The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-11

most happy effect. An immense trumphal arch
Of the same description Of work. stood in front Of the
main entrance into the garden, ana from the centre
Of it's arch was suspended an immense imperial
crown, with wreaths Of laurels connecting it to
tracery above. Every part Of these erections was
covered with colOred lamps, to furnish forth the
illumination Of the night. All around the Place de
Ia Concorde were erected similar constructions, all
gaily painted in uniform manner, as to produce
in It's style, but not unPleasing Up the Champs
Elysees TO the Rond Point was TO be seen on each
side long extending range of similar arcades sup
ported on pilasters of the description already men
tened. No. lcss than three hundred and ifty-four
Of these arcades might be reekoned, the whole line
cut into pars by twentysix lofty portcos, placed at
equal distances. The arabesques, formed by the
slight wooden rods, were hung around in every dircc
ton with colored lamps, and from the centre OF each
arcade was suspended lustre for one hundred lights
Over the fountain, 1T the Rond P,iat was raised an
immense celestial sphere, bearing an enormous
eagle with out spread wings the whole ornamented
with white and blue lamps in the shape Of stars
From the Rond Point to the triumphal ar III were
to be seen three hundred and sixty lofty poles
placed at equal distances, and connected together
below BY triple garland of tricolor lamps, and
above by broad cornice, on which also lamps were
placed. This same ornamentaton was adopted in
the garden Of the Tuileres with this difference that
the lamps were there Of white glass; looking In the
distance ike strings of huge pearls Sixty immense
running across the main avenue Of the Champs
Eysees, and the trum phal arch at the end bore
vast star OF the Legion Of Honor to be lit up ut
night with gas. The eide passages up the Champs
EJsees were also crossed with lines of colored Ian
terms, suspending immense usres Of cut glass Half
way up on the left near the Palais de 1'Industre,
was erected circular building In which, in the AZ
ernoon, military band played symphonies and
marches and at each side, near the Rond Point,
we're placed two others for a similar purpose. All
the three were formed Of arcades of git rods, to
match the constructions around and from the centre
of each arcade hung chandelier of coored lamps
One peculiarly OF the orpsmentation Of this e was
the comparative absence OF tri-colored flags Since
1913, they have always been the ground york Of the
decorations OF every public ceremony, but on the
present occasion exceptsome email bsnderoles ~hich
foated from the poles erected In the Tuleries Gar
dens TO receive the ends Of the estoons OF lamps and
some faisceaux ornamenting handsome or ,hestra
situated beneath the grand balcony of the Pavilion
de fHorioyes scarcely one was 10 be found. Tle
letter was to be seen in various places on the tr
umphal arch in the Place de Ia Concorde, a. well as
on shields suspended from the poles connecting the
festoons Of lamps and that letter With the huge eagle
al the Rond Point. alone init nG.eo n whose honor
Ihe fen TR celebrated.