New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-28
WHOLE NO. 3533.

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bel Of The merchant % hcaorce water bearing his huge
FURNISHED urn upon rs back with the Ginning metal
n.mbiers There neither wind. nor dust nor heal
noihine. indeed which with ervid furious
go4rtAs % JAY Upon the Boa.esArds was the same
'hrous. Al The cafes ful. ard tables stood upon
he broad uotoir and isd.es hshg Spnng toilets and
s-uteuen 40 cool Spu8S pants slowly promenaded ard
surveyed each other
Tie Illumination however. the great triumph By
socioek The Place lie a Coaoorde was palace A. AIRY
Ike ani far Aaidins and As suddenly created TIE
lighted lanterns were tesoonea about The platform q
o>e-granl,e color Ike huge gems Hal concealed uPoa
the ssfoTm. an immense orchestra played the airs that
The Republic loves The columns, which bore The names
of cues. ranged regularly around stood Ike shSs Of pure
diamond. entirely were hey lighted Each bound
20 each BY wreath OF vsous yaued Nle lanierns-hke
vonderta. precious stones such only fairy-lsBd
So that the hole Place encirced with magnificent
and Illuminated garland 81 flowers and gems In the
vases OF the fountains arge tres hrst k.ndled
which famed but did rot dare and hen these were ex
aucu.he3 The began 20 play. fnnging the broad
shallow vases with silver sheen u fell on he lights be
meath. iha; shoae pure - ustrous pearls
The avenue Of the Champs Eiysee walled with deli
arches OF fire Up the Rue Roya.e series ofL.amln
iied ooesks and csnieabra and urns OF Sewers led 10
the IRON, Of tie Madeleine. under whose portals. behind
he columns. Wa suspended the immense giiiehandAer Of
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suspended bci The capitals OF the columns
The eres, alley of The rieric. garden also lighted
wlfh pyramids of coored lamps which were singulary
beautiful sgalns, the massive backness OF The foliage
The bridge before the Deputies Palace similarly
u.hied with four of,y columns each corner on which
stood ggarc figures The front Of the Palace was most
ariiscay managed with strong concealed lights behind
the columns keeping the solid whits marble face OF The
building n a rosy lambert umnousness- The two public
Ia, mi md n
Royse were less beautiful with two susigh, green
lines Of along he base OF he columns. which begin
floor and along the roof In the space bend
the columns lighted like the Palace opposite cus-
Of Illuminated globes ike masses Of Transparent.
grapes Nor must the star of the Legion OF Honor be for
gotten. which, Ike the tanshgured symbol Of the order
shone high the Palace upon the river poised upon
immense invGcbie pole. and seeming 10 shine selfsup
ported
Eight hundred thousand persons computed to
have been the guests OF this Enchanted Palace Of the
Republic This circulated with delight and 81
lcnce through the garden. across the Place and upon
the Champs Eysee where every sort Of dance. sons.
game and drink. beguiled the from unwsry poe
Acts There was no hghung no scfsmbling and
pushing Every man and group moved with the cur
rent aud aiied bis Files OF the line passed occa
sonal.y through the crovd-sowy and seniy-wiih
m d-eyed officers. tor 10 delicate duty.
Al O'Clock the grand bouquet discharge OF rockets,
took place AZ Etoiie I, fountain of frye, Ike
the Girandoa from The castle Of ST. Angelo al Rome.
When Il had faded the crowd begsn TO dlsperse In Two
or three hours the accent full Of the quietly
retiring people A. about 10 couple OF Dragons dashed
al hil speed down the Rue de Rivoh, channelng the
crowd they and begetting all sorts u wonders
They Immediately resolved however by the appear
ance of the carriage Of his Imperial Royalty, the Prince
President The carriage COUP. almost chariot
| with TWO brill ant lanterns Il was Immediately proceed
| ed by three dragons and rode al each window a
troop OF score more followed Il passed very rapidly
and the people cosed upon the line shouting y,re -
Bui heard no name. no Repuhhgue" or Napoleon
Those who remembered the days OF Louis Philippe, said
that they should have supposed that he WIS passing
| lule AFTER midnight upon the Place but the
crowd was entirely dispersed. The Illumination was a.
brilliant a. eser The silence singular and isscina-
ting The fountains played longer Ifwss the crowd
| thu, had made 10 real Now It like fNryland when
| The fairies Aown
The iete was continued Versailles on the following
sunday by the playing Of the great fountains and re-
| view The spacious gsrdenof Versailles crowded
with Parisians and the effect OF the different groups vas
very picturesque as hey appeared avenues and upon
the grassy slopes Versailles wonderful place. The
eve andes from the palace down the broad nv
enue across park the horizon, and seems to oos 'S
the end Of the world Ia king pleasure ground H. then
! Memory would worthlly people hose paths, II turn
wearied and Disguised To Imagination, for u can form
only Louis XVII and the dainty do Mainenon and d.
Barry and the halfascinatng La Valiereor indeed The
necklace Cardinal de Roman, and Marie Anioineite
the faire-f and best Of ALL
But Imagination wisely declines the task and srols OF
10 tie marvellous fountains from whose sparkling shower
Trtons blow mellow horns and mernads look out win
weird eyes, and Apollo guides his horses through the
LIQUID ghf and lost Enceadus spouis soornfu spire Of
water more than hundred feet high and Neptune last
Of all and greatest lies empowered In tho singing sPendor
Of ny embodied and uusoued ndnes that soar from a.
| many urns around him. "" c.