The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-14
rnE GOSSIP OF PARrs

TIE GOSSIP OF PARIS
Pans, December 10, 1850.
SGm-Earfkg Heks- 7tisgraphie cOnc1t-BaN al
lAs PrGtdeafs-TNeanes and opeFas-Nec Gas
for The Unite Statss-E1Yytmsnts Sc, SC.
Father Boreas has been raging, for the last three
days, over our cry, and We have been visited by
the most violent gales eve. witnessed. IN sunday
night the rain, hail, snow, and wind were 50 yio.
lent that was quite dangerous 70 venture into the
streets Of Paris. States. bricks, aigns, and stones.
were wandering about in The air, and many heads
and many limbs were bruised BY these Tying
weapons. !, y said, and believe i, that all the
national flags waving above the public buildings
have been torn into pieces, and Paris has been DE-
pnved, in night, 81 all IL national colors The
Tusleries and the Champs Elysees offered the most
painful sight; every alley wac covered with the
remains OF strong branches torn hom the lines,
trees. No doubt that disasters have been nu-
merous IN the Channel, and " shall hear soon Of
many shipwrecks.
While the storm was raging over Paris, very
violent earthquake was felt at Tarber and Lourder.
IN the department OF the Bases Pyrenees This
SHOCK was felt st ten O'Clock IN the evening. and
was 80 severe That mountain split into three
~p,eces end fell ibto 4 valley, destroying much
property.
very cunous phenomeron was remarked here
q
month ago, that ielegraphic wires had been placed,
under the direction 81 MAJOR P0ussin, ell over
Pans from he National Assembly to the Elysee
the Ministries, end The thirteen cry walls q the
city over he bridge Of Jena eighteen wires have
been placed, Communicating from The Ministry Of
the Interior 70 the above named places, during
the last three days an aerial concert has taken
place on the bridge, and al the fitsti6Mi Of Pafis
have deserted the French and Italian Operas 70
5is.en 70 this celestial music. The wind, which
passes between these mammoth strings, produces
the most beautiful sounds, ssd the sensation ielt
by the hearers J. Is imgoss,hl, y describe went
clare was delighted with this uuroyised orato-
no. The ticket u admission was free" Of
course, and you may ~ Grain that the audience
was numerous.
The merry bells OF the winter - lson are. at last
aeitated. One hears them whilst passing, between
nine and twelve O'Clock, through the fashionable
streets OF the capital The mililnsrs dsessfnakers,
jewellers, etc, are are engaged from morning y
night in fulfilling the orders rhey have received
ana the articles delivered by them are the 10 pius
ultra Of taste and refinement.
The last ball at the Llysee-the second OF the
season-was one Of the most brilliant ever gwen
there. From nine O'Clock at night. TIL three 10 the
morning, the capaCOus saloons OF the palace were
scarcely suihcient to receive the guests OF Louis
Napoleon. Tolbecque and his brilliant orchestra
were IN readiness, and they performed all the new
est dances Of the season. Ii was both satisfactory
20 the eyes and to the heart to examine 10 detail
the rtcherths Of the t0isttss which were most bril-
hant and expensive. Never have / seen such
quantity Of diamonds exhibited anywhere Madame
la Prncesse Mathilde Demidorf was covered, d
u Leftre, with studs Of diamonds. I was told tkat
she wore upon her person more than one hundred
thousand dollars worth Of these precious stones
Louis Napoleon was promenading along the par.
Tors, and saw him speaking with many persons OF
rank, and several strangers who had been pre-.
scented 70 him lie retired al haf-past twelve
Americans were again in number under the roof Of
tAe presidential house. All those whom have
previously named had returned thther and several
new guests were also present Among them ] re-
marked two OF the bellies % Newpou ard Saratoga,
whose beauty was much admIed ~ BE gsller,