The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-02
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
wednesday Morning, April =, 1856.
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inc French Imperial Baby.-Preparatiou
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wednesday Morning, April 2, 1856.
Inc French Imperial Baby .-P Preparatious
for it.
| The Paris correspondent of the London Herald
gives An account Of the preparations for the ex
pected heir to the French throne He says: =.
the desire to see the baby clothes made up for the
| SAPeeeoo cniid mas grown TO mania The police
nave tound neeessary TO prevent the ages pass
through the Rue Vivienne, lest an accident should
sion, obliged a. atthe outside 81 theatres on
orcinary occasons TO form queue There are two line,
.. laoie. ranged on each side Of Madame Felice'.
The Congress of the Penipoteutiaries. has sunk In
nothing Madame Felice and sher Beautiful work
&c eclipse buol, orlof and oven nv Lord Clarendon
Ane hve points yield to point 1iencon As curiosity
| must oe excited about matter which in Pans il
deemed OF unsurpn.ing importance, we are happy
70 have the support of Galignni's descriptive pen
1.-The Princess Marthilde on SATURDAY. v;.;ted IN.
Idpettd prepared by Mile Felicie of the Rnr Viv;
snne for the Imperial infant Durin. the whole OF
that day and yesterday, an uninterrupted sream OF
persons Of the first distinction in Paris visited the
obiscts The following IL very imperfect descrip.
ton of the articles exhibited;
The first thing that strikes spectator 10 entern.
the mte feiices warerooms, il the exquisite beauty
OF the various articles displayed to view. Three
aId everything exhibited in them forms pa,t Of the
Myefte At the first glance. one would imagine
that the only color to be white; but after.
wAdsthe eye percelyes that the ribbons and satin
used Tor trimming several of the articles are blue
but a. blue the color appropriated to male ehidreu
rose or pink to those of the opposite SEX the idea
would occur TO the locker that everything had
Q prepared exclusively for a prince. Such how.
ever is not the fact for the Imperial infant has
been coue d1 blanc, blue is used in such case inds
Ohm nstely for either sex.
As soue of our resders not, pcrhaps aware of
what rone du blame exactly means it may be a. we'll
10 state that sometimes in France q mother conse-
crates her child before ts birth the Virgin placing
the infant under her special projections and az On
OF her having done SO, clothing the child in white
nrna ANITA If
keeping In such attire for certain number of years
three nve or seven. and on some occasions to the
perod OF the chlds first communion. 1t is in accord
Shce with tins custom that of the articles of the
Imperial hyette have been ornsmentad with blue
without any reference 70 the of the infant. In
ths large room at Milo Fec.es all the tables along
tue sides, as well us ali exceedingly broad one down
the centre are completely covered with ahe most
beautiful artcies OF lace, embroidery silk, satin and
cAnbfic that perhaps were ever collected together
for any ono child The number of dresaes sloue ap-
peared countless that took the liberty of iuuuir-
lug the number, and weie iniormed twelve dozen
All are brod, red with such perfection a. to
really merit TO rank as works of art ana the vast
quantity of point d, Alsslcnn with which they are
trimmed must be of immense value.
Along the tables are also to be seen baby's CAPS
hats and head dresses in such abundance al to excite
ones wonder and Of these, Also twelve dozen have
been prepared-all beautifully embroidered and all
trimmed with the most costly lace. Twei dozen ap-
pears to have been the magical number in the order
given z every thing-stookinss, gloves shoes boots
galtels, tsuch exquisite gaitersD chemises, sheets
&c &c. were all to the extent. All the sheets
were marked with the Imperial crown and cipher
and trimmed with Valenciennes lace. OF course the
rcher articles were not ordered in such prouson
for instance, the long mantles of which there were
dozen for State OCCASIONS most richly embroidered
and trimmed, while others in satin in silk or in
cashmere, but all of the greatest beauty. The quilts
also, in blue satin and in white were on
more limited scale but all rich human ingenuity
could make them.
