The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-05

Then welcome to beautiful SPRING.
Partisan Gossip. :. from the Home Journal
PROBABLE CHANGES IN CosTUME.-The inge-
nuity of the new lawgivers of France has been
busy in devsing taxatons to supply the short
ings of the public revenues, and after the failure
of the proposal to lay an impOst upon celibacy, the
| scheme Of taxing coats, hats and surtouts was
agiated. The general desire to elude all shape OF
public assessment might, it was thought, SO alter
the fashion of these articles that they could not
nominally under the definition of the statute,
| and there has been some fun in Paris in the de.
visings Of substitutes for hats, coats and overcoats.
1t was predicted that the Oriental costume would
be the first ADOPTION and Paris, clad in tax-escaping
turbans and collarless jackets has been gaiy pic
tured Persons of artistic taste, meantime felt en-
couraged TO hope that, in this indirect way, the
present deformng and unbecoming fashions ofmen g
clothes would receive an impulse of ameliOratiOn.
PARIS CoNvALEscENT.-Under this expressive
head, French journalist records several symp-
toms of the resuming of taste for pleasure in the
emporium of gayety. A hundred and fifty horses
which belonged to the ex-royal family were sold re-
Gently at the Partisan Tattersall's, and brought
good price. 1t is but month or two since, that
there was possible sale of horse in Paris, and
! many who owned fine animals turned them loose
into the street, to be rid of the expense of support
ing them. Two of the finest of Louis Philippe's
stud were bought by Louis Bonaparte.
At the first re-opening of the Italian Opera, the
emptiness of the houses was most discouraging.
The receipts on one night amounted 10 but sirty.
four francs! For some time they did not exceed
five hundred francs. At present, lace and dia-
monds are once more to be seen in the boxes, and
bouquets have begun to be showered again at the
feet of Alboni. This last fact speaks less ex-
pressively of luxury than in former times, it is
true-aowsrs and lodgings being the two things
which have most lowered in price with the revou-
tion--but the rain of camelias upon the stage is
atill lufo irrico fiou for ho hnfo
The ladies who drive unattended in the Champs
Elysees-some who, trusting to the brilliancy of
youthful compilations, venture to brave the sun in
open carriages, and others, who, in the prudence
Of more matured loneliness, prefer the shelter of
covered coure-are again numerously seen, be-
tween the hours Of two and five, embeishing, with
their beauty and elegance, the avenue from the
Tuileries to the friumphal Arch.
Objects of luxury of all kinds have resumed in
some degree their circulation. Even the titles of
ever, in conversation. In an amusing article in
one of the papers, a gentleman recounts his ex-
periences on returning to Paris-trusting what he
had seen in the journals, to the prevalence of
socialism and republican equality, to be simply
true. Dressing himself inelegantly with some
trouble, he leaves his hotel after breakfast and en-
counters former friend, who unwillingly permits
himself to be recognized by SO republican-loOking
person, but who recommends to him To procure
pair of gloves and look little more like gen.
tleman. The glove-selers, as all the world knows,
are young and pretty women. The newly arrived
man enters the shop, and endeavoring to conform
to the spirit of the times, says: Citzeness pair
of gloves, if you please =" She turns her back on
him with contempt, and at the same moment a gay
young elegant comes in, to whom she says, with
the sweetest voice and smile "My Lord MARQUIS
your handkerchiefs are still at the embroiderers"
He leaves the shop, and meeting with another old
friend, uses what he supposes to be the most popu-
lar word of the time, |" Fraternity" Pardon
me" said his friend, "that word is now so out of
favor, that, if you have brother, you must call
him your cousin"
NAPOLEON WArER.-Among the Imperialsms
that have re-sprung into fashion within the last
month or two in Paris, is the Eau Napoleon,
which has already quite displaced the Eau de Co.
logne in popular favor. This famous water was
composed by celebrated chemist, at the order of
the Emperor and for while Napoleon kept it to
himself, and always made great use of it. 1t has
all sorts of qualities. 1t refreshes and teammates.
One may inhale it or drink it. 1t is balsam for
wounds and may be used as invisible ink. 1t re-
moves spots, and cures the bites of venomous
serpents Its glorers add to its list of merits that
it moderates violent excuses of opinion, and as
suages democratic sentiment.
The GREAT CATCHER CAUGHT.-vidocq, the
celebrated Chief of Police has lately been arrest
ed, under the following circumstances The Duke
of Valencay has been for some time engaged in a
suit of divorce A ceStain Madame E, with
whom he had formerly Deen in correspondence, re-
ceived, in January last, a visit from venerable
and ecclesiastic, who announced
himself as the Able Grimoux, curate Of the parish
of Villedieu. He stated that he came charged
with mission from the Duke, who expressed his
wishes in letter which was given her by the pro-
fessed envoy This mssive requested return of
all the letters which the Duke had written to her.
and offered her for the same three thousand francs
The lady hesitated SO far as to defer her reply till
she could procure the advice of her of business
but, at a second interview, the bargain was con-
cluded and the letters duly delivered. 1t was not
for some time that the Duke became aware of this
circumstance, and, the letter being forgery, he
made complaint to the police, and an inquiry was
set on foot The impostor having carelessly neg
lected to get back the letter, gave clue to the
writer, and person calling himself Bourgeois was
arrested, who turned out to be tho celebrated vi
docq. He is now in prison awaiting further inquiry.
[Our readers may chance to remember that, in
letter from London, written when we were last
abroad, we mentioned having CHANGED to be pres
ent when Vidocq, at his exhibition room in Regent
street, was showing and explaining his various dis
guises to party, consisting Of Lady Blessington,
Count D'Orsay, Lord Chesterfield, and her Lady,
ships two nieces Referring to it, moment since,
on finding the above mention of the great police
king in French paper, we find its conclusion run
ming thus: The celebrated Vidocq was showing
them the DISCUSSES he had worn in his wonderful
detections Of criminals, the weapons he had taken
from them. and all the curiosities of his career
himself the greatest. looked at the King of Po-
lice with little interest, of course after reading
his singular memoirs. He is a fat man, very like
the outline Of Louis Phlppes figure, and his head
enormously developed in. the perceptive organs,
goes up so small to the top 70 resemble the pear
with which the King of the French i commonly
car:catured. tidocq' bow TO me, when came in,
was the model Of elegant and respectful suavity,
him nevAFffna}ann ~