New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-25

four sous with aeonpEeate smile and bow Of infinite
tencv JIenee and poiteness-
New Years Day IL almost universally observed here
~ fee day even shop keepers who deal In b's1oH'
and other etrenues ciosng their establishments before
nigf,fan Il il day for family visits and greetings
and dinners have never seen in Pans 20 many well
dressed people in the la; Saturday lido not
speak Of the ordinarily weELdressed classes but the
numberless clean bioases and clean cap the vedress
ed workmen and werkwornen whom me- in al paris
Of the city, II was pleasant and suggestive Of pleasant
crnpses into pic assus family circles 20 acc 80 many Of
them bearing dolls and other toys-~eleone sslutaon
decscies Of the season 70 the small folks. The formal
New Year CALI here done by pas'eoosrd proxy
an Improvement on the Hew-York system OF personal
presentation which hereby commend 20 the eaiersof
our less advanced civilization The Minister Of Finan-
ces has authorized the sending and Distribution OF visit
ing cards througthe post oce and by the POstmen At
the rate Of for the city and two for any part OF
France Why 70. do up the whole circle OF friends
and acquaintance" by concentrated card IN the news
papers a. FIRE companies return thanks and diaconso
late widows invite 70 fInerslsi
The evening IL gayer than theday. From one end OF
the city 70 other and through the city and outide Of
the barriers ball rooms theatres and concert halls pre-
sent their reasonable strsctons At the Grand Opera
there lie new ballet, where Fanny Certo dances IN
thnrest gauze on ceandc scenery such as only exists
out of Iceland at the Opera Conique Mrr50 SP1df
and bis accomplished daughter Caroline DuPrez) sing
the fresh and brilliant melodies of AubeT 20 the drama'
ic words Of Scribe expressing emotions never felt ez
cert by brirands of the Scribe family ia tones Of Al *
Quite meditation attanabe only by bngands daugh
ters Of the Auber family Far up on the Boulevard,
which In the triumphant days Of the bloody romantic
melo-drama wac called the Boulevard Of Crime, At the
National theatre Massena Duke Of Rvoli the Darling
of Victory nightly fights bis battles with brilliant
additions Of scenery and glory unknown 20 history.
At the Cirque Napoleon four hundred soldiers Of the
Paris garrison 90 In turn 10 join with the civic crowdn
admiration of the equestrian narvels there 70 which
admiration they add their peculiar sHhasiasn for
the inexhsustiby generous Emperor who pays TO the
establishment from his bottomless private purse, ten
per cent per head for each fighting machine.
Other Of the heaters the Varieties, and the Van
devilie give entertainment proper 10 the tme and,
believe, peculiar TO the French stage. This is re
view Of such Of the year il lie safe TO make fun
Of or profitable to speak well Of Dramas that have
been successful at rival theaters the startling nven-
tons the manas urore and ruling fashions Of the past
year. the Emperor and Uncle Tom-in fine Whatever
has excited the towns nine days wonder is psrodied,
buresqued personifed masquoraded set of with pins
and sstirc alusions abused and praised in long &C.
ries Of rhymed couplets and arranged In dramatic
FORM with disregard to the unities, and spoken
by the different members Of the stock These reviews
Of the year generally contsin vii and fun and amusing
to draw the laughing crowd for two or three
weeks
Last Monday was e. Geneyisves Day. The clergy
naturally chose that day for the dedication Of the
Tx Pantheon TO her service What little Is Left Of the
mortal remains Of the Patron Saint Of Paris,
rod in solemn procession from Notre Dame to the
new Church -. Geneyieye, where, before two aids
de-oGmp representatives of the Emperor, some high
dignsres OF State and very large popular audience,
the Archbishop Of Paris held sermon. The discourse
is ingenious with Gatiery Of Louis Napoleon
than circumstances made necessary. 1t Is not strictly
logical The good prelaie (and Archbishop suom
is good prelato, ii be be Senstor) wosld seem 70
teach that the restoration OF the saint TO the Charch
and OF the Pantheon to the Saint, was act that
would secure Code protection 10 the Monarch perform
ing IT, The differences from such doctrine msy
plain the downfall Of Louis Philippe, and convince
tina, Napoleon III is, As susan Nipper would say,
permsncncy, but 60 very little way toward account,
ing for the exile Of Charles X. o. Napoleon l. After
sermon the Dean Of the New Church gave breakfast
TO the civil dignites and high clerical guests al which
the Archbishop offered toss, to the Emperor. / do
not mention the last incident TO carp at IT, many OF
the papers here earped at DIR. Cox and the American
clergy for complimeniing Madame Sontas The two
performances each in it, way, only 10 illustrate
the French proyerb that CAd9ue pays hibuHdes.
Another illustration may be shown the wine shops
In the vicinity Of the Church OF which have just been
speaking the dediestory sign on one OF them reads
Du Saint Esprit In the open space In front OF the
Church. St. Etienne du Mont Is partly occupied with
booths where Cheplets Rosaries, Crosses, etc, and
other purely worldly articles are exposed for sale.
The performances Of two learned dogs attracted 4
large crowd about them. | must cay that the very
great majority Of all who come 20 the tomb OF Gene
We've behave with the uiInos, propTety. She is tie
Patron Saint OF Paris the favorte saint OF the people
of whom she in KING Clovis time Excepting
in the III Of Aihesc madness Of 1893 when her shrine
confscsted to the public treasury and nearly all
its contents burned by mob on the Place lie Greye,
the popular faith in her has been strong. Daring the
nine days celebration Of her fese, pilgrimAges are
made to her tomb from All the parishes of the eiy aud
great throng press about the reiquary priest stands
there to take the objects which are presented. lie
touches them upon the Shrine. from which constantly
cmAnstes blessed nduonec. These objects are geae-
rally bead rcs. crosses, and prayer books but every
few minutes some article OF clothing Is brought and
placed for instant on the shrine, then Tiled with
healing virtue is carried back 10 sick room and the
is made whole by fth IL the iHtereeding love
of Saint Geneyieye The PAHtheon Ia sight of Aapol
cons pous decree, issued while the blood was drying
on The boulevard, after the days OF December, does
not wear the look OF Church. Without. the Old IN.
scrp;ion Of the first Revolution, DIR Gra4is HJAH-s
IA Pafrie Reconnaissance which was art proposed 10
the National Assembly by the father OF senator Paste
ret, when MIsbeaa TO be buried there which
was suppressed ly Louis ANlil,, and restored by
Guzot under Loais Philippe. sill remAias. The
magnificent Psssh sculptures remain above Il VITA.
in, three altsrs have been erecied and the marble
tablets which were recored the oige herOe.
oflhe Revolution OF July, have been covered with wood
work Blu, VoliAire s,n sleeps in the walks side by
side with Jean jacques Rousseau uockins a the psty
zone can imAsinel OF Louis W. aud o. LOUIS Apoleon
the exemplary founder and res,Orer OF the Church Tue