New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-15
Translated from the Courier dss Eta.s unis.

A gentleman was seen making long visits at
the palace of the Champs Elysees, but it was
not to examine the productions of universal in
dustry, nor to gather up the amusing incidents
which are always taking place in the crowd
This eccentric pei son il we'll known by the FIRE
quenters Of the Boulevard des Italiens, as ..
dandy of five aud thirty, the inheritor of
property producing an income of ten thousand
francs, and who, having nothing TO do, and pos.
sessing a sensitive heart made up his mind 10
marry He was smitten with the idea, but be
had his fears. Footing the bills was what
alarmed him, The enormous expense which
women of the present day lavish upon that
toilet, caused him legitimate terror Where
should he find young person modest in her
tastes who would resist the runOus temptations
to dress How should he discover this rare
merit2 How judge of her sincerity through
the fattering appearances that marriageable
young ladies know SO we'll how to assume when
they are in the presence of a bachelor
The exhibition of industry seemed to him to
be good occasion and an excellent field to
make this trial To the palace in the Champs
Elysees he went then to make his observations
which he kept up day after day.
He was seen stationed beside the cases in
which were exposed the wonders of the jewel
ers art, Or posted in the quarter where the
cashmeres are exposed. Sometimes he was found
near the rich laces, and sometimes in the gal.
lery where the Lyons silks displayed their
magnifcence,
Young ladies who did not know they were
watched, expressed frankly their impressions
and their wishes before these wonderful and
splendid articles. "Oh, what beautiful dia-
monds. and how fortunate one would be who
could marry and have sucb," they cried ''oh
| what admirable cashmeres; 1 will have on'
| like that in my oorbeille, and one like that!
l at ma
cent, I will have that toop s'That make
| three.'' sab, we'll, we have not got hal
through the list; husband who knows how IL
| live, could he do less than put six cashmeres
into the corbeille?''
Thousands Of young ladies expressing them
selves thus, showing their coyetousness, -theii
vanity, their exaotion, their coquetry, cam'
before him, and every evening as he quilted hi
post, pensive and melancholy he said, with {
sigh:
bachelor" Every day the sad truth becam
more evident TO him, which he bewailed in some
thing like these words: z
At the present time in Paris gallant NAL
who has only ten thousand francs income is no
rich enough to marry. He must elect betwee
celibacy and ruin
But he was wrong to be so absolute in hi
despair, and to include all the marriageabl
ladies in the circle OF his reprobatlon. liner
are exceptions, al least there was one
After three months distressing trial tn
despairing bachelor saw young lady pass nea
the diamond case who only threw upon tn
. ieuelry disdainful glance He followed ne
10 the cashmeres, she barely threw upon them
!; careless look. Laces stretched out like nets di
Z : mn detain her IA single minute Rich silk stui
e found her Indifferent, she did not honor the
s with glance But on the other hand this e.
!, 7 traordinary young person stopped a long tin
before the household utensils; examined the
carefully, and made, to her mother who aecoi
n panied her, very sensible observations upon t
8 advantages of those various objects, and I
economy which would arise from their use,
The bachelor, enchanted and ravished, {
r. lowed this admirable yorng lady he lid
d breathe freely until he learned she WAS unm
[. ried He asked her hand. offered her his
~ ~ Thousand was accepted, and will everlastin
a. bless the universal exhibition at least he he
to. IRomance Of the Paris Exhibition.