The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-26

ons out Of The contingent fund Of his legation for any
pa ptrs INTERPRETATIONS. Dutch, or American. He
express surprise at the choice that might be made
But he doubtless thinks that Mr.. Belmont somewhat
over hasty In refusing TO subscribe for the Amercen
before having been asked 70 subscribe, and that he
would extremely regret it the title Of the american
had wounded the sasceptibites Of the quondam Aus
To return TO the Tuileries where left Judge Piatt
cheek by jow with the Netherlands Minister The Judge
did not eappear there The evening Of the "a whom
four Of American ctzens and ctxenesses,
who had previously been presented at the Imperial
Court had to be received But owing perhaps,
in part the Illness of Judge Mason their reception was
indefinitely postponed. they were duly Informed BY
notes from the American Legation. Not few Of these
o Of s
lantc, while others 60 to Court just as they would
60 the Garden Of Plants to the hppopotamus or
disappoia ted Several found they had paid too dearly
whistle that wouldn't blow in spending from 60 to
The ladies were particularly yexed, inasmuch ~ the
mdnteda9 de worn but twice year-at New
Years and the 10th of Augus-and the same saneau
de will not twce unless economically ripped
up and skilfully made up in another style Five hun
bred dollars for court dress that you can't now,
wonder Mrs. Potphar vexed. few OF her friends
with real Yankee indispotition to lose their moneys
invited to come. In the absence Of Mr.. Mason and Mr.
Piatt there was OF course no one to show them
cept one or two goodnatured ushers, who charitaby
took for granted that they had duty received their
notes of invitation and after leaving them awkward
them in or rather up Their 'fselnks" might be i'm
aagined as not having been very delightful while
tremblingy uncertain whether they would not be
tremendously shown out But unlimited guests Of
this sort cannot be suspected Of having keener Of
rid,cuIe than Of propriety.
next presentation Meanwhile the Secretary of Legation
himself with Mrs. Patt and her sister, will doubtless be
received at special presentation which had been fixed
upon previous TO the unfortunate Illness of the Minister
Otherwise the Secrets presenting seventy
trios without having been himself would offer
spectacle not very alarming indeed to the peace Of
the world but sufficiently anomalous In the history Of
court etiquette. II would remind Of the sign Of
village tailor which the "artist" had forgotten to
paint the floor and which thus represented the tailor
and customer be measuring holding the other
up, and both standing nothing.
At the reception the I'd instant the 'tran of the
Empress Eugene borne by two Prncesses the Prin
cess d'Esslipg and the Princess de BassanO.
II Is said that their imperial Masties begin to find
that the service of their respective households is too
limited To outsiders at least the list Of their household
officers seems already by no means short 1t ~ not,
suppressed the 9th Of May 1885, Without transcrbg
give you idea Of its length BY stating that the
total amount Of the annual salaries Of the king house
hold officers was TOO 600 vres. The barber In ord-
nary received 000 four other BARRIERS received
each Thus the kngs beard alone cost the good French
king the people that was shavedY $4,000 vres year
were shared by two Portschaises datdires. The Die
d'oares is the Due de Saint simon's account of NJ
de Vendome's reception Of the Bishop Of Parma, and
afterwsId. OF Alberon moie compaisant envoy, will
further enghten you. Let not agitate this matter
One of the ladies' of honor Of the Empress, Madame
Ferey daughter of the late Marshal Bugeaud and wife
of General Ferey, now in the Crimea, who made two
hundred of the people get up prison
vans the I'd OF December. 1851, has resigned her
place in the imperial household. Is the son.inlaw Of
Bugeaud jealous of Gen. Canrobertp He has not in
deco, been richly rewarded for the decoU
the devoted aid which he rendered the 3D.
isry Of the Interior to be crucifed among those
members Of the Legion Of Honor whose filed
tbi teen columns OF the Honter at New YEARS. thanks
TO the cholera the of the Legion OF Honor found
legion Of candidates this year.
