The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-19

Steele ssys that it was given by the United States
embassy, managed, during the sickness Of Mr..
Mason, by the Hon. Mr.. Piatt,) ana the committee
of Am orleans residing in Paris" The ca.cs tf in
vi'ation we're Issued, with OF without this authorize
ton O. Mr. Mason, IN the name Of the United States
Minister spd the Committee" thus" lie Ministre
des Etais Unis ct k COmte pTitnf M de leur fare
honntur ddssisier au Bal donnie par etr co,npati0-
SEES h jeudi, ~ Fsurier, condemnation de la
Nuisance de Washngton," ETC." The United States
the honor to alter the bsll given by their COMBAT
riots, Thursday, 22d February, in CONNIE mo.ation
Of the birth Ct Washington etc. at the foot of tn,
card are printed the psmes of the twelve muitsee
men. To the nome Of Mr.. Pistt was appended, after
long and solemn deibs ration, 30 momeDtous
the question discussed. title unprecedented 10 d.
pomatic heIaldry, and which has enough Latin as
well as French wasted upon it TO shock Mr. Marcy,
who, you remember, was boTror-stJuck at the idea
Of sstiDg the flee ofthe Legation in ChancsL
erie. The title conferred on Mr.. Pistt by the Com
mit,ee, is Charge ad i,uer,m des Afaues g: ala
What q burtheu be must be charged withsl! BIS
w.h.
I, also seemed somewhat novel deviation from
The lns OF diplomatic pre- CO dents for minister 10
invite euests to ball elsewhere than q. his owa
hotel snd, moreover, to substitution ball. But
most Of the guests were aware that If the illness from
which Mr.. Mason is happily recovering, and the
modest din ensioDs Of his hctel had not prevented
him from giving bali this winter, they might sill
sensible Europeans so apt To be surprised at any
deviation from diplomatic precedents the part Of
an American Minister, as soMe sti ,klers for court
COSTUMES seem to imagine. In the present case.
there s certainly room TO suppose that che relations
Of the Minister and of bis compatri0ts in Paris are
such that the later gladly unites with the former
in sh extraordinary entertainment, like this ball,
supplying II need be, the alleged inadeluscy OF hs
salary; or, at least, that gladly unies 9Th them,
az far as orcumstar ces permit, in the public csIs
braaion Of consecrated date in American history?
Not every question must necessarily be eqaila.aral
like square: but many question has more than
one side ar why not look a. all aides, each in its
own best possible light2
Certain II is tina The official or quasi.ofcia cha
rscter impaired 70 the invitations by the title Of
"tbe United stsies Minister" although, perhsps,
not too closely scrutjDized by The invited guests
deter mined them TO attend the ball. Toe members
Of the diplomatic corps were, OF curse, to be ex
pecsed, when invited by one of their colleagues.
Moreover, most Of their respective governments IS
well 30 the iDpera al government of France, had
spe ial motives, aside nom veneration for the me-
mory of Washir atoD, for seiziog this occasion 70
shake hands and smile with Brother Jonathan.
Lukewaim as Brother iona han h suspected OF
being In his sympathy with the Western atlies, it
is desmed wol Al while to secure at least neutral
attitude on his part. specsser Of their conflict
with Russia. The Emperor Of the French. In spe-
cisy nstru ting his ministers and the officers Of
bis household to accept the invitations addressed to
them may also have wiehed to remove the unfsvor-
able impressions which the incident S0ule must
have LETT on the mind of many an American.
Whatever may have be zen its motives. . more re-
msrkabe dsn)sy Of am,cable and RESPECTFUL feelings
towards the United States hss not been made IN
Europe for long time, than was made on the 2ld
Of February, 1866.
