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


waistcoat, and a general soul expand
under his broadcloth coat, all his labors
are lost. He may be good haber-
dasher's horse; he cannot be gentle
man. II NEST pas dw bots don't on en-
fat!
The afistocratic birth of Count dor
say opened to him as right the best
salons of Paris, his family was generally
and favorably known in fashionable So
ciety. and was connected with the best
families of France. Thus early in life.
through their common intimacy with
the Duke and Duchess de Guiche, he
was frequently thrown into company
with the Earl and Lady Blessington,
who being in the meridian of their
fortunes and their health, made Paris
the headquarters from which they
made their pleasure tours through
France or through Italy, which fur
nished Lady Blessington themes for her
charming books-The Idler in Italy,
&C., &c. This acquaintance soon II
pened into intimacy, and it was not
very long before its intimacy was in.
creased by the marriage of Count
P0rsay to the daughter of the Earl of
Blessington. Il think the second Lady
Blessington had no children.) They
went several times to Italy in company,
and it was through them Count d'Orsay
made Byron's friendship; he won By
ron's heart at once, and they continued
through life warm friends. When the
Blessingtons returned to England, he
accompanied them and made London
his home.
Count d;0rsay was now an all ac-
complished man. Gifted with remark
able physical beauty, his head might
have been taken for the model of an
polio, it had such strength and softness
in its beauty. He spoke several Ian
guages with elegant ease; he was al
home in the exercise of all arms; he
was practiced in several instruments ;
he was draughtsman of rare skill and
taste: he excelled in every manly
exercise.
II is one of the many singular char
acteristics of English society. that they
allow-nay, seem to desire leader TO
assume regal powers in social circles.
They desire king of fashion, a lion
whose DEGREES are laws, who is the
model of everything of manners,
dress. morals, conversation; who is
empowered 10 select fashionable rem
dezvons, TO dictate which promenades,
what drawing-rooms, what theatres are
fashionable; what danseuse and artist
should be applaudsd. what author shall
be courted, what painter purchased
To 30 no further back, Lord Chester
field and 'eBeaun Nash, "Beau" Brum-
mel and George w, have in this man.
ner ruled the society of their day.
When Count d'Orsay appeared in
England. he was made King O.. FASH
ion by acclamation: for, let the elected
elegant endeavor TO decline so noisy
success never so obstinately. his con-
stitueuts will prove still more obstinate,
and he must wear the crown, or else
abandon England.
Connt d'Orsay did not decline the
title conferred on him: he was young,
and he had all tastes and ambitions of
thatage. But he differed-there could,
indeed, be no greater difference, than
that which existed between him and
BNmmel. He was always an aristo-
crat. He never had any of the inso-
lence, he had none of the airs of the
pareemu. He did.not live on his friends,
and make them pay his; debts, by
forcing them to patronize his creditors.
If he gave time and paid attention to
horses, and dogs, and equipages, and
he made his hat the model
for all hats during the season, and in.
vented new cravat knots or new fash
ions, it was that he knew that to the
silly crowd of lordlings who initiated
him, these triffes were the serious bu-
siness Of life, and that these bagatelles
strengthened his position more than
serious, useful and grand deeds would
have done. These frivolities he re-
garded in their proper light; they were
merely the pastime of his idle hours.
II is astonishing with what power he
ruled society 10 London let me cite
some instances, for they will exhibit
more clearly both his power and posi-
ton. Although everybody wears, few
know the history of the invention of
The sack, or paletot, as it is gener-
ally called,I though neither of these
is the true name of the popular gar
ment Count d'0rsay called it Chester
field, in honor of his friend, the present
Earl of Chesterfield, the great English
racing nobleman, who owns the finest
'tud of horses in England. Count Dor
'ay was returning from a steeple chase,
when being surprised by a heavy fall
If rain, he ordered his out-rider, who
always carried his coat strapped on his
'addle, that it might be ready TO pro-
ect the Count, in the event of an acci-
lent like the present-he ordered his
to bring him his cloak. The
ervant stammered out some excuse
bout having forgotten it. No house
vas near, the ordinary overcoat worn
y the Count was getting quite wet;
uddenly turn in the road discovered i
D the impatient rider a low drinking
hop, and sailor covered with q sort
f large and long roundabout, which
overed him nicely from bis throat to
is thighs. "I say. there, my good
-iend,n said the Count TO him, what