New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-11
REcEITIyG VISITS IN BED.

coIrtsY. 6ence Of Isafdanc. Be, which We <sns
lsie 10 loWS We no, marvel q, popular tuna 4
psriooicsly oc,urng ~hen ,duc>td behave ~
and ainns s. baF takes as last degree % pibie
iuIudCrce
IOne Of TIE nos, beautiful women OF Par Ia. AIKEN a
fsncy TO he he'd three cs,s every week ave oo',k in
the aft moon order e. vsts in her bei r,,
Onen she goes cut the morning o. make purrh sea
visible 10 the naked eve hTe aud there the BoalevArdS
AID in the fashionable shOpS-tnen rturhng bona she
urdrsses makes a toilet in which laces psy grea, part
goes 70 bed and then receives
Her sleeping spartm,n; is charming and spsaeus.
Ceiling wall bed STATS all clothed in blue six dsnssx-
set CT With ords frn e saloous and ortb Of silk and
silver TIE carpet is Of white c0rled smhskin "a led
hscsn The furniture rosewood spotted with violet
lopv o euted with q ded brnzes and with porcelain
slabs an painted in tie style of Louis Nv The win
dow and door cur'sins arc Of bse wsdied dsmssk
noip,ed IN lozep,ss and edged with wait1 tsifi
Tie couut,rrape is VI Indian cschemiie. Of blue
ground with rose orange s0d ge cut Ike t6s curans
Ilue eGsrdCwn adds to ~ valae % magnificent Gov
errg English lace Which Ael5rgcd 70 the Irousesa OF
the Empress Maria Louisa arc which bestowed along
with her linen and toilet matters by the rignng Duchess
Of Parma on her chambermaids sold three or four
yeals seo with the curtains OF The cradle Of the King Ut
Renee spsrkl,s with bees. eagles and crosns-bought
perhaps for The queakng scion OF so,e fool enehed by
svind rigs railroad sheres
But to end this furniture card-this aactopeers casa
logue The bed steps without however he famous
balusnade Of The king eve,, zee p'sr'bus 'nPar
ltmay be necessary explain 70 our ultraviolet Amer
lean readers thai in the gorgeous Versailles psace is gor
g,ous chamber where bed deCkod like that of the 0ym
pan Joye is fenced of with superb alsgs 10 this is I'D
Joined where the colrers aSsemb cd bent on AK
ing gts Of The King and thus reducing France TO the pow
e1ty which brought the avengDg Of the Revolution
l. 49,. $500
ton to the courers when the Prsden. of the United
Ststes received in the evening foreign word adopted
and dore into argon and this hour mroing reception
ia COMPOUNDED with an evening reception a. Washngtos
-Four fued columns around which gath red in large
folds curtains IN the Venetian interiors OF Paul Verou.
support four punches of white ostri feathers on
das-or what else These four pumes objects Of
discussion Of criticism snd approval by all who ars admit
ted into the anctorum Of elegant and original GO
queiry The canopy into fourapp.t 10 diamond point
lace support the coronet of Counies coronat tsrm6e
lie it understood tipped with large pearls The inside Of
the bed covered with white damaskthe greatest Of uxu
rs for it speedily turns yellow and must be renewed
large glass hung with curtains occupies tho back OF this
what may be styled bed. alia tempe no matter what
The chimney piece is reduction marble of the Pc
neoJe of Caveior Ii is well for slecpbat the elegoyi
The Uyssea Of the Misses of this chamber Is not absent
which however does MT detact from hs number Of suit
ors Here and there is scaereda cup Of oxSdised silver
Of ormouu of tinted bronze of Japan and Sevres fulfilling
the office OF pocket emptiers and holding trinketry'
watches goves letters which shown, aud the keysto
every thing not shown On the walls ia large oval frames
hang pastel portraits ancestors 10y Laiour aud living
relatives BY Antonin Mone and Graus large 'lden
knot suruouns every frame Ado TO This an mere io'e
quantity of chairs eouches &C. and you will have
OF idea Of this rare chamber which Is reached through an
anechsmbtr which The noble lady decorated with here
sketches usde autumn and which Joins the grand red
saloon containing of the Rapbaels snappedu
by bidders swinging price in the teeth OF the
hungry gsll ries Of Europe
1t Is now clock and the lady taking advantage of
fine winter day. bas been Passy to her florists, to pick
lot of plants without perfume for her dan ing esp party
on Sunday Returned home she takes bath Coming
from the bath sho goes bed Ill bet If the fashion
receiving while in bed becomes common, che will recev
while IN the bath
Her costume rather her toilet is full of the sprto
gasnry is only muslin with aces aud bows of tende
color The lady fair and rosy a the dress sh
we6rs CsreessDess infinitely calculated throws over no
head the folds Of fanohon 10 Malnes point displaying tn
cms of her dark hair There is little comb arti-tcaly
placed the left tide OF her head by her maid 10 b.
oosered suddenly in Of necessity, and allow to fall 10
disorder be luxurant hair may be called tho mace
OF this honne Take nOcehis maneuyer ia reserved for
feminine visitors whom she wishes TO enrage by
Tin parade Of her neutral beauties, when IN th way are
sufficiently rare with Parsonne who is everything dressed
and not much in dsbab1le Here then there 10 ess art
than wit di played
The lady weais be it understood ony rings or at most
a sentiment kind of gold bracelet which is 80 simple
that she has merely show that its value is not intrinsic
Bateriam suJerdbH recorddti0! IL is most frequently the
little present Of an de pension. We think seeing
The rufe with which the Countess thruss hers in the vide
sleeve of her bed gown in taking TO raise lpe iftef
her arm in order let ii fall again With these attitudes,
is allowable to have the bed in the midst Of ournals
revews boDbons and Handkerchief contracted in their
wide borders that they useful for cold in tbs head
little hand minor of Persian cut ivory 10 be consulted in
the bor bic crss Of headache which the lady absolutely
free from but which made the prext for these hor
zOntal and oriental receptions She has always pisseds
horrible night her face must show The visitors are
quick to reply-NO quite the contrary &c &c.
But it, the moment Of taking Leave OF the lady In the
Mid light Of the chamber you approach to take the hand
or rather the finger which she holds oa and you hear
suddenly long Rnrnr-it comes from her little dog-s
whet morally swollen to the proportions Of Cerberus
which is reused and angered Il comes too near One
day Bit pretty bard for pet the doctor who not being
able to discover the the lady held her wrist Little
too long Did she or her husband place this sentinel In
elder down for a sentry box and call it Cora
'Such are the Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays, OF
tie Countess Men Ike the idea borrowed from 1850;
women criticize H. unhappy In not having first hough Of
themselves
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