The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-06-25

with chlmneys and party walls to support
them, and slovcppes aud projecting win
dows. For example, Tie roof of the
palace of the Tulleries forms, Judge,
one-i bird the height of the whole build
ing. The cllimneys are of equal alli>
-tude. 1t is .endesyored to make. then
elegant, graceful, wel-proporiioned but
they are chmneys still. Private edi6ces
have the same deformity, and ii gives to
the sky line of street an irregular and
unfinished appearance that is far from
pleasing. As genera thing, lille ex-
pcnse Is bestowed in decorating or fin
lshing the street fronts of houses for
the reason, suppose, that all private
residences aud many places Of business
are entered, not as with us. from the
street, but from courts into which you
walk or drive through an archway, closed
by doors or gates, that occupy part of
the first story OF the front. mention
these things because they very much af>
lect the general aspect of the city. |
think the private architecture of our
American cities is more beautiful, and in
better taste. than that Of Paris
What is it then that makes Paris "the
beautiful city," the delight of France aud
of Europe, the centre TO which men of
from all n,r,s oc ,ba woriI1 On, IN
my second month here. and mpcrleeily
acquainted with the language, can in
reply to this question do no more. than
min, vou IN ,rha, Tho s,ro,,oo. ~.
veek ,,,, los, So,nrd,y ,.on, 49, Va,
sa,lles 4, n,,, orp,r;s =, IT., .i,La,,,,t,
thirteen ,p;Ics from tho cnvN rno III
oco ,bo.a ,,,;,h h,;ac o..a,,;e.'. b.,
hoo, tho C,,o,,,a .as;d.o.aat,h H. E1o,oh
n,onor.i,s e. 49,, ,.,,. wi,
Iouis pbilpne r,me ~ tho ,lrono ~
ls3D 6nd,no tina, nnI,l;c .ert;non, i,
F,ance vonid M Iorror n.rn,i, Va.
soillos to he the. ahode of 4, crnwJ nf
cn,,,,,ers be c,,,,yor,od tho ,,,,.,,,,,. 81
the phace into galleries of naiu,;ucs and
sculn,u,e and ,h,e, ,bs,nnab,, ,sao,ho,
w,,h ,he marks and r,,d,ns ,n Tho ,nh.
Inc prev;ous IN ,La, ,in,e ,ha ,,nI,co
contained I,rne and y,ir,iJo c,,liao,,,ns
IN no,n,nc and sc,i,nre S,nco ,b,,
time many DISTINGUISHED or,i,,s b,yc
been occunied in c9mnle,i,g IN. colloc.
linn :, ~ IN ior,, n continuous so,,os If
pain,iuos Representing nll the imnortout
events in French bi.tor, frnm tho
oorl,cs, IN tho ,res.,, ,,,s A cursnrv
inspection or Thorn, merely walL,ng
,hrougb the raller,ss and reecruiz;,g
tho sui,iec,s IF tho ,,c,,ros ncc,,n,o9
m,,v b1,rssncb ,ho;r o,,,,., and
IN dning il such ,s ,ho,r ,ru,h,nlre.s
,on i've over ali ,he mast. von 6,h,
against the Nnbamed,us in ,be mass of
,he pyrcncos wl,e,e Enrnnc was saved
ia Chrtsiiou,,v Won march with the .crn.
s,ders to,he U,iv CIV and vrest i,
from the J,6dels ron are n witness If
tho enthusiasm The br,very and rho ,r,.
umnhs Of loan Of Are. vnu svmna,hizr
vi,h ,b,. hero;.m and subl;me jevn,inn If
Charlotte Corday and Won follow Ma.
uolenn in war in exile and in death
Then there are statues and bus,s and
pnr,raits innnmerablc IF all the mon
DISTINGUISHED in French bi,tor, and of
many nf the eminen, .characters uf o,h-
or countries A nortrAi, of Webster
by Iealv does not fail ia orres, the at,
,en,inn Of an American The nnlace is
adorned too. with GORGEOUS ,apes,ry with
bronzes md rare marbles g. everything
rich and beautiful in art The grounds
belnnrinr IN the palace cove, MANY humid.
red acres and whatever art can add TO
the charms of nature is added here
Fountains and statues. gardens and ter.
races. covered with rare plants and flow
ers. and curiDusly trained trees minor
palaces. amphitheaires aud cottages,
dcep forests, long avenues and winding
walks. artificial ponds and shaded
streams, make the scene pleasant enough
for kings. or even for republicans. In
Paris aud its neighhorhood are dozen
other spots. no, equal TO Versailles but
of the same sort. You will he clad. |
dnub, not IN snofe me their descfinfion
Paris is as rull of music as it i, of
pictures. sivori and Vieux TEMPS, and
half a dozen other artists not less emf
nent, have performed together, in one
concert, since | have been here, and
there was no great stir about it. Al
present, Alboni is The mistress OF song III
Paris. Those Who have heard Them both
declare, that if AIboni and Jenny Lind
were to sing together, Alboni would he
the nightingale and Jenny - some
other bird but that | don't believe.
Alboni is a great, fat woman. The lover
of the stage has in this city great va
rieiy to choose from. The opera. the
ballet. comedy. paniomirc and the le-