The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-05

,eoek in the morning and resoundsd again six in the
evening the perfect Illusion produced by the Representa-
ton ON the Champs de Mars Of the town and oruhcaon OF
strs in the foreground its ramparts and basons black
ened with and shattered by shell and fire. and behind
differing in sunshine and relieved by foliage its mosques
ninarets and private dwellings the grand military pahto
mime given by the artists Of the Imperial Circus and repre-
senng the raising of the siege OF Sistra and the oeA' "
Mussa Paeha second theatre, which shared win te oe
the the 600 spectators the Champs de
by its display rope dances and other gymnasuc leat anu
which, after 800 little treoored balloons eAeh ps
the OF vessel of the allied fleets had been lei oo ~
the air. huge balloon, inscribed in golden letters WIN
the names of Turkey England, and France rose ma
tiesv Mt five O'Clock amidst the shouts of the vast
multitude; the play Of Sohamyl at Ve theatre oil the
Porte ST. Martini that of the Cossques at inc Da'
Hayeie the Opera Comiqus Robert lie Diaoe' at ih
Grand Opera concerts of military music; the greatest
tragedian of this of any age IN Andromaque at the
Theatre Francais where even If imaginary Roman
heart and rendered eous by the hdeous
cobas gadaors and of brutes il could yet scarcely re-
main nsensbe " the fine and intellectual greis oil the
DRAMA so wonous the magic OF kachels voice and ae-
ton and finally the fireworks aud the brilliant illuminA
ton would Roman have and heard enough to
asonsh him in all this But Partisan is difficult to
asonsh than Roman. He is too the most easily ttat OF
all men, except the ankee. Q this term Yankee as 1t
applied ON this side of the Atlantic all Amercans) The
Partisan resembles less the Roman than the Athenan and
like greedy onovety eyer to hear and
some new thing" Now the dispositions of the illumination
varied but little those of last year. The splendid Moor
sh portion that shed food of light the Place de la Con
core the coored lamps that hone in the garden of the TUT
ees as rubes diamonds emeras topazes and other pre-
cou stones and the magnificent chandeliers that lit up the
avenue of the Champs like nterminable ballroom
the shower of rockets that in the air opposite
the palace the legislative body and burst into stars OF
every color of rainbow these had been before
by more grumbng Partisan and Parisied Yankee
in the crowd The effect of what intended to be the
grand display of the eyoningtha is an exact representation
of the Louvre as it will be when competed-was almost
spoiled b the of smoke that rolled up before the
mimic palace when it was lighted and partially concealed H.
as well as equestrian statue of Emperor Napoleon the
First which in front of it, and between immense ale
gorca figures of War and Peace anked by columns sur
mounted by eagle with expanded wings As tins eay
of pyrotecnic skill disappearing fresh nights oil
rockets successfully and followed by the banquet
which, by its duration and its varegated fires fifty termina
ted the exhibition leaving behind only dense cloud OF
smoke.
Thus ended in smoke viii the great globe ITSELF, this
third jete de PEapsreur. o.