Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-23
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the spl-ndor which surrounded Nlpoieoo,s con,
dufirg the winter OF 1903. One Of lis greatest NJ
trecuDhs aud that which no other court in Eu.or
could equal, was the collection Of beautiful ~om,.
counted TO- when is rccolected that ST all N
French generals had married Tor love during the
campaigns. The Emperot's wish was that hi
court should be brilliant, add this wish being as rec
nho 10 every ones taste, was implicitly fulfilled
Toe revolutionary law which prohibited embroder
cd coats WAS now forgotten, and gentlemen rival
ed the ladies IN the spendor OF their dresses and
richness OF their Jewels. | well recoect the truly
fantastic appearance Of the sale dss Ma sehaur on
the night OF a grand concert, when 1t lIued or
either side by three rows of ladies, radiant In youth
and behu'y, md all covered with flowers, Jewels
aud waving nbwers. Behind tie ladies were rang
cd the officers at the imperial household; and lastly
the generals, the senators the counsellors ofSa'o
and The foreign min ser all clothed IN rich costumes
aud wearing on Their breasts the decorations InC
orders which Europe offered us on Blended knee
At the top of the hail slt the Emperor with the En-
press his brothers, SISTERS and er-n-law. From
that point, he with his eagle glance, surveyed the
plumed and git,crlns CIRCLE The processes received
orders from the Emperor that each should give n bal
once week. These balls were usually composed
of from hundred and fifty To two hundred vsi,ers,
ami the ladies were almost all young and handsome,
nni attirci with elegance and maSnIhcence.
Never at the balls Of the E!esee, or at thos, given
by Queen uoOersie, was an III humored counte-
nance To be seen. These balls were truly delight
fuI. What excitement they occasioneo! What bu-
hsse brilliant enter a,nmenis was masquerade CIV
en- by the Grand Duchess o Berg, Caroline the sis.
ter OF Napoleon. In the course OF The evening a
uuadrille was danced Nv four couples. The cos
tune wiicn the Grand Duchess selected was that
OF the Tyrolose peasaniry; and her highness had
arranged that tue quadII,le should he exclusively
danced by iem,es. wem'de party OF sixteen Ty-
rulean peasants girls, aud we're headed oy one Idl
This venerable person &c was persona'ed oy Ma
die. iAdeaide de Lasranie.) We found the Grand
Duchess OF Beg waiting to receive US IN her pri'
vate apirtmcn, attended by the Princess de Pom.
te Cpsvo both dressed exactly m the same style as
Ourselves. We entered ths ballroom headed by
Que venerable bai.li, holding in her hand hItIe
white staff, and wearing her wig most magIs.ctal.
". As we were proceeding from the inner apart
Incnt tn the g,llery, lutte mask IN blue ran against
IN, on his way to the closet, where inc domi"os
were changed. | was pushed aside with so much
force that almost felt Inclined 10 bc angry. But
the little blue mask was no other than the empe-
ror-Memoi,s of madame JunOr written oy her
self
The silence of Venice constitutes in my opinion
one Of the greatest charms. THIS absence OF noise
is rccu.nry soothing to the mind, and diSpoSes II
Il contemplation. | looked out from my balcony
Inst ui,ht when the grand CANA rejected a thou
s,,5 sr,nt stars Is water, tuTbld though n be;
and tpe ii.nts Streaming from the windows on EACH
side showed like golden streams upon us toom.-
Gondula after gondola gIded aonS, iron some OF
winch loft music stole the ear, and sometimes
tho,r ,ncn ,,irdnrs revealed youthful couple
with theIr guiars, or some more matured ones, par
takins their ishi rcpast OF iTult and CAKES "hle
not unfyeu lcn"v solitary male hsHFe was seen re-
clinns on ,.c ~: absorbed Ia the petusaI OF some
book. The scene rgr,'z-d some OF the descriptions
of Venice rru years ago; and except that The son-
doliers ware arl bee iU number, ana the gh's from
the homes lsvy aaa Gar between could have tan
cied tn,t no carsr bad occurred since the descrip
tinus 1 rcfarrci 10 were written. Inc morning
l,ht reveals the melancholy alteration; and as
sod upon the same balcony today, and saw The
muddy canal with few strassin: gondolas gliding I
over the defAced and muuated palaces, anu The
rc iuced population, all brought out INTO distinct
ness by bright beams OF the sun: could hardly
believe that it was the sane scene that looked so
WEI! last night. MConIIghtls great belutne-, and |
esarcilly OF ali that mas been touched by The hn
ger Of decay, from psIaee io-a woman II soft
ems what is harsh, renders ia'rer what is tar, and
dIsposeS the mind TO tender melancholy IN hafmo-
ny with oil around.
