Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-06-26
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P,Ris, May 1915

The of,af pia1is Thal5erE. Is here. On that inslru
a, ma pne preirn Is Ia equal mneh Is rival him. at
de nresanl day. month prevails IN his Concert, the
,li,y beran II procure thir ekels and select helr
hxts 80 yen may veil una zine mat the Italian Opera,
.here he vas 10 Perform building at vasi dimensions
x,s crN led Ia overt wing the nisht ut his per
s,mance We with difficulty engaged sails iwo weeks
n,e,ious as few then remained to he dsnpstd ui. The
,g linked for evelng arrived and We eit Our Pension,
., /, ardnt S:hnnl, at an early hour, aud We're among
,he first lha, enterel. We had gaad epportanlly
soc the gay thronr they came lnto naiice then va
md f,shions-her dress aud appearance. Ladies with
their rose cuored aims. splendid coranes bracelets of
The most brilliant Diamonds. AID GENTLE IN the ch
ss and mnst cuSi'y allure. In these rrs eels
HI, in the world could rival This These. added To the
snlendd chandeliers aud Gas lights and the Respondent
GLITTER of diamonds. wtre enough Ia dazzle the sight ard
lar A moment bewilder the mind. All the celebrated
artists and amateurs placed the stage. and Two
Pianos destined Tor Thaberg's Ihey both
harpschordcuslly aid magnificent IN lheir appearance
On Ihaherg's reaching stage uiufnnfs ii applause
r.sounded through the huuse. Al his irst touch every
mnrnur was huShed-nul a spuud or bn ath broke The
sllness save the all Inspiring oi the Magic per-
frmer II Is impossible Ia describe the performance,
lis effect upon the spell hund audience; Words could not
do il insrc. You could moi perceive his fingers muve.
though fame has ironically represented them "a yard
and halt onl." With seeming ntiaci TT tie lecst
,pparent exrron he seemed rarressy amusing himself
reoardrss Of all around. Nj harsh ronen noe--
every tome the most ducet and mild. The oele-
DRAFTED English singer, Miss Orch and I'm gentlemen
WIN sang with her in Italian. assisied AT the Concert.
He pla, ed five pieces ct his coatpuson without
uo,s The Courcrt utinu,d lr,u 9 10 II O'clock
Such ceehrated perfrn rarely give enger tine.
Thalberg is vary youthful in his appearance, though
SAID 10 be thlrIy-he resembles ole not msfe than
twenty.
To enable us take bird ,=eye view Of Paris we
have been 10 the Irumpha Arch. < aseended 10 lis
mil In The manner of the Humans, this slnpenduus
hill erectrdh by Napneon, IN the days "i lis glory 10
celebrate his many victories and caH1nesS In passing
through the Champs Elysees on our way we SAW Two
very small boys trnm their sze than SIX
old playlnu voliuS most eNqaisely. mere were
many auund PLAYING harps Without pedalS aiitr the
manner Of David's harp. The music VAS very sweet
There is awa,s music Of some desc pon in all HE pub
lie walks and prumenadest would be impossible 10
enumerae the haud>uruans in Paris wherever you 90
you hear them grinding. On arriving Al the Arch We
commenced the ascent by day 4ht bul we're enve
oped in utter darkness willie winding up tie salrs.-
Sill the darkness occasionally relieved hy the lnh
OF dim and olimmerng Iamp. We teiled on. I'LL at
last we arrived at platform. which sincerely hoped
the end OF our journey, bht much 10 my dsapponi
men, found enquiry we had fearhed hui halt way
After lille rest resumed ascent. winding aud
winding Till we actually approaching The top
where there We're arcts atete aTces, Which 1t gar 10
admit the Joyous laht u day. One mere eht Of steps,
and We reached the sumult-and though would he
impossible 10 You true picture OF The scene before
me. IL we'll repaid the fatigue and toll Of the dark and
winding The Guy was stretched out beneath
