The North-Carolina standard., 1847-09-15
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the Iuilleries we take from the National Intel
gencer Splendid misery the daughters.in-law o
Louis PHILIPPE endure in the Tailleries;
No conversation is here allowed; no voice
save that Of one Of the most illustrious is ever
heard above whisper 10 that gay drawing room
all aecked with blue and orange, beyond the sale
dn trone, whitber The family retire one and ali after
dinner. The Queen aud her fair daughters in-law
gather round the circular work table which occu.
pied the centre of the room and each of the Pfin-
cesses takes from the drawer allotted 10 her the
work on which she is engaged. They work the
greater part of the time in utter silence. The
ladies in waiting sit behind them and utter not a
single word. .- .t.-. -..r-r. ,r,sl
The Duchess Of Orleans, that lonely lady,
Ia kes little part in any conversation that may hap
pen to arise. Her heart is buried with her dear
lord. At o'clock every evening" she whdraws
to her own apartment the King with the most
courtiy ceremony handing her to the door of her
apartment t.7. -..... . ..
The Dulches de Nemours is Iigh, and merry
being. She is generally altired in gay and strk-
ing eolors, and her fair rnglets fall upon should
ers of alabaster. l do not think she brooks with
patience the dulness of the royal salon. and she
sometimes endeavors to cheat her ennui by play
ing off various innocent little tricks upon her
companions, which sometimes raises smile, but
downright laughter IS never heard. ... 81. .r
The Princess de JonviIe comes next. She is
in the opinion of every poet and artist a most
beautiful creature. What contrast do her large
melancholy eyes, dark as midnight and of the
most languishing expression, her coal black hair,
fiat smooth and shining, her pale and faded com
plexion, form to the full and rosy beauty of her
Saxon neighbor! She is gifted by nature with the
finest talents, and had the sun Of Brazil been as
powerful to ripcn the seeds of intellect as the
more visible productions of nature, they say she
would have been remarkable for great powers of
mind bot alas her education has been neglect
ed in childhood, and now she is absorbed by other
ties and duties, which she attaches more lmpor-
tance than TO the cultivation of the mind. s.
She is aware Of her deficiency, and rarely VEN
lures to converse with Strangers In spite of her
defective education, the bodness and originality
OF her expressions sometimes starlle the courtly
group She is the only one who dares TO assert
her independence. and who contradicts the king
but she is treated like spoiled child chdden and
forgiven. She is called in the family the rose of
the desert. The ha6itues of the palace all de-
clare however, that hers Is The master spirit, and
that in time she will rule them all. ...
The Dulchess d. Aumale is the favorlte Of the
Queen. She does converse, but in low tone,
and close to the ear of her Majesty She tells with
all the true rapidly of nIonation and gesticula-
ton, the story Of the last wondrous miracle at Ma
piles the words of Father Giuseppe, the confessor
of her chIish sins. She is very fair; her hair is
Of the. lightest faxen; her person is dimnuive,
and she is far from possessing the b. auty OF any
one of her sisters The expression Of her coun-
tenance is that of physical suffering; yet what
kindness and bcnevoence beam from her eye as
she eazes on her royal aunt; with what tender
empressement she has,ens to thread The needle or
sort the proper worsted, when the loDg-tlred eye
sight fails 1t needs but 10 see this 10 discover
that she is the favorite, and why.
Now comes the flower transplanttd last of all
rom the ho;-b.d Of La Granja into the cold flame
of the TuiIIeries the youthful Duchess de Mont
pcnsier. She is just fourteen, but seems much
older. Her couulcnaDce would be soft and kindly
in expression, were it not for the hard line of her
Spanish brow. Her face is too long TO be very
pleasing, and it is considered a compliment ia
good taste, and one that pleases Louis Philippe,
10 observe that she has the prominent nose OF her
fa,her, Ferdinand vi. The ponr child canno,
talk if she ould, being totally ignorant of any
language save The Spanish. The only accom-
pIishmen, she has acquired at the Court of Queen
Christina, is that of dancing, for which she has an
inordinate passion, particularly for the expressive
dances of her own country. She once attempted
to charm the dullncss OF the evening by display
ing her talent in this way to the Princesses, but
the King interposed, aud forbade the exhibition.
So pass The evenings at the Royal Palace. 1t
has been questioned whether II is prudent thus TO
keep the youthful ladies Of the Palace in such un-
due subiection, making it splendid seminary
bnt Louis Philippe is wise. With such system
there can be no Grande MademoseIle-no Dutch
ess De Maiue-to set the Kingdom in blaze by
their intrigues no Princess de Condc--no Pr n
cess d. dAngletefre-to give cause of scandal TO the
prying eyes ard lying tongurs OF invldlous cour-
tiers When the Palace gates are closed at mid
night, the King knows the whrreaboul. of every
member of his family, and has not TO dread the
of conspirators or nocturnal treda'nc
Gen. Cass at Dartmouth College, The Ora
ton before the Literary Societies, by the Hon
Lewis Cass, of Michigan, was every way worthy
of the distinguished orator. His theme " 1he
glory of our Country and The best means OF pre-
serving it," was well suited 10 the man and the1
occasion. He referred TO our free institutions; our
educated masses our universal diffusion OF knowl-
edge, and our improved means OF rapid communI-
cation. These, and variety of other topics to
which be alluded, while contrasting our condition
with that of other countries and other ages eHi.
braced ,he.true elements of national glory. These
were what had carried us forward in our proud
career, until we are occupying the last stepping
stone that looks off 10 the Celestial Empire AS
long as our countrymen cherish them, SO long
will that glory continue cherish them, and they
will carry us forward and make the coming MIL
lions Of this country happy, as we arc happy Il
cherish them. and the star of American Liberty
will never set. The strong current Of nervous
thought which ran through his production, was
illustrated throughout by the choice gems OF