New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-20
GOSSIP FROM PARIS.
An-. Correepcndenl


tAe queer French tickets Of invitation went on very
n,ettily. /, ia the most of an "aair" ever gos up
Iy our countrymen in Paris. Pefhap' 'u' 'Un
txibutons to the late Exhibition did US more oie''
he, q our own original productions but TINS was
u.eh the most of a show Something like hall the
80 u.,o foreigners There we're the Emperor
"a p,,,re.s fon canvas), and foreign lords, mem
h.,. AZ the present Congress, and French generals
4. ,hs sesh. and there was the Elite 1--WE say tt'ts
hsreS of the American colony at Psris, and
",oyel, Misses b." to any extent. Lucky Tor
your correspondent that the peculiar phraseoiogy
Of the managers ticket permitted him 10 report ca
II in advance; for to judge by what read IN the
last number Of The American, published in Psus,
the attempt at description by an eyewitness Is
folly. Read: ..fno
aCoun mere words give adequate idea Of the
beauty elegance, dazzling splendor and most Iehneu
gooa taste we might b. led to attempt the description
Of the brilliant ball gwen last night by the Apelcsn.,
IN comrnemoration of the anniversary OF Wssmngo%on %
birthday. But cCd enumeration II Po"efess W ~
an idea Of the nnpmerabe eiegancieS 'se' ioliu te E
sns<uILe OF one besuty; and when we eonslder tuas
over three hundred Indies were asSe'nocu M @ g ,h
most maeuicent saloas OF Paris d1nag-room Ci tne
Hotel de Louyrel, rvalng eac1 other 10 nature
,o.st ,1aent charms enhanced by all the magnncence
of dress we wisely give over the luposioe 1ass anu
sssk opIy IN the mirage OF memory review OF that
magical tableou" -.
tate the wisdom Of the reporter at this early stage,
and give over the task of further quotation.
Speaking of reports in advance and The AmeT'-
can newspsper-w which, by the way, is growing 10
merit ind public favor under its new management
one of its editors told me last evening that they
were offered Yesterday for the French page, an ode
on the birth of the coming Prince Of France. The
Ms of this rates was rejected, ss though he were
Cassandra instead Of n more or less sweetslnglng
prophet Of good. AS for the truthfulDess or the
prophecy there i. little doubt TO be INDUCED. My
English friend d.. betting man, offers two 10 one
on the Prince The mother rode out a day or TWO
AGO sweet and beautiful as ever, and III apparent
health 1t said she fears the issue of the
aocouche,nent. No look upon that fair
pensiye cOuntensnce, and rot wish that IL may
soon be lighted up by the smile OF new mothers
rlsdness. That is remarkable countenaDce,
sipeularly attractive; far from being classcally
beautiful, still further from being vulgarly hand
some" 1t would never figure in Book OF
Beauty. But you cannot turn your gaze from 1t.
You look and look, and finally through this veil OF
pensiyeness-a delicate tissue Of grace aud imperl-
al hauteur-yOu discover a smouldering fire, and
you can understand how, before the veil was
dropped over il, it used t0 blaze out in cracking
flashes Of fun and merriment; and how, II some
rude republican hand stretches out to snatch away
that imperial veil, it will burn strong and steady
with red hot consuming fury. But if it be, asst s
like to be, that rude popular hand, Mutur
Scevola hand, already tried in the furnace
of popular Affections, then will the fire burn
inwardly and consume herself The late
Countess of Teba is not to be extiDguished, pat
out. like the Empress Maria Louisa, and Courtesy
pardsn the expression that history permlts) die In
. stink.
For documentary proof in support Of my read
ing of this rare physiognomy, see photograph
likeness Of the Empress (taken when she was
still Countess of Teba, published three or four
bv Cuee nd tha I'M kabl Speaph N
which the Emperor popped the question of his
marriage to the gaping Senate and Legisdtiee Corps
As for the little prince in faturo, (f indeed the
masculine augury prove true-D. bets on the
"ofbcial prince" the prince OF the Monitew,D
his chances Of succession are OF the smallest.
Undoubtedly, among the results OF the Congress
will be the transfer to the Hotel des nvaldes, or
TO whatever other monumental edifce may be
fixed upon for the family tomb of the remains of
the Duke of Reichstadt. This dead mans bones
will help to connect the separate links OF the
NapoleoDo dynasty, but only in an Imaginary,
theatrical sort. Dynasties of the robust. living
Kind cannot be constructed by any system OF CON-
parative anatomy. Ii needs no prophetic eye TO
see the obstacles lying between the little prince
and the succession. Let alone the rubbish of pre-
tensions that may be interposed by other Ma
pOleOnic princes, NapOleOnic of pure blood like
the Prince Napoleon for instance, by Orlcanst
and legitimist pretenders-there stands more
formidable rival candidate in the person of King
People, who is daily growing in strength. Under
the iron hand that at present rules France, and,
IL must be admitted rules with signal ability, he
may in forced quietness consent yet while to
bde his time. Bat when the throne is once vacant
It il hardly to be supposed that this only truly
legitimate king viii fail to push his truly divine
right TO rule.
Rstori, the Italian trsgedian who, from being
simply a wel-reputtd actress at Turin, suddenly
took possession Of European fame by virtue of
her performances at the Italian theater here last
Spring, has returned with her troupe aud is to
commence new series of representations on the
same stage next Tuesday. The warmth of Partisan
admiration Of her really extraordinary histrionic
talsnt, was doubtless somewhat increased last
year by two outly causes: Paris was
little yexed that Rschei should prefer Amer
ican dollars to French appreciation; and
Paris took q little malicious pleasure in yex-
ing Rachel by enthusiastic praise of her only
European rival; finally, Paris likes change
In this last respect, l venture to submit Paris is
not pecular-though Americans so distinguished
for their lasting adherence to popular fayorites
OF the day may not agree with me- But Risteri
returns not only 10 per .orm again those parts in
which abe last year earned the unanimous and en-
tbusiastic applause OF Partisan audience During
the Winter che has studied an Italian version of
one Of Rachels most famous roles Phedre and.
furthermore is to undertake the presentation Of
Legouse's Medta, the famous Ne lea which Rachel
"ordered" F." aud refused to accept when Il was fn-
mhed. Aud so the question arises in the dramatic
world, with all the importance that peace or war
has IN the political world, or that the American ball
hasin our little American world What will Rachel
oo' Will she contest her rivals success by returning
TO the Theatre Frsncsis re6nactiBg her Ph6dre
and creating" Legouss's neglected, rejected
Nedeai
Rachel is reported to have arrived, for the