Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-17

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wishes, who danced their religion like Shakers OF the
pantommlc dances, described by Rayna and the Turkish
Amas, by the sweet Mary Montague, (quere sweet y and
finally every has heard OF the Age of Voaire the King
of Prussia and Vestris-we all this is oudanced by Tag
/ ioni and the Grand Opera
Ths opera has two thousand spectators besides
immense saloon, 1.-TWO hundred feet by fifty where
great number of ashonables TO relieve their ears from the
noise OF the singing, promenade themselves magnceny du
ring the whole evening, under the light Of brilliant ustres
and where the walls, wanscoed with mirrors multiply their
numbers and charms to n6nity May not well continue
dancing through the rest of this page
Dancing, you know, is characteristic amusement Of
the French and you suppose they have accommodations
to crafty their taste to its fullest There elegant
otundos Tor dancing IN nearly all the public gardens, at
'Tvol 'Waxha Etc, and the 'Chaumere de Mont Par
nasse Besides there are Guinguettes at every Barrere
and in the Village Fete which endure the whole summer,
dancing is the chief amusement and public bathrooms
distributed through every quarter of Paris suited to every
ones rank and fortune The best society Paris go
balls of Raneah, Auteu and ST. Cloud The theatres too
are converted into bathrooms, especially for the masqueades
from the beginning to the end of the Carnival.
:" hired cabroet and driver the other night, and went
with lady from New Orleans to the most famous Of the
Guingud Here all the little world to COM
pletey andasonabl happy behaving with all the decency
and dancing with almost the of high life We visited
half dozen, paying only ten at each for admission.
All this is extracted from but the first letters in the
book The third equally clever largely occupied with
description of the Bouevads, that animated and dro
series of the many specacles of showlovng Paris With
the several bouepard however, nermixed other sub
jec to which they naturally give with that of the Ma
deleine, you have flowers and the fowegs with that of
the Cdpucnes, sketch Of the dogmarke and apropos
the Boulevard des Haens of him who once
its chief honor and delight the mighty Careme But spght-
y all this is, how upon earth make for it
But hold Make for it Is it any concern of ours
That is the foeman business and if our dear readers will
md /oh Eba4a
with such set has the fortunate Inteligencer why fig
for the foreman
"The main street of Paris and one of the most remarka
BILE of the whole world is the Bourard 1t runs
from the centre towards the east and coils around the
circumference Of the city, Its adjacent houses are large
black, and irregular in height resembling distance battle
ments urreed castles. Its zgzag, and each
section has different and different pursuits that
presents you face and character and picturesque
scene at every quarter of mile This does please
first sight, eye formed upon Quaker simplicity of Phi
adepha but approved by the general Our Broad
and Chestnut streets and Regent exhausted
at single view the Boulevard enterains all day. Its side
walks are delightfully."- wide and overshaded with elms Be-
fore the visits of the Allies ii had eight miles trees kind
OF ornament that is held in better European than
American cities. Our ancestors took dislike trees from
having much grubbng at their original forests and their
enmiy has been infused into the blood. To down tree
is hereditary passion, and have often spent whole
days in its grauitous indulgence. squatter of the back
woods begins by telling the Unfortunately and he
most honored those first Germans read of in Cesar
who has made the widest devastation around his dwelling
our Posvie which ten years ago forest, has to-day
not fig leaf to its nakedness.
"Here is gentleman just going to Philadelphia who will
hand you this letter send also map Of Paris, that NAV
have your company such ambes as may chance take
through the capital To-day invite you to walk upon the
Bouevards.
son the end is the Madeane in full view of the street.
While the other of Paris dim with the mist of
years. this stands like newdessed bride in white and glow
ing marbles its architecture fresh from the age OF Perces
This church became Pagan in the Revolution it was for
awhile the Temple of Glory and has returned to the
Catholic faith Three mornings of the week you will find
It's feet halt an acre. in urns baskets and hedges of all that
nature has pretest IN her magazine of flowers deghng the
eye by their tasteful combination Of coo and embamng the
air with their fragrance. sorry you gentle.
man. could describe to you feengy the ower-g whose
laughing eyes emulate the diamond and love has pressed his
two fingers upon her brunette cheeks This the B0urard
Hadelane. On the south side sadookng garden occupies
its whole length. asked whose it of Frenchman he
says it is the Minister Of Strange Affairs 1t is the hotel of
Monsieur Tiers who book about the Revolution and
Treatise upon Wigs and is Minister des Afaires
EtrangereS do not like him, this Mr.. Tiers, and don't
to tell you the experienced yesterday some
mpudence and pertness from of the clerks Of his oc
and these underngs, know represent usually the quail
hcations of their masters in such particulars.
To leave Paris for London requires your passport to be
signed the police Office, the American and English Am
bassado and at the French Minister'S At the first office
you are set down with motley upon a bench, and
there you sit like Of those Virtues in front of the Paas
Bourbon, often hour two until your is called;
and when called you don't recognise it. and you keep sit
ting unless you take along translate il for YOU
There is not any thing in nature unlike itself ones name
Frenchied-even monosylabe. As for John changes
gendcrs altogether and becomes Jean. To the last three
Offices you pay the valedctoy compliment of thirty francs
and get their impudence into the bargain You will always
find persons about your lodgings, called 'facteus (they
should be called beneac0rS who will do all this for you
small consideration much better than you can do it yourself
''You the BouLerdrd DIES Capuciaes 1t is
raised about thirty feet and the houses for quarter Of mile
left the valley The garnet and Miss Annette are alone
above ground all the high life here below stairs On the
right side you apparently Of the happest of human
beings, the 'mdrchdnd de cenS who sells little dogs and
parrots "A sr francs caicheP 'Hargot dr francsp
he cries. with gentle voice. half afraid some one might hear
him he has become attached his animals and feels sor-
part with them He feels you for your chickens
you have fed every day. when you kill them for dinner
Poor little Azor and Zemire Only think Of seeing them
more He sells them few francs cheaper when the purcha-
rich and likely treat them we'll The French espe-
cay the women doe upon dogs beyond the example Of all
other nations and yet have the nae of upon the
earth. dog, they say, loves his master the more he
vagabond, and the French love their dogs the
they shabby What would give for few Of those elo-
quent boccos which resound in the night from an Ame
bamyard and which protect securely ones little wife
from the thieves and the lovers while the husband is wander
ing in foreign lands
"Iake of your hat this is Of the choice and peem
nent spots OF the French capitalize very almost Of the
pleasures and amusemens Of Europe il the BOuirdrd
Hdea II here that gentlemen and ladies' when the abos
OF the day have closed and not nudes distract the
mind from the great business Of degution and digestion,
semhe Of evening discuss the immense importance Of