The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-10-09

entered London in this costume. The
rain had ceased, the sun looked as
bright as it can look in the leaden sky
of England; it was the time of day
when everybody went to the Park !;
Count d'Orsay rode down the fashion
able avenue, filled with exquisites and
bellies, his sailors jacket still over his
coat 1t took at once, and before a
week everybody in London was sacked.
Here is another example which ex-
hibits life abroad only too truly A
young and pretty French actress had
been recommended to Count d'Orsay
by one of their Paris friends. This
beauty left behind her in Paris, some
notes whose rapid advance to old age
alarmed her: note past maturity is
perhaps more disagreeable than wo-
man in the same predicament. Un-
willing to be present at the death and
to receive the funeral ticket benevolent
notaries always send, she made an en-
gagement with Mitchell, and appeared
at St. James Theatre. Another actress
lone of the Denain family,) succeeded
much better in the same line of char
acters, and the beauty's engagement
was rescinded. She went to Count
dOrsay, avowed her disaster and beg
ged him to help her. Well, indeed,
mon eafant, said the Count, in his usual
kind tone, uoyons, must do something
for you. You have heard in the green
room that | am attentive to Lady
Georgiana R. S that is not so,
but but would not like to give any
subject of annoyance Lady Blessing
ton, III scarcely know what to do.
However, tomorrow at o'clock |
will call by for you. take care to be
armed to the teeth with yonr best weap-
ons and be ready to fire on everybody
Next day Count d'Orsay, in one of those
admirable negliges dresses, the extreme
effort ipf art, which too set off admira-
bly, a woman's toilet, called for the
young actress and drove her inihe Most
aristocratic avenues of Hyde Park
Every one ogled her; the town wonder
what Lady Georgiana and Lady Bless
ington would say. The wonder was
increased when they saw him intro
duce her into his box at the opera
Every one sought an introduction to
her; in three days some nabob Lord
stole her from the Count. In a few
weeks she returned to Paris with her
pocket full of guineas and a Lord on
her arm. 5.f. .=-.
To select but one more example from
the ten thousand instances of Count
d,Orsay's omnipotence In certain cir
cies. he joklngIy said to friend: GIfI
should take fancy to commit suicide,
there would be fifty suicides the next
day, and the tribe of dandies would
disappear for time from London.7 |
NAV relate his introduction of coarse
packing cloth into the toiIettes of the
aristocracy. A Frenchman established
in London, a marchGnd de nouUeautes
called on the Count one morning-'I
am ruined, Count, | have no debts, but
| have spent every cent of my capital"
" Didble : and what are you going to
doa' asked the Count. g | should throw
myself into the Thames but for my
family u Diable! DiGble ! is every
thing gone 2" "Yes sir, everything"
.What havn't you thing at home
Hoyons, let's hear what you have. But,
perhaps the best can do for you will
be to come and hunt in yonr shop for
something" That evening the Count
went to the shop: he examined every
thing What's that 2" said he, kick
ing over a bale of coarse packing cloth
lying on the floor. He was told what
it was. "Open it and let me look at
it," The shopkeepeE opened it, exam
ined it. "Send me ten yards of it to-
morrow morning, and call in the eve
ming yourself; we'll then see what can
be DONE" Early the next day his Or
ders are executed; skilful cutter then
out of employment is sent for, and all
the morning Count d'Orsay and he are
engaged discussing and planning new
patterns. At the appointed hour the
poor shopkeeper comes. have hit
it, said Count d'Orsay ); day after to-
morrow shall go to Ascot races, wear
ing pantaloons cut in new way, and
with all the seams worked like a cha
mois glove. The next day you will
have thousand persons at your door to
purchase others ;'take this cutter, he
will procure needle women for you; get
a plenty of packing cloth, and my head
on it, your fortune is made" Count |
prediction was accomplished 4; |
the shopkeeper cleared 100000 that
season, and has now retired to pretty |
villa, near Lake Enghein, worth his
" plum.O @
These, however, were Count d 'Orsay's
for Willing away a heavy
hour. King of Fashion, he resolved TO
elevate his kingdom, and extend his
power over other subjects than these
rifles; he undertook, and he accom-
plished a complete revolution in the
1sages, the tone, the taste and the man.
1ers of the society of which be was the
;hief; to do this required all the varied
resources of his mind, his character
ind his talents. He had, besides, a
auxiliary in Lady Blsssington,
v no to extraordinary talents for society,
,nioyed dazzling beauty, great acquain-
ance with the best circles of the most
polished continental courts, and large
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