Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-02-16

W. letter from an American in Paris, unde
date OF gath January, published in the New Yorl
Tribune, has the following passages:
A few words about tho imperial bride. Napole
on having relinquished voluntarily or from neces
slty' The purpose of allying himself to one of thu
iitte German lighthouses of royal spouses, iustife
his actual choice by the personal worth Of its OBJ
Ject Ills partzan journalists are not as sensible
ana make ridiculous parade of long genealogy
which runs back into the obscrrty Of most ven
cradle and musty antiquit; She is shown to bt
connected at more or less respectful distances, witt
Doges' Cardinals and Kings her family name is
~u]llan rot OF the .4BMaehc branch) her pres
en' Style and title run, Mademoisele Fugenie DE-
iMonrlo, Countess of Teba. As by the Spanish
law, the vile gives her title to the husband, Lou
is Napoleon becomes, if he so chooses,by this mar
rlage one of the grandees of Spain, at whose head
by virtue OF has marriage with the Queens sister
stands the Duke Of JHontpensier! Her father was
In the French service under the Empire and took
part IN the defense of Paris against the allied ar
mics. She has Scotch blood in her Spanish veins,
and French education. She is twenty-five, OF
twenty three, or twenty-five years old, there OF
thereabout, according to various wellinformed
newspapers.
She has rather small, regular features, with nc
expression when In repose, fine complexion.
light halra about the average height of young
ladies' The Emperor says, in his discourse on
love to the official bureaux, that she is good and
courageous; the lovers testimony to these good
qualities Is confirmed by other authorities. Anec-
dotes are told proving that she has good warm
grl's heart. She jumps out of her carriage to law
lsh her kind womans care on a workman who
falls wounded from the scofolding, and again to
empty her purse into the emacated hands ola poor
beggar woman. As to her courage, there are
somewhat ocryphal-stores current how some
years ago, when she thought herself insuted and
not sufficiently avenged sheincontinently swallow
ed poison, and on another occasion, when some one
doubted her courage, she presently drew dagger
which she always carries about her person, and
plunged it into her arm. 1t is certain that she is
a fearless horse woman clearing bitches and he'd
ges with marvellous boldness-in fine, generous,
high spirited woman, who will lead the Emperor
gay life at the Tuileries, and, as he ntimates,
bear hand in defending that palace at the next
revolution. Nj lie Montijo is at present staying
with her mother at the Eysee After the dis
course had been pronounced on Saturday King Je-
rome and his son went there to pay their compli-
ments, which, considering their relations to the
throne, must have been rather disagreeable du-
ty.
Paris is dancing harder than ever. The balls
at the Trileries are spoken of as wonderfully bril-
liant-in the matter of dress. Our countrymen
here show laudable desire to attend them
There are already on the list of applicants at our
Embassy more than enough names to fill out all
the tickets which will be sent to the American
Minister between now and Lent. Even the ex-
posure consequent, or rather subsequent to short
breeches-the threatened court eostume-does not
deter them, though, as you may imagine, the
prospect of having to appear in shorts and stockings
causes some anxiety in thin legged circles. CHAR
irari publishes consolatory advertisement on this
subject. False calves at reduced prices for lean
and parsimonious individuals and indeed to be had
at the shops; but M. IIercule Colinard promises
to create real article by the Use of his newly in
vented Pommade DEF Elephant. NJ. c. deprs-
Gates the reputation of charlatan. He is not
like those quacks who promise people who have
no hair on the top of their heads, locks as luXur-
ant as Absalom's in less than an hour. For ordi-
nary legs he demands three days, for those shriv
elled down to very broomsticks even, an entire
week and the use of two of the six-franc boxes of
the Elephant Pomatum but at the end of that
time satisfactory new growth is warranted.