New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-09
IN AMERICAN WOMAN IN PARIS.....No XIII

Correspopdeucs OF The N z Tribune
PARIS Monday, Feb 6, 1854.
"sb And,srsh Shall we set sbOu, some rsvsl.l
TbyWhst shall we do else Let me see thee esper na
higher: ha, hsi excellent"
Twelfth Night; or, What You WILL l fancy mounts
back to the times when came 10 pass that men began 10
multiply on the face of the earth, and the sons OF God saw
the daughters Of that they were fair Those rs nup
tas when Deus crowned mortal Queen Of him marked
the revolving epoch which celebrate. AT those
e.vies was sung the first epithalamium and their good
cheer was the star of those who born thereafter the
same who became mighty men, which were OF old men OF
renovn 1t is well authenticated that long ago, when &C
codng to the opinion CT ythsgoras concerning wild fowl
the FOULS Of the grandmas of Sir Toby and Sir Andrew
might happy have inhabited magpe good King
Saturn reigned In his days declaration fruion that
all men were born free and equal Liberty fraternity and
eeaiy held their first estate Joy lived and sorrow re-
NAMED unpucked This named the Age OF Gold. The
pous Romans consecrated te in remembrance OF its fe
hcties and at the time that the English celebrate
Twelfth Night and the French Kings Day, the Romans
held the fete Of the Saturnaa For day Saturn ruled
again. and what you will was the law There was neither
master nor serf in Roman mansions and Testing and gayey
was the occupation of all king was chosen for the occa
sion and from that custom supposed to have originated
the modern Kings Day 1t royalty which has survived
other dy na.tes and still haze and hearty for all coming
tine.
Here on the 9Th of January the modern king elected
at tie table Among the first courses Of the dinner
cake are passed around, Of which contains bean
He who finds ii in his cake is king II the nghthe chooses
bis en- who drinks with him. then whenever the king or
ousen drinks all the abstain and cry La refine boe e
roi boie boie boe" Bon on resounds in the dung
hall and bou is the shout rising from every palace
bouse cottage and hamlet in all this merry France
In regard The emblem it is perhaps borrowed from the
- beon hzlots their
frsges.
The prsyer Of the Epiphany offer no hindrance TO the
good cheer and French dinner is always cheerful do
lot M an to speak Of set dinner party In fact the tnns
known BY that name in England could not exist here.
There dignity tie Lord Of the realm presides In state aud
Mr Gods;ick in waiting announces you srshals you and
presents you then genesogs are consulted and blood at
tested or bank stock gagged and list Of allotted males and
fuaes is put upon the mantle piece and the young mon
end madens furtive anxious ganees to divine ther
fate Finally Mr. Host leads down to dinner Lady Highest
high Of High DOM and my Lord the Bggestbg OF Big dom
takes Mrs Hostess and the others fail into the procession
in the order of their respective respec.abliy The table
ersans with borrowed dishes with French cognomens,
which with any other names, would be savory Then
French Wines Rhines Pors and sherries 90 down and
Gown ard you DO not wonder that the Duke Of Clarence
was drowned in but of Malmesbury rather you DO
wonder how the drowning element ever rose above his
upper lip lady must eet and sip from till TO- and w
10 amue her neighbor without much di-tracups MN
from his wine and his duck She may admire the hsaf
dress Of her lady friends and compliment the bouquets GA
their bress. hut she nust modesty and reigouy retraa
from audne TO the fine arm. of Lady or the vista OF
Irrespective opened from chin to chest BY Lady or from
coun;ro the wrinkles around the neck OF Mrs G. or from
the lunar phenomenon Of Panesa and shAdowy
sunk IN ness about the cavicles Of Mes When all toe
ladie. have grown very red and sng Dreams
and looked at beth es Of the orange peel on Their Pse