The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-15
ADDITIONAL FROM EUROPE.


Cur Paris Correspoadencc.
PARIS, day 81, 1885.
The Paris ErabaioH-TAs PoIais PIsdnsirie- WhT
Does q Amo~at to?-Interesing Incs'ens.
After all there Ia nothing like democratic Dhusn;s In
tAe Bnsteenth century.
No sooner had the despote semisociaistic Emperor
81 the French such with his sceptre the sealed gates
Of the Industal Palace and decrsed that the people,
whose brawDy snsws and hard hands had created ito
treasures should, the following sunday, have free
hsrsas and egress at the imperial charge than the
gaaAt staring, naked ribs Of this castle OF m srule
seemed sp0ntaneously turnsd into hive OF bees and
aalvanixed from Q skeleton OF dry bones into living
seal Il aesh and blood Exhibitors with workmen and
A.sdcraftsnen of every description, aocksd thher in
crowds and the hammer the saw, the paint brush and
gliding leaf put in reqaisition with such good Will
that the wonder what they had been doing
three months ago. The fountain, too-that last
bright idea pregnant with du and dirt and ruin to all
aesate tssues-tssues already halt sacrificed to the
searching rays OF the penetrating through the
shaded roof Of glass-was 1t once besieged by busy
hands, determined giving shape and form to its pre-
sent hidsous chaos When 6nished, it Ii probably in
tended for duodecimo edition OF Of those Ia the
Place de h CoHcorde On Friday last, happened to Be
present when the work in process, and The Emperor
and Enpress without notice, suddenly made their ap
pssanss. One of the female figures Intended to
the part Of Onne in the act of being hauled up by
vindass into the place assigned her. Her present APP
DeasaAeo and situation not interesting For greater
ssnvenierce the arms not yet fastened ON. The
hdy red nudity, red rs her mother EARTH
Dsttsr's clay when properly baked Her large bosom
was therefore, anything bat mountain of snow; nor
ID it's peculiar hue, infammatory as IL was, give
any nstion Of Whist the poets cali " bosom of fire."
Jbs legs crossed after the fashion OF Hndoo idol
and hauled mp BY the winosss she stood prominent
y forth to view. The Emperor and Empress followed
the Iady's movements with curiosity Suddenly, how
ever, one of the ropes broke, and down fell this
naiad OF clay with such thump that the workmen
steod aehast, considering in whose presence such mai
6ycpos had occurred The good nAturea Eugenie made
bones Of 1t, and laughed outright but the Emperor
locking upon the ercunsSanoe ou, another dis
CASTING addition TO the general msmanage ment gravsy
turned away and moved to another quarter Of the Pa
hes
The EMPRESS who evidently is extremely delicate and
bst little calculated to bear fatigue drawn together
with another lady who sat ris r to her. in species
81 bath chair presented to her by Prince Albert On
close inspection she must certainly be said her
age which g. The chief charm Of hr features the
manner In which they break into SMILE No language
- no artst, convey the exquisite beauty Of the
play Of her counenance and Of the expression OF her
eyes such ,ssion and she Familiarity touched
the arm Of the Emperor and smiled in his face while
bsnisg her chair his Majesty walked beside her.
n easy to divine the sery that had her an
EzIyess.
Sunday happened fortunately to be o day Of compare
lively sunshine and not less than los 900
persons visited the Paas de Industrie and the exhlb
tes Of the fine arts II those occasions
Ne French people to peculiar advantage. By
enc o'clock the Champs Eysees was sea OF moving
heads Nom the Place de 10 Concor the many eolored
wave gisteniDg in the rays Of the sum- came rolling
In dswn from the Faubourgs St. Denis and g. Antoine
thence carried forward by the great Bouievards leading
10 the Madeleine and from the opposite bank of the
seiss there was another surge which flowed the
bridges and joined the counter tide in the Place. and
thus united, they made together Of bonnets
hats and bouses streaming along he broad
Of the Champs Eysess till it surrounded the Palis de
Blndustre. BOW well the French conduct themselves
when thus holiday making 1t is not necessary to say.
Old, young and middle aged afo,t, laughing, chat
ting, and mahirg everywhere gentle fun without vic.
hnse or vulgarity, and without meat CT drink.
On entering this famous palace, who.s paans
the journals had been singing for the past
TIVE ysars nothrs could exceed the decorum AMI ge.
Of the people which enables them highly appreci
ate art discriminate between the false and tue
ssisor lined on either side With admirable specimens
Of terra Gotta but which tser natural desire to plunge
ss On ns
right band corner, containing some rare illustrations OF
,shsf One immense jug shaped va5e Of peculiarly
ssssic form, caused them unanimouny to pause. It
ME evils whish burst out Of Psndorss box, which tbs
willy gods bad given her to plague Promstheus WITH
but which subsequently, LIE herself, bscam.
lsPisg and 'rolickng around the vase; and
them but IT was worthy Of remark how ntantaneously
th mob Of persons, arriving at the depot of storr
fun Of similar works Of ART dscrmin sted the differences
between this and the which bad first their
lated on the ssqasits flush Of ias English work con-
pared with the mere casting OF the Frspch rival Every
was marked in the one While in the other there was Sy
csnpsrison dplness and heavincss which marked rs
Bat the Indian depsrtm.ntthat which tae East lodi,
Company has stored with such exquisite Oriental
ders-seemed to st-ise them with amszement. On the
sroupd lay mats OF purple, and gold ana silver, and
pipes so luscious aud magnificent in their form that the
very sight was enough to make tobacco devoes the
instant Overhead was spread crimson covering Of silk
and silver and gorgeous umbrella spread open BIZ
the side Here paradise fer chieftain aud follower
Of hahomet But, turning to the right was greater
Eden than all 1t tent, dttcd up for Oriental
King The roof and sides formed OF carpets Of tue
finest easbmsre inwrousbt with silver and gold In the
interior, the flooring similar but gorgeous in
pattern and color. There tsbles of cedar inlad
With ivory and chairs carved go deliberately that
whole life must have been devoted to their execution
IN the centre stood sexagcns chess table of ivory The
supported the slab the chess men which soo on their
appointed squares are one and all far. far beyond my
ass s p rons only %eoessary to ssy that
~ all approaching them, for beauty, symmetry asd
minute elaboration and fDisb The krsncnmen gszsd
asd gazed with such profound admiration, such thor
eugh appreciation OF the art that had pro tbs
work before them, and at the same time with such
intelligent rational desire to know the secret Of It, that
II the orentsIs had tbemse been there it may be
doubted whether they would generally have preferred
her ancient rival and ally TO that Old England
who.e s.ay stretches Ear and their ASCENT
continent.
The Exhibition, generally much improved and
the coup de from the southeast gallery appeared TO
give universal satisfaction. A. Last the mmisson
after, BY their ocTssinstiops seriously damaging
more than half the goods exhibited, beginning to
threw an awning the glass roof and the general
effect Is improved by the light being softened Another
month win probably elspse All the PLACES
occupied but az present there Is much 20 than
half dozen Wits viii exhaust. The Oned States de