The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-20
WASHINGTON, April Is, lS4s


Curious Developments about Citizen Pageot's
Household affairs, and other things Of some
small importance to a disinterested public.
Looking through the mansion Of M Pageot,
which has been undergoing the devastation Of
an auction, was struck with the peculiar and
elegant furniture, from the kitchen to the garrett
from the Paris-made egg-boiler to the en-
broidered coverlet of Tells. All these bijous of
domestic luxury and fashionable righteousness,
are parting, never to meet again in such admira-
bic arrangement or exquisite taste The kitchen
utensils are all Of the purest copper, lined with
tn, aud made in France dozens of sauce pans,
soup kettles, fish boilers, moulds for cream and
iellies, amounting to several hundreds, with all
their accompanying Documents" it seemed as
if there were sufficient number for an army
with banners-snd around them hocked the
birth and beauty of the district. The amable
Mrs. has just taken the cover from spider;
the charming Mrs l. is lingering a spoon;
the witty Mrs. ID has her heart set on
sugar-pan while the splendid wife Of
down upon the acrne. with ga proud look and a
brilliant eye" BY her side is the enchanting
Mrs. w whose lips are red as the first moss rose
bud Of summer, ready to bid when bargain offers.
Next I" the kitchen in luxuyiousness 's the cham
b-r of Madame P rosewood bedslead Of tn
richest pattern adOrns one corner, while the light
OF heaven falls gently through tinted curfa'ps
Chairs of the same material, and sofas of the
of Louis Qnatorze style stands upon the toilet
table, and large one above the mantel No.
hing that wealth could buy, or ingenuity invent,
WIS lacking, to render ii fit for home OF love
ions, was a rose wood altar or oratory, above
which was suspended niche, in which hung a
crucifix; but, alas, the image of our Redeem-r
was gone-the niche alone remained Here had
ham chrtn nE ,toev fha NE I@xxn
But all these gems OF taste are now divided
among the parvenues Of this place and B4ltmor-,
v,z-'he R-gs. the CAS-, the Pts. the
Mems, the BIS SC. The opposite room
dor and elegance, and was occupied by friend
ST the family, and in a way that has made M p.
stay, during the last years of his residence
here, qq.!e ssandaous' TO say the least, no one
a Yankee and Frenchman cannot be better H.
Illustrated than in the furnishing of their man.
sions. While the one. puts the most cost
ly things in his bed chamber, the other
like levee than an auction, as everybody
was there. The ex-minister must have made
money by the sale. The par!ors were richly
The LADIES gos
dalized them; but after oil bought, some SOU
venlr of the last minister of the last Orleans
dynasty. We hope that what is our loss in the
minister will be the peoples gain, and that the
has not one drop of monarchical blood in his
veins, whose moral life may be above reproach,
and who, without the aid of q crucifx, will
"Chsutex toujours on haute voix
Vive Jssu vive Ia croix !''
Candidates for the Presidency are thick as
piums in a Christmas pudding. One or two are
Ia nascent state as soon as they become
grown | shall let you into their secrets, their
fears, their hopes /; and while the rain is breath
ing an April hymn, l bid you adieu.
MAHoMKT.