The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-15
GOSSIP OF PARIS.


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GOSSIP OF PARIS.
PAHIs, June %, 1853.
More Shocking Bad Weather. The Crops--Hcd'1h
of Parts-TAe Market Prices of Food-A Sn NO
Storm Contributions to the Ncso -Yons EEts-
Internationally Mormoms- Theatres, &c.
The spring season is over since the 2lst inst, nd
we are now in full summer. Who could believe 1t,
if we were deprived OF an almanac and knew hot
that to-day we are the 23d Of June. The Tempe
nature is cod has rained for the last thsee days,
and the news which we receive from all parts OF
France ia full Of reports that announce that the large
rivers Of the country have overlooked their banks
and caused much damage. 1t is now certain that
we shall not complain of drought, but IL is also
clear that the crops will be much injured by such
intemperate weather. With the exception Of hay,
all the other crops are more or less damaged ia
France. The wheat and corn are already strong,
but full OF bad herbs and weak; many fields are
spotted with rust and odium The ears will be
snail and not mich lled with -four. In all the high
and mountainous country the crop Is considered Us
a total loss. The vineyards are also ia a very bad
condition. In Burgundy and the Maoonnois all
the zines have been frozen and the small quantity
still alive will produce avery bad quality OF wine
As for the other fruits everything tends to the belief
that the harvest will be lost. The apple trees are
deprived OF fruit in all the fields Of Normandy.
Tie typhoid fever is raging in several partE of
France and even in Paris, though it is not consi
deIed as dangerous as it was two mouths
ago. The mountainous parts OF France have
as, been visited by the disease and the mortality Of
this scar will De equal to that Of the years 1882 aud
1915, whilst the cholera was raging in France.
The scarcity Of fruit, aud the consequent specula
tiCn, have caused immense rise IN the price
provisions Of all Sorts and the cos, OF animal life in
Paris, IA well as everywhere Ia france is considered
glef than in Any country Of the world. | will
only give TO your readers few items, to be com.
pared with the prices current OF New York, and
they will he astonished at the extraordinary ex-
lelses which are encountered here by those who
keeping house. Such The prices OF tbs following
articles daily used by amiy bread, Il cents for
two pounds beet, II cents per pound veal 20
cents per pound mutton IL and 20 cents per pound;
butter, 40 cents per pound sugar IL and " oeuts
per pound coffee 70 and Is cents per pound tea,
81 and So per pound Tor the best qualities. Taese
articles being the most important for the daily
supply oI the tables, have, dare say, given you
sone idea Of the dearness OF living in Paris For
extra rrevisions, such as fish, fowl, and game are
paid extfaysgant prices chicken is worth 81 /; 4
lobster from 81 TO 81 90 quail. Us cents etc, etc.
Tie vegetables are also rs dear ~ IN The winter time,
and il such state OF things oOntihe no other peo-
pie but those who are worth $4,000 GEAR VIII DC
enabled to live in Paris and in the large cities OF
France. The whole Of Europe will emigrate TO
America, to live cheap and eat good things
would also mention here, that snow has fallen
upon the high mountains Of Jura, Alps, and Pyenees
as also the hills Of Auvergne Never within the
memory Of man, has fall OF snow been witnessed ut
this season of the year.
The buyers and sellers Of silks are also complaining
OF The weather, for the mulberry leaves have been
sold from eixteen francs TO twenty francs the fifty
kiogTammes and the cocooIs from four O five francs
the kilogranme AS matter OF course, the silks will
bt much carer this year, and the ladies will be
ed TAI a hal hI,a-
bpnos TO make their shoppings. Beware, husbands
beware.
The outside Partisan pleasures have not been con-
siderable this week, OWING to the bad weather. The
HIppudrome Mobile aud Chateau deS Fleurs were
shut US well the other places OF amusement such
gardens and aus Of all Sorts but the theatres have
made excellent business and earned much money.
viii mention the details of the first performance at
the end Of my letter.
The regatsas OF Neu'lly, on Sunday last offered
the most brilliant coup dGH. There were twenty
seven boats OF ali kinds, 81 gs &C., which raced in
the most admirable manner, and showed the most
magnificent contest for the premiums to be obtained.
The crowd OF amateurs was immense on the shores
OF La Seine, and the sun favored this nautical ex-
hibition till four o'clock, when the rain began, and
dispersed the whole assembly.
The repairs to the Palace of the Louvre already
finished, and this old monument, the cradle of the
royal family Of France, il now as new it could be
from the hands OF the mason, with the only color
stamped upon il by I" Old Time" The admirable
ec1 lures OF the Colorado the shores Of La Seine
are entirely mended, and the public Is in 'extacy
before these models of design and ornaments In the
meantime, the other wing Of the palace the Rue
Rv, and Place du Paais Royal, is III full operation
OF building, and will soon be finished
The invoices for the exhibition of the Crysta
Palace OF New York, are daily encumbering the ex-
press Office vi the American In Paris and IL Is
generally hoped that this exhibition will not delay
its opening. Among the beautiful articles which
have been sent Tor tue purpose Of being submitted to
the taste of Americans, take great pleasure
toplng three superb paintings by Mr.. Lepaule, the
same painter who has mered, this year the universal
culogy for his portrait, full size, OF Louis Nap leon
These three pictures represent, hrst:-"A Young
Man in lndecision between Vice aud Virtue" the
second, The Interior OF u Harem;n and tle third,
The SultaDa Nouhmala." No doubt these three
works OF AIT will never return to Europe and will
command an enormous price from the amateurs of
the New World.
very distinguished lady pianist, Mile. Gabrielle
Delamotte, Is on the Of leaving Paris for the
United States. She has met here with the most
universal appreciation from all the artists aud ANA,
teuIh daeit0nii, and hhe deserves TO be fully pa
trOnised in the United States. We had the plea
OF hearing, not long ago, Mile. Delanotte,
at private party, and were delighted with her
d0igtG and method. The speed OF her style of pay-
ing really wonderful. She performed the renowned
asdanfe OF hendelssohn with the genuine and artis-
tcal appreciation Of the composer himself We had
slso much delight in hearing her in grand trio of
Beethoven, with Vieuxtemps and Prats which abe
executed tn perfection. In "a fantasia written by
Thalberg, on motives Of the "Sonnambula." Mile
Delamotte obtained real triumph. This artistic IL
now in London, and we see fro the reports of the
best newspapers OF that city, that she has given
concert al Hiss Rooms, where slfe was heard and
appreciated by a CROWDED assembly We wish her
success III America, where she goes with the best
letters OF recommendation, given by m any Ameri-
Cans Low IA Taris.