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The Imperial Babycio.hes. n


The desire to see The babyelpthes made up
for the Imperial child, has growp. to q mania.
The police. have found it necessary to prevent
lest an accidenl should occur: and Tie ladies
provided with tickets of admission are obliged,
as at the outside of theatres or extraprd. nary
occasions, to form queue. There are two lines
OF ladies ranged along each side Of Madame
Felice's door,. extending to both ends Of the
Rue Vienne. The Congress of the PIenpoten-
taries has sunk to nothipg. Madap,e Fehcie
and her beautiful worx eclipse Buo, Orloff, and
even my Lord Clarendon. The five ointsyeld
to point d. Alencon. A curiosity must be ex-
cited about matter, which in Paris, ii da:;Ihrd
of surprising Importance, we are happy to have
the support of Gatgaaat's descriptive pen:
''Tne Princess Math ides on Saturday, visit
ed the layettc prepared by Mle F.clicie, of the
Rue Viennc, for the imperial infant. During :
whole of that day and yesterday, an unintcrrup-
ted stream of persons of the first distinction ia
Paris visited these objects. The following is j
very imperfect description Of the articles exhb-
tied:
''lhe first thing that strikes the spectator ia
entering Mile Fclicie's warerooms. is the ex.
quiste beauty of the various articles DISPLAYED
to view Three rooms. one of tn IN of great
size, are thrown open and everything exhibited
in them, forms part of the layate, At the, first
glance one would imagine that the only color
to be seen was white; bit afterward the eye
perceves that the ribbons the ribbons and saith
used for trimming several of the articles arc
blue.
'The number of dresses alone appeared 50
countless that we took the liberty of induiring
the number, and were informed twelve .aoxen,
All are embroidered with such rare perfection as
4 IN llx, ,orit opE <Sf
vast quantity Of point d. 4Gecon, with which
they are trimmed must be of immense value,
Along the tables are also to be seen baby's caps
hats and iead-dresses in such abundance as to
excite ones wonder, and Of these, twelve dozen
have beenPrepared, all beautifully ein6;roidered
and all trimmed with the most costly lace.
Twelve dazen appears to have been the magi-
cal number in the order given, everything
stockings, gloves, shoes, boots, gaiters, (such
exquisite gaitersD .chemisettes, sheets, &C..
were all to the same extent. AL the sheets
were marked with the Imperial crown and cy-
!, pher, and trimmed with the Valenciennes lace.
"-Ofcourse the richer articles were not or
dered in such profusion, rs, for instance, the
| Nng mantles, of which there were q dozen for
state occasions, most richly embroidered and
| rmmed, while others were in satin, in silk, or
in cachemere. but ali of the greatest beauty,
The quits, also, some in blue satin and some
in white, were on more limited scale, but al
as rich as human ingenuity caa.d make them.
AT the end of the room stands the cradle-Aut
that which the city of Paris is.preparing for the
Imperial infant but still one of great beauty. A
jIofty feeche at the head formed of d vine branch
of gilt bronze, genly bends over the part iiai
which the infant is to sleep. From the fseche.
Curtains Of Mechin lace lined with blce silks Iii Mare
suspended at each side, the whole being looped
ny with golden cords terminating with torsades
to match the same metal :. -.
"one eoupre Phase is of wkite sai.n and and an an
othes blue, and the whole is covered over with
i Alencon lace: with the initials NJ E in the CEN
tire, the whole producing an effect of the rarest
elegance. Opposite the cradle, on the centre
table, stands the rob-, de bYteae all OF ,pa,ntst
/ fteaeon, with the mantle and head dress 10
match. Near it is muff of erlnine, with d
mantle of white satin lined with ermine Oa
the table lay the child's coral for the period of
teething, in this instance made of amber, the
bah Tor the rattle being made from the solid
. mass. The little plaything alone cost 6oOt
Near it was placed an ambre necklace, with a
small gold medallion, in tie CENTRE on which
the archbishop of Paris had given his benedic-
! ton. Three eo5e tiles de bapteme, lay peaf;. all
f lined with blue satin, and covered with Alencoa
lace, and bearing the imperial cypher and
arms.
10 go on, would Be to fiji column. la1 q and
yet not word has been said of the contents oil
/ the other rooms. equally worthy of being exam,
! ned. We cannot, however, help. stating that
the articles prepared for the nurse twelve dozen
in number) are also Of extraordinary beauty anl
riehness,as may be judged from the fact that her
: aprona are embroidered with as much care as
the articles for the child, and like them trimmed
4 juuif loo that. .,-Es s.IsI
play is laid out is not the smallest charm of this
: exhibition, which, of its kind has never been e
! qualed. 1t adds to the admiration excited IL
learn the whole was designed, embroidered and
made up in short space oil two months ard j
: half" a
THE LAST PROTESTANT IN MADEIRA.
E Some years ago, there was d eonsii
erable number Of People III Maleira
!. who, in spite of priests were rea lers oil
; the Bible. That heresy, as it was called
d appears to be now quite suppress I'd. The
ltransgressors mostly eniigrated to Amer
/ lea, iinpelled partly perhaps, BY thegsn
t eral distress in the Island, from the fail
ure Of the vines butmuch more by sys
!. tenn of incessant annoyance to ,Wygliel
ii they were subjected. One Of thsni r.
5 manned on the Island, Senior De Rsis
! a man of considerable property. Thi
: imam has lately died. In his will he,warn
Z ed his friends that he was sure that III
: body would not be allowed to Be inter
red in the cemetery, but that was of a,
consequence. So it has turned Out
) He was refused burial at allfor thre
9 days. At length twelve policen' 81 II wsr
2 sent ont to see the body buried in III
: highway road leading to Porto de Cr1,
! land to prevent any ol his friieni d Is follow