Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-10-20

NJ LIE RACHEL AT HoME-A Good Hn.-The
New York Times wishing to gain as much
knowledge as possible of the movements of
icle all the incidents of her domestic life, has
despatched an accomplished reporter, who
speaks French, to her lodgings, to pick up all
the important and interesting items that the
most scrutinizing and prying curiosity could
compass and presents the following as the first
nstalment from the note book of its industrious
and enterprising assistant:
The great regedtenne is more truly great,
and more perfectly perfect, in all the beautiful
relations of life, even than she is on the stage.
We had the happiness to hear the exalted being
sneeze as she came down the happy stairs Of
her lodgings in Clinton place, and were imme-
diateiy conscious of divine affiatus which
filled the whole atmosphere, and trembled like
an aura over the balustrade upon which she
leaned her severely classical and richly jeweed
hand for support. Mile. Rachel does not sneeze
in French, as some people might think, but in
purely Greek manner, such as the lovely and
Intellectual Aspasia might have done in the
presence of Pericles Mile. Rachel descended
the stairs in a majestic and graceful manner,
by putting one foot before the other and so
dropping down, step by step, as the angels
descended Jacobs ladder, or as the Venus of
Milo might have done, if she had gone down
stairs. The robe she wore was tissue of en-
chanting loneliness, and we have learned from
a source which leaves no doubt of the correct
ness of the great fact, was purchased at Nine.
De Pompionseed's, in la Rae de Poissonier, at
the low figure of twenty-five francs fifteen cen
times. 1t was edged with the loveliest cotton
lace, which was present from Ia Marquise de
Fiasco. one of the most charming ladies in la
belle France.
Mademoiselle Rachel having reached the
lower stairs, every fold Of her exquisite robe
exhibiting an everpowering sense of exquisite
perfection, replied in most condesending and
tragic manner, which made the blood rush tu-
multuously to our heart, to a remark of her
compagnon "Oui. QUIZ We never before i'm
agned that those three 7owels could be pro-
nounced with such tragic solemnity-such ex-
quisite beauty-such gushing melody-such
trombone-iike seniority. 1t was moment to be
remembered: and we don't believe we shall ever
forget it. The great tragedienne entered the
breakfast parlor, to partake Of her d3eaner q la
ourchette, which consisted of three slices of dry
toast, an ome}ette aur fine herbes, cup of cafe
an iait, into which she put with her graceful
finger tive lovely Jumps OF sugar, which sparkled
with delight at their happy destiny there
was on the table a small plate of beautiful
butter, artistically printed with the form of
rose there was, also, small loaf, but it would
require the genius of Branch to describe the
sensation with which we saw her reach out her
hand and convey a piece of it to her mouth.
We draw veil over the other parts of this
deeply interesting scene, and will proceed to
give an account of the contents Of Mad'lle
Rachels wardrobe, the cost of each article,
where it was purchased, and several other par
ticuars'