The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-09-27
The French EMPRESS.

The French Empress.
Is the Empress pretty ? is always the frs
question asked bv manv t,ir cou;ifrv won,,
Is She tail, is she stout has she !iuhr hair. ha
oh, hue V,~o. IL she amiablc Is she graceful
and do the people like her? As | bad Ar
opportunity OF seeing and conversino with
the Empress at one of the presentations of
the Palace Of the Tullcrics. | will give M,
fair friends a description of the Empress Eu
@rH'e. Inc Empress is bv no means AN ev
erv-day person neither is she dazzling
bcauy. .lirlny like sun flower; but like :
sweet an" modest violet. that Possesses 2
charm to ln."r long ia ones memory. Tn.
Empress entered ;hc magnif,en. saloon b,
the side OF her noble husband, VOID of ali
airs. except 10 win all hearts. that SAID
"welro,ne the stranger 10 he place. of NV a
doytlon, although 1t was rot the home of m,
forctathrrS | welcome Won within the walls
Her step was gentle. and she spoke - al! with
that grace aud ease so peculiar to her char
actcr. asking many pleasant questions relativ,
to America. such as how long We had been ir
France. and If We were pleased with P,ris
and appeared amazed that We did not al
speak French.
The Empress speaks correct English, ow
ing TO her brlh. partly educated in England
| believe it was in Bri>'o where she went t6
school. One OF her amable qualities is new
er to cverlook an old school-tellow. invaria
ely REMEMBERING them with some pretty SOU
vcnir. To one of her old school mates ,b,
gave ar elegant watch. Her heart is in the
right mace ! had seen her several times rid
mo. ani. from her PORTRAITS. exr,,.t"i ~ have
seer very tall I"rSon the Empress is of
medium btIIht. oi a >lIy.!t and graceful ~.
urr. de- ldcoiiv a blonde. with li.ht hair her
complexion very hriicatc--So much 80 YOU
may trace the blue veins running in then
course the forehead high and expansive. and
eyebrow most beautifully archrd sh,lino th,
ry" Of soft and tender hue. tha: speaks vol!
umrS to the hearts affections. and saws. ..wil]
Won love met. the love %, nv pco,,!. th,,
| wish the nose slightly hrl,i"cd mouth
>w""tiv expressive when speaking. a con
SAINT smile: when IN rrpp>c. lingering
shade of sadness
he may h'' She Is trn.v 4 lovely W..
now IN ;hr summer of her dav may her
autumn weld a golden harvest. the srttju, "
rs sun sink IN rs ralme>' rcpo~c. the winter
Of her lite be soft and balmv IA th. air of
C"vlons isle. No one that knows the En-
press could wish her aucht but happincsS.-
The dress worn was OF black velvet dcmi-
train. large black shawl the hat composed
of black vc!vc:, carni<hch with pet, plume,
arranged across the back of the crown-in
Sii' the hrim a iull plain tnllc border of
whifn, with 'hr l,t!'e c",rctii>h bow of black
ve.,r; ribbon ttat French adv fanrieS So
much. placed >ii.itv 10 the lit >lIc-her
rn>'uir benz vcrv neat ani ciecan,. The
Empress APPEARED particularly pleased aud a,
ttNtivr To the American la,!le= We were
all arranged Standing around the room. and
presented separately hv unr Minister. The
Emperor stood near mr before | was aware
OF his pre>cnre--an agreeable" hspy.y LOOKING
man. with his chareau tucked under hi, riuhl
arm. with a perfectly original ..how do YOU
do am glad to see vou" Hrs Mairst,
PNd particular attention ~ Mr. HALEY, the
American artist. asking him many question.
IN reference to his pictures, and when h.
would hav" some of them finished tha: he hat
already seen. All were as much at thci,
ease IN The grand palace of the Tulcrcs a.
they would have been in the White House r
Wa>'lin.ton.
Tue DtLINE>s OF GE!Ar Mn. Dr>tar
fes. the famous mrthem.tIcIan y philosopher
la OntaIne. c''.i-ateh tor his witty .it!rs
Button. he great naturalist. were all sincu
iary deficient in the powers of conversation
MarmOntel. the novelist. was so dull in soci
ETY., that l;'s friend said of him, after an inter
view, IL must 90 and read his tales, tn rec
Omprn>e myself for the WEAKNESS of hearing
hm. AS TO Corneille. the greatest drama
tist in France, he was completely lost in soci
ETY.. so absent and embarrassed that he wrot,
of himself a witty conpIet, importing that h,
never was intrlliCibie Int through the moutf
of another. Wit on paper s"cr,s to be som,
thing widely different from the pav Of word,
in conversation, which. while it sIarkl,S
dies: for Charles IT, the wittirSt monarch
that ever sat on the English throne was >C
charmed with the humor of "!Intl bras. ;" tha!
he caused himself to be introduced in the
character OF a private gentleman to Butler
its author. The witty king found the au'ho,
very dull COMPANION, and was OF opinion
with many others, that SO stupid a fellow could
never have written so clever a book. Addi-
son. whose claSic elegance has long been con-
>idered the model of style. was shy and ab-
sent IN soclety, preserving even before a SIM
Gle stranger stiff and dignifed silence. In
conversation Dante was taciturn and satiri-
cal. (;rav or Alficri seldom talke or smiled
Rousseau was remarkable trite in converse
ton, not a word OF fancy or eoqurnce warm.
ed hun. Milton was unsocial and even irrita.
bic when much pressed by talk OF others.
An ELEGANT ENTRACT.-Oh who in
in the course of his life has not felt some joy
without security and without morrow, who
life seems concentrated in one short hour
. which we would wish to make eternal. and
which we feel slipping away, minute by min.
ute, while We listen to the pendulum which
counts the seconds, or look at the hand tina,
seems to gallop Ger the dial. or watch a car
riase wheel of which each turn abridses dis.
tance. or hearken to the splashlng of prov
that distances the waves. and brings us near
or to the shore where we must d..Scend from
the heaven OF our dreams. on the hi-,.: and
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