At the official ceremonies OF New Years. the Emperor
appeared occasion, 1t is said, leaning
He suft ring from rheumatism. And lch fati.
gued he by those tedious ceremonies that he fairly
took bed for day or two after they were over He
unable to give his usua dinner This, there
fore, was undertaken by uncle Jerome, at the Paais
Royal bakers dozen Of Bonapartes, and half dozen
hero Of the family who with his 'sword Of Egypt
absent-altheugh not at sebastopol Poor Prince He
must learn that sometimes painful duty o. the oier
obedience The Comma nder In Chic positively refuses
for the sake of his health to permit him 70 return to the
Crmea and the other hand, the Emperor positively
orders him, for the sake Of His health to return TO
France. &c. betwsen two stools" the Scotch proverb
says he stil tarries at Constaptnope. But the doc
now afflicted, not with the diarrhea, but the
govt His cousin, the Emperor, SUFFERS have in
timated, from the rheumatism. Dampness is bad for
the rheumatism, but there will probably be sufficient
time for the plaster and paper dry at Windsor CASTLE
where the official journals great preparations
the Emperor and Empress Of the French where they
are expected as soon as the Eastern shall take
more favorable aspect"
Before quitting the Palace or the Tuileries where
have fingered so much longer than usual to-day, must
complete my budget Of important court gossip adding,
on the authority Of familiar with imperial ante
chambers than am ambitious of being, that there Is
no truth in the rumor that his Majesty the Emperor,
moments Of familiarity and tenderness has been heard
to call her Majesty the Empress, Mini He often calls
her by her name Eugene, but you may rest assured,
you are anxious about it, that he has not been heard
Lmay add also that the Empress Eugene, who Is as
charitable she Is lovely the example
OF daily preparing lint for the wounded soldiers in the
East. So that charpomanie, or lint mana, is as
fashionable as that other mania, Potechomanie,
few months ago in Paris, and is now, perhaps in San
Francisco, and at the Sandwich Islands.
Queen Pomare IL 10 announced IL coming to Paris to
see the Exhbitiopherself Zone the foremost sights
she seeo She to land at Bordeaux like the
great East Indian nabob who lately peted with
staring Bordelaisians, who took capital joke The
rabob is now in Paris enjoying the carnival. Ghe As
black beard has not been Of late Bouevards
There was not room, perhaps, for the nabob and him
both.
Lord Pamerston's visit to Paris is to be followed by
that of Lord John husse who pected day or
morrow One At least, Of the motives Of the visit OF
Lord John Russell ia Afforded unfortunately by the Sc
rious illness OF his niece, Miss Elliott.
The Princess de Licven, to whosn as the Egeria Of
'Guaot, so much influence In the councils OF Louis
Philippe used 10 be atcrbed has received permission
from the Gar pass a short time at Paris her way
to Nice The fact that this Princess we'll the late
nusSian hhster 70 rarb nave reoeweu tine ieases Oh
their respective hotels In this capital has occasioned
variety OF coniectures especially the part of persons
who "hope against hope'' that pacific solution may
result from the fresh negotiations OF which the Eastern
question Is nov the subject. Their "bump Of hope"
must be largely developed. FIGARO.
PARIS Jan. IL, 1858.
TIE C'dr's Reported Acceptdaee Of tie Fbur Ioints
Bomosheu amongst the FreacA Politicians General
Isercduiy ,cith Regard TO his Snceriy--ls Object
To Cain Tims-puMic E,eI;a1 an EnoI1ad naa;na
AnyAin9 Short Of tie Destructiom Of Seoastopol-Re-
rieto Of the Imperiai Guard, and Speech Of the Em-
p1or-7ouchin5 Emotion Of the Empress upon the
Occd'ion-7he National Loan-TAe French industrial
Exhibition, dc.
Perhaps the French capital since the actual breaking out
ofthe war has been in great erment at the
present moment. The many headed Car has delivered