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

But the Jsss was mot merely in honor Of the Dan-
one, since The fsts Napoleon and Mat Of the AS
sumption fall on She same day. In the vAnous
churches Of PAIRS the Image OF the Holy Nlreia vas
dressed ont witp great splendour, and grand ser
vice was celebrated in her honor. The attendance
at these services was exceedingly great. and the
churches continued 10 be crowded until twelve
o'clock. In the course Of the morning. also, pro7
sioDs were distributed to the sam Of 80 600 francs
ct she different maires Of Paris 10 the poor and aged
and ON this occasion the usual allowance was 10
creased.
About one o'clock the crowd became 30 dense in
the Garden des Tuilenes and in the Champs Eiysees
that il was work OF labor TO advance; and yes OF
that hour the attraction OF boat races near the Font
d'Tnea attracted thousands and thousands OF per
sons On arriving there tbe crowd was again 80
dense that stranger would almost imagine that this
was the great poin Of attraction Of the day But SO
far was this from being the case that further on the
Champs do Mars was tbronged with = vast multitude
waiting 10 witness the performances Of the artists Of
the HippOdrome, who were 70 give representation
Of /" The Field Of the Cloth Of Gold, !" and grand
equestrian spectacle. n GODDARD was also 70 ascend
in his balloon, and the performers OF the Imperial
Cirque were TO represent the Capture Of Lay
hOuat.n
In addition, about the same hour vast crowds nov
collected at the eastern end Of Paris TO witness pan
t0mmic performances Ontbe Place Valhnbert and at
filed the Theatre Francois tie Opera Conf ue Pa
lais Royal Gymnake, Porte ST. Martin, Varieties
Vaudeville GAiic, and other principal theatres, TO
enjoy the gratsi GUS performances which they gave.
At Berry, also, there we're boat races, which could
boast Of ruy as many spectators as were collected
At those taking place the Pont Trina. In fact,
all Paris was out Of doors, AMI wherever stranger
turned, he was sure to find the same crowd Of gay,
amin SteC, thOughtiess sight seers.
To people SO essentially military as the French,
the advertisement PROV oed for them IN the Champs
de Mars. was Of great attraction, and every part OF
the ground from which view could be Ob;Aned wa,
crowded 70 excess. The spectacle was representa-
ton OF the assault and capture Of Layhonat, and the
architect display ed greet skill in constructing very
good ~ sembaIce OF that place, the capture OF which
reflected high credit en- the French army in Algeria.
Nothing was wanting to make the spectator imagine
himself on the soil Of Algeria and even the lurid
glaze on The buildings from African sky was vel de
lLeated by the brush of the painter The mimic fort
was attacked in due form By body Of about six
hundred n, chasseurs de Vincennes z0uaves, spa
his, &c. The Arabs made most deter mined resist
ance, and blazed away from their batslements with
great energy, but ali their yaor was OF no avail
against the energy and superior discipline Of their
ASA ahts and the tr.col0Ted flag of the vi :tors at
length foated triuuphsDtly from the walls. In
addition to this representation NJ Bui-lay rolled his
ball whilst standing on it, mp spiral inclined plane
Nine. Saguis, now seventy ak, danced like young
girl Of eighteen, and NJ. GODDARD made o balloon
cension. AT four o'clock the Emperor and Empress
principal points Of the public reo cling. They pro
ceeded TO the Champs dc Mars by the quays and the
Pont de jena, but the crowd seemed TO be more Gu
rious than enthusiastic in their favor They after.
wards drove round by the Baniere de lEtoile, and
returned to the Palace by the Champs Elysees aud
the Garden Of the Tuileries.
By the time al these performances had terni-
rated, evening had come on, but the crowds on the
main points Of attractionthe Place de la Concorde
and the Champs Elysces-remaiRed with0u. any
perceptible dminution. The various shows of petty
theatres at both sides Of the grand avenue, well
the stalls which were erected behind the srcades
must have reaped very satisfactory harvest. At
about half past six salVo of 10l guns from the In
valides intimated that the day tete might be consi
dered at an end and that the preparations for the
illuminatOns were about to commence. Many per-
sons availed themselves Of this pause to prQceed
home TO dinner, and when they were able to return
ofthe most striking description the whole of The gar
den OF the Tuileres, the Place de Ia Concorae, and
the Champs Eysees being lit up in the most mag
nificent manner. 1t is quite impossible to convey
even faint idea Of the effect produced by the ilu
mipstion Of the arcades already described. Nothing
like it has ever been seen in Paris before, and, per-
haps, it is not going too far to affirm that more
wonderful illumination has never been produced.
The variously colored lamps, which looked only
jewels, emeralds, topazes, rubies-beng to all ap-
peararce coningled together with the mos, admi-
rable TASTE The grand facade OF the terraces OF the
garden of the Tuleries presented dazzling blaze
raj eject. The Place de Ia Conc0rde was also Of
the greatest beauty, whilst the grand avenue Of
the Champs Elysees, seemed like an interim
Iable bali room, Lit up with magnificent lus-
tres ard presenting such blaze Of light as no
ordinary ball room ever witnessed. The side alleys
were also most brilliantly lit up, and in addition TO
the coloIed lamps, had vast number OF lanterns OF
various shapes, which added to the effect. The
sphere at the Rond Point was covered with blue
lie hts IN the frmampnf and the eagle
above was one blaze Of white light. The eye in
looking at the various parts of this most beautiful
illumination, became absolutely dazzied with the
blaze, and the admiration at the scene was uniyer
sal. 1t may give some idea Of the extraordinary
blaze of light which met the eye, when it is known
that on the trumphal arch there were upwards of
10000 lights, thence to the Rond Point eghtytwo
thousand, on the globe and eagle 5000, on the ar
cades in the Champs Elysees and the Place de Ia
Concorde 100000 on the porticos 10000, on the
grand lustres 60 600, on the triumphal arch, near
the Garden of the Tuilleries, SO000 in the garden
100 000-in oil not far from 1000. This, too, is
lamps and lanterns in the side alleys and on the
srcades which surrounded the Rond Point to the
triumpbal arch of the Barriere de IEtoile. So
admirable were the arrangements that the whole
WAS lit up in little more than an hour.
Just as the spectators had haa time to admire this
beautiful scene the hour for the fireworks had
rived The living stream then directed its course
towards that part of the Champs Elysees, which
commanded view of the Invalides Watches were
eagerly looked at and impotence made time appear
to fly with kaden wings. At length, the signal blue
light was seen, and was responded to by flight Of
rockets, which mounted in the air and burst into
shower Of brilliant stars of every hue, and these
were again followed by flights Of Roman candles and
vsrously colored fires Of al kinds Next followed the
pieces The first represented the united cyphers Of
the Emperor and Empress, surrounded by brilliant
halo Of stars, Of al coors. The second was ale
eorical mosaic of novel effect, and divided into two
tabeaux, the first representing triumphal portco,
In the centre Of which and on the upper part were
the letters IN" and IN. e. united, and the second
complete cascade Of fire. The last, and the mas
terpiece Of the night was Of unusual sze the facade
being upwards of SCI feet in length and about 100
feet in height 1t was in TIE shape of half circle,
and was intended to represent the Temple Of Immor-
tality, having on either side lofty portico sur
mounted by trophies, with the i'm perial initials,
crowned and surrounded by garlands. Fountains Of
fire spouted forth from the interior of the porticoes
the columns which formed the hemicycle Of the
temple were surmounted by trophies and eagles,
and in the centre was represented the ap0theoss
of Napoleon the Great In the imperial costume,
holding in his right hand sceptre, and with his
laft az "a,