The endless variety in the architecture Of Venice
pleiscs IL looks as II the natives Of many londs,
and as many ages, lad cOugregated 10 bullI dwell
ings 4ud churches according tue different tastes OF
each; for here may be traced the massive piles aud
the round Arches Of remote time, the ianiatuc and
grnlesque sty Of the middle aeeS, the richly deco
r.ied SUacCGic, and the stately hu''iIUgs whose /
fronts are cucTus'ed with fine sculpture that even
sill retain their pristine beauty.
Where, bat at Venice, could there be found crow
ded together specimens OF the Greek, Roman, Go
tho auc Siracenc styles, blending into rich masses,
:
fad some remsmbr hEce OF his home.
i'Ths HdHnaEs" by Robert Philip.
PARts TRADEsMEs.--ln Paris, the tradesman as
the right ct dietaiIus 10 the taste OF his Gus
toners; IN London, lie only administers tot En- |
ter Partisan shop, ana ask to be shown velvet, |
81 k u ribJon 10 assert with pattern you have I,
brougl, of some particular color or quality, and tie
mercer, having glanced at II rather coniemptuous-
ly, ices before you six or eight pieces OF fer
en-; tint aud texture. ou tell hum they are not /
mil n he mt
he; nevertheless, my goods are OF The newest fash
iOa, and infinitely superior 10 your model" GU
say you prefer the color Of your pattern, and must
match l.. He produces haIt dozen pieces still more
unlike what you require and, 10 your renewed as
sartIun that no color but the one similar TO your
pi'tstn will suit you, lie assures you shat his goods
supsrorto all others, and tEat what you rsq ARE
is out OF fashion aud very bad article, and, con-
seqJcnliy, that you h1d much better abandon your
Lady Bisss!ne,oHs Iasr IN FTaaee.
Maxwell, in his life Of Wellington, relates
touching incident as having occurred during the bat
Il Of 1alayera. lie says:
Tic fighting had listed without lnieTmissiOn from
five n the morning. the slaughter on both sides
had been immense, and the hoa. became lnloera-
be- By sort Of t0cit understanding the struggle
ceased boh sides about nine O'clock, each avail
in themselves ui the brief Tc1Ose which both so
much required. Inc French appeared dspirited;
for rhfCc EOurs not 4 movement was nude nor a
mlSkst discharged d; "ard II was question with US
whether We should advance, and in our turn become
the assailsnis, or remain quietly whore were.
mi wajt ihc reEut VI thc enCmy's deliberations"
DIir. this cessation Of hosttiIes, an incident OF
r!rc occurrence III produced and interesting dis.
p8y Of generous ieeIrfg between two brave and nc
i,la minded enemies "a small stream, tributary 10
III Tasus ho& cd through part VI the battle
erlund and sspnrl ted the cOmbsians.-Durng the
ptuse lhlt the heat of the weather and Tho welri-
ness Of the troops mad produced, both armies vent
10 the banks Of the ryu.ct Tor water-Ihe men ap-
proIcled CrCn other l-arltssIy, threw down their
cans end musk.ts chat ed 90 each other, Ike old nc
ar,intances and exchanged tBClr clnJCeEs AID wire
1,sks AI aspcnIy Of feeling seemed lUrgOCan.
r. O stranger hey would have apys1red more IKE
IA allied force tnln Incn hot from ierOcIous con.
Il c.. ant only gathering strength and energy 70
commence 10 anew. Bot sill nuDrr uy.lfy Tor
the time rri.trd, the interval was CTp.oyei in ccr
Tying Of the wound d, who 10y rUt,rmNcd upon the
had contested fed; md TO the honour 81 10Th yc
]. told, thrt each underworld 20 eN'rra'c TOE com
m1u suiierers, and remove tOCr unfortunate i't,rts
nd enemies without distinction. Suddenly thc
lfyirs sounded, the drums lctt 10 uuu.i uIUy OF
die rival so,dicry shook hands end pared with *
prcssiors ofmutpii esteem, and N ten minutes aor
They were again ut The JayOnors point"
THr woRLp BAEEsurT.--The whole world is
bankrupt " nearly 90. ln England. the mluistry
rrc 1bOut so call a new PuIHmCnt in order To m
rroasc the revenue. France finds herself deficient
$50 600 600 Austria obtained 'Oln Of Si7j. OOO.-
900 Russo Pfussi, S pam and Pouug gal ore 10 the
utmost Iccuniury difficulty, and would al borrow
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