The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-03
AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.
o.r p.r,s corYe,pondencs.

D,pner 10 Prince Napoleoa-BdH at the Iaiteriss and
American Coan Cos,umes--Pr Princes Kathilde her b.
ava her Pearl Necklaee-Es- Queen Chrstiad TIA
.poorr Erle-Bstrothdl Of hcr Daughter and the Sor
,f Prince Csdrtorsfa-Brilliaat Wedding a. the Luz
.mbonyq--Bagl; a. The farjsish Elbdssy-AG the Hole
de Pille-Ihe Washington Ball Death Of Priace Fer
daaan8-Mohitoria Of the Pope ard the Ronitsur--4
Fageot of Political Tdpics-Mr soak-Kr Mason DC
Mada d Rumor says that to day the twelfth OF FebIu
ary is to be memorable for tie long delayed asault OF
sebastopot win time, General Canrobert, and Lord
Raglan contradict herr Meanwhile the Parsiaus do not
listen TOO credulcusly TO her they even tank they
",ny great peard under her muieri'-the beard per.
hans OF another Tartar Are u in rl carnival the
season Of DISCUSSES and decapsionsf
The carnival s shorter than usual this yea, out =
vii not close without deightng the Pars'ans on sun
cay next or Monday, and on Shsoye Tuesday, with
night Of Sebastopo thai Isl Of the huge prize OK wh;h
has been honored by the Of that formidable for
tre,s and with its two competitors at the cattle rsss
OF Poissy last Thursday, Bomsrsund and Ireoizonde
viii be parsded through the streets, according to the
annual custom suggestive Of TIE worship of the old bull
Apis The oxen IL is said are 10 be drsEn IN antique
,tyle on q ouddri0a a car with -four horres Abreast
and TO be accompanied with the usual procession OF ale
and historical figures Of masEers in every grse
and stout butchers.
Tn. fat.ed calf has been killed at the Paais Royal
T., king Jerome invited the high functionaries OF the
Empire and particularly the generals and superior of
GERS now in Paris to the dinner which last week eonse
Grated Gin French parlance) the return OF Prince Napo
,eon. have already informed you that the father Of
the Pr nee event forth to meet him. in as patrar:
fashion ss modern express railway train permits and
that his imperial cousin ell hi, neck and kissed him
and wept also much Ike ancient as 10 possible
now. days when he was welcomed at the Tuileries
Musc and dancing" which the order Of the day,
Or rather the night but the night is day, during
vail before his arrival have not been interrupted by it.
As have told you he went to the opera with the EN-
psror no. long after their FIRST interview Last Thurs
day evening Her Majesty the Empress, opened the bali
1t the ileres with His Imperial Highness the Prince
Napoleon and Her imperial Hgbness tue Princess Ma
thde with Lord Cowley." His Majesty the Emperor did
not dance The Princess Mathilde entered with her To-
her, the King Jerome, with whom you recolect, she
formally reconced the 1st of January, and her
brother the Prince Napoleon. But II is said that she
claimed from the Emperor the other day the payment Of
wager OF IS 600 francs, which she lad made with him.
that the Prince, in spite Of his epauetts Of Cen
raj would return from the Crimea without laurels. II
this be so, she must have overheard some OF the cpl
grams and stories that had less seriously
promised his official relations which the dinner
the Palas Royal doubtless intended to re establish
At the ball. the Princess her famous pearl necklace
which is probably unequaled by any other in the world
Among the distinguished strangers present, were
marked the Austrian General Count de Crennevs, and
the Prussan General Baron de Wedel The ball less
crowded than most OF those which have been given as
the Tuieries this winter and splendid costumes and
elegant tolettes displayed to better advantage
The brilliant crowd will be increased the next
sion by forty citizens and ct,enesses Of the United
staA whom Mr. Piat presented at court last Saturday.
