had seen only the wn
oudon alderman class. ant
"A SpTcE OF THE ROMANTIC Bal,i
ore Monument relates that a lawyer from
west married n few days since, in that
tie, lady with whom he had falIen in sup
'e some twenty years ago, and whom he lay
never seen since until the time of the y, ,,l
rriage. The gentleman would have .:-
rried Ler at the time he was seized with .N''
! tender passion, but for HE declaration Nno
icl' she was one day play fully made, ,ha, ~ o
would "never marry poor man ~ whe
teFmined TO remove this objection TO him, ,,r,