The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-27

ance on each other in real life, or daily prac
tice. The sect have a. daily newspaper issued
in Paris. They also count upon a coilsdera-
BILE list OF disciples in long hair and terrible
boards, including a few ladies in shocking ank
petticoats They have also tried some expert
ments, but there seems to be no great chance to
change the social habits of France for long time
to come. Indeed the antique Catholics who want
to go back TO the faith, practises and manners OF
the middle ages, have as good prospect of ulti'
mate success as the modern Fourrierites. The
celebrated Capuchin friar called Lacordaire, has
been for the last few months filling the church OF
Notre Dame, on the Sundays, with enthusiasts
and devotees, who crowded over each others
heads and heels to hear him pour forth his eo-
quence, directed against the new philosophy of
the present day. Religion, however, in France,
and especially in Paris, is at a very low ebb In
deed it could hardly be lower Poor old men, and
decrepit old women, with some few young girls,
are the only persons to be seen in the churches
now adays, unless indeed great preacher sud-
denly spring up, like Lacordaire at Notre Dame,
and then the fashionable world follows him for a
few weeks. Even in Geneva, the birth place OF
the Protestant religion, there is much indifer-
ence to the affairs of the other world as there is
in Paris. The great bulk of all classes of society
in France, Italy and Germany, care little for any
species OF religion There are small circles here
and there who may be enthusiastic or supersti-
tious, but even the feelings of these circles only
resemble the sentiment felt by travellers towards
old buildings, old paintings, or old places, en-
shrined in antique associations. Religion is in
state OF rapid transition, leading no one can tell
no Dr.
cupy the places which the priests and saints did in
the middle ages. Even dancer or a singer now
produces greater outburst of wonder than did
the holy men and miracle. workers Of the year
one thousand. Look at the career of Fanny
Ellsler in Rome, and all over Italy. She gets
more admiration, deeper devotion, than the
Madonna, or the Lady of Loretto ever did
The Americans in Paris form considerable
society of their own There are probably about
1900 or 1000, permanently residing here, or at
least for part of the winter or fashionable sea-
son. Many of them are engaged in business,
others live on their incomes, and make successful
efforts to get into certain French circles, who are
partly fashionable, partly poor, partly accom-
plished, and partly proud. l have seen very few
Americans at Guizot's or the other minister's
some English and Russians 60 there, but the
career Of some of the American fashionables
heretofore in Paris has left bad impressions in
these and other quarters. have heard great
many curious anecdotes Of the Americans here
tofore living here, and their laughabe servliy to
the old and beggary noblesss of France, in order
to get up fashionable reputation. There is a
large portion Of the English society here just as
ridiculous and absurd
Doughty and Catlin, two eminent American
artists, have been living here for some time.
Doughty's productions in landscape have been
We'll known to the Academy, and to artists in New
York. He spent some time in London, but has
been here for few months past. He is at
present engaged on n splendid landscape painting,
scene on the Tioga river, on the frontier fNew
York and Pennsylvania. This work has been
performed for the king, and will be placed in the
next exhibition. ] went to his rooms the other
day, and saw it, not exactly finished, but nearly
So tits most gorgeous autumn scene, display.
ing all the rich colors of an American Indian sum-
mer There was also in the same room very
beautiful view on the Lochleven in Scotland, done
by an amateur, Mr.. Brent of Washington, and
the contrast of the two scenes was striking and
remarkable. Doughty is one of the greatest OF
American landscape painters. He has been
much priced in England and France. He will
return soon to his native land
Of Catlin, the amiable, the enthusiastic, the
excellent Calm, could not say too much. He
has been engaged by the king to sketch series
of designs, showing the adventures of the cee-
brated French traveller, La Sale, who travelled
from Montreal to New Orleans, in the wild days
of the west and the Mississippi Louis Philippe
has shown a great deal of delicate attention to
Catlin, who has visited the royal family at Neuily
and the Tuileries, at least a dozen times
Catlin has conversed with royalty, on the subject
OF American scenery, in the most familiar and
easy style. He has breakfasted, ted, and chatted
with the king. Catin also intends 10 return to
the United States next year.