The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-24


before him. This explains the character
Of the man-braye, but wholly unrefecting.
Paris .. lssS and IsSO.
! could not more fully describe the so.
ciety Of 1889 and 1890, than by compar-
ing it TO the architecture of the time Of
Louis XII. and Of Francis |. when Gre
clan orders began to be mixed with the
Gothic style, or rather. by comparing il to
a collection of the ruins and tombs of all
ages heaped together pell-mell, after the
reign Of terror. in the cloisters Of the
Pedts- Ausustins; only, the wrecks OF which
| speak were living and varied without in
remission. In every corner Of Paris there
were literally reunions, political societies,
and theatres; the men of great future re.
nown wandered about in the crowd without
being known, like souls on the banks oil
Lethe before having enjoyed the light. !
have seen Marshal Gouvion ST. Cyr play
a character at the .'Theatre du Marais, "
in De Beaumarchais's "Mere Coupable;"
and one went from the club OF Feuillons
to that OF the Jacobins, from balls and
gambling houses to the gatherings Of the
Palais Royal, from the tribunes OF the Ma.
tional Assembly to open air meetings.
Deputations OF the people, pickets Of ca.
valry, and patroles Of infantry passed and
repassed each other in the streets Close
beside man in French dress, with pow.
dered hair, sword at his side, his hat un.
der his arm. pumps and silk stockings,
there walked man with cropped hair
without powder in English frock- coat, and
an America cIava' The news was pub.
ishtd ~ IKE sslols Ct tee theatres; and the
pit rssourded with patriotic songs. Occa.
sionally pieces attracted malttsdeS an
able appeared orI tbs stage, the people
shouted at him, "CoIcomb! coxoombp and
the able replied, "Gentlemen, vive Ia ma.
tion," Mandini and his wife, Viganoni
and Rovedino might be heard at the ''Opera
Bufa, after having listened to the bowling
Of ca ira. One might have gone to admire
Madame Dugazon. Madame ST. Aubin
Caroline. the little Olivier, Mdlle. Contat,
Mole, Fleury, and TalmA, just then de.
butante, after having seen Favras hanged.
The promenades on the boulevard du
Temple" and ''des llaliens" surnamed Cob.
lsntz, were crowded with snowy women,
among whom three young daughters Of
Grety were conspicuous, white and red as
their attire; the whole three soon died.
"She fell asleep for ever" said Grety.
speaking ofhis eldest daughter, seated upon
my knee, and as beautiful as when alive. {"
A multitude Of. carriages rolled over the
crossings or bedaubed the "sans culottes;"
and there was to be seen the beautiful Ma
dame de Button sitting alone in the Duke
OF Orleans phiston at the door of some club.
The elegance and taste OF the aristocratic
society was to lie met with at the Hotel de
Ia Rochefoucault, at the evening parties of
Mesdan,es de Polk, d'Henin, de Simiane.
do Vaudrenil, and in some OF the drawing.
rooms Of the high magistracy, still remain.
ing open. At the houses of M. Necker,
lie Comte Montmorin, and the various
public functionaries, were to be seen
{ with Madame de Stsel, La Duche,se
d Aiguillon, Mesdames de Beaumont and
dc Serilly) all the new ornaments Of France,
and all the freedom Of the new manners.
The shoemaker, in the uniform of the Ma.
tional Guard, on his knees, took the mea.
sure Of your foot; the monk, who on Friday
wore his white or black robe, on Sundays
wore round hat, dressed like a citizen;
the ahaven Capuehin read the newspapers
in the wine-shop or tea-gsrden, and in the
midst Of circle OF frivolous women there
appeared grave nun; this was some aunt
or sister turned out of her convent.
Crowds visited the converts open 10
everybody. just as travellers in Grenada run
through The deserted halls OF the Alham.
bra, or as they stop at Thur, under the
columns Of the temple of the Sibyl. i
The palace Of The Tuilleries, great paol
filled with convicts, rose in the midst of
these fetss OF destruction. Those, also.
sentenced to death enjoyed themselves
whilst they were waiting for the cart, the
'hearing time, or the bloody shirt, which
had been put out to dry. and they could see |
through the windows Of their prison the daz. |
cling determinations Of the queens circle. |
Pamphlets and newspapers multiplied by
thousands; satires, poems, and the songs OF
he "Act. Of the Apostles" replied to the
Ami du Peuple," or to the "Moderateur"
Il the Monarchical Club, edited by Fon.
aine; Mallet Dupan, in the political arti.
les of the "Mercure, was in opposition
0 Laharps and Chamfort in the literary
'ortion Of the same paper. Champoenetz.
be Marquis de Bopnay, Rivarol, Mirsbeau
he younger (the Holbein of the sword.
rho levied the legion OF Hussars de Ia
fort on tie Rhine }, and Honore Mirabeau
ne elder, ilmussd themselves, while dining
,gether, BY drawing caricatures and get.
ng up the "Petit Almanach d.ss grands
aiter which Hopore weat to pro.
pse inartisl law or the seizure OF the pos.
'ssions Of the clergy. He passed the q
ght at the house Of madame Jaw, after }
'clsfing that he would not quit the Nal