Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-09-20
MIR. Benefits Letters from Fra0ce.
LETTER No Ill


visiting Mr.. Weles his lcgant house on the banks
sf the Seine. 1t was RAINY morning; bur towards
The middle Of tbe afternoon the clouds cleared away
along the qrcnus dc NeuilIy. We soon passed IN,
splendid Are az Triu'npae begun by the srsa. apo
leon and finished by the wise Louis Philippe. in .
few minutes we reached by the route de ST. GERMAN
the bridge crossed The Seine, and drove rapidly down
the banks Of that beautiful river towards the Cha
teau Of Mr.. Weles. is situated on one Of the most
delightful spots in the neighborhood of Pars-en the
southern bank, half way between the royal palaces
OF s.. ClonG, and Neuilly, with the celebrated Abbey
that was the retreat of Charles y rising up behind
on me top Of high eminence Before we reached
Dir. Welles', we passed the gorgeous Chateau and
grounds Of Baron Rohschild-I believe he is Ba
ron-bul titles in young France are very generally
laughed al and dropped like an old pair of gloves or
breeches, little the worse of wear We reached the
gate Of the Chateau early in the afternoon and about
the same lime the sun broke out in great bnlancy,
as if aware that we had been annoyed all the morn.
ing On.nierpg the gate, bell rang which announ-
ced at the house the approach of visitors On enter
ing | vas presented by Mr., w. TO his lady, around
whom found several ladies and gentlemen from the
United States Before dinner, the whole party, xcept
the ladies, took walk over the grounds, which are
LAID out IN the English style-windlng walks elegant
shrubbery deep forest, soft velvet lawns, summer
houses peepng up here and there and most beau
uful and romantic cascade in the centre of a NINA
ureiorest, where the water conveyed BY eaden pipes
from high bill SLCloud three miles distant ISSUES
fcN he fissure Of artificial rock and falls into
rustic BASIN surrounded with bushes and eros sed by
bridge Of the like character This Chateau formerly
belonged 10 an old Princess Of the Blood In 1890
after The revolution Mr. w bought il very cheap
II contains about forty acres in the form Of trape.
sum, with It's largest angle parallel with the Seine
On the edge Of the read, which runs along the bank
beautiful Gothic summer house is erected from the
balcony Of which see three Of the royal resi-.
dencts OF the monarchs Of France-one IS 81 Cloud.
theother Ncuilly and, if am not mistaken the third
also from this point, the last pious residence
Of that holy humbug, Charles X.
Oatside the wall enclosing these sweetly disposed
grounds are several acres purchased recently part
of which is contiguous 10 the staten Of the new rail
road constructing 10 Versailles. Through an open
ing in the trees, discovered one of the aqueducs,
built Of The beautiful white stone from the quarres Of
the Seine and calling up recollection the works of
ancient Rome. Mrs. W., who IS most remarkable
woman imbued with the spirit Of her own country
ard also OF that Of the age-to such an extent too
that inlts action rises TO the elevation of genius
she says that she 10 lay out the outside
into lots for village and that she will sell
II for as much IN year or two the whele place
and house cost eight years ago. This is IN fact the
spirit which pervades Ia jene Frdace. But this spirit
docs not destroy the intellect, grace genius and
fnement ior which old France celebrated.
No such thing. | learned more of the real spirit
and character of Paris and OF France, in half an
hours conversation with this lady than ! could
have done in year by my own single researches.
What a mighty power a woman Of intellect and
genius wields in q social system constituted as IS
that OF France. May 1 ret add that Of the United
States , In every country the causes pro
duce the same effects. Ii IS an axiom IN morals as
well as in mathematics. The perfect social equal
ny and destruction of prnogenitures IN France and
the United States, are opening and have opened the
high road Of distinction 10 talent, genius and worth
from any rank Of society and TO every
But am forgetting my sSbject-be j, 50. Society
in Paris is altogether unlike the society Of London.
Here there is no absolute power in fashion, either IN
dress in manners, in style, in anything We hear
much sad Of the fashions of Paris. There IS 10 such
thing IA Paris. Every lady OF taste and genius,
dresses such way TO set forth her person in the
way most agreeable TO her fancy II : the same N
forming a circle IN socisiy. There no lords or
Ions Or any other such species OF animals here.
Every lady invites to her those persons whose
company che likes and enjoys. In London mere
talent has little or no influence, unless the aceompa-
ned with birth and rank. Here talent and genius
are every thing genus for literature, science or
finance, can always win the FIRST seats ~ society
Gulzoi, Theirs and many other distinguished men,
began tie werd as newspaper writers. They are now
the first men Of the age and hold the highest rank N
society. As in literature SO IN finance. Ro;hschld,
wellcs and many others here have risen by their
genus for finance Such men occupy the position,
aud the very shateous which the Old 7,blesse once
occupied In LONDON literary man, or any reni5s,
connected with The press, csnsldercda mere nudge
by tho people Of birth and fashion. The newspaper
editors of London are ignorant Of their power ana
Their position. SO great degree, are those OF the
United States By a singular coincidence, my own
course IN New York has been designed on the pnncf
pies Of Partisan literary sooety-but twas sheer &C.
cident on my par, and wHhol, ptemcdai.on - d.
s,en.
Nv heavens. have forgot the dinner. Nemstler,
il was excellent, in the trench siyc-lhe wines the
most rerhsreis 81 France and Of them not 70
Le,asted out IL Pans. There is no enc that can al
,,.,. "a c,ov ,he noseosy perfumes OF Inc richest