me at one view. In front was presented The Chanpe
ElyseeS. tfranaed with peone ard carriages, which
seen,d al The distance like many little sreeks all mo
,unless-ihen further down the Place de la Goncord-
eorara's Needle. hieh na, seenitd so slender that
IL well deserved It's uame-lhe Fuunalns--the Statues,
all sd diminished by The distance that they
perceplbe-then further sill at the close OF This vast
arena the palace of the 1nlleries with lis immense
dome-tbe Pantheon lu,piial des luyahdes-the Poly
te.hnc Srhnol TheU AT another Turn # the eye, the
IDS ii Bungne. led "Iih carriages and The shlon
able multitude, seen. Again, you could see the
III the raj rad in motun and trace them in their rapid
fghl by the curiiug Sokr, iii II gradually vanished IA
the distant clouds. Then many Tclegraphs with their
varying Signals Communicating H. pe ram Intelligence
iIn distant points While gazing npan his busy scene
al life and muuu MD hut contrast with the calm
and qnet oi SUNDAY IN my nailve village Al the
Loot o Tie Arch Wtle hand nf9afs, and otaei nstIu
,nens play ng beautiful airs. which, mol frs oh
srrslaI, seemed like aherIa music waited by It wines
Oar descent vas by other winding steps, as the pas
sac Is 50 narrow that PERSONS moving III Opposite dn'c
tonS cannot pass.
The present most attractive objects il Paris IL
Iowa ndrans with their native dresses, implements Of
&c. Thy t rtotn fhelr dances aud nar-n hnors
All Paris is chatmd with lem. and dane say the Gu
Tiosv each side equally great. The King has
paid mnch attcu,ion them. On the day OF he fete
ie gave them an aIaliucnl IN tie laace Ia view thr
fire works. They wcte lhrlwn into great excitement
al those sights. few nights ago. Il ey We're invited 10
Soiree given by the Turkish Amhassadur-they ex
pressed great admiration The large which
dorned the saloon aud natopk very freely Of the vines.
Since thu appearance ol these Indians, poer le "ln
Thumb has ne, met with much arren'ipn. He Is
engaged al ct the Theatres, pertaining IN play, III
which he has 10 combat with giant II Is said he
will remain in Paris sune ten months longer. My En-
pllsh aeqnalnlances frequently err me, by asking II
have been 10 pay my respects 10 my cnmpaflats, The
lndlans} il is singular WITNESS all oceaoots, The
national dislike OF the English Americans. They
have romantic opinion OF country but OF is lEhah
Ianis every child 10 have Inblhed rontempu
opinion. and look upon quite unclvilzod. il would
be amusing Ia hear defending country and lis IN
hahianls against the attacks 81 the ENG sh Young Iadrs
III our school. They laugh much al our accent OF the
English lang uage. and some ot our AmerIcanSIns But
ihe French and other inreuu nations much Prefer the
English language spoken by Americans they sag
The is setter. and nore IN harmony with the
French; and they would much ather l. arm 1t III Amer
lea Than in England. The French young ladies always
lake sd"s with in argnn. MS ior ihelr national
dislike the Eualls much surpass,s hal OF the En-
gllsh 10 the Americans.
We wiln s.td asl Sabbath mornina. at The Clur,h
ii OalofIe, II nony iory YIN lad's iirs mk-
inc lie ronnt.i.uu. 1hty wee all drtss,a II white,
With long wills attached u lhrr hair by beautiful nus
their dresses Win >hurl sr,s,s. aud made low in the
neck. As they entered the church they placed them
selves around the table, Tie REST then gave each
his benrclu, and they paituek ni the huy sacrament
We have Likewise visited tie St Sullice Fl ucl ii
much distinction aud great spenar sureund'dh beau
liul C0rinhan columns. happened Ia be the day Oh
which The institution Of the huy sacrruen cce~
haipd. last we entered the ceremony commenced.
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