The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-01
LIFE IN PARIS.

A lively, gossipping Paris correspondent oil
The Boston Post writes on the 18th ull. as fol.
lows:
Everybody here is suffering from the
grippe, which is q running nose, barking
cough, and rheumatic pains combined, oeca-
stoned by the de,estable damp weather tina,
until tho las, few days has hung over Paris
like a wet blanket, muddying lis streets,
darkening ito sky, and producing suicidal
state Of things by no means uncommon al
this season Of the year. Unable 10 contend
against the morbid tendencies Of human
system under The influences Of French
February, young man recently entered a
hardware chop and asked to look a, some Ca
,alan knives--vesger stabbed the Archbishop
with Catalan krife, aud since then they
have been in great demand--a request which
the shopkeepor cheerfully granted. Selecting
one Of the longest, most pointed, aud sharp
est the melancholy youth plunged ii into his
left breast, and Immediately expired. AT the
Bois do Boulogns yesterday the body of a
well dressed individual was discovered with
the head perforated by pistol ball. He had
bequealhed, by means of written paper
found upon him, his comforter TO the first
conner after his death as token Of affection.
A asrseun. deviIe was the happy recipient of
the dead mans wors,ed!
"Bnt sickness and death cannot stop the
whirl Of pleasure which monotonously goes
on in Paris all the winter through. Balls and
parties, and sioiecs, and dancing, gambling,
and suppers keep up a jolly carnival for all
who have money and health sufficient 10 ell
joy them. Never, they say, was Paris so
gay never SO many strangers in the shape
Of spies, Russian princes and Wallachin prin-
cesses, and entertainments are constantly be-.
ing given and money spen, like water in all
kinds of luxury, as il in revenge for The two
previous years Of economy and good hours
imposed by circumstances over which only
Providence aud Louis Napoleon had control.
"The masked balls al the opera were new
er meriier, and Slrauss's hundred musicians
never no,sier than this year, All The boxes
are engaged weeks pfevious-tnore duchess
es even than usual have been present, and
The costumes decidedly evinced some iuse-
uuily, fancy, aud novelty for The first time
10 my knowledge, for three years. To
vary The entertainment, different style of a
ball has been given Tor the piltance oi twenty
francs per head. The youngest, pre,tiest and
most talented Of the corps-de.da!lel danced
quadrilos, polka colilhons, mazukars, the
lancer, &c., for the amusement of house
crowded with black hats, white cravats, and
black dominoes. All the mesdemoisells of
the rampe were in elegant evening toieues
flowers and diamonds and precious stones
IN the hair; expensive pocket handkerch:efs
and skirts without number. There was pretty
liule Schlosser, whose eyes ere as black as
her skin is while and Troisvaleis, with a
string Of pearls about her neck worth twenty
thousand francs and Poussin, whom an ami
able youth had made rich by running him
self and charming blonde named Mercier,
whom one of the Founds is protecting and
Msrquel, tall and handsome, but graceful as
All elephant; and Nathan, who is Jewess,
and has had seven children, and Carabin,
who hasn't had any, and host of others
whom you don't care TO hear enumerated, but
all pretty, graceful, and elegantly alfred
They danced where ordinarily are the orches-
ira seats, in square enclosed by light iron
fence, ornamened by pots Of flowers and
sparkled anis,icay. The people in the box
es look on and applaud, and enjoyed III g sight
until nearly O'Clock in the morning, and
then retired to supper, and, subsequently,
hilarily. The cafes blazed with ligh, until
daylight, and long after honest artisans were
at their daily toll a dissipated crowd were re-.
yelling and Iioting 10 their own satisfaction
and the infinite pleasure of the restaurant
keepers, 10 whom masked balls are as Mamma
sen, from Heaven