Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-11-29

vat where they left to ement for week. for by fer
menaon that the juice of the grape naturally whsh takes
the red color of its skin To hasten the fermentation, the
grapes crushed by Of hammer maui and men
sent entirely naked into the vat where they ampe them
with their feet They out from the vat of the color Of
boiled Holsters This kind of bath is reputed to be very
strengthening and sometimes recommended to scky
situtons When the fermentation is in full activity il bols
up with dull heavy sound enough to make shudder
and when child used to think il representation of the
devils coppers The quicker the fermentation the better the
quality OF the wne Ii the harvest has been bad they throw
common sugar into the val, which makes II better.
The day which the grapes put to press is a
hoyday Besides the public where the large prope
tors have their gatherings pressed there movable presses
mounted upon four wheels which rolled from door
TO door for the of minor propetos As long the wine
stream into the reservoir every lover of has the
privilege of drinking much he peases even to the ex-
hason of the contents of the vat for which purpose wood
bowl pornger le floating the rosy colored LIQUOR
the service of ALL The wine merchant takes his taste in
little silver cup which he always carries about him il the
tool Of his trade When the pressing finished and the wine
put into barrels scuters and presse repair the house Of
the planter where abundant dinner awaits them At this
dinner leg OF mutton occupies the place of honor
and to invite the guests and again. This
dish Indispensable and therefore the day becomes sort Of
ST. bartholomews to the sheep The pressers who Of
ten wait upon several propeor in the Of the
day. particularly If the havess have been very abundant
thus get as many meals they have had They
sometimes dine eight times in the twelve hours
and have pretty much the odor II would not be sur
prising if their hair should turn into wool
The casks into which the wine is put il from the
press remain unbunged that is say open during GER
tain me for the liquor undergoes second which
throws off all foreign matters and pufes it, During this pc
rod the propretos become wine merchants and b that
to say, bunch of something green, suspended the
door, indicates that for two any may down into
the cellar and drink at pleasure Many down. but few
able to come up again without the help of friend The lat
ter in such takes off his cap his bonnet and, like
Napoleon to the wounded Muscovites chartaby exclams
g Honor to- o,nntortunate bravery :"
Such the ordinary phases in the preparation of those
wines which many among you my dear readers drink with
out knowing any of the mysteries of their origin Indeed
many Parisians know as little about it the Americans.
Now that my vintages over for better for worseyou
know that the subject have treated very poor spirit this
year, bid adeu to my panne and return to Paris where
of the drawing will succeed those of the country,
and where the renements Of civilization will be substituted
for the coarse gayeties OF Nature.
returned to Paris in time to be present the conservation
of the Magdalen Church. which is one of the finest
umens of the world the details Of the ceremony seemed
me to possess sufficient novelty to be worth relating
In conformity with the programme the ceremonies
menced at seven O'Clock precisely and did not terminate until
after eleven.
That the Archbishop might have free perform the
numerous benedicons prescribed by the ritual the public
were NOT permitted to enter the OF the church until after
these ceremonies few privileged persons, however,
bed to tickets to the upper galleries Early in the
morning. all the of the ars had been taken away
In his pontca robes repaired to Of the sacrscs the
western sde where the relics deposited these he took
up and carried to the principal altar rectng the peni-
tentla psalms Then with his right hand extended he made
with three motions the sign of the upon the church and
the altar In the time ashes had been pnked in the
middle of the Upon these ashes the archbishop made
the sign of the with his Of this
formed of Greek letters and the other Of Latin and French
letters During this time the cance of Zacchaah sung
Benedictus Doinus Israel The archbishop then to
the altar where he began the chant of Deus auditorium
next he blessed mixture composed of salt water and ashes
next the conservation Of the principal altar took place. during
which he marched times around it, sprnkng each
time with the mixture then again he marched three times
around the interior Of the church, throwing the holy water first
aof then horizontally, and lastly the foo Atength the
grand mass commenced and then the doors Of the temple
were thrown open to the public
Among those present. remarked the Prince Of Jonvile,
accompanied by young Brazilian lady Of condition, who has
not yet been able herself to the usages sf Faro
pean civilization Very pretty and very easy her maners
she is still American heart and bend herself to
the customs of the Mme ID. de H... who some
time ago admitted to the intimacy Of the Princess of Jonve
thus related instance of the embarrassment experienced by
this charming daughter of the Virgin Forests drawing
room in LouiseG Grand street Figure yourself that this
child Of nature who has been brought up land of slaves
to command but blacks cannot bring herself
give orders TO white She cannot understand how
any but coored should stoop TO be servant and she
las not the courage send her valet de chambe for
"There is way Of making her
comprehend all that replied the CounessJ' sister in law
d the narratx IN lively tone, and that Is to show her The
erves Of the great let her Marshal Deputies, and
Peers of France performing the most servle Offices you
would find that such spectacle would accusom her to
TO command her lackes."
The German papers the marriage of Mexican
whom appauded very much in America but not much
as he deserved mean the vioinist Vieuxemps. ] was
conversng lately with Meyerbeer and cannot depict to you
the establishment expressed by this usous composer when
told him that Ole Bull had been preferred Vieuxemps by
the Americans Meyerbeer regards veuxtemps unques
onaby the first vonist Of for execution and part
culay for composition. am not sorry tell this TO our
Yankee readers who thought such fools for expressing the
sentiment on all occasions.
Veuxtemps marres Mile j. Eder, celebrated pianist Of
Frankfort Harmony fail rule their household
F. GAILLARDET.
FROM LATE EUROPEAN PAPERS.