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at the quantity OF brass coats and blue buttons"
gold lace white kerseymeres cooked hats and swords
without counting KIDS paten feathers and Inverted foot.
men, which must be footed Up another bilsuppled
by woodman to Americans ambitious OF gazing for few
hours at imperial upholstery or course il they co.
they must comply with the prescribed etiquette While
in Turkey, why not goobet While with peicocks why
not strut and spread Mr. Mason, indeed, and any
other accredited diplomatic agent OF th" Cntea states
government Al this or any other European Court might
shamed brighter colors with sober black without let or
hndrance they had deemed best not to exercise the
discretionary privilege left TO them by the
Bad the latter been either explicit silent the sub
ect less material would have been furnished for a
chapter in The next edition OF S4ror Re ,artus that
pendulum Of clothes philosophy.
Ex Queen Christina present at the imperial BAH
last week Her ample proportions have not diminished
and in spite OF all the sympathy that the poor exiei
Queen has elected from fatterers at court her fat
purse does no, TO have sbruuk wo'uy as might
have been anticipated from the loud cutlery OF Spain last
summer, demanding that the Green Mother should dis
gorge part at least OF her enormous treasures Chris
tina lives and entertans right royalty at Nalmaison and
has Just promised il Is said dowry oil utuion 70 oae
of her morganatc daughters who about 10 be married
to eon OF Prince Czartorska that venerable patriarch
Of the Poles At Paris.
A brillan. welding has Just been celebrated at the
Luxembourg Palace, 10 which more than two hundred
carriages brought the guests invited TO the religious
nony Of the marriage OF NJ Eme Gaudin, sub-duector
1T the Ministry OF Foreign Affairs, and Nile Deisngle
daughter the President Of the I'm Gerial
The chapel was OF course, too small 10 contain oil who
were invited aud the rest crowded tue parlors contSu
Gus % the rich historical chamber OF Marie de Msdcis
The nupta beneiicor prom uuced by his Emu Ance
the Cardinal Du pont,
But the most spenId entertainment Of the past week,
Was the ball Saturday night at the Turkish Embassy
in the Rue de Grenelle, SAINT Geru,,n Thoe wno or
rived early enough could admire at leisure profuson
Of flowers and OF ration tha with tue
brilliant II animation, the multitude OF servants in n III
lyeres and the oriental dress Of the Ambassador him.
self flashing with diamonds and precious stones and for
first time the grand Gordon Of the Legion OF Honor
remlnd ed them OF the m,gnidcepce celebrated in the
Arabian Nights But the crowd o. guests soon oecime
great, that although vast temporary gallery hai
been erected in the garden, circulation was almost I'M
possible and the pearl necklace OF Princess Mathl
de- and the famous hu Jacket OF the Duke OF Bruins
wick could scarcely be dstn guished in the splendid
confusion CT the scene Upwards of three thousand
persons present dur the gh and the parlors
including the gallery could not Comfortably hol more
than a thousand at tune. The invitation - this
hall had been distributed before vely Pach. re,a
ed from Paris TO be Governor OF 5coGsse lie could moi
have taken his farewell OF the Parissns IN minne;
mers elegant 10 multiply their regrets al
his departure.
You know the rage Of parsisns FOR Official balls aut
" IN not be surprised 80 agn that the applications TO-
the next hall at the Hotel dc Vile the 18th inst hst
cx eedsd by 10 600 the number which the list 10 Goa
fped 5000, before the Project Of the seine had time
announce that IL was closed.
The American banking houses Of Aessrs. Livingston
Wells h Co, Greene & Co, and John Monroe Co
have united in proposing the comms moration by bal
on the I'D of February, OF the OF Waship stou
Immortality identified with that date The Americans II
Paris Will doubtless readily respond 70 THAR appeal
To
that the koHieur Of tomorrow morning will anuouuc
the postp, OF the bsl a. the rueres the l5tl
mat on account Of ths death OF Prince Ferdinand th
Duke Of Gero, The court viii 70 into mourning tn
oath, for four days, on the same account.
This triple affection OF the King OF Sardinia, who ha
30 lately iost both his mother and his wife, has
warded oil the additional torment Of the monitori'm o
his Holiness the Pope, severely lrpg the measures
which have been recommended by the Sandman govern
in relation eccln.as-cal lIolerly Perhals N