The list Of invited guests omitted not q few names
which might have found place in it, if the bali had
been really, as 1t was thought to ne. Ministerial
bail. No princeiy member IF either the lm ,sria
family or the civil family Of the Emperor Was
present; the sbsence Of Prince Murst was psrsicu-
1x bod ttny ~ nr,ln khn -
dent of the Senate nor the Count de Money Presi-
dent Of the Corps Leg isatif, was there but nearly
oil the Ministers we're presert:-M. FouId, Minister
OF State and Il the Emperor's household; N. Drouyn
de Hugs, Minister Of Foreign Affairs; Marshal
valiant, N. mber Of the Institute, Grand Marshal
of he Palace, and Minister Of War; N. Magne,
Minister Of Agriculture, Commerce aud Pubic
Works; n. FortOul, Minister of Pubic Instruction,
and ID. Baroche, President OF the Council of STATE,
with the rank of Minister, all Of them Grand
Crosses Of the Legion Of Honor, and all, save n.
Barocae, Senators.
The household Of the Emperor wss represented
by Marshal Valiant, Grand Marshal Of the Palace;
the Duke de Bassano, Senator ana Grand Chamber
lain; the Duke de Csmbaceres, Senator, Grand
Master of Ceremonies, and Colonel Fieury, Frat
Equerry, Abide Camp Of the Emperor, and Com.
msnder Of the gimebt of Guic 60; the household Of
the Empress by the Duchess de Bassano, Lady Of
Honor; Baroness de PieTres ian American lady,
daughter of Colonel Thorne) Lady of the Palace,
with her husband, Baron &c Pierres Equerry, etc,
etc, etc.
Tie diplomatic corps has not been more fully
Represented 81 any previous ball this winter. The
abten o Of his Eminerce honsignor Sscceni, Arch.
bishop of Nice, Apostolic Nuncio, and his auditor
and secretary, must not be complained OF by any
Know Nothing, for 1t only indicated that Lent has
opened.
The British Legation, the Prussian, the Bsvarian,
the Dutch, tie Belgian, the Legations Of Badin, Of
Of Portugal, of Sardinia Of Mexico, were represent
ed respectively by Lord Cowley, Count de HATE.
feet Baron de Wendlsnd, n. Ligntenveo, II. Fir.
min Roger, Baron de Sch 1eizer, NJ. do Seebach,
helm, Baron Psiva, Marquis Pes de Villa Marina,
and M. Pscheco, Enjoys Extraordinary and Minis
teIs Penipotentary. or the other dpo nasts OF the
same rank, Baron de Hubner, Of the Austrian Lega-
Spanish, was out Of town; Il. MsvrscordAto, Of the
Greek; Marquis d'ADtoine, Of the Two Siclie,; Don
Msnuei Blanco Eucalsda OF the Cnilian, and Cheva-
ier Marquis Lisbon, Of the Brazilian we're also sb
sent; but each of their Legations was represented
BY secretaries and attaches veIy-Eddin. Rifsnt
Pacha, ambassador Extraordinary OF Turkey, Was
present with all the members of bis Legation.
Among the resident Ministers we're Count Platen
Hesse ELECTORAL n. de Oertblins, Of Mecklenbourg
Schwerin; Baron Waechter, of Wurtemborg, and NJ
Rumpn, Of the Free aud Hsnseatic Towns. n.
Rumpf married daughter NOW deceased) Of the
NJ. Procion Roquts. appeared as Charges d. Affaires,
In the absence OF the Spanish and this Greek MinfE
ters. Among the CHARGES d'Affaires were Col.
BaIman, Of SwitzerlaDd Dr. Dorado, Of Bolivia; Mr..
LafoDd de Lsrcy, Of Costa Rcs, and Mr.. HerAn, of
San Salvador. The Charges d'Afaires of Tuscany
and Hayti, were both Of them, believe, absent. A
crowd Of secretaries Of legation and attaches
pleted the representation CT the diplomatic corps
Among the distinguished special guests was
Guzot, ex.mpster Of Louis Philippe, and 70 higher
title) euloest Of Washington. Lamartine had also
been invited but his health il delicate that he Ia
rarely to be seen save at home, and he was not pre-
sent. II would have been singular to zee LamarIne
and Guizot meet, IL were the other side Of she
Atlantic. De Tocqueville, author Of that valuable
work Democracy in America" and Lord John Rus-
they received. regret that cannot furnish you
with copies of the letters which 1t Is ss,d LAmatne,
DE rocqueviDe and Lord JOIN Russell sent TO the
committee. Guizot came quite early, and remained
moments, with the Earl Of Elgin, late Governor