At the end of the room stands the sradle-not that
which the city of Paris is preparing for the Imperial
infant, but still one of great beauty. lofty Jseche
At "a a an nf Win hrar hnt
gently bends over the part in which the infant
sleep From the fece curtains of Mechlin lace lin
whole being looped up with gold cords terminating
with torsades to match of the same metal. One
ccurre eds is of white satn and another of blue and
the whole is covered over with Alencon lace with
the initials n Z. in the centre the whole producing
effect of the rarest elegance. Opposite the cradle
the centre table, stands the robe de bapteme all of
point fIeacon. with mantle and hcaddress match
Near IL Is al mutt of ermne, with mantle of whits
satin lined with ermine. On the table lay the chd's
coral for the period OF teethins in this instance made
the solid mass. This little playthng alone 6OOf
Near it wa, placed an amber necklace with small
gold medallion in the centre on which the Archbish-
op of Paris had given his benediction.
Three corbeies dc baptene lay near all lined with
blue SATIN and covered with Alencou lace and be
ing the Imperial cipher and arms. To 20 would be
to hl Z column and yet not q word has been sad of
tho contents of the other rooms equally worthy of
being examined We cannot, however, help stating
that the articles prepared for the twelve dozen
in number) also of extraordinary beauty and rich
may be judged from the fact that her aprons
embroidered with as much care as the articles for
the child, and like them trimmed with AIencon lace.
The taste with which the while display s laid out
not the smallest charm of this exhibition which of
the admiration excited to learn that the whole
designed, embroidered and made up in the short
space OF two months and q half
The Paris Moniteur publishes an official account
of the ceremonies which are to precede and follow
the great event. We make few extracts from II:
In the chamber of the Empress there shall only
be the mother of the Empress, the Grand Mistress
OF the Household of hor Majesty, the Gouvernante
ana the Lady OF Honor of her Majesty. In the
Salon Vert which precedes the cabinet of the EN-
press, shall be assembled the Princes and Princess
es of the Imperial family, and the members of the
family of the Emperor having rank at Court In
the Salon de Flmperatrice shall be assembled the
great officers of the Crown, the Minister'S the
Marshals, the Admirals, the Grand Chancellor of
| the Legion of Honor the Governor of the Inva
lides, the Superior Commander of the National
Guards of the Seine, the General commanding the
Imperial Guards, the Adjutant General of the Pal
| ace, the Ladies of the Palace of the Empress the
sub Gouyernantes, and the Ladies of the Prin
cesses The Grand Master of the Household and
the First Chamberlain of the Empress shall do the
honors of the apartment in the absence of the
Grand Mistress and of her Majestys Lady of
Honor. The officers of their Maesties and the
officers of the Princes and Princesses shall remain
in the third salon. which is the first after the Sale
des Gardes, and in the Sale des Gardes itself
After the child shall have been presented TO the
Emperor and Empress by the Gonvernante he
shall be presented his Excellency the Minister of
State and his Excellency the Keeper Of the Seals
who shall Immediately proceed TO the salon. wher .
| his Excelency the President of the Council Of
State shall fulfil the functions ascrbed to him by
article 10 of the Imperial statute of the 2lst june
1853; and minute (pr0ces uerbaD Of the birth of
| the child shall be drawn up
The Prince Imperial shall then be carried to his
| apartment by the Gouvernante, followed by the
| Sub Gouvernantes, and accompanied by the Gene
| raj commanding the Imperial Guard, and by the
Equerry service; the whole of this cortege pro
| ceeding from the bed chamber going across the
| drawing rooms and arriving at the chamber
| prepared for the infant. In that apartment will
| b. collected the persons whom the Emperor may
have nominated to the service of the Prince Impe.
rial. -tt hf
The Emperor having returned to his state apart
| ment will receve.the fluctuations of the persons
| who have been assembled in the apartments of the
Empress. HW
The same day. or the day after the &C.
couchment the Prince Imperial will be christened
(ondoye) in the chapel of the palace by the chap.
lain to the Emperor, in the presence of the Princes
and Princesses of the Imperial family, the mother
of the Empress great officers of the Crown, Cardi
| nals Ministers. Marshals. Admirals